She was the campus outcast—the ugly nerd everyone laughed at. He was the prodigal genius professor, just back from abroad. When she finds out she has three months to live, the stranger she picks for a one-night stand turns out to be her new professor. They agree to forget that night and keep their distance—for the sake of his career, and for whatever little time she has left. Just professor and student. Nothing more. But between lectures, research deadlines, and a campus scandal that won't quit, the pull between them becomes impossible to ignore. Laurel can't bear to let Dexter fall for someone who's dying. And Dexter can't afford to fall for his own student. Until they finally cross the line...
