Better to Have Loved — Linda Varner

LOVE LESSONS

Never Get Involved was Allison Kendall's motto. She'd learned the hard way that relationships could get messy, and she preferred to keep her life uncluttered. A simple existence tutoring businessmen in the social graces was enough . . . until she met her landlady's rugged nephew.

Meade Duran had a grizzly bear manner that needed softening . . . and a brazen charm that tempted her to break her golden rule.

With Allison's help, Meade knew he could learn to polish his rough ways, plus engage in more intimate extracurricular activities. But Allison insisted on all work and no play. To become this teacher's pet, Meade had to be on his best behavior. Still, he was planning to give her a refresher course himself--on love.