A Lesson on Love — Sharon C. Cooper

Some lessons are harder to learn than others.

Jerry Jenkins is a player. He loves women. Curvy women. Soft women. He's unapologetically drawn to full-figured women. With all the beauties in the world, he has no intention of settling down with just one. Not until Rayne Ellison moves in next door. But the curvaceous beauty doesn't fall for his charm. Still, she's the only woman who has him willing to shred his bachelor's card.

If there's one lesson single mom Rayne learned over the years, it's to avoid players. Been there, done that. Barely survived. No way will she fall prey to another ladies' man. She has one focus -- raising her daughter, but there's something so magnetic about Jerry. Rayne agrees to be friends, but nothing more. At least that's what she tells herself.

When tragedy strikes, Rayne is ready to give up, but it's Jerry who keeps her afloat. He breaks down her defenses and, in the process, gives her a lesson on love.