By the Book: A Novel
Littérature générale (romans), Intrigue amoureuse contemporaine
Audio avec voix de synthèse, Braille automatisé
Résumé
An English professor struggling for tenure discovers that her ex-fiancé has just become the president of her college—and her new boss—in this whip-smart modern retelling of Jane Austen&’s classic Persuasion.Anne Corey is about to get schooled.An English professor in California,… she&’s determined to score a position on the coveted tenure track at her college. All she&’s got to do is get a book deal, snag a promotion, and boom! She&’s in. But then Adam Martinez—her first love and ex-fiancé—shows up as the college&’s new president.Anne should be able to keep herself distracted. After all, she&’s got a book to write, an aging father to take care of, and a new romance developing with the college&’s insanely hot writer-in-residence. But no matter where she turns, there&’s Adam, as smart and sexy as ever. As the school year advances and her long-buried feelings begin to resurface, Anne begins to wonder whether she just might get a second chance at love.Funny, smart, and full of heart, this modern ode to Jane Austen&’s classic explores what happens when we run into the demons of our past...and when they turn out not to be so bad, after all.