Learn Your Lesson: Special Edition - Kandi Steiner

nMy mother only wanted me to learn one lesson growing up...n nMen are trash.n n n nHer father left her, and then my father left us. Being raised by her and my grandmother, I was surrounded by the reminder to be independent and guard my heart.n n n nAfter my one and only experience with a boy in college fell flatter than a pancake, I realized they were right - and I was content to live the life of a twenty-six-year-old cat lady.n n n nUntil Will Perry blew my quiet world to smithereens.n n n nStarting goalie for the Tampa Bay Ospreys and the kind of hot that scrambles your brain, all I was ever supposed to be to him was his daughter's kindergarten teacher. Then, in a twist of events, his temporary nanny.n n n nBut temporary turns to permanent, and when I move into his pool house, everything changes.n n n nHe's impossibly grumpy and focused on only two things: hockey, and taking care of his daughter.

I'm only focused on using this new income to pay back my student loans.n n n nBut in that house, I feel his heated gaze beneath that permanent scowl, the way it lingers and warms my skin. And though I know my mother would lose her mind if she knew, my dreams have become midnight fantasies about my long-haired, muscle-lined mystery of a boss.n n n nWhen the tension becomes too much, we break, and we make a deal.n n n nHe still needs a nanny. I still need a paycheck and for my matriarchy to not disown me.

But Will agrees to teach me everything I've always wanted to learn, and I'm all too eager to be his student.n n n nI can do this. I'm a grown woman. I can explore my sexuality with the hottest goalie on earth and still remain one-hundred percent professional.

And I can definitely do it all without catching feelings.n n n nI have to.n n n nOtherwise, I'll end up heartbroken in my mother's arms while she shakes her head and asks me if I'll ever learn my lesson.n