September 1, 2015
Maise hooks up with a man with whom she shared intense, passionate chemistry the summer before her senior year of high school. When she arrives to class she discovers that her summer hookup is the new film teacher. Can they keep their hands off each other and stop their attraction from showing?
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October 1, 2014
When Maise meets Evan in the last week of summer, her intent is a simple one-night stand to usher in her senior year. Maise only does short flings, but something about Evan is different. He's caring, and their chemistry is so intense that she finds him impossible to forget. Then he turns out to be her high-school film teacher. Initially, they pledge to remain platonic, but the attraction is still strong, and they eventually give in to passion. Secret relationships don't stay secret for long, though, and the fallout will change everything for them both. As a future film student, Maise references Kubrick often, but this is more Fifty Shades of Grey than Lolita. Maise is 18 and fully legal, even if her relationship with Ethan is against school rules, but Raeder has taken a highly taboo affair and imbued it with the notes of a love story. That story is erotic, tender, and treated with great respect, but even in its most generous moments, some will find the nature of the romance hard to stomach.(Reprinted with permission of Booklist, copyright 2014, American Library Association.)