Learn Your Lesson by Kandi Steiner is live!

I freaking love this book so hard! A grumpy/sunshine, single dad/nanny sports romance full of epic chemistry, sizzling sexy time, and a heartachingly beautiful, slow-burning love story that had me swooning madly. I got completely swept up in this story and was captivated from start to finish.

 

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Audio Narrated by: Hannah Chiclana & Max Lindsey

 

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Blurb

My mother only wanted me to learn one lesson growing up…

Men are trash.

Her 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.

After 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.

Until Will Perry blew my quiet world to smithereens.

Starting 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.

But temporary turns to permanent, and when I move into his pool house, everything changes.

He’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.

But 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.

When the tension becomes too much, we break, and we make a deal.

He 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.

I 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.

I have to.

Otherwise, 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.

 

 

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Review

5 stars!

I freaking love this book so hard! A grumpy/sunshine, single dad/nanny sports romance full of epic chemistry, sizzling sexy time, and a heartachingly beautiful, slow-burning love story that had me swooning madly. I got completely swept up in this story and was captivated from start to finish.

Will Perry is a widowed single father to a quietly reserved 5 year old. Sullen and broody, he rarely cracks a smile, and even though he has his dream career as the top goalie in the NHL, his home life is hard, and he’s struggling to find a reliable nanny for his little girl.

Chloe is little Ava’s kindergarten teacher, and when she offers to temporarily step in as nanny, Will jumps at the offer. Ava adores her, and Chloe understands her quiet nature more than anybody else. That temporary deal soon becomes more permanent when Will moves Chloe into his pool house, and with the two of them in such close proximity, their attraction to each other sizzles out of control, and OMG, the tension is so freaking good!

I wanted her to melt from the heat in my stare.
I longed for her to let me show her what I could never say with words.

It builds until neither of them can resist and, in no position to be starting a relationship, Will offers Chloe a no-strings arrangement where he’ll teach her all that she’s dying to know about sex, but otherwise they’ll keep their distance. She agrees, and oh holy God, these two are so hot! The sex is intense and so damn steamy. Will is a dirty, dirty boy, and Chloe is all too happy to embrace everything that he shows her, and they are on fire together!

But while they try so hard to keep their feelings out of it, they’re breaking all of the rules from the very beginning, and their shifting dynamic is so, so good to watch!

“You are not the kind of woman any rule applies to. You are the exception. You are the only one they’re meant to be broken for.”

It’s a complicated situation that they’re in. Will is so damaged by his past and the death of his wife, and he’s put huge walls up to protect himself. And Chloe has had “men-are-bad” preached to her her entire life by her mother and grandmother, taught to be fiercely independent and has never had a relationship because of it. But beneath the baggage, they are both tender hearted and so ready to love and be loved, and watching them work through all of their issues, figure themselves out and find their HEA is a beautiful journey.

“You have burrowed into my heart so deeply, it feels like you’ve always been there. It feels as if my heart would cease to beat if I lost you.”

And OMG, what a swoonfest!

“I will love you, Chloe, with every broken shard of what’s left of me. And I will rebuild with you – for you.”

Along the way, Will’s teammates and their girls are heavily involved, and there’s lots of fun times with them. And I loved seeing Will and Chloe’s relationships with little Ava. There’s so much love there, and the life that Chloe brings back into their house is such a beautiful part of the story.

“It’s okay, Daddy. We are doing our best.”

This is such a fantastic read – funny, emotional, dramatic, sexy and romantic, it had me all wrapped up in my feels, and I loved it so much.

There’s a hint for the next book of the series, and I’m so excited for more from this world.

5 stars!

An Advanced Review Audio Copy was generously provided by the author in exchange for an honest review.

 

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Meet Kandi

Kandi Steiner is an Amazon Top 5 bestselling author and whiskey connoisseur living in Tampa, FL. Best known for writing “emotional rollercoaster” stories, she loves bringing flawed characters to life and writing about real, raw romance — in all its forms. No two Kandi Steiner books are the same, and if you’re a lover of angsty, emotional, and inspirational reads, she’s your gal.

An alumna of the University of Central Florida, Kandi graduated with a double major in Creative Writing and Advertising/PR with a minor in Women’s Studies. She started writing back in the 4th grade after reading the first Harry Potter installment. In 6th grade, she wrote and edited her own newspaper and distributed to her classmates. Eventually, the principal caught on and the newspaper was quickly halted, though Kandi tried fighting for her “freedom of press.”

She took particular interest in writing romance after college, as she has always been a die hard hopeless romantic, and likes to highlight all the challenges of love as well as the triumphs.

When Kandi isn’t writing, you can find her reading books of all kinds, planning her next adventure, or pole dancing (yes, you read that right). She enjoys live music, traveling, playing with her fur babies and soaking up the sweetness of life.

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