eBook: Learning Goals and Dancing Poles

Lessons in Drama and the Tests of Love

Social studies teacher, Val Bellini, is at her breaking point with her family’s relentless matchmaking. Desperate for a way out, she hatches a plan—a no-strings hook-up with a side of fake dating, involving the annoyingly charming, too-handsome-for-his-own-good Tech Ed teacher, Evan Shurden.

Evan’s more than willing to help, though he’s not exactly prepared for the whirlwind that is Val. What starts as a simple arrangement soon turns messy as the chemistry between them heats up. But as he juggles the needs of his family and friends, he can’t afford to lose focus on his own life. 

Between dodging setups, surviving awkward family dinners, and indulging in flirty road trip banter, they find themselves spinning out of control on the dance floor of life. As attraction simmers and the line between pretense and reality blurs, Val and Evan discover that faking love might be more complicated than they ever anticipated.