She’s a wide-eyed dreamer. He’s an iron-willed dean. Can their rivalry turn into true romance? After leaving her free-love commune for a New York college campus, Sandra Tierney realizes she can no longer survive on social currency alone. When she lands a job handling alumni affairs, she dreams up a far more tantalizing way to reward charitable donations. But first, she’ll have to persuade the sexy dean to relinquish his iron grip and give in to his own desires. Mark Hollings has more money and power than most men can dream of. So he’s shocked when his feisty assistant challenges his authority with a scandalous proposition. With the university’s reputation on his shoulders, he can’t risk signing off on her student-run escort service. But the irresistible Sandra may just change his mind… she’s already won over his heart. Locked in a passionate power play, can Sandra and Mark come together for a chance at love or will they end up broken hearted? The Learning Curve is the third standalone novel in the passionate Making the Grade romance series. If you like headstrong characters, blazing chemistry, and hot-blooded battles of wills, then you’ll adore Kelly Collins’ sexy love story.