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Learning Curves

By: Rachel Lacey
Narrated by: Quinn Riley
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From the author of Stars Collide and Cover Story comes a steamy will-they-won’t-they romance about a bright young teacher reconnecting with the jaded professor she once pined for.

For Audrey Lind, working with clay still evokes memories of her favorite professor. The woman’s zeal for art history ignited Audrey’s own academic career—and her tweed blazers and British accent kindled her first female crush. After fate brings Audrey back to Northshire University to teach, she’s thrilled to be working alongside her former mentor, but the grumpy woman she encounters upon her return is nothing like the dynamo she remembers.

Divorce and a stalling career have turned Dr. Michelle Thompson bitter and guarded. When Audrey swoops in to teach the Women in Art class Michelle’s been pitching for years, she longs to hate her. But her young rival is too kind, too enthusiastic, too irresistible. And her passion for life slowly reawakens Michelle’s own.

Wary of age gaps and workplace politics, they suppress their smoldering attraction—until one wine-filled night at the pottery wheel puts their romantic truce to the test. Will they keep things on the tenure track or risk it all for love?

©2025 Rachel Bates. (P)2025 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved. Contemporary Romance Funny Heartfelt Witty Feel-Good
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“Fans of slow burns, sexy tweed, and queer sincerity will love this couple.”—Publishers Weekly
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I loved it! Audrey and Michelle are warm and wonderfully written. Lots of romance which I loved. Quinn did a wonderful job narrating but not so sure about the English accent but it was a wonderful listen. Recommend ❤️

Excellent!❤️

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This is most likely Rachel Lacey’s best one yet. At least in my opinion. It’s sweet, cute, funny, sad, easy going. Everything you’d want. I’ll definitely listen again. The narrator is great as usual, the only thing is her hitting the A’s hard in the British accent (I’m British), it’s jarring. The way she says MY, and a few other pronunciations in the accent. But that’s honestly minor issues.

Great listen

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#Academia
#Age Gap
#Grumpy/Sunshine
#Women In Art
#Colleagues
#Ex Student/Professor

Learning Curves is quite simply a warm hug disguised as a novel.

I love the dynamic of Audrey and Michelle, having their pasts re-write their futures in such an honest, heart-warming way, you can’t help but feel it.
I laughed, swooned, and rooted for these two with every word.

Between ‘afternoon Tea’, passion for art, history and ‘pottery’ (If you know you know!) The intellectual attraction between these two is electric and genuine, I just couldn’t get enough.

Rachel Lacey’s world is a masterclass in heartfelt connections, real life issues, finding happiness, and in Michelle’s case, moving beyond the criticisms of others, and go for what SHE wants.

Yes, I am going to annotate the sh*t out of this book, and re-listen to the audiobook many MANY times.
Author Rachel Lacey and Narrator Quinn Riley are the dream team, and brought this wonderful book into existence.

#SapphicRomance
#AutumnVibes

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Heartwarming, Charming, Fun and Swoonworthy!

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I really enjoyed the story and thought the narrator was perfect! It was so nice to listen to a story that was joyful, loving and fun - and about two lovely women!

Joyful, loving and fun

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Easy listening cute romantic comedy. Quinn Riley as narrator which is always a winner. Likeable characters

Quinn Riley fan

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