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A Higher Education
At an economics conference Gail Garvey ends up sharing a room with a teacher she had a crush on twenty years ago. They’re both professors now, and Gail’s crush has long faded, but finding herself in the same room as Professor Joanne Ferguson two nights in a row proves to be more challenging than Gail would like to believe.
42 pages, Kindle Edition
First published October 27, 2014
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Harper Bliss
137 books2,463 followersHarper Bliss is a best-selling lesbian romance author. Among her most-loved books are the highly dramatic French Kissing and the often thought-provoking Pink Bean series. She is the co-founder of My LesFic, a weekly newsletter offering discount deals on lesbian fiction.
Harper lived in Hong Kong for 7 years, travelled the world for a bit, and has now settled in Brussels (Belgium) with her wife and photogenic cat, Dolly Purrton.
Together with her wife, she hosts a weekly podcast called Harper Bliss & Her Mrs.
Harper lived in Hong Kong for 7 years, travelled the world for a bit, and has now settled in Brussels (Belgium) with her wife and photogenic cat, Dolly Purrton.
Together with her wife, she hosts a weekly podcast called Harper Bliss & Her Mrs.
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April 11, 2021
A Higher Education is a Harper Bliss short story I thought had gotten away from me, but whilst reading I recognized it so it must have been part of an anthology as well.
Bliss can think up some of the hottest sex scenes, this one included. Two academics meet at a conference and after a hotel mishap they are sharing a bed together (as one does). There is more to it, but with 42 pages I am not going to spoil the fun here. Go read it!
f/f Why choose the bed when you can fuck her against a tree
4.5 Stars
Bliss can think up some of the hottest sex scenes, this one included. Two academics meet at a conference and after a hotel mishap they are sharing a bed together (as one does). There is more to it, but with 42 pages I am not going to spoil the fun here. Go read it!
f/f Why choose the bed when you can fuck her against a tree
4.5 Stars
October 28, 2014
Crush on Teacher
Higher Education is a sordid story of a lustful former student and her teacher. It is a fast read, not because it is short but because once you start you wont want to stop as you race to the end, wondering what or who will get to the finish first....
Another great read from Ms. Bliss!
Higher Education is a sordid story of a lustful former student and her teacher. It is a fast read, not because it is short but because once you start you wont want to stop as you race to the end, wondering what or who will get to the finish first....
Another great read from Ms. Bliss!
June 1, 2021
can't blame her for hooking up with her sexy older former prof. girly did what she have to do
October 27, 2014
I received an arc copy of A Higher Education from Harper Bliss and Ladylit Publishing in exchange for my honest review.
Another great story by Miss Bliss! I really liked this take on the teacher/student scenario. Teacher and student are now both highly regarded professionals in Economics and it has been 20 years since Gail, the MC, graduated from college and left her professor crush behind. But now they are thrown together in the same room at an out of town conference so old feelings are bound to come up!
I liked how Harper didn't show her MC as some pushover who all of the sudden turns right back into the 20-something she was in college, ready and willing to do whatever it was the professor asked because of her crush. We are shown that even though some of those feelings remain, we don't stay the same people we were 20 years ago. Ever. And Joanne, the crush, has to accept that her feminine wiles and cockiness will not win over the now 40 Gail, who is not the befuddled and semi-shy girl from her Econ classes.
Another thing I really liked though, is that we get to see these two older women acting like be smitten teenagers again while still maintaining the poise and intellect of their years. The scene outside of the hotel with the trees? HOT!!! Made me wonder what it would feel like to actually experience the physicality of this scene.
Its refreshing to read work where the characters obviously grow up and change, like people do in real life. Gail and Joanne, while still feeling the spark from 20 years ago, accept that they are not the same people anymore, and rather we see them almost getting to know each other all over again so that they can appreciate what each other has to offer years later after gaining some more life knowledge. Rather than just the angst and drama of youth.
Well done Harper!
Another great story by Miss Bliss! I really liked this take on the teacher/student scenario. Teacher and student are now both highly regarded professionals in Economics and it has been 20 years since Gail, the MC, graduated from college and left her professor crush behind. But now they are thrown together in the same room at an out of town conference so old feelings are bound to come up!
I liked how Harper didn't show her MC as some pushover who all of the sudden turns right back into the 20-something she was in college, ready and willing to do whatever it was the professor asked because of her crush. We are shown that even though some of those feelings remain, we don't stay the same people we were 20 years ago. Ever. And Joanne, the crush, has to accept that her feminine wiles and cockiness will not win over the now 40 Gail, who is not the befuddled and semi-shy girl from her Econ classes.
Another thing I really liked though, is that we get to see these two older women acting like be smitten teenagers again while still maintaining the poise and intellect of their years. The scene outside of the hotel with the trees? HOT!!! Made me wonder what it would feel like to actually experience the physicality of this scene.
Its refreshing to read work where the characters obviously grow up and change, like people do in real life. Gail and Joanne, while still feeling the spark from 20 years ago, accept that they are not the same people anymore, and rather we see them almost getting to know each other all over again so that they can appreciate what each other has to offer years later after gaining some more life knowledge. Rather than just the angst and drama of youth.
Well done Harper!
September 4, 2025
good one
February 22, 2023
I found this short read really quite strange. The dynamic between the main characters actually made me a little uncomfortable. Joanne was so obnoxious that I couldn't get over it, and I just didn't understand Gail at all.
September 27, 2017
The about teacher crush this cute remind me of my teacher crush in second year
August 24, 2020
Hot. Just freakin’ hot. a very sexy short erotic story. I loved it. Wouldn’t mind reading more about these two, but what it’s available is perfect. Hot damn!
January 7, 2021
Well, wow. Joanne doesn't chill.
May 27, 2021
I can't really work out what I think about this.
I liked the premise and I liked Gail Ferguson. Gail is a woman who knows who she is despite being thrown back in to a 20 year old crush when she encounters her former professor.
It's a short story so I expected things to move along re: premise and story... but then... ok.. The sex scenes were just odd. That's all.
I liked the premise and I liked Gail Ferguson. Gail is a woman who knows who she is despite being thrown back in to a 20 year old crush when she encounters her former professor.
It's a short story so I expected things to move along re: premise and story... but then... ok.. The sex scenes were just odd. That's all.
March 7, 2023
4 stars. This one did it for me. Gail hooking up with her hot former Professor, Joanne ticked all of my boxes and I wish it were longer because I want more. Joanne is hot af and the smut was really good.
March 29, 2025
Hot, Hot, HOT!
Wow! I'm panting! The characters are great. the writing is incredible! So easy to become one of the characters in this storyline. Your body will react...no ands, ifs, or buts! Definitely a hot read!😊
Wow! I'm panting! The characters are great. the writing is incredible! So easy to become one of the characters in this storyline. Your body will react...no ands, ifs, or buts! Definitely a hot read!😊
March 8, 2017
Cool
I wish the book was longer and went more into BDSM, but it was nice. It reminded me of my own teacher crush!
I wish the book was longer and went more into BDSM, but it was nice. It reminded me of my own teacher crush!
August 10, 2022
very hot shory story 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥
November 7, 2023
3 stars. Girllll I get it
May 1, 2024
Meeting your Professor years later at an Economics Conference. One room. Shared one bed. Harper Bliss has such an erotic style
February 17, 2025
Wish it was longer
May 21, 2023
This is a slay. Manifesting this happening to me one day xoxox
October 25, 2015
4.5 stars
Imagine having a crush on your teacher then twenty years later, while attending a conference, you find yourself sharing a room with her, due to a series of events out of your control! That is exactly the situation Gail finds herself in with her former crush, Professor Joanne.
I found the set-up original and interesting. I liked that the story was so much more than a simple teacher/student hook-up. People change a lot over twenty years and a crush, just like a fantasy, can be very different than reality. The fact both ladies had to actually get to ‘know’ each other was great.
The first night they had to share a bed, to quote Gail, I found ‘highly arousing’! I could picture myself in the same situation the anticipation of wondering – will we or won’t we. And did they or didn’t they? I’m not going to say. The build-up to the grand finale was half the enjoyment of this short story, for me.
Of course there is sexual content, and that’s when the heat level goes from ‘highly arousing’ to ‘smoking hot panty melting erotica’. With that said the sex complimented the story and didn’t feel like it was thrown in for the sole purpose of turning up the heat.
My only complaint - it ended too soon! But that's the nature of short stories for you :)
Imagine having a crush on your teacher then twenty years later, while attending a conference, you find yourself sharing a room with her, due to a series of events out of your control! That is exactly the situation Gail finds herself in with her former crush, Professor Joanne.
I found the set-up original and interesting. I liked that the story was so much more than a simple teacher/student hook-up. People change a lot over twenty years and a crush, just like a fantasy, can be very different than reality. The fact both ladies had to actually get to ‘know’ each other was great.
The first night they had to share a bed, to quote Gail, I found ‘highly arousing’! I could picture myself in the same situation the anticipation of wondering – will we or won’t we. And did they or didn’t they? I’m not going to say. The build-up to the grand finale was half the enjoyment of this short story, for me.
Of course there is sexual content, and that’s when the heat level goes from ‘highly arousing’ to ‘smoking hot panty melting erotica’. With that said the sex complimented the story and didn’t feel like it was thrown in for the sole purpose of turning up the heat.
My only complaint - it ended too soon! But that's the nature of short stories for you :)
May 15, 2019
I love Harper Bliss and her books! This book was well written and full of great sex!
February 15, 2016
Hot Steamy Sexy...this book had my heart racing and my blood pressure up for sure!
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