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From international bestselling author Nicole S. Goodin, comes a new standalone, Student/Teacher Romance.

Liam Conrad.
University lecturer.
Sexy as hell.
... And considering risking his career.

Perry Jenkins.
University student.
Natural beauty.
... And crushing on her teacher.

From the moment Liam and Perry lock eyes, sparks fly.
Liam never expected a woman to make him look twice, let alone one that would turn up in the front row of his class.
Perry's focus has always been to graduate with top marks, but she's finding herself distracted by her sexy, off limits professor.

Liam is scared to share his past.
Perry is struggling to hide her feelings.

Both start to fall hard, but is their student/teacher relationship the only reason that Liam wants to keep Perry as his dirty little secret?

165 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 10, 2019

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Nicole S. Goodin

36 books733 followers
NICOLE S. GOODIN is a romance author and mother of two from Taranaki in the North Island of New Zealand.
In mid-2015, she started to write about a group of characters who wouldn’t get out of her head. Her first book, Rushed, was published in mid-2016.
Nicole enjoys long walks on the beach, pillow fights and braiding her friends’ hair. She dislikes clichés, talking about herself in the third person, and people who don’t understand her sense of humour.
Please feel free to contact her either via her website, email, Instagram, Twitter or on her Facebook page, she would love to hear your feedback. If you’re feeling really game, you can even sign up for her newsletter.

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Profile Image for CJ Patton.
38 reviews5 followers
July 16, 2019
Mr. August started with 1 look.

Professor Hottie, aka Liam Conrad, stops to get his morning coffee before starting his new job as a filling photography professor for a university.

Perry is in her last year of school majoring in photography at the local university.

While Perry is enjoying a cup of coffee while working on a photograph she recently took she looks up to find an older sexy as hell man openly staring at her causing her to blush. Liam is floored by the irresistible gorgeous young woman at the coffee shop but he leaves without saying Hi and wishing he had. Then as he is getting ready to teach his 3rd yr photography class, She walks in. She being the gorgeous young woman from the coffee shop.
Perry is instantly smitten with the professor, whom her best friend has nicknamed Professor Hottie. Perry and Liam do everything they can to fight their growing attraction that is threatening to boil over. Until one day he catches her working on a photograph that isnt part of the assignment. Staying after class, Liam shows her a technique to make the picture be perfect. Unable to help himself he tells her about a place where you can get the perfect picture of a sunrise high in the mountaintops. Without thinking he asks Perry to join and thats where things take a turn unable to stop the impending apex, they KISS. A kiss that you can feel to your soul as a reader.

Everything is going smoothly even though they have to hide their relationship due to the student/teacher aspect. But everything starts to derail when Liam is told, in front of Perry, about an emergency with his....WIFE.... Grab this book to see the story unfold in ways you cant see coming. Nicole Goodin is able to draw readers in with her great storytelling ability as well as the ability to make the readers feel what the characters feel. Illiciting emotions from readers consistently is hard to do, yet Nicole is able to that time and time again. I can not wait to read her next book in this series.
This book has everything you could want in a great love story about a married man involved in a student/teacher relationship.
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16.4k reviews217 followers
August 17, 2019
I have not read a bad book from this author yet and this book is no exception! The great plot and character development kept me so engaged throughout the entire book that I had a very hard time putting this book down until the very last page was turned!

I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
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5,426 reviews274 followers
August 5, 2019
I LOVED THIS BOOK! This series just keeps getting better and better! The chemistry I felt between Liam and Perry from the moment they first saw each other was out of this world. Of course problems arise when Perry realizes that the hot guy at the coffee shop just so happens to be her new Professor!

Hooked from the moment I started reading I could not put this book down. There were a few twists and turns thrown in that I was not expecting and this made me feel all of the feels! I loved these characters, the story line, the writing, EVERYTHING!

One Click this ASAP!!!
Profile Image for Rina's Reads.
1,658 reviews44 followers
August 10, 2019
GAH!!
Liam and Perry are EVERYTHING, I love them so hard 💜💜
I can't even explain how many ways I love them - although I do want more of their story, that's how much I loved them.
My favourite of Nicole's Calendar Boys series.
Another stellar job 🙌🙌🙌
Profile Image for Pamela.
4,171 reviews35 followers
August 10, 2019
Liam is filling in for a teacher at the university. Perry has a class in photography there. The two have already met at the coffee shop and sparks were flying. This is a student/teacher romance and is a sweet, steamy, sexy story. A recommended read.
Profile Image for Emma Catchpole.
244 reviews9 followers
July 31, 2022
Teacher x student, age gap.
Short quick reads.
Liam and Perry's eyes meet across a crowded coffee shop and with that one look something connected these two.
When Liam shows up to his first class as a fill in teacher at the University and Perry turns up for her photography class.
As chemistry builds and a force that neither of them can deny takes over, rules will be broken, secrets will be revealed and confrontations will be inevitable.
Their story is emotional, steamy, angsty and will wrap its way around your heart.
Profile Image for ☆☆Hannah☆☆.
3,182 reviews46 followers
July 22, 2022
This was a good read. Liam is a teacher and Perry is his student. This makes their relationship taboo. However, they fall in love quickly and to them it's worth it. Thankfully everything works out in the end and they get their happy ending.
Profile Image for Kylee.
3,007 reviews57 followers
August 10, 2019
Mr August brings us another month to make us swoon and cause your heart to race. Liam and Perry's eyes meet across a crowded coffee shop and with that one look something connected these two. When Liam shows up to his first class as a fill in teacher at the University and Perry turns up for her photography class, it is another look that passes between these two, shock and caution as to how they will manage to stay away from each other. As chemistry builds and a force that neither of them can deny takes over, rules will be broken, secrets will be revealed and confrontations will be inevitable. When the real deal is put in front of you, everything is worth putting on the line and taking the biggest risk of your life for your forever. Their story is emotional, steamy, angsty and will wrap its way around your heart. Liam and Perry's love story is like a work of art, the beauty of it will be in the eye of the beholder.

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Mr August brings us another month to make us swoon and cause your heart to race. Liam and Perry's eyes meet across a crowded coffee shop and with that one look something connected these two. When Liam shows up to his first class as a fill in teacher at the University and Perry turns up for her photography class, it is another look that passes between these two, shock and caution as to how they will manage to stay away from each other. As chemistry builds and a force that neither of them can deny takes over, rules will be broken, secrets will be revealed and confrontations will be inevitable. When the real deal is put in front of you, everything is worth putting on the line and taking the biggest risk of your life for your forever. Their story is emotional, steamy, angsty and will wrap its way around your heart. Liam and Perry's love story is like a work of art, the beauty of it will be in the eye of the beholder.
Profile Image for Rebecca Barber.
Author 17 books311 followers
August 15, 2019
I’m loving these calendar boys... and am hoping that 2020 has an actual calendar cause 🔥

And Mr August continues the theme.

This time it’s the taboo teacher/student. One look, one touch, one kiss and all considerations of consequences are forgotten. They just can’t help themselves.

Liam is relentless when he falls fast and hard, and Perry’s friends are the voice of reason but when they see the unlikely couple together, even they can’t deny the happiness and complete perfectness of the couple.

Wonder who’s next 🤔🤔
Profile Image for Crystal George.
21 reviews
January 12, 2020
Mr Hot Professor
 
Ms. Goodin has written another story that has you drooling over the man of the month.  Each month you read you will fall in love.  I can truly say WOW, WOW and WOW!  I just can not get enough of these men of the Months.
 
Just when you think it couldn’t get any better than Mr. June and July, you are proven wrong.  Mr. August has you definitely wanting a man like him for yourself.  Ms. Goodwin makes the story so real that you feel like you are right there in the book.  The passion and the storylines are awesome, they truly draw you in and you don’t want to put the book down.    
 
In this book you get to meet Liam and Perry.  Liam is a Professor and Perry is a beautiful girl he sees for the first time in a coffee shop.  The connection is immediate, just through eye contact.  If you want to know can Love at first sight really be true and actually work out, you need to be sure to read this story. 
 
I must say each month gets better and Ms. Goodin does a great job of presenting something new each time.  I promise you won’t be disappointed with this read.   I don’t know how she does it, but she finds that stories and characters that really grab you and then when the story comes to an end, you can’t wait to see who she has for you next. 
Profile Image for Gergana Arshinkova.
98 reviews
June 6, 2022
I'm honestly really conflicted, because it wasn't that bad and the age gap wasn't that scandalous, but teacher-student romances have always bothered me. There is something about the power dynamic that just doesn't sit right with me.
There is definitely progress made with the writing, the previous books were much worse. The storyline was much more full and realistic, like the author spent more time building this story.
I don't really know if I liked the main characters I have to think it through.
Overall it wasn't bad, just not my cup of tea.
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325 reviews3 followers
August 25, 2022
My first thought while reading this was, “where were all the hot professors like Liam while I was in college?” 🤨 with that being said I am definitely jealous of Perry and Professor Hotty. Although forbidden their connection was undeniable and very hot 🔥

Liam is a first year professor trying to get his life back to normal and sees a beautiful girl who he’s instantly attracted to at the coffee shop but he’s not about to approach her but when she shows up as one of his students he realizes she’s even more off limits. But when extra help turns into alone time off campus there’s no stopping the inevitable. But when Liams past comes up it was such a twist i didn’t see coming and made me feel for him. He needed Perry more than he realized and they were perfect together and I loved their HEA.
Profile Image for Alison.
1,507 reviews110 followers
November 21, 2020
A well written, sweet romance. I liked both MCs which doesn’t happen a lot. Liam is so wonderful and Perry knows who she is and what she wants. I even really liked her friends. The love scenes are rather brief so if you’re looking for something super steamy, you won’t find it here. It’s a pretty straightforward student/teacher romance with a HEA.
Profile Image for Catarina Águas.
2,366 reviews210 followers
February 26, 2021
I really liked this one. Their love was strong enough to overcome so much. And the whole situation with his wife, my heart broke for all of them. Perry was a strong young woman that didn't give up despite the mess it all was and Liam was a very good man that knew what he wanted and went and grabed it with both hands
1,243 reviews3 followers
July 21, 2021
Great and quick love story

About a man who lost the woman he loved to a car accident and finding love in the last place he thought.
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12 reviews
July 31, 2021
Good story

I really liked the characters and the storyline. I will definitely read the others other books. I recommend this book
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164 reviews
March 26, 2022
Liam my LOOOVEEE this book was great. the whole series are short and so good. just read
14 reviews
April 11, 2022
DNF teacher/student not my cup of tea and the fact that H is married doesn’t help (his wife has a TBI / now has capacity of child)
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
Profile Image for Katy.
1,209 reviews110 followers
January 3, 2023
On the first day of Liam’s new start, he lays eyes on a gorgeous woman while he grabs coffee on his way to work. So what are the chances that she ends up sitting in the front row…of his photography lecture?! I felt their electricity. It was instant, and unavoidable. (And I loved every second of it.) After seeing Perry’s photography, he says he has high expectations for her…and I had high expectations of them. And none of us were disappointed! They do their best to fight this attraction. It’s not exactly appropriate; professor and student. It lasted a day. To be more accurate, it lasted a class. Liam very quickly decides to stop letting himself ignore his feelings for her, and she makes the same decision. They’d rather hide than fight this pull. I can not tell you the pure happiness it brought me when NOTHING WENT WRONG!. God that was so refreshing! We got hit with a curveball, that’s for sure! But both Liam and Perry did everything that I believe their characters would do. And most importantly, they trusted their love. She was everything Liam needed. The gold at the end of the rainbow that he deserved. Can I have a full length version of this?! Just full of fluffy domestic cuteness?!

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My Favorite Quotes:
• “She’s not seeing exactly what I’m seeing, because I’m seeing all of this and her.”
• “I’d rather have you in secret than not have you at all.”
• “Let me take care of you.”
• “I can’t get this wrong with you.”
• “You’re worth risking everything.”
• “You’re the most dangerous woman I’ve ever met.”
• “It hit me like a freight train, one look at you and I was hooked.”
• “I’m happy to be your Perry.”

5/10 Dirty Birdy
6/10 Age Gap
6/10 Forbidden
8/10 Instalove
8/10 Series

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Profile Image for Nikki.
Author 13 books34 followers
August 9, 2019
“...You’re beauty pulled me in, but your talent Perry, that’s what held me.”

This is the 8th book of Nicole’s Calendar Boys series and it just keeps getting hotter! This one truly is one of my favorites. (Mr. March is still my all time favorite.) Liam has had a very tough year and is facing his life in a direction he saw coming. He’s trying to heal from it and to figure out where he goes from here. When he gets asked to reach for a semester at the local university he decides to go ahead with it. Perry is a very young woman finishing her final year at the university. Her goals are simple; stay on task and finish her final year in photography stronger than last year. All that gets flung out the window when her sexy as sin professor walks in on day one. How can she be expected to pay attention when the teacher looks like that? Even more so, why is he looking at me with a look of fascination on his face that mirrors her own? After weeks of fighting their temptations they finally give in. They decide for now it will be best to keep their budding new relationship between themselves. They both have a lot to lose if it becomes public. But when secrets from Liam’s past are revealed will Perry still be there by his side or will she always be his dirty little secret?
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686 reviews16 followers
August 11, 2019
Mr. Hot Professor

Ms. Goodin has written another story that has you drooling over the man of the month. Each month you read you will fall in love. I can truly say WOW, WOW and WOW! I just can not get enough of these men of the Months.

Just when you think it couldn’t get any better than Mr. June and July, you are proven wrong. Mr. August has you definitely wanting a man like him for yourself. Ms. Goodwin makes the story so real that you feel like you are right there in the book. The passion and the storylines are awesome, they truly draw you in and you don’t want to put the book down.

In this book you get to meet Liam and Perry. Liam is a Professor and Perry is a beautiful girl he sees for the first time in a coffee shop. The connection is immediate, just through eye contact. If you want to know can Love at first sight really be true and actually work out, you need to be sure to read this story.

I must say each month gets better and Ms. Goodin does a great job of presenting something new each time. I promise you won’t be disappointed with this read. I don’t know how she does it, but she finds that stories and characters that really grab you and then when the story comes to an end, you can’t wait to see who she has for you next.
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633 reviews47 followers
July 27, 2019
A forbidden romance, chemistry that will not be denied, and a big secret. These are the ingredients for Mr August. I was so riveted by this story that I could not put it down! How many of us remember having unrequited crushes on our teachers at school? Perry is so lucky that her dreams come true.

Liam is unable to look away from the beautiful girl that he sees in the coffee shop, and is shocked to find that she is a student in his photography class. Student/teacher love affairs are grounds for job dismissal for him, and being expelled from college for her if they are found out, but they are unable to help themselves and risk everything for love. Unfortunately, Liam is hiding a big secret that has to be resolved before he can find happiness with Perry.

The smoking hot chemistry between these two characters almost scorches the pages. It's too bad that Liam hid his secret from Perry and she had to find out the way she did, but that is what makes a good story as you feel the pain and angst of the characters as well celebrate their good times. This is not to be missed as are the other books in the Calendar Boys series, which can all be read separately.

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Author 23 books145 followers
November 17, 2019
An enjoyable read. Light and entertaining, with plenty of feel-good moments. I liked the teacher/student taboo, and the excitement of not knowing if or when they might get caught. I recommend this to romance readers who like shorter length novels.
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2,816 reviews171 followers
August 6, 2019
Talk about being on the edge of my seat for the entire book! Mr. August was yet another great book in the Calendar Boys series. I could not put it down.

Perry is sweet and talented. The instant her eyes met Liam’s in a coffee shop, I could almost feel their chemistry sizzling. Liam is very sexy but clearly hesitant once he realizes the girl from the coffee shop is his most talented student at his new job. I loved them both and really felt the strain of their impossible situation. I definitely did not see the small plot twist coming, although I knew from the blurb that Liam was hiding something.

The plot was steady and flowed nicely. I was constantly on pins and needles waiting for the worst. The ending made me giggle, as it tied in with the rest of the series in a rather unexpected way.
This is the 8th book in the Calendar Boys series. They are all written as standalone stories and can easily be read out of order. This was definitely one of the best of the series so far, and I can’t wait to read Mr. September!
1,532 reviews45 followers
November 1, 2019
Liam looks at the lesson plans and knows nothing is going to happen without a coffee, ready to place his order he sees her, she’s beautiful, he doesn’t think she’s a student, then her eyes meet his, he can’t look away. Leaving he doesn’t know what it was, but he hasn’t felt a pull like that in a long time. Finally, at his class he sees her again and hears her gasp, the girl from the coffee shop is his student.
Perry wonder why all the girls had been talking, then she sees him the hot new teacher, the guy from the coffee shop. Having to talk to him about her project, she struggles, trying not to look at him, but the zing when he’s arm, brushes her is crazy.
Liam knows that life is to short, and he’s never felt this way before ever and he knew going to the mountains was a bad idea, but he was over fighting what he felt for Perry and any consequence they may have. They both agree that they’d rather have each other in secret, than not at all, they can’t go back now, but then something happens that could ruin everything they have built together.
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