Publisher: Berkley Publishing, July 14, 2026

Format: ebook

Pages: 400

Rating: 4/5 stars

Summary (From Goodreads):

When a former pop star enrolls in college, the last thing she expects is A-plus chemistry with her psychology professor in this sexy and tender romance from New York Times bestselling author Rachel Lynn Solomon.

Ramona Wilder has spent her whole life in the spotlight. After a hit kids’ TV show, she transitioned into music, singing in arenas around the world and becoming an icon for millions of teenage girls. Now at age twenty-six, exhausted by the inhumane lack of privacy, she’s done—with all of it. She wants a chance at normal, whatever that might mean for her. And she’s starting with college.

Professor Nick Navarro is recently divorced but determinedly optimistic, allowing himself a very reasonable ten minutes per day to wallow. When his department calls a meeting about a celebrity enrollment, he plans to treat whoever it is like any other student. Except when Ramona blazes into class and causes an uproar, the typically easygoing professor is rattled, maybe for the first time in his career.

Ramona loves the way she flusters him, taking every opportunity to push Nick’s buttons, though what she really wants is to unbutton them completely. When a crisis brings them closer outside of class, they begin a tentative friendship amid an undeniable attraction. But Ramona can’t be so easily finished with her old life, and they’ll both have to confront their pasts if they want a chance at something real.

My Review:

Thank you Berkley Publishing for the copy of this book.
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Read if you like: professor/student, age gap
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Ramona is a former pop star who retires in order to lead a normal life. She enrolls in college, where she develops a crush on her psychology professor. Nick is trying to adjust to life post divorce, and doesn’t expect to be attracted to his student.
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Overall, I thought the story was cute and I liked how Ramona and Nick got to know each other. Nick was a sweet MMC who cared for Ramona and she loved that she felt normal around him.