The Harvest Queen's Tutor

By Lisa A. Adams

Sophie Carmichael is a small town beauty queen who won multiple scholarships in high school, including the title "Harvest Queen." She's returned home from her pre-med studies at Duke to ride in the Thanksgiving parade alongside the new Harvest Queen. But since Sophie is close to failing some of her college classes, she's in a panic to find someone to help her.

When Sophie Carmichael busts into the local library looking for tutoring help, Michael “Mick” Shover suspects an intruder. But he finds that Sophie needs exactly what he can give her—access to the library and all its resources. Michael agrees to help Sophie but can't seem to keep his mind on the books. How could he have ever guessed that studying Anatomy could be so interesting?

• Language: English
• Publisher: Decadent Publishing
• Release date: Mar 21, 2013
• ISBN: 9781613334973

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Copyright © 2013 by Lisa A. Adams

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The Harvest Queen’s Tutor

By

Lisa A. Adams

~Dedication~

I want to dedicate this book to my family who are always supportive. A special thanks to my father Jan, who told me to Just do Lisa things; my husband Ray, who is always pushing me along in my writing career; and my sister Betty, who helped me flesh out this story and became my sounding board during writing.

Chapter One

Sophie! Sophie!

Sophie cringed. Yes, Mom?

Come down here and join me. I’ve missed you.

Just a minute. Sophie Carmichael unzipped her luggage and started unpacking. Shirts in the second drawer, pants in the bottom, underwear in the top—all the same as when she had left. She held a pair of black lace underwear with a satin red fringe. Maybe these should go in the bottom drawer under the pants. She grabbed the matching bra and shoved them under a pair of jeans.

Sophie. Hurry up! They’ll be here any minute.

I’m coming! A strange uneasiness settled in the pit of her stomach. With a long exhale, she opened her purse and fished out the letter that seemed to be the root of her problems. She read it over, refolded it, and laid it on the dresser. The time had come to fulfill her duties as Harvest Queen. She glanced at the trophies, crowns, and ribbons adorning her old room before stepping into the hall and slamming the door behind her.

Her mother, Margaret, stood at the bottom of the stairs. Everything okay, dear?

Fine. Sophie pushed her bouncy locks behind her shoulders.

I heard a loud bang.

Sorry. There must have been a crosswind. She descended the staircase in an ever graceful motion.

I guess some habits die hard. Margaret smiled, took her hand, and dragged her into the kitchen. So, have you gotten in touch with anyone yet to let them know you were back in town?

Mom, I only got here thirty minutes ago. I need time to breathe. Sophie thought about her dorm and the hustle and bustle of college life. There is always something happening around me, but at least there is peace. The school chaos rarely