What My Body Knows

By Runa Hyde

FIONA ABERNATHY
I have a plan and it's simple: Finish my senior year of high school and keep my little girl safe, healthy, and happy. Falling in love with Jack Haverford is not part of that plan, and not just because he's my creative writing teacher. My body might have other ideas, but my mind knows that getting involved with Mr. Haverford would be a mistake. So I have to ignore my body and the burning feeling of Mr. Haverford's eyes on me, his alluring offers to be the shoulder I lean on, and his addictive praise of my writing. But being a mother is hard, and being a mother without a partner or the support of my parents is even harder. And when Flora's safety, health, and happiness are threatened, my body knows exactly whose shoulder to reach for. And when he offers me everything I've ever wanted, it's impossible to walk away. Until I'm forced to decide between protecting him or protecting the life he's promised us. My mind knows what the right choice is, but my body knows it belongs with Mr. Haverford. So who will win? My mind or my body?

JACK HAVERFORD
I'm a good teacher, a good man, smart and reasonable and responsible. Until Fiona Abernathy walked into my classroom and knocked me on my ass. I know better than to involve myself in Fiona's life, no matter how arrestingly beautiful she is, no matter how haunting her stories are, no matter how much I want her. I know better than to fall in love with my student, with anyone, for that matter. Not after what happened the last time. But I can't get Fiona out of my mind, can't stop reading her stories, can't stop craving more of her words. I could have settled for admiring from afar, could have been happy just providing comfort and support, but when I almost lose Fiona before ever actually having her, I realize everything I thought I knew was bullshit. My body knows better. My body knows Fiona belongs with me. And when life threatens to take them both from me permanently, my body knows I won't survive the loss.

NOTE: What My Body Knows is a student/teacher romance featuring an 18-year-old single mother FMC with more important things to do than swoon over her 33-year-old high school teacher. If you like the student/teacher trope but are burned out on the cringy teenage behavior and loss-of-virginity scenes, What My Body Knows may be for you. Please note, this novel is for readers 18+ only, and does include graphic depictions of sexual activity, because, hi, that's what we're all here for. TWs include domestic violence (off page), and mental health issues, including suicidal ideation.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0DVQYLJ87
• ISBN13: 9798308948322
• Release Date: February 2025
• Publisher: Independently Published
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 0.94 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 6.0" x 9.0"