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Lessons in Corruption
(2026)Cormac's Story
(The fourth book in the Astoria Royals Standalone series)
A novel by Deborah Garland
Cormac's Story
I live by new rules.
Stay clean. Stay focused. Stay in control.
Then SHE walks into my classroom.
Scarlett Ford.
My student.
The dean’s daughter.
And the young woman I spent one incredible night with.
Now she’s off-limits. Untouchable. A mistake I can’t afford to repeat.
When her ex threatens to destroy her future, I offer her a solution.
Marry me.
It’s not romantic. It’s not gentle. And it’s not optional.
She needs money for school.
I need a wife.
But the moment I put that ring on her finger, it stops being convenient.
There’s nothing controlled about the way I want her.
And once she’s back in my bed…
There’s no going back.
Author's Note- The MMC is a recovering addict. He does NOT relapse.
Tropes:
🖤 Dark Academia / Mafia Adjacent
🖤 Professor/Student
🖤 Age Gap
🖤 Single Father
🖤 Marriage of Convenience
🖤 Boss’s Daughter/ Dad’s Best Friend
🖤 Forced Proximity
🖤 F*ck It
🖤 No 3rd Act Breakup
Genre: Romance
I live by new rules.
Stay clean. Stay focused. Stay in control.
Then SHE walks into my classroom.
Scarlett Ford.
My student.
The dean’s daughter.
And the young woman I spent one incredible night with.
Now she’s off-limits. Untouchable. A mistake I can’t afford to repeat.
When her ex threatens to destroy her future, I offer her a solution.
Marry me.
It’s not romantic. It’s not gentle. And it’s not optional.
She needs money for school.
I need a wife.
But the moment I put that ring on her finger, it stops being convenient.
There’s nothing controlled about the way I want her.
And once she’s back in my bed…
There’s no going back.
Author's Note- The MMC is a recovering addict. He does NOT relapse.
Tropes:
🖤 Dark Academia / Mafia Adjacent
🖤 Professor/Student
🖤 Age Gap
🖤 Single Father
🖤 Marriage of Convenience
🖤 Boss’s Daughter/ Dad’s Best Friend
🖤 Forced Proximity
🖤 F*ck It
🖤 No 3rd Act Breakup
Genre: Romance
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