I have always been a fan of Jordan Lubov so I was tickled pink to see that she has a book called Back to School. Being that she is a teacher and a writer, I decided to pick her brain about her seasonal fall book that rivals any pumpkin spice latte!
Not sure I have ever seen Back to School be this hot–tell me about the story!
About the story – Back to School is an erotic romance with elements of BDSM and a little bit of an age gap. Justin and Kelly meet at a resort over summer vacation and sparks fly immediately. It’s a hot and heavy fling and Kelly doesn’t expect it to follow her home. But it turns out that Justin’s new job makes him an assistant principal at the school where she teaches and the pair get a chance to continue their romance when they get back to school.
As a teacher yourself, contrast what back to school means for you.
I tried to base the non-erotic elements of this story on the reality of what coming back to school after vacation is like for me. Coming in early to set up the classroom, catching up with co-workers after a summer away, attending meetings and workshops – all of those things are exactly what I went through just a couple of weeks ago! Of course, my own back to school experience never included the sort of excitement and conflicted feelings that Kelly experiences in the book. There’s a blush-inducing, thigh-clenching, lip-biting thrill for Kelly, when she remembers all the things she’d done with the new assistant principal.
What makes the trope of the summer fling so eternal?
I think the trope of a summer fling has a certain nostalgia attached to it. Readers might be reminded of school days, college days, a time when summer was linked to new experiences and good times. Staying out later and spending time with peers. It’s related for many, I think. And it feels lighthearted! A better excuse for acting naughty without a commitment.
You write such intimate connections, what inspires you?
Thank you – I’m flattered that you feel I write intimate connections. I’m inspired by the real moments in life, by the urge to make my stories feel relatable and realistic to the readers, for my characters to be believable. There’s so much intimacy in the genuine way that friends talk to each other, in the way that couples relate to each other outside of the bedroom. It’s in the small, realistic details.
What else is on the horizon for Jordan Lubov?
I’m branching out a bit more lately, writing across genres outside of erotic romance. I’ve been writing articles about some of my personal struggles as well as parenting and humor. But I’ve not completely switched over, just widening my range. I have more erotic romance in the works as well, including books three and four in the Webb Brothers Series and the eventual release of Feral Funerals, which my writing partner Ranch Hand and I had been working on back in the spring.
It is never too late to go back to school, get your copy of Back to School here.
