Recent Reads: Love Between the Lectures by Christie Curry

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Love Between the Lectures by Christie Curry 
Publisher: Alcove Press
Publication Date:  September 22, 2026 

 

Format: Ebook

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Goodreads Synopsis: 

Sex positivity has never been hotter than in this steamy rom-com full of wit and humor that will appeal to fans of Christina Lauren and Jessica Joyce.

Sparks fly when a human sexuality professor is paired up with her former childhood crush to organize a sexual health event, until the university’s biggest donors—spearheaded by her conservative parents—oppose.

After growing up shackled in purity culture, June Wells broke out with a bang. She’s now a human sexuality professor on the brink of tenure and nothing is going to get in her way. That is until Alex Cardoso crashes back into her life. She’s managed to avoid her childhood neighbor and former crush for fifteen years, ever since the mortifying moment in high school when he turned her down. Worse? He’s a hot shot PhD candidate appointed to cover his first human sexuality class, and June is assigned as his mentor, linking her tenure to his success—or failure.

While June and Alex struggle to find their footing both in and out of the classroom, they’re tasked with organizing a sexual health event: Sextival. But June has a secret. She’s kept the details of her profession hidden from her ultraconservative parents, who happen to be the university’s largest donors.

When word about Sextival reaches June’s mother and her wealthy friends, they threaten to pull their donations unless the event is canceled. But June isn’t about to let the prudes win, and neither is Alex. Together, amid late-night office hours and an impromptu road trip, they finally find their rhythm at work… and in bed. But Alex has a secret of his own—one that will force June to decide what’s most important to her: her dream job or her dream guy.

Review: 

June is so close to tenure that she just has to make it through the next few months, but then her childhood friend Alex shows up and is instructed that he must teach a section of her class, leaving June to mentor him. There’s plenty of tension between them, and they have to figure out how to work together despite all that lingering animosity and attraction.

I really liked the tension, banter, and miscommunication between June and Alex. Their dynamic was definitely the highlight for me, and I appreciated that the story kept its focus on the two of them. The university setting was fun, although some of it felt a little unrealistic to me. Having spent a lot of time in that environment myself, it just felt a little off. But maybe my institution is just different.

I also had mixed feelings about the family storyline. It was a major source of the miscommunication between June and Alex, but it felt like the book gave it more weight in the plot than the amount of time spent actually exploring it. Their relationship itself was good, I was invested in the both of them and their budding romance was kind of adorable. 

Overall, this was a fun romance and I love a book about sex positivity.