Tia is at rock bottom. She's flat broke, and with no steady paycheck, she and her ex-convict sister are about to get evicted in the middle of winter. With no friends or family to turn to for help, all she can do is remain on the path she's on and hope that her happily ever after will come. Enter Mr. Leo Ellis. He's rich, charismatic, and sexy as hell-and knows Tia is "the one" at first sight. Despite her uncertainty, he will stop at nothing until he has all of her-and he's not a man who is used to hearing the word no. And while she gives her body up to him quickly, her heart has proven to be more standoffish-despite the deep connection quickly growing between them. She doesn't know him, and she's worried their cultural differences will interfere. After a bit of back and forth, she finally gives in to her feelings. Falling in love with a man she just met is the stupidest thing she's ever done-and as secrets and lies unfold, she has to wonder if their crazy whirlwind romance is really going to last at the end of it all. Part 1 of 2. Each story in the Love Lessons series is a standalone, featuring side characters from other books. The stories in this series can be read in any order. Tia and Leo's story, however, is in two parts and should be read in order. This BWWM book features Courtney, a character from All or Nothing (The Seven Deadly Sins series)-and she is up to her old tricks. Please note: this story was previously published as the Whirlwind trilogy. Storylines, scenes, and characters have all been severely altered.