Fundamentals of Being a Good Girl by Julie Murphy & Sierra Simone book cover
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Fundamentals of Being a Good Girl

Series membership: Academic Affairs · Listed position 1
HEA Readable on its own: recorded 2026 Adult
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Best for readers who like: Spicy academic rom-coms, nurturing single dads, ambitious plus-size heroines, praise kink and a lively found family.
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Spice4/5
Darkness3/10
Obsession4/10
Psychological4/10
Violence2/10
Emotional Damage5/10
Trigger Intensity5/10
Romance Focus9/10

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Series membershipAcademic Affairs
Readable on its ownyes
POVFirst person • Multiple POV • Third Person
PaceMedium
Story LengthLong
EndingHEA
WorldContemporary
SettingCollege / University • small town
RelationshipM/F
Obsession TypeProtective Obsession
SubgenreContemporary romance • erotic romance • Romantic comedy
MMC TypeAlpha / Dominant • Protector
FMC TypeDefiant / Strong • Independent / Ambitious
MMC OccupationAcademic / Professional
Writing StyleBanter / Humorous • Character-driven • Erotic / Explicit
MMC PersonalityBram Loe, 35, is a bisexual ecology professor and divorced father of three. Patient, nurturing and protective, he combines quiet domestic warmth with a commanding sexual side, a mischievous streak and vulnerabilities rooted in childhood neglect.
FMC PersonalityMaddie Kowalczk, 26, is a sharp, ambitious law graduate and political-science adjunct rebuilding her life after a controlling relationship. Independent and guarded about accepting help, she is also a warm, resourceful caregiver who wants a career on her own terms.

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alcohol useblackmailbody shamingbullyingChildhood emotional neglectConsensual BDSMConsensual sleep-related sexual activityControlling former partnerexplicit sexual contentHousing insecurityInfidelity by former partnerMental illness referencesparental deathPolitical coercionpovertyPregnancy in supporting characterssexismspankingvomitingworkplace harassment

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A warm, very explicit campus romance for readers who want plenty of banter and praise alongside career ambitions, family life and an emotionally vulnerable hero.

After a disastrous breakup, Maddie Kowalczk heads to a Kansas college town determined to build a future of her own. A night with a handsome stranger gets complicated when she takes a childcare job with him—and discovers that Bram Loe is a fellow professor with three daughters and a very inviting spare room. Their arrangement is supposed to make life simpler. Instead, shared routines, sharp banter and a thoroughly distracting attraction leave Maddie weighing the career she has planned against a home she never expected to want.

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