Ivy Books in Order

Sophia wins a postgraduate place at Ivy Drama College, founded by actor Marc Blackwell. Attraction to her strict, aloof teacher draws her into a forbidden relationship that complicates the boundaries between her professional ambitions and personal life.

Sophia and Marc want to marry, but her father makes approval conditional on three months apart. Separation, Marc's jealousy, and Sophia's growing friendship with a fellow actor test a relationship already complicated by his controlling behavior.

After Sophia and Marc decide to reveal their relationship, paparazzi attention brings new pressure to their lives. His increasingly controlling behavior and troubled history force Sophia to confront her own fears and consider when to resist him.

Told from Marc Blackwell's perspective, this novella revisits his attraction to drama student Sophia Rose. His memories and troubled past provide another view of the relationship, exploring the conflict between professional boundaries, emotional attachment, and control.

Marriage has not resolved Sophia's difficulties with Marc Blackwell, whose need for control continues to shape their relationship. As his wife, she hopes affection can reach the vulnerabilities beneath his behavior while navigating their unequal dynamic.

New mother Sophia accepts a film role despite Marc's objections, and he insists on joining the production. Playing teacher and student onscreen revives familiar tensions as their careers, family responsibilities, and relationship become increasingly entangled.