Elise by Claire Kensington

'Former model Elise Lemoine had sworn off romance, including bed-hopping Jamie, until she met Maiju Rittola. Maiju was a beautiful and brilliant new professor. Elise tried to concentrate her research on Adela Honeycutt -- the college founder -- although her thoughts kept returning to her stunning advisor. But shutters went down whenever Maiju's past was mentioned, and Elise could only wonder if Maiju could ever give her the love and commitment she so fiercely needed. What was Maiju hiding? And what could the secret of Adela Honeycutt's life in the 1800s teach Elise about modern love?' [from the back cover]