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What Tyler doesn’t know: he met Easton once before, years ago, under very different circumstances. What Easton doesn’t know: Tyler’s son is in her class.

Penelope House had a name that made parents feel reassured: a tidy Victorian on the hill with ivy climbing its brick and a brass plaque that read “Penelope House — Boarding & Preparatory.” Behind its curtains, however, the school’s polished reputation hid narrower corridors of whispers.

The plot intensifies when she meets , a wealthy, arrogant businessman and the father of one of her students. Their attraction is immediate and "taboo," complicated further by Tyler’s political ambitions as he runs for Senator and his struggling relationship with his teenage son. Key Themes & Tropes: Review: 'Misconduct' by Penelope Douglas

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Ravi, methodical, proposed evidence: copies, dates, patterns. “If it’s only letters, they will deny. But if we show a correlation — grades raised the week after sessions, admissions favors — it’s hard to dismiss.”