Dancing on the Moon by Linda Leigh Hargrove

She's running from an abusive relationship and a shady past, and decides the best place to hide (and heal) is teaching math at a high school. Enter new handsome ex-jock boss who wants to protect her heart. Is this her second chance at love? Or will her relationship baggage push him away? Dr. Katrina Mason loves teaching college math. It's a rewarding departure from her past vocation as a stripper. When an abusive relationship forces her to take a job at a high school in another state, she's pleasantly surprised how much she enjoys it. That is, until she gets a lewd unsigned note to the school's Valentine dance using her old stage name. When handsome Principal Nate Thomas finds out about her provocative past, will he be inviting her to leave the job? In the end, what Nate teaches Katrina about love will have her feeling like she's dancing on the moon. NOTE: This short story is one of the stories in Ty Moody's Love Knows My Name (2019) Anthology. I'm reprinting it with her permission.