title: Love by Degree
author: Macomber, Debbie
description: It seemed to be a perfect arrangement
  
  Ellen Cunningham had decided to go back to college in Seattle. She would get her degree and become the best first-grade teacher around.
  
  Money was tight, and she was lucky to find inexpensive lodging in a house with three young college boys. Though she was only five years older, Ellen played housemother in exchange for low rent, a situation that pleased everyone.
  
  Except Reed Morgan, the absentee owner. When he returned unexpectedly, he wasn't happy to discover his house occupied by a bunch of college boys and Ellen.
  
  Especially Ellen . . .
  
  Hero: Reed Morgan
  Heroine: Ellen Cunningham