Learning the Hard Way Carmen DuPr#232; knows she"s one fine-looking woman -- and any man who insists on making a fool of himself over her deserves the heartless treatment she"s so good at dishing out. As far as Carmen"s concerned, being gorgeous entitles her to anything she wants: an undeserved promotion, expensive gifts, courtside Lakers tickets, and more. But the results of a routine medical exam threaten to knock this beauty off her pedestal -- she might have to trade her looks for her life. Is a life without beauty worth living? Carmen"s not so sure -- which is why she"s risking hers by ignoring her doctor"s advice. Then one day a very sexy stranger walks into her world, insisting there"s a whole lot more to Carmen Dupr#232; than what"s on the surface -- and he"s dishing out some serious schooling in a few subjects Carmen knows little about -- like faith and hope ... and love.