4.5⭐
Genre ~ contemporary romance
Series ~ Smart is Seriously Sexy #1
Setting ~ Colorado
Publication date ~ September 26, 2023
Est page Count ~ 218 (21 chapters +e)
POV ~ dual 3rd
Featuring ~ HS chemistry teacher, HS football coach, football, small town, slow burn, minimal steamage
My review:
Stacey (32) & Reece (40)
1 part quirky, intelligent h + 1 part hunky, easy going H = instant attraction
Stacey hasn’t had much luck in the relationship department. Reece has an ex-wife who is not a great person. Both characters were so sweet, mature and fun. What I liked most is that they took time to get to know each other instead of diving right into a relationship. The author gets an A+ for no 3rd act breakup from me.
Side characters are great, especially Stacey’s 3 BFF’, Morgan, Tanith and Gia, who will each get their own book. Of course there are few characters that make things difficult and really need a good kick between the goal posts.
There’s quite a bit of emphasis on Reece being new to town and trying to fill the shoes of the former coach. The small town pretty much lives and breaths football. I like football well enough, but I could have went for a little more on the chemistry side of things. Some repetition of phrases, too, but other than that I really enjoyed this one.
*Thanks to the author for sending me a copy. I am voluntarily leaving my honest review*
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Book blurb:
A single chemistry teacher with two cats equals a spinster in the making…or does it?
Stacey Kinsella is the definition of unlucky in love and long-ago accepted she has more brains than beauty. What’s a chemistry teacher to do? Focus on her job, friends, family, and perfumery hobby. She never expects the sexiest man to ever walk the halls of Brigid’s Vista High School to stroll into her classroom and catch her with her shirt off…or the unmistakable chemistry she shares with him who just happens to coach her least favorite sport.
A single football coach given a career second chance doesn’t need distractions…or does he?
Becoming head coach for the BVHS Bears football team is Reece Caldwell’s career Hail Mary. His last job ending in scandal, followed by a sacking he’d never before experienced off the football field, means he has to turn the Bears into a winning team. He also has the assistant coach and athletic director challenging his every move. Distractions aren’t allowed. Yet something about the quirky chemistry teacher—who wears black bras—has captured his attention.
As Stacey and Reece start to explore their unexpected connection, Reece realizes how much is at stake under the Friday Night Lights. And it far surpasses winning football games.
Off-the-Charts Chemistry is Book One in the Smart is Seriously Sexy Series where brains, quips, and a fair amount of brawn converge in and out of the classroom!
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