Getting Schooled
by Emma Chase
Head of the class...
Garrett Daniels has this whole life thing figured out. The cocky, charismatic former high school star quarterback is an idolized football coach and "cool" teacher in the hometown where he's not just a golden boy — he's platinum. He has good friends, a great house on the lake, and the best damn sidekick a man could ask for: Snoopy, the albino beagle. Then...Callie Carpenter comes home. And knocks him right on his tight end zone.
Back to school...
Callie has a pretty sweet life herself...on the other side of the country. But circumstances — that she'd prefer to never speak of again — have brought her back home, helping out her parents and substitute teaching at her old high school. Now she's facing bickering, raging hormones, constant gossip, awkward weirdness, and drama galore...and that's just the teachers.
Just like old times...
When Garrett offers to show his former high school sweetheart the secrets of his winning teacher ways, Callie jumps at the chance - and then has to stop herself from jumping him. Good friends are all they can ever be. Or...these teachers just might end up getting schooled — hard — by love.
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EXCERPT:
High school parking lots are one of the most dangerous places on earth. I don’t have statistics to back that up…but I know it’s true. I pull into the school parking lot Monday morning in my Dad’s giant, newly repaired mint-green Buick, with Back in Black by AC/DC blasting from the speakers. I feel tough, powerful—like I’m driving a tank. I’m a badass teacher—I’ll run you down even if you’re a student—I’ve got twenty-nine more in class just like you. The outfit helps too—leather boots, blue jeans, a starched white blouse and a black leather jacket. It’s my armor. The morning air is cool and crisp today, but I barely feel it. I’m locked and loaded and ready to roll. As I march towards the main entrance, I spot Garrett and Dean and Alison Bellinger outside the doors. They pause when they see me, waiting. “Damn,” Dean chuckles. “Callie’s got her shit-kickers on. Did you dig them out of a mosh pit from 1993?” Garrett crosses his arms. “Somebody’s channeling Michelle Pfiefer in Dangerous Minds.” He looks fantastic. His hair is tousled from the breeze and kisses his brow, and he’s wearing a dark blue sweater that’s snug around his biceps and soft, worn, light blue jeans. I remember his arms around me yesterday on my parent’s porch. The wonder and exhilaration of the moment. Of him. The intensity in his eyes, the desire and possessiveness in the grasp of his hands. The scorching feel of his mouth, his wet talented tongue that made my stomach swirl and my head spin. So much for not complicating things. But I’m not going to play head games with myself or Garrett—we’re too old for that shit. I have feelings for him—I always have—our break-up had nothing to do with either of us not wanting each other desperately. But these aren’t just leftover echoes of a sweet, first love—this is something new. A throbbing, breathless attraction to the amazing man he’s become. I want to be near him. I want to know him, inside and out, all over again. And he feels the same way. Garrett wants this version of me as much as he always did—maybe even more. I heard it in his whispered words and felt it in his kiss. I don’t know if we have a future, if it can go anywhere. We have separate lives on opposite ends of the country. But I’m not going to worry about that—for now, I’m going to take each day as it comes and enjoy every moment we can. Except for now. Now is not the time for enjoying or worrying or relationship building…now is the time for focusing. Now is the time to be ice and steel—don’t smile, don’t waver. “Little fucknutters don’t know who the hell they’re dealing with,” I growl. Allison pumps her fist. “That’s the spirit.” Garrett opens the door for me. “Go get ‘em, Gangster’s Paradise.”
REVIEW:
4.5 stars
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This book was so good! I really enjoyed Getting Schooled! This is Garrett and Callie's story. They dated all through high school, but went their separate ways when they graduated and went to college far from each other. Now, 16 years later, Garrett is a high school teacher and football coach at their former high school in their hometown. Callie's parents get into an accident and she must move back home for a year to take care of them and stay with them as they go through rehabilitation. She gets a job at the same local high school teaching theater. There she meets back up with Garrett and, as they spend time together, they realize their feelings for each other are still strong. They have an easy, sweet relationship that grows stronger as they spend more time together. Garrett and Callie are more mature and stronger together now as adults and they are ready to face their happy future together.
I loved that this was a second chance romance with no hard feelings between the couple. They dated in high school and broke up because they went to college on opposite sides of the country. There was only good memories between them and they were very happy to see each other again.
I loved Garrett and Callie together. They fit so well that it was easy to feel like they belonged together and it was easy for them to slip back into a relationship. They both had dated others during their separation, but never had fallen in love again. The fact that they both now teach at the same school where they first fell in love was sweet and funny, just like they were together. They loved each other so much. I really liked Garrett's laid back, easy, confident attitude and how much he adored Callie. He was such a nice guy. I really liked Callie too. Also, I loved Garrett's relationship with his students and athletes, as well as Callie's with hers'. Both were great teachers. I loved the small town atmosphere and townsfolk. There was a super sweet ending with 3 epilogues, which I loved.
Getting Schooled had great humor, sweetness and a simple, low angst love story. I really enjoyed this book! I am really looking forward to more from this series and Emma Chase in the future!
I loved that this was a second chance romance with no hard feelings between the couple. They dated in high school and broke up because they went to college on opposite sides of the country. There was only good memories between them and they were very happy to see each other again.
I loved Garrett and Callie together. They fit so well that it was easy to feel like they belonged together and it was easy for them to slip back into a relationship. They both had dated others during their separation, but never had fallen in love again. The fact that they both now teach at the same school where they first fell in love was sweet and funny, just like they were together. They loved each other so much. I really liked Garrett's laid back, easy, confident attitude and how much he adored Callie. He was such a nice guy. I really liked Callie too. Also, I loved Garrett's relationship with his students and athletes, as well as Callie's with hers'. Both were great teachers. I loved the small town atmosphere and townsfolk. There was a super sweet ending with 3 epilogues, which I loved.
Getting Schooled had great humor, sweetness and a simple, low angst love story. I really enjoyed this book! I am really looking forward to more from this series and Emma Chase in the future!
Emma Chase is the New York Times and USA Today bestselling author of the hot and hilarious Tangled series and The Legal Briefs series. Emma lives in New Jersey with her husband, two children and two naughty (but really cute) dogs. She has a long-standing love/hate relationship with caffeine.
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