~**~ Release Blitz for Passing Notes (Teacher’s Lounge #1) by Nora Everly w/ Review ~**~

Release Blitz for Passing Notes (Teacher’s Lounge #1) by Nora Everly w/ Review

***5 Stars***

It took me a minute to realize/remember just who Clara was, but as I went back through my other reviews, I was all kinds of thrilled that one of the supporting characters I really wanted to know more about was getting her own HEA, and though there were moments of frustration, I loved Clara and Nick’s journey and how they finally got their HEA.

With as much as Clara and Nick drove me batshitcrazy at times (which I fully understood why) I really did love them. Clara is a force. She is in a weird place in her life and working through quite a few issues and she can be a bit ragey but I loved how she got all She-hulk protective when someone she loved needed help. Nick is a sweetheart. He’s juggling kids, work and just life in general but is also charming and determined in the best of ways.

Their journey to their HEA is filled with all kinds of push and pull and I’ll admit that there were times when the frustration levels with the both of them were high, but they both have their reasons and it was hard not to empathize with them. But what is clear is that the chemistry between them is intense and the feels haven’t disappeared as time as moved on. I loved watching as they got to know each other again, finally let the past go and getting the HEA they deserve.

This is a great addition to the Pennyverse. I couldn’t put this baby down and finished it no time. While I loved Clara and Nick, it was the whole family dynamic that drew me in from catching up with Sadie and Barrett and Willa and Everett, hanging out with Molly and Leo, getting to know Gracie ~ who was freakin’ awesome ~ to Sasha & Ethan. It was just a fun ride and I’m totally looking forward to Mari and Leonard and their story!

~ Copy provided by SmartyPants Romance & voluntarily reviewed ~

When the one who got away moves in next door…

Clara Hill wants to be left alone.

Sitting on her porch watching everyone else’s lives go by is way more fun than dealing with her own problems.

Or at least that’s what she thought.

Now that her secret high school sweetheart is her next door neighbor, she’s not so sure anymore.

Being back in Green Valley was hard enough without having her first love right there within touching distance.

Especially when he’s so stubbornly determined to flash his unforgettable smile at her every chance he gets and reminding her of when she thought she’d found her happily ever after.

Once upon a time, Nick Easton thought he had it all.

A football scholarship, his dream girl, and a future so bright he couldn’t wait to get started.

But, like everything else in his life, it all came toppling down.

Now he’s content to raise his kids, teach English, and coach football at Green Valley High.

He has no time for things like romance, and dating, and starting over…

He’s fine being alone.

Who needs love?

But when he catches a glimpse of his new neighbor his quiet little world turns upside down, lighting a fire that makes him determined to reclaim all he thought was gone forever.

After all these years, can he convince Clara to give him another shot?

Or will their love story stay hidden in their past?

'Passing Notes' is a full-length contemporary romance and can be read as a standalone. Book #1 in the Teachers' Lounge series, Green Valley Chronicles, Penny Reid Book Universe.