~**~ Release Blitz for Band Together (Teacher’s Lounge #2) by Piper Sheldon w/ Review ~**~

Release Blitz for Band Together (Teacher’s Lounge #2) by Piper Sheldon w/ Review

***5 ‘Rage Room’ Stars***

When I picked this book I didn’t know I’d meet and be intrigued by both Leo and Mari in Passing Notes, so to say I was all excited to find out more about them and what was going on between them in an understatement and while they both gave me a good case of whiplash, I had a really difficult time putting this one down because I needed to see both get those lightbulbs moments about themselves and each other was not disappointed.

I did end up adoring both Leo and Mari. Both are really good people with good hearts that are a bit bruised and battered and they go to extremes to protect themselves that tend to keep them stuck in a vicious cycle they can never truly break out of. So, when they collide they do their best to keep the other at bay, but fail miserably as walls are broken down and they see that the surface doesn’t match the interior. Things start off rough between them, but the more they are together, the more I liked them and liked what I saw going on between them. They gave each other a safe place to land while supporting each other to feel what they felt and taking chances they may not have ever considered.

I thoroughly enjoyed this book, even the whiplash moments, because I got extremely invested in both Leo and Mari’s growth as characters and enjoyed watching them break the cycles they were in. I will say that there was one thing I was hoping would happen, but didn’t. I do understand why and it was touched on, but I still would have loved it if it did (and no it has nothing to do with a certain principal) But I loved Janice and Clara rocked in this one. I loved Cath as well and am hoping that maybe she’ll get her own HEA on day.

~ Copy provided by SmartyPants Romance & voluntarily reviewed ~

Leo Cooper is back in Green Valley to hide.

Not fall in love with the tenacious band director who’s determined to drag him into the light.

After being kicked out of his massively successful rock band, Leo is content to spend Bunco nights with his mom, lay low making snacks, and lick his wounds. He’d rather work in his garden than give any attention to his failed music career.
Cut to the gorgeous high school band director relentlessly popping up in his life, making demands, and talking about giving back to the community.

Mari Mitchell knows what it’s like to be overlooked. She’s determined to do whatever it takes to ensure her students get the best shot possible even if that means running herself ragged. And when a former rockstar returns to town, who could be better to help her favorite student make their dreams come true?

Does it matter that he’s a moody musician who reminds her of a handsome tragic hero of an old-timey movie?
NO!
She’s too busy for things like burning hot physical attraction and chemistry that won’t quit. She needs Leo for more than his irresistible drummer arms. No matter how amazing they feel wrapped around her…

But what nobody knows is that the hit to Leo’s pride was a big one, and Mari might be asking too much.

Can these two band together? Or will their painful pasts prevent them from having the future they deserve?

‘Band Together’ is a full-length contemporary romance and can be read as a standalone. Book #2 in the Teachers’ Lounge series, Green Valley Chronicles, Penny Reid Book Universe.