Opa! Sorry, I’m still high on Greek food and ouzo. The Ottawa Greek Fest is in full swing, and I’m eating ALLLLLL the baklava! But here, I have something better to share with you–another snippet from Learning to Love!
Continuing from where we left off…
Rebecca rolled her eyes, but it was hard not to let her own mind wander there, however briefly. For a guy to take such a 180 in the career sphere…must have been something major that spurred on the decision. She couldn’t deny her curiosity. Checking her watch, she chomped into her wrap again, because she couldn’t deny the students their gym time at lunch, either.
A steady knock at the door stole her attention. Normally, they’d battle it out with a game of rock, paper, scissors to decide who’d have to answer it, but Pete was already on his feet.
She was trying to slurp down a long string of red pepper when the door opened, but there wasn’t an impatient kid on the other side wondering when she’d get her butt into the gym. There was a man. A brown-haired, blue-eyed, knee-wobblingly delicious specimen of a man, one of the finest she’d ever seen.
Here’s the blurb:
Rebecca Ledgerwood is a physical education teacher who’s ready to invest some sweat equity into a lasting romance. On a whim, she has her palm read before summer vacation ends, and she’s told she’s an old soul who’ll find happiness with a younger man.
William Whitney leaves an unfulfilling career to pursue teaching and gets placed at Rebecca’s school for his physical education practicum. He’s desperate to make a difference, convinced that the choices he made in the past contributed to his younger sister’s death. Kendal High School is nothing like the prep school he attended as a teenager, but he’s determined to make the most of his time there, especially if it makes Rebecca notice him.
Though they come from vastly different backgrounds, there’s an undeniable chemistry that sparks between the two. They resist, as they must, until his practicum ends, but when he’s offered a teaching position at his former prep school, will he take the easy way out, or fight for what’s right in front of him?
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Well, my friends, my website overhaul is now complete! What do you think?? Every time I click through the pretty, pretty pages, I find something new and magical I missed the first time. My website designer, Jaye, is extraordinarily talented, in case you didn’t notice. If you’re looking to update your website, Jaye’s your girl! On August 15th, the Together We Read nation-wide book club kicked off, and Steeped in Love is the featured romance! If you’ve read the book, feel free to join in the discussion!! That’s all for now! Have a wonderful week, wordy warriors!
Award-winning romance author & PE teacher who plays sports, sings, juggles, dances, has a sneaker obsession, & lives on PB! 
I love that she was caught slurping. The website is da bomb. I love it!
I’ve been caught slurping a time or two myself. 😀 Thanks, Mags! I think YOU’RE da bomb!
And here she is, inelegantly slurping a pepper! Loved the snippet today…
Hey, I give her style points. 😉 Thanks, Veronica!
Ah, but just think how much more likely he is to notice her because of the thunderous sound of slurping.
Haha, touche! She’s clearly a genius! 😀
LOL! The slurping pepper.😀 Sweet setup!
Thanks, Karin! More sweetness and slurpiness to come! 😉
I figured I should comment since I finally made it in. Got to say your website makes me happy. Opa to the website! Opa to the snippet! Opa to Greek food!
It makes me happy, too! Opa to you! 🙂
OMG Please tell me she still has that pepper in her mouth when he sees her (but I don’t want her to choke)! Also I LOVE your new website!
You’ll have to wait and see! 😉 Haha, thank you! I ADORE my new site! Off to read your snippet now!
I love that! Getting caught ‘slurping’ a pepper, a red one, no less. 😉 Good word choice–it really brings this snippet to life. 😉
Wow–just wow on your new site. And now I want a cupcake…
Hee! Thanks, Teresa! 😀
Isn’t it amazing? I want a cupcake, too!!
Ooh, I sense that fireworks are about to spark, and that red pepper is the fuse!
You always do such a good job of explaining relationships with just a sentence or two. Here it’s apparent that Rebecca and Pete are easy-going pals, just by the mention of their rock-paper-scissors door opening philosophy.
The new website is stunning! Almost as pretty as you are!
Aww, A-M! You flatter me! Do it some more! 😉 I hope you know how much it means to me to have your love and support. Speaking of stunners…that throwback Facebook pic you posted recently? Hubba-hubba!
At my stage of the game, I’d be irritated at having my lunch interrupted, regardless of what a dandy specimen the chap interrupting it was!
I love Greek food. Ouzo, not so much.