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Teacher of the Year by M.A. Wardell
Love: Not as easy as ABC.
They were supposed to keep things casual. Who’d expect they’d be schooled in love?
Those who can, teach. Marvin Block is one of the best kindergarten teachers out there. And despite his anxiety, Marvin’s life is sweet. He knows what he wants. And what he wants is the Teacher of the Year Award. Not just for himself – his school needs him to win.
Returning from break, the New Year finds Marvin all set to welcome a new pupil to his class. But when Illona walks in with her cute-as-hell single dad beside her, Marvin’s focus starts to slide.
Sure, his students always come first, but he deserves to have a life outside the classroom, too, right?
As their friendship starts to deepen, Marvin realizes Olan has the potential to teach him things about love he never thought possible. But with the Teacher of the Year award and his school’s future on the line, now’s not the time for anything complicated.
Education has always been Marvin’s world. And he needs to keep a cool head if he wants to win the award and save his school. But will it be worth it if he loses Olan in the process?
With Olan’s past and Marvin’s present colliding, their experiment in love hangs in the balance. Marvin knows what he wants out of life. But now he’s forced to consider what he wants out of love.
Will Marvin chalk the relationship up to experience? Or can they revise their story into a textbook romance?
Teacher of the Year is a steamy open door friends-to-lovers gay romance novel that explores the balance between friends, family, career, and relationships while overcoming trauma and dealing with anxiety.
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We begin to move apart, our faces again passing like ships in the night, his scent making it difficult to separate.
At the moment our faces are closest, Olan pauses.
“Hello,” he says. The vibrations from his throat reverberate against my chest.
“Hey.”
His breath, warm and sweet, gives me a jolt of confidence. We stand there dangerously close, and for once in my life, I don’t overthink the situation. Instead, I blurt, “Do you still feel like that kiss?”
“Marvin, I’m not leaving your apartment until you kiss me.”
His gaze falls to my lips and his pupils dilate, an electric tension quivering between us. He extends a hand to my face, my breath hitching from his touch. I close my eyes as his thumb traces my jaw to my chin and north to my lower lip, and what the fuck is happening? My heart, already racing, revs to overdrive, and I take it as a sign to move forward, closing the small gap between us. My lips graze his cheek, and finally having them on his skin, the urge to lick him from head to toe surges in my core. He carefully turns, our mouths meet, and it takes every ounce of restraint to pace myself. At first, he’s slow, cautious, and curious. A gentle brushing of his lips on mine. But as space and time disappear, I can feel Olan relax and press himself into me simultaneously. There’s an urgency and eagerness to him now. Our mouths coming together opens a new gateway between us and sends a shockwave through my entire body.
And his lips. His fucking magnificent lips. Plump and soft and coated with cherry ChapStick making me want to nibble every bit of them. He cups my face with his hands, leaving one on my cheek and sliding the other up to my hair. His fingers become entwined in curls, and his hand moves with conviction. Holding my face and my hair as our mouths take these first steps together makes me feel so damn cherished, I’m not sure I can bear it. I move my hands toward his head and rest them on the back of his neck, just below his hairline.
“You okay?” I ask.
“Absolutely,” he mutters into my mouth.
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About the Author:
I write steamy queer rom-coms.
My goal is to tell adult gay love stories with a diverse representation of flawed and damaged characters who find healing through love.
I love rom-coms and have always wished there was better representation, so I’m writing the stories I wish existed. The gay men in my stories are flawed and messy. Helping them find their HEA is my passion.
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