A holiday story set in Hawaii, with two awesome middle school teachers with only a short time together to find out if they can make it to an HEA.
From the Deck the Palms blurb:
As a native New Yorker, I’ve always dreamed of my name in lights on Broadway. But when my Army officer brother calls in a favor, I wind up in Hawaii to help his family while he’s deployed.
A winter in paradise doesn’t sound too bad until I become the substitute choir teacher at a middle school near the base. Wrangling a bunch of tweens while planning the annual school holiday lights festival is a far cry from playing Peter Pan.
Enter Merrick “Merry” Winters, the school’s grumpy but hot shop teacher. I can win over any audience, but Merry’s a tough sell. And I need his help to make the festival successful.
The more time I spend with Merry, the less grumpy he seems, and the more I like the guy. He’s the third generation of a legendary North Shore surfing family. He’s committed to raising his twin boys on the island as a single dad. And like me, he doesn’t have time for an inconvenient but undeniable attraction.
As disasters pile up, the only holiday magic Merry and I seem to be making is with each other. What starts as a harmless fling becomes the only present I want under my tree.
If I want this romance to last past New Year’s, I have to decide which dreams are truly worth chasing.
Can Merry and I catch a wave for a future together before the sun sets on this holiday season?
A brand-new holiday romance from the author of the beloved The Geek Who Saved Christmas starring two middle school teachers in over their heads in an opposites-attract, fish-out-of-water romance. Deck the Palms features a slightly grumpy single dad and a sunny city slicker navigating family dynamics amid holiday small-town romance vibes with a side of Hawaiian sunshine. Guaranteed low-angst, feel-good, happy ending with a heaping helping of holiday spice!
SNik's review:
Standalone story that’s part of the author’s holiday series (An Annabeth Albert Christmas). Opposites attract. Single dad. Coworkers. Dual POV.
Nolan is all about the theater living in New York, but when his brother calls to ask for help with his family in Hawaii Nolan jumps on a plane and into a substitute music teaching position. Born and raised in Hawaii, Merry is a teacher and a father of twins, and has a healthy disdain for city slickers. But sparks fly no matter how hard Merry tries to stay away, and Nolan is definitely up for a holiday hookup, but what happens when their time is up?
Both Merry and Nolan were such great characters, each with their own personality, strong commitment to family and the generosity you find in teachers throughout your life. I enjoyed how they saw the positives in each other, had some spicy interactions, and appreciated the Hawaiian way of life. The sense of community and family and the well written romantic emotions gave this story such a lovely feel.
Deck the Palms is currently available as an e-book and can be read as part of your Kindle Unlimited Subscription
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