Olivia Dade

Their lesson plans didn’t include love. But that’s about to change… When Martin Krause arrives at Rose Owens’s high school, she’s determined to remain chilly with her new colleague. Unfriendly? Maybe. Understandable? Yes, since a loathsome administrator gave Rose’s beloved world history classes to Martin, knowing it would hurt her. But keeping her distance from a man as warm and kind as Martin will prove challenging, even for a stubborn, guarded ice queen. Especially when she begins to see him for what he truly is: a man who’s never been taught his own value. Martin could use a good teacher—and luckily, Rose is the best. Rose has her own lessons—about trust, about vulnerability, about her past—to learn. And over the course of a single school year, the two of them will find out just how hot it can get when an ice queen melts.

Teach Me

Nikas

How could she keep trying to hate a man who worked that hard? Who cared that much?

Rose would do what Rose wanted to do. Pride above all.

During all her years as Barton’s wife, Rose had never felt so rich.

“Rose…” He tried to smile. Failed. “Please let someone love you. Even if it’s not me.”

In short, he wanted to mold me. Form me. Pare away the excess clay and sculpt me into his preferred shape.

“Because of my pride, I survived long enough to have any chance at happiness now.”

   In a blind grab, he caught her hand. “Dream of you.”

And women often get cast as villains for trying to be the heroes of their own stories, so better to embrace the role from the start. Make it your own.

One look at her goosebumps, and he’d taken off his shoes and prepared for submersion.

History is written by those in power, but those deprived of power deserve to be seen too.

To erase or curate some aspect of themselves to prevent being erased by others.

“You can be more alone in a bad relationship than if you’d never dated anyone at all.”

Gorgeous. Generous. Self-contained. Inscrutable. Those words captured Rose Owens.

Why that made his shoulders straighten a fraction, he couldn’t have explained.

Being a woman didn’t obligate her to make men—or anyone—comfortable in her presence.

Olivia Dade has done it again. I love how she writes characters. This was short and sweet. 

Murphy-Ann Craig

Rose Owns had every intention being her glacial self towards Martin Krause, the new history teacher who just came into her school, taking her classes and invading her precious classroom space. However, maintaining her position as the Ice Queen is impossible in the presence of such a kind and warm soul like Martin. It doesn't take long for their relationship to start deepening, but both of them carry delicate hearts, with pains left from previous marriages, from their upbringings and with insecurities they need to face.

— This was so good, so unbelievably lovely. This has pretty much everything I could ask from a book, it's as if it was written specially for me (which I know it wasn't, but I'll still feel all the gratitude and happiness over it as if it were).

Both characters are so wonderful, both in their personal and professional lives. Such passionate, caring teachers who clearly love what they do! 

All the relationships were a delight, not only the one between Rose and Martin, but also the one between Martin and his daughter Bea and the one between Rose and her ex-parents in-law. The family bonds were lovely and warm and felt very dear to me.

Rose and Martin were magnificently layered, both barring scars from their past and seeing them fall into openness and vulnerability with each other was glorious. The way they both grew more comfortable and confident, within themselves and with each other! Glorious! 

Martin was my favourite character, I felt such an overwhelming tenderness towards him. Knowing he finally found what he deserved with Rose fills my heart!

And tiny spoiler ahead, skip this paragraph if you must, but the promposal scene? My heart was as full as my smile. If there was ever a man deserving of grand gestures, that man is Martin Krause!

I loved this book, I loved reading it and I'm slightly upset it took me this long to get into Olivia Dade!

Rose Owns had every intention being her glacial self towards Martin Krause, the new history teacher who just came into her school, taking her classes and invading her precious classroom space. However, maintaining her position as the Ice Queen is impossible in the presence of such a kind and warm soul like Martin. It doesn't take long for their relationship to start deepening, but both of them carry delicate hearts, with pains left from previous marriages, from their upbringings and with insecurities they need to face.

— This was so good, so unbelievably lovely. This has pretty much everything I could ask from a book, it's as if it was written specially for me (which I know it wasn't, but I'll still feel all the gratitude and happiness over it as if it were).

Both characters are so wonderful, both in their personal and professional lives. Such passionate, caring teachers who clearly love what they do! 

All the relationships were a delight, not only the one between Rose and Martin, but also the one between Martin and his daughter Bea and the one between Rose and her ex-parents in-law. The family bonds were lovely and warm and felt very dear to me.

Rose and Martin were magnificently layered, both barring scars from their past and seeing them fall into openness and vulnerability with each other was glorious. The way they both grew more comfortable and confident, within themselves and with each other! Glorious! 

Martin was my favourite character, I felt such an overwhelming tenderness towards him. Knowing he finally found what he deserved with Rose fills my heart!

And tiny spoiler ahead, skip this paragraph if you must, but the promposal scene? My heart was as full as my smile. If there was ever a man deserving of grand gestures, that man is Martin Krause!

I loved this book, I loved reading it and I'm slightly upset it took me this long to get into Olivia Dade!

<3

honestly this is my first time reading a teacher x teacher book and it was less weird than i thought it would be. usually i cant enjoy the story if the characters are over 27 years old because i connect less with their life situation ect. also most of the time (in my experience at least)  romance books that follow older characters tend to make them act childish and make bad decisions and that doesn’t sit well with me. but here olivia managed to write two mature adults falling in love and getting into a healthy relationship that helped them become the best version of themselves and i think that’s really good. i actually forgot they were full fledged adults until the guy was hit with back pain 😭

Rose was a likeable character and she  portrayed real experiences people go through, firstly as a non skinny individual ,as a woman, as a person who grew up with an absent parent, as a girl who grew up in poverty and overall as someone who’s had bad experiences around love.

she had so much ambition and pride and it got her where she wanted, where she DESERVED to be and yet she still shows us how said pride could be considered a double edged sword because she wasn’t allowing herself to open up or get the help she needed. 

The name martin… i cant take it seriously 🤷‍♀️ HOWEVER he was an amazing father and an amazing teacher and he had so much love to give even after being let down by the people who were supposed to love him unconditionally. Also he’s so slay for the speech about women in history. 

bea is actually my gf she’s so cute and you could tell she really cared about her dad.

ALFRED AND ANNETTE BEST EX PARENTS IN LAW ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ (i’m emotionally attached to them myself atp) 

honestly this is my first time reading a teacher x teacher book and it was less weird than i thought it would be. usually i cant enjoy the story if the characters are over 27 years old because i connect less with their life situation ect. also most of the time (in my experience at least)  romance books that follow older characters tend to make them act childish and make bad decisions and that doesn’t sit well with me. but here olivia managed to write two mature adults falling in love and getting into a healthy relationship that helped them become the best version of themselves and i think that’s really good. i actually forgot they were full fledged adults until the guy was hit with back pain 😭

Rose was a likeable character and she  portrayed real experiences people go through, firstly as a non skinny individual ,as a woman, as a person who grew up with an absent parent, as a girl who grew up in poverty and overall as someone who’s had bad experiences around love.

she had so much ambition and pride and it got her where she wanted, where she DESERVED to be and yet she still shows us how said pride could be considered a double edged sword because she wasn’t allowing herself to open up or get the help she needed. 

The name martin… i cant take it seriously 🤷‍♀️ HOWEVER he was an amazing father and an amazing teacher and he had so much love to give even after being let down by the people who were supposed to love him unconditionally. Also he’s so slay for the speech about women in history. 

bea is actually my gf she’s so cute and you could tell she really cared about her dad.

ALFRED AND ANNETTE BEST EX PARENTS IN LAW ‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️ (i’m emotionally attached to them myself atp) 

Connor 

Their lesson plans didn't include love. But that's about to change... When Martin Krause arrives at Rose Owens's high school, she's determined to remain chilly with her new colleague. Unfriendly? Maybe. Understandable? Yes, since a loathsome administrator gave Rose's beloved world history classes to Martin, knowing it would hurt her. But keeping her distance from a man as warm and kind as Martin will prove challenging, even for a stubborn, guarded ice queen. Especially when she begins to see him for what he truly is: a man who's never been taught his own value. Martin could use a good teacher--and luckily, Rose is the best. Rose has her own lessons--about trust, about vulnerability, about her past--to learn. And over the course of a single school year, the two of them will find out just how hot it can get when an ice queen melts.

Right before the school year is set to begin, Rose Owens is told that her Honors History Class is going to be given to a newly hired teacher named Martin Krause.  Rose wants to hate him, but finds him to be a sweet man, who goes out of his way to help her as much as she helps him.  Rose goes out on a limb and asks Martin on a date, but after he refuses, he quickly realizes his mistake and sets out to make himself irresistible to Rose.  

Teach Me does a good job of shedding light on many issues faced by teachers on a daily basis, but unfortunately, the romance is a little lack-luster.  This short book doesn't do enough with developing characters and creating more than superficial emotional backstories.  However, the characters are likable, especially Rose's former in-laws, Annette and Alfred, who put on a show of being old and frail every time something doesn't go their way.  Overall, Teach Me hits the right notes several times in the book, but not enough to make this more than an average romantic comedy.  

Lynn Braden

Right before the school year is set to begin, Rose Owens is told that her Honors History Class is going to be given to a newly hired teacher named Martin Krause.  Rose wants to hate him, but finds him to be a sweet man, who goes out of his way to help her as much as she helps him.  Rose goes out on a limb and asks Martin on a date, but after he refuses, he quickly realizes his mistake and sets out to make himself irresistible to Rose.  

Teach Me does a good job of shedding light on many issues faced by teachers on a daily basis, but unfortunately, the romance is a little lack-luster.  This short book doesn't do enough with developing characters and creating more than superficial emotional backstories.  However, the characters are likable, especially Rose's former in-laws, Annette and Alfred, who put on a show of being old and frail every time something doesn't go their way.  Overall, Teach Me hits the right notes several times in the book, but not enough to make this more than an average romantic comedy.  

Yulande Lindsay

4 1/2 stars actually. I loved this. Absolutely loved it. Sweet, warm hero and a dedicated, fiercely strong heroine. Each battling their own demons. Just lovely.

ash (smokedshelves)

healthy communication from the MCs? check. soft love interest? check. dual pov? check. sweet, satisfying conclusion? check. what more could you want? 

seriously, this book was truly a delight. this was my introduction to olivia dade and i picked this up on a whim. well, mostly because the audiobook was short. but i'm so glad i did because wow. rose and martin complemented each other so incredibly well. and just... they were so wholesome. i loved it all. anyway, i'm off to go read the rest of her backlist now.

Yerim Oh

One of the few romance novels that I've read that focuses on more mature (age and personality) characters and I absolutely loved it. The connection that the characters have and their dialogue... the way Olivia Dade writes.. I loved all of it.

Ruth Parker 

This was a sweet book which showed the ups and downs of a divorced teacher, loved by her students and colleagues but treated terribly by her direct supervisor. When she meets the new history teacher who is taking some of her classes, she wants to hate him but instead is immediately drawn to his charms. He too has a past he needs to overcome. This book follows these two characters through their daily lives in school and also how they bond during their down time.
I enjoyed this book for the most part and was most attracted to it as a teacher! I liked seeing the way their school lives influenced their personal lives although the relationships with the students was perhaps a little unrealistic.

I liked Rose but thought Martin was a little bit dull. He was a nice character but perhaps a little too nice, a little too perfect. He could have been developed further.

I received an ARC from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This in no way influenced my review.

Liliana Paraskeva

I loved this story so much. It was so cozy and comforting. It made me feel so happy and understood, being a woman and a teacher. I loved the themes discussed in this story and the romance was so sweet yet realistic. 

b.andherbooks

*Actual rating 4.5 stars*
I received a free copy in exchange for a fair review, thank you to the author!

When Rose finds out she's losing some of her favorite classes to a new teacher, a man to boot, she's determined to treat him professionally but coldly. She isn't expecting him to be the passionate, excellent educator she discovers him to be as the school year begins. She isn't expecting to like him!

Martin, moved to Marysburg to be near his 18yo daughter before she graduates and goes to college, is mortified when he finds out he's taken Rose's classes, especially so when he sees how excellent she is in the classroom. He's bound and determined to make her life easy, all while struggling to hide his very fervent interest in her.

As these two wounded souls grow to know one another, they find they have more in common than they could have imagined, but also need to work to find out if they can let their pasts go to find a future together.

So soft, so sweet, and sexy! I loved this romance with 40+ characters who have faults, wrinkles, and rolls.

After falling hopelessly in love with 40-Love, I knew I needed to go back and read the first book in this series. Rose and Martin were just so, so good together. 

RTC

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