Toot's Book Reviews: Review, Excerpt & Giveaway : GRADING ON CURVES by Tara Mills (CR)

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Book Blurb

One-on-one instruction never felt so right—or so wrong.

There’s nothing unusual about Mia Page’s attraction to the young science teacher at the middle school. After all, she’s not the only one who finds him enticing. But when he pulls her son aside to ask for her phone number, she knows she’s in serious trouble. Since her divorce four years earlier, she’s been out of circulation, choosing to focus on parenting instead, and she’s not entirely sure she can handle an entanglement with the sexy Mr. Walden.

There are also other reasons why getting involved with Curt would be a bad idea. He’s two years shy of thirty, and she’s on the downside of that unmentionable number. He’s adamant about never having kids, and she has a son. Even the guy’s romantic gifts are suspect. Energy saving light bulbs? He has to be kidding.

On the other hand, he’s fun, sweet, and smart. He stimulates her intellectually, emotionally, and Lord help her, physically, opening her eyes to life outside her comfortable world. Yet their differences quietly gnaw at Mia even while she succumbs to their undeniable chemistry.

As their romance deepens, so do Mia’s fears that Curt will eventually hurt her. On edge, all it takes is an innocent comment to provoke her into drawing first blood. Mia recklessly wounds Curt, learning only too late that this blade cuts both ways. Frantic to make amends, she fears it might be too late to admit the feelings she’s tried so hard to suppress.

Content Warning: contains sensual sex

Beachwalk Press, Amazon, Amazon UK, and Barnes & Noble

Book Excerpt

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Toot's Review by Stacy Sabala

Mia is divorced and hasn’t been on a date in four years. In fact she has no interest in men right now. She has been busy being a single mom to her son. Until she is standing in line at the coffee shop with her neighbor and sees the hottest guy sitting at a table. He catches her staring and smiles. Embarrassed she turns, grabs her neighbor and leaves in a hurry.

Later she panics when called at work, her son Casey broke his wrist and she needs to come get him. The teacher who helped Casey after he hurt himself offered to take him to the clinic if she could meet them there. So she races to the clinic thinking the worst. She is shocked when she comes face to face with coffee shop hottie. Curt is a teacher at Casey’s school and brought him to the clinic. Her brain short circuits and she decides she has made a fool of herself. He is twenty-eight and younger than she is. However, he is exciting her like no other ever has. What is a girl to do? Mia decides to go for it, knowing that this will never last because of their age difference. She keeps telling herself that this will ease her back into dating. Of course, nothing ever goes the way you plan. She has to decide what she really wants and if Curt is worth the risk.

I really liked the story. Single mom dating one of her son’s teachers is a very realistic story. This could be a story about anyone. The content is realistic and the reader watches as the main characters meet and struggle with their feelings. I loved the fact it was about a teacher, a science teacher at that. The love scenes were pretty hot but as I said realistic. The reader could believe that they were viewing parts of someone’s life. The only thing that made me roll my eyes was the ending. It was a bit cheesy. It was sweet, don’t get me wrong, but I groaned. Other than the ending, it was a great book. I would give it a 4 out of 5.

Author Info

I write stories I like to read -- contemporary romances with identifiable characters and themes. Life is hard, love makes it bearable. If you like stories with heart, heat, and humor, I have a title for you.

In the real world I'm a pampered wife, lucky mom to three amazing sons and one wonderful daughter-in-law, and I just became a very young grandma. I should probably underline the word very. Oh heck, why not the word young too? Nah, you get the point. I'm also the daily monitor of one naughty dog with an attitude.

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