If you find
yourself having banged your new boss—the principal—in the back of your Jeep one
drunken night, here’s a few takeaways based on my experience...
Lesson One: Always get her FULL name.
Lesson Two: Consider asking what she does for a
living.
Lesson Three:
Find out why she’s moved to town. Get details. Details are crucial.
Lesson Four: Don’t alter her bio in front of an
auditorium of high school students unless you know she has a sense of humor for
that sort of thing.
Lesson Five: If you ignore Lesson Four, apologize
instead of flirt when you’re sent to the principal’s office.
Lesson Six: NEVER sleep with her again.
Lesson Seven: Pay attention to this one—it’s the
most important of them all.
Don’t fall for your one-night stand.
Class
dismissed.
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Excerpt:
“We need you to introduce Principal Radcliffe.” She peers
behind me then pushes up on her tiptoes to whisper in my ear, “Malcolm, I mean
Vice Principal Ealey, called in this morning. I think he was still…”
Fay doesn’t have to finish the sentence. Malcolm Ealey went
through a public divorce last year and has been spending a lot of his time at
the Lucky Tavern, drowning in a helluva lot more than his sorrows. That’s why,
even though he should have become our temporary principal, the school board
decided to hire someone new.
“Why me?”
She hands me a piece of paper. “The kids look up to you, and
everyone thinks that the kids will welcome Principal Radcliffe if you introduce
her.”
<em>Her.</em> Another woman. Hopefully this one
is well-caffeinated and not pregnant. We’ll all stand a better chance that way.
I accept the piece of paper, looking over what I need to
say. “Fine.”
I’m not scared of public speaking. I’ve got two teenage
girls at home. You don’t know a hostile environment until you’re trying to
break up a fight between those two.
“You’re the best, Austin.” Fay squeezes my forearm then
walks down the hall.
My footsteps slow as I read over the new principal’s bio.
What the hell is a Yale graduate doing in Alaska at Lake Starlight High School?
After skimming over her education, I fold up the paper. I can wing it from
there. Besides the kids couldn’t care less about what’s printed on that sheet.
Heading into the auditorium, I search out the face of our
new principal, but I know everyone here.
“Her meeting with the superintendent is running a tad late,
so if you could stall, I’ll tap you on the shoulder when it’s safe to announce
her,” Fay informs me.
“I’m not a zoo keeper.”
Fay laughs.
I will not miss this part of my job next year.
Before I realize it, I’m in front of the podium, clearing my
throat and introducing myself, as if everyone here doesn’t already know who I
am. Sedona rolls her eyes and looks away. I have no fucking clue why she’s so
embarrassed of me. I mean, look at me. Six foot two, two-ten, short, neat
haircut. I work out four times a week, hike, bike, ski. My muscles aren’t from
just the gym…
Okay, before I keep sounding like a male-seeking-female want
ad, let’s get on with how my day went into the shitter in a matter of twenty
minutes.
I tell a few jokes, and the kids loosen up a bit. Maybe I
should rethink the whole college baseball coach thing and go for stand-up
comedy. I’m pretty good at this.
Fay taps my shoulder, and thank God, because I’m running out
of material.
I pull the paper out of my back pocket and clear my throat
one more time. “All right, everyone. We all know that Principal Miller has left
us to enjoy her new baby, so we’re welcoming a new principal into our school.
Our new principal for the remainder of the year is Dr. Radcliffe. She graduated
from Yale with her doctorate in education. She comes here from the lower
forty-eight, so make sure you give a big Alaskan welcome!”
About half the kids in the auditorium clap while the rest of
them stare at the stage with an expression that only a bunch of unimpressed and
uninterested teenagers can manage.
Time to grab their interest and get them to buy in.
“Principal Radcliffe’s hobbies include streaking during football games, ferret
racing, and taking surveys for money.”
The kids roar with laughter, finally looking as if they’re
interested and want to be here. Fay steps up and nudges me.
“Sorry,” I mumble. “We’ll bring Dr. Radcliffe out to explain
her hobbies in more depth.” I turn from the podium at the sound of heels
clicking across the stage.
This is the part where my mouth drops open and my testicles
jerk up, seeking protection.
See the auburn-haired woman walking right toward me? The one
who looks as pissed off as Sedona did when I honked my horn in the parking lot
this morning?
Yeah, that’s my new boss.
The new principal of Lake Starlight High School.
I don’t believe in kissing and telling, but I’ll tell
you—this is the first and only principal I’ve ever given an orgasm to in the
backseat of my Jeep.
Review by Gia:
This was my first read by Piper Rayne and I'm hooked. I loved this
one. The Baileys are a big family. The family has great dynamics.
Austin is the oldest Bailey. He and his sister, Savannah, have run the
family after their parents died. Austin is funny guy but really hasn't
lived his life the way he wanted too. The youngest twins are getting
ready to graduate from high school and Austin is ready to move on to
coach college. Holly comes to town. She's there for a temp job but
she has something else she wants to do there too. Her and Austin paths
cross a lot and they have great chemistry. They also have some fun
banter. I loved everything about this story. I can't wait to read
about the Baileys.
5 Amazeballs Stars!
5 Amazeballs Stars!
Piper Rayne, or Piper and Rayne, whichever you prefer because we’re not one author, we’re two. Yep, you get two USA Today Bestselling authors for the price of one. Our goal is to bring you romance stories that have "Heartwarming Humor With a Side of Sizzle" (okay...you caught us, that's our tagline). A little about us... We both have kindle’s full of one-clickable books. We're both married to husbands who drive us to drink. We're both chauffeurs to our kids. Most of all, we love hot heroes and quirky heroines that make us laugh, and we hope you do, too.
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