Not fall in love with the tenacious band director who’s determined to drag him into the light.

After being kicked out of his massively successful rock band, Leo is content to spend Bunco nights with his mom, lay low making snacks, and lick his wounds. He’d rather work in his garden than give any attention to his failed music career.
Cut to the gorgeous high school band director relentlessly popping up in his life, making demands, and talking about giving back to the community.

Mari Mitchell knows what it’s like to be overlooked. She’s determined to do whatever it takes to ensure her students get the best shot possible even if that means running herself ragged. And when a former rockstar returns to town, who could be better to help her favorite student make their dreams come true?

Does it matter that he’s a moody musician who reminds her of a handsome tragic hero of an old-timey movie?
NO!
She’s too busy for things like burning hot physical attraction and chemistry that won’t quit. She needs Leo for more than his irresistible drummer arms. No matter how amazing they feel wrapped around her…

But what nobody knows is that the hit to Leo’s pride was a big one, and Mari might be asking too much.

Can these two band together? Or will their painful pasts prevent them from having the future they deserve?

‘Band Together’ is a full-length contemporary romance and can be read as a standalone. Book #2 in the Teachers’ Lounge series, Green Valley Chronicles, Penny Reid Book Universe.

My Rating:

Favorite Quotes:

 

This was what happened when you got involved in things. You then had to leave the house and interact with people. Groaning, I rubbed my temples. How did people live like this?

I closed my eyes and wished I was a different person.

I wanted to dress up provocatively, and here I am stuck like a mummy who just woke up from a curse.

My heart felt like it might explode out of my chest with glitter and rainbows. But expressing any of that would definitely make it weird.

 

My Review:

 

I adored this clever and insightfully written tale from beginning to end. The storylines were chock-a-block full of quirky and complex characters who intrigued and beguiled me. Piper Sheldon has mad skills and serious writing chops.

Piper Sheldon writes Contemporary Romance and Paranormal Romance. Her books are a little funny, a lotta romantic, and with just a little twist of something more. She lives with her husband, daughter, and two needy dogs at home in the desert Southwest. She finds writing bios in the third person an extreme sport of awkwardness.