I cannot express how much I loved this little gem. A set of dream characters that it was an utter pleasure getting to know. Martin and Rose are probably some of my favourite characters I've ever come across in fiction, both likeable, humorous and flawed -real, authentic characters. The relationship that blooms between them is beautiful and had me grinning from ear to ear!

I'm just so happy I gave Teach Me a chance because it was exactly what I needed. A definite must read for anyone who loves the genre!

This was fantastic. Positive representation of a larger heroine, a romance with older protagonists, excellent character development and a romantic, lovely story. Such a great read.

Rose is a high school history teacher, who has just had her favourite class given to the new teacher Martin Krause.. Martin is a divorced father to Bea, who has moved to Maryland to be near her before she goes to college. When he starts work, he is a bit taken aback by Rose’s polite coolness to him, until he realises she has had her classes and her private prep time taken away to accommodate him.

They are both attracted to each other, but Rose is guarded and careful, because of her background, and difficult divorce. Martin has been badly bruised and put down all his life too, and the romance between them is a lovely, nuanced and intelligent unfolding. Martin recognises Rose’s expensively presented armour for what it is, and slowly and patiently works to dismantle it. Rose recognises how Martin has been made to feel less than all his life, and helps him to shrug those unhelpful beliefs off.

They were just lovely to read. As was the relationship between rose and her students and Martin and his daughter. I also loved Rose’s ex in law’s - so funny!

Highly recommended- jus5 get it!

I voluntarily reviewed an advance reader copy of this book. All opinions are my own.

This was my first book read by this author and I truly LOVED it. Rose is smart, dedicated, mature, and worked so hard to get where she is, in the school program she runs where she truly makes a difference in kids' lives. When Martin is hired at her school and given her plum course, she is bound and determined to be cordial to him (it wasn't his fault, after all) but no more. Too bad her heart doesn't get the memo.

Martin was a dream character. Struggling with his divorce and shared custody of his teenaged daughter, having moved to a new city in order to stay in his daughter's life, he somehow still recognises Rose's issues and works hard to earn her respect and her trust.

This story was about two people who had been through some hard knocks in the school of life, but managed to come out on top. I loved the humour, the emotions, the connections...it was all just a really great book. So enjoyable and I was honestly disappointed when the story ended. If I had one criticism it was the cliche bully, but even then Rose managed to turn it around. Reading about her opening her heart up to people who had been silently standing by her for years was heart warming and left me teary-eyed.

I'm looking forward to reading more from this author as soon as possible!

This book was exactly what I wanted to read to start summer vacation! This book centers around Rose and Martin who are both teachers at a high school. Martin is new this year and Rose if very guarded and wants to keep their relationship purely professional. I not only loved the relationship between Rose and Martin, but I loved all the other relationships too. Between parents and kids, teachers and students, and between co-workers! Fantastic, light read!!

3/5 stars

I feel like this book fell flat for me, I wasn't really impressed by the characters and I just couldn't connect to the story. I just wanted more from this book than I got. I will say that this was a really quick/ fast read.

I loved "Teach Me" by Olivia Dade. I always enjoy a slow burn romance, and this is a great one. Both main characters were well-developed and likeable, and I especially appreciated that while both Martin and Rose had a lot of baggage from their previous relationships, they dealt with it maturely and actually communicated with each other about it. They each let their partner know their needs, desires, and boundaries, and didn't let things build up into a huge, seemingly insurmountable obstacle near the end of the book.

Martin was a lovable beta hero, which made for a nice change of pace from the many alphas featured in the other books I've read lately. He was a great dad and his relationship with his daughter was really sweet. As for Rose, I loved how strong and independent she was, and that she wasn't afraid to stand up for herself. The progression of their relationship was really lovely, and I adored the promposal scene when Rose finally declared her feelings for Martin in public.

Overall, this was just a wonderful story, and I highly recommend it.

*ARC provided by the publisher via NetGalley in exchange for an honest review.

I loved this book so much .It was exactly what I needed when I read it. I can not wait for the next Olivia Dade book this summer!

Rose is a treasure and Martin is the soft cinnamon roll we all need in the current world.

Teach Me is a lovely romance between 40-something divorced history teachers who are such good people I was cheering them on to find happiness. It was a delight to read about teachers who cared so much about their students, to have a fat and confident heroine, for the conflict to be mainly internal and based in the protagonists' insecurities, and for the hero to be such a genuinely great man and dad, something I rarely see in romance novels. Teach Me is an enjoyable read with more mature characters, believable issues and surprisingly hot sex. Recommended for contemporary m/f romance fans.

This book was a delight from start to finish. I loved reserved Rose who tried so hard, I loved reserved but ultrasweet Martin, I even loved Martin’s teenage daughter while I’m generally not a fan of children in romances and the ex-in-laws must be the best in-laws ever to grace the earth, so I loved them too.

Alternate third person POV
Mature hero and heroine +40
Plus size heroine (without any guilt about weight)

The book is set mostly at the school where the hero and heroine meet and both work. While I’m not a teacher, and don’t know much about the US school system, to me the dynamics between Rose and Martin were perfectly relatable for anyone who has ever had colleagues.

It’s a book about pride and love, and about learning to ask for help without losing that pride. The ending was a little over the top easy, but I didn’t mind.

I really enjoyed Teach Me by Olivia Dade. So much so that I read it in one sitting. Teach Me tells the story of Rose and Martin, both high school history teachers. Although brand new to the school, Martin has been given some of Rose's favorite classes and the partial use of her classroom which leads to a very rocky beginning for them. Even after fifteen years at the school Rose does not mix her personal life with her professional, meaning she has no real friends amongst the staff and is known somewhat as an ice queen. While Martin wants desperately to break Rose out of her shell, he has his own lingering issues from prior relationships to work out. The more time they spend together, the more drawn they are to each other, but they have you decide if their feelings are enough.
While this book wasn't short on the drama and angst that I love so much about romances, it was soothing quick read for me. It was so refreshing to see a story about two regular people. Teachers at that, and both in their forties. Dade does a great job of producing a diverse cast of characters, and I enjoyed all of them. Teach Me had some great elements of humor but also brought out lots of different emotions. I absolutely loved the relationships between the characters, not just the romance between Rose and Martin, but Martin's relationship with his daughter, Rose's with her ex in laws, and both of their relationships with their students were wonderful. I also really enjoyed the snippets of their history lessons. I loved that there was no catastrophic event or life changing experience, rather just two people working out their own issues together to allow them to find and accept love. I've read this author in the past and while I enjoyed her previous books a lot, I think this is a new level of writing for her. Teach Me feels a lot smoother and more polished than her previous works. I'm definitely looking forward to reading more from Olivia Dade.

First, I think this is the only time I've read anything by Ms. Dade and I'm sad to say that because her writing is superb. Her character building is absolutely phenomenal. Both Martin and Rose are real life and likeable. This is a very well written story that blew me away. So warm. So sweet and slow building. I loved it.

Martin and Rose may be my new favorite couple! Martin is so sweet and understanding and I love how he is able to gently break down Rose's barriers. Because this is a "seasoned" romance, the characters both have baggage but their baggage fits together nicely. Olivia Dade's writing is sweet, charming and compelling. I loved revealing their back stories and Rose's ex-mother and father-in-law were some of my favorite side characters in recent history!

I read 60% of this book in a day because I really didn’t want to put it down! The h and H are so perfect, I was falling in love right along with them.

Rose is a composed, badass, compassionate teacher and I loved how she started out as someone who was perceived as an “ice queen” but had good reason to guard herself with the exception of how much she cares for her students. She’s also a plus sized gal, like myself, and the author addressed this PERFECTLY - like seriously, other authors: take notes! And three cheers for Olivia Dade!!!

Martin is one of my favourite heroes that I’ve ever read - period. He’s so sweet but still so sexy. He’s the anti-alpha without pandering or being annoying (as I think can sometimes happen). At every turn, he tries to understand Rose’s actions and consider her feelings, he’s super non-toxic, a great dad and teacher, and basically just all around good.

There dynamic together was great, too. Lots of pushing and pulling, and though it takes some time to get to the sex scene (I blurted out a hurrah when we finally got there), you can feel their chemistry. There banter was great and I do love so much how consent was addressed throughout. Again, this is how I like my romances - THANK YOU, MS. DADE. I do wish there were a few more detailed scenes for my smut-loving heart, but the story carries you through and I still enjoyed this book very, very much!

I received "Teach Me" by Oliva Dade for free through NetGalley in exchange for an honest review. It was refreshing to not read another "new adult" romance. It was a good story, but there were a few things that I had issue with. The main female character kept being referred to as "big" and "fat." I like to be able to picture the characters in my head and would have like to have a better picture of her size-- are we talking "fat" size 12 or size 32? -- and I certainly have nothing against a plus size character--I just want to have a better understanding. She never really refers to herself that way, and I just found it a big rude that the man kept referring to her as fat in his thoughts. That being said, it was a nice story and I would read more by this author in the future.

I Loved Loved this book okay so the main character is a teacher she is in her 40s she is a ice queen and she is a plus size woman so I liked that aspect and the guy that comes in to take over her AP classes is someone she isn’t supposed to go for right so you know it’s a slow burn but I still loved it please go read it everyone

I loved the dialog, the banter and the coming together of two people torn by hard pasts presented in Teach Me. In a high school milieu, two teachers find each other but one has a heart that seems to be made of steel and the other surprised by his desire to reach her. Both Martin and Rose have a deep love for their students and while fighting their feelings, fight for the best for their students.
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this book. All thoughts and opinions are my own.

This is such a wonderfully feminist slow burn romance in so many ways. Rose is an “ice queen” at first glance, but she has so many layers. She grew up very poor and has a lot of pride, which is a strength and a weakness. She has a hard shell but she’s very compassionate and loyal and caring to people who deserve it. Martin is sensitive and a great dad. I loved the relationship between him and his teenage daughter in this. Martin and Rose are both divorced social studies teachers in their 40s. This book really emphasizes consent, trust, LISTENING. There’s a lot of respect for boundaries. The secondary characters are diverse. And the fat rep in this was so good. Rose is fat but it’s not a plot point; it’s just part of who she is. That was so affirming and NECESSARY. And I actually appreciated that Martin is smaller than her, but neither of them make a big deal about it. So she can’t wear his clothes and he can’t lift her... no big deal. He thinks she’s sexy and amazing. This book gave me so many feels and I very much recommend it!

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I tried to like this book, I really did. I read a lot of rom com books (A LOT) and was expecting more from this novel. The characters were very one-dimensional and I tried to like Rosie but she just didn't make me like her, I didn't emphasize with her either. The male character, Martin "sobersides", character was just blah. I didn't feel for him at all. He was dull and didn't sound attractive at all, and I'm still not sure how Rosie fell for a character like him. She shuts him down numerous times but then flirts with him, sending mixed signals. Like you're a professional teacher, an adult, act like one. Ugh. And the sex scenes were cringe-worthy as well. Hope this author's next book is better than this one. It had a lot of promise, but just fell short.

I so loved this slow burn romance with older characters and teachers to boot! I felt like the author got the teacher aspect so right! I also hope this kicks off more romances with people over 40 because not everyone falls in love so young. Highly recommend!