Review: Passing Notes by Nora Everly

Passing Notes by Nora Everly
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

I was provided an ARC of this book via the author and Smartypants Romance, all opinions are my own.

If you have been following along with the Smartypants Universe from the beginning, the name Clara Hill has come up before, and you will be familiar with the other Hill sisters.  If not, this reads as a complete standalone, so don't worry you start here.  

Clara and Nick had a thing in high school.  They parted ways when Nick went away to college on a full scholarship, and Clara was left to pick up the pieces of her shattered heart and find her own way.  They didn't part on the best of terms, so when grown up Nick moves in next to Clara with his two kids in tow, she is somewhat of a mess.  She just wants to be left alone to water her plants, people watch her neighbors, and avoid dealing with her problems and tell other people how to fix theirs.  Nick is doing the best he can to deal with being a single dad, be cordial to his ex, be a good teacher and coach, but when Clara re-enters his life she is all he can think about.  All of those memories from the past come racing back and he is determined to fix things with Clara once and for all.  

If you love second chance romances, this is a great one.  Nick and Clara have alot of chemistry and alot of explaining to do.  Once they finally get to the bottom of what happened in high school and what their fears and expectations are, things really take off for them.  Nick knows Clara is the one who got away, and now she is back in his life, he isn't letting her go again.  I appreciated that we get some appearances by other characters that we've seen in past books.  I also liked the way that the situation with Nick's kids and his ex-wife were handled.  They had a good co-parenting situation and were respectful of bringing new partners around their children.  Clara was also wonderful with the kids, the kids were great too.  

I love Nora Everly's writing and this is another great addition to the Smartypants Universe!

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