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Chalk and Chance - A High School Teacher a Principal and the Note That Changed Everything - cover

Chalk and Chance - A High School Teacher a Principal and the Note That Changed Everything

Sophie Claire Whitmore

Publisher: Velvet Ink Press

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Summary

Lila Brooks has spent years in Room 207 grading essays, coaxing reluctant readers, and keeping her heart out of reach. So when the school’s new principal turns out to be Noah Hart, the former class clown who once tested every ounce of her patience, she’s forced to face a past she thought was long gone.
 
Noah never imagined he’d return to his hometown, much less run the school he once disrupted. But stepping into leadership means reviving programs that had been forgotten including one of Lila’s old ideas. Suddenly, the woman he once teased feels like the colleague he can’t stop admiring.
 
As they work together to help a struggling student whose anonymous essay reveals more than grades ever could, their professional lines blur. Old trust begins to mend, and something new edges its way in. Lila must decide if she’s ready to rewrite more than her lesson plans maybe her own future.
 
Can a teacher and her onetime class clown find a story worth writing together?
 
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Like every story in Hearts in Uniform, theirs proves that courage isn’t only found on duty it’s found in opening the heart.
 
In every town, there are quiet heroes people who rise early, stay late, and give more than they take. Hearts in Uniform is a clean romance series honoring those who serve with strength, compassion, and quiet courage on duty and at home.
 
From firefighters facing flames to school counselors guiding children, each story highlights everyday champions who make their communities safer and kinder. These are not tales of perfection but of resilience, humor, and the risk it takes to open a guarded heart.
 
Set in small towns and close-knit neighborhoods, each standalone romance introduces a new hero and heroine brought together in unexpected ways. Saving lives, delivering letters, tending strays, restoring trust love often arrives in the middle of service and sacrifice.
 
Hearts in Uniform offers slow-burn connection, witty banter, and clean, swoon-worthy endings. One brave love story at a time.
Available since: 09/09/2025.
Print length: 65 pages.

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