His 4th of July Drama

by Cassandra Shiels

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She has the ring—but her fiancé still won’t set a wedding date.

Prissy Lewis is a matchmaker in town, known for helping other people find their happily-ever-afters. She just never expected her own to feel so uncertain. Her fiancé keeps avoiding the one thing that would make their future real: a wedding date.

To promote her matchmaking business, Prissy signs up for the local Fourth of July festival. It’s supposed to be simple marketing—until she’s assigned the only available role: running a complicated kids’ photo booth she has no experience with.

When her fiancé refuses to help, Prissy is left scrambling—until her best friend, Melissa, steps in and sends backup: Drake Hart, the Alvin High drama teacher. Drake is steady, capable, and unexpectedly kind—but he’s also still carrying the weight of a broken heart and has no intention of getting involved in anything romantic again. Neither of them is looking for love.

But as they work side by side, Drake becomes the one person who actually shows up for her—helping her fix problems her fiancé ignores, supporting her dreams, and making her feel seen in a way she didn’t realize she was missing. The more Prissy leans on him, the harder it becomes to ignore the truth she’s been avoiding: the man she’s promised her future to isn’t showing up… but the man she didn’t expect is. And if she’s wrong about what love is supposed to look like, she isn’t just risking her relationship— she’s risking the future she’s built her entire life around.

A clean, swoony small-town romance about protective kindness, unexpected connection, and the courage to choose the love that truly chooses you back.

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Book Details

Genre

Contemporary Romance

Subgenre

Holiday (Christmas, Valentine’s, etc.)

Series

Teachers of Alvin High • Book 3

Audience

Adult

Bell Peppers

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Profanity

1 None

Violence

1 None

Drugs, Alcohol, Tobacco

1 None

Publication Date

June 30, 2021

Language Versions

English

Fiction Form

Novella

Editorial Reviews

"I like their dynamic- they have great chemistry right off the bat" -ML-

"A thoroughly delightful book. The reader watches the adventures and misadventures of a high school drama teacher, a feisty creator of a matchmaking service, and her obnoxious fiancé. I just couldn’t wait to see her dump the creep and latch onto our hero." -Nanabear-

"I loved that I could identify with Prissy even though we don't have much in common on the surface. And I hated her fiance so much I want to sing bad country breakup songs at him. Drake is cute and adorable, and I love how he respects her and gives her space, and is so careful about giving suggestions instead of being forceful." -Christie Powell-

I absolutely LOVED it!!

I love this Holiday high school teacher series. It's adorable and clean and funny and all the good things.- Drake and Prissy- Michael is a dumdum- Mr January of Lumberjacks 👌😂- I like their dynamic- they have great chemistry right off the bat- conversation while building the backdrops- a little conflicting for me because she engaged but, come on, Drake. 😍- the play. I love plays.- I'm having to take breaks during this book because I'm so invested- razzleberry. I can't. It's so adorable.- 5 stars plus!!- so so so sweet

Razzleberries all around

A thoroughly delightful book. The reader watches the adventures and misadventures of a high school drama teacher, a feisty creator of a matchmaking service, and her obnoxious fiancé. I just couldn’t wait to see her dump the creep and latch onto our hero. The characters are well developed and it’s a fun read.

Such a cute book!

I loved that I could identify with Prissy even though we don't have much in common on the surface. And I hated her fiance so much I want to sing bad country breakup songs at him. Drake is cute and adorable, and I love how he respects her and gives her space, and is so careful about giving suggestions instead of being forceful. This is a really fun read, you should check it out!

Short, sweet romance

I’ve read three books in the Alvin High series, and although I’ve enjoyed them all, this particular story wrapped up a bit too quickly for me. I liked the teacher connection of this series and the dating app carryover from the Valentine’s book. I also appreciated the fast pace since I’m always trying to get more things done.
However, Michael seemed too one dimensional. Why was he always busy (even at night) and what WAS he doing on the Fourth of July? Working? I would’ve liked more character development. Plus, since there were references to Michael’s mother’s expectations for the wedding, I kept waiting for some sort of show down between Prissy and her future mother-in-law over the wedding plans. Overall, this was a good story, but it could’ve had more depth.

Fun and sweet romance

I met Prissy before in the valentines book. She runs a matchmaking business. I loved her in this book. She is so full of life. She has drive but is also kind. I was a bit frustrated to how blind she was to what a jerk Micheal is. Drake is awesome. This is a fun and sweet romance.