Sunday, August 16, 2026

Five romance novels with teacher leads

Alison Doherty is a writing teacher and part time assistant professor living in Brooklyn, New York. She has an MFA from The New School in writing for children and teenagers. She loves
writing about books on the Internet, listening to audiobooks on the subway, and reading anything with a twisty plot or a happily ever after.

At Book Riot she tagged five "favorite teacher romance novels featuring flirty banter over the school copy machine, longing glances over finger painting, happily ever afters for the people who deserve them most…and absolutely NO romances with students." One title on the list:
The Love Simulation by Etta Easton

Etta is a dedicated middle school vice principal who joins a six-week Mars simulation to compete for a cash prize she needs to upgrade the school library. When science teacher Roman joins her team, at first she thinks he must be there to sabotage her chances. They’ve had an occasionally flirtatious, frenemy relationship all year. And he’s the son of her football-obsessed principal. But day by day, he proves how dedicated he is to this project and the school, and the feelings and attraction between them are definitely growing. But Etta still can’t shake the feeling that this cute science teacher is hiding something from her. This book is perfect for any romance readers who wanted to go to space camp. And I, personally, loved reading about a female vice principal!
Read about the other entries on the list.

--Marshal Zeringue