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Playground Games

By: Lily Morton
Narrated by: Joel Leslie
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School trips are hell on the teachers.

Auguste Patterson’s happy place on a winter holiday would involve a seat by a fire, a good book, and alcohol. Which is why he’s horrified when the headmaster at the primary school where he teaches demands he accompany a group of young students to France on a skiing trip. Gus believes snow should always be viewed from inside a warm building and never encountered while flailing on skis.

The holiday’s single perk is also the one reason Gus has for liking sports—the school’s PE teacher, Doug Henshaw. Doug is Gus’s secret crush, and sharing a room at the ski chalet with him almost makes managing forty school children bearable. But Gus doesn’t stand a chance with Doug. A handsome, funny ex-professional football player would never fall for a hopelessly unathletic language teacher. Would he?

Playground Games is a 25K word novella that first appeared in a promotional giveaway. No new content has been added.

©2021 Lily Morton (P)2026 Lily Morton Romance Romantic Comedy Sports Winter Sports Funny Witty Feel-Good Game Winter
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Teachers in LOVE 😍😍😍
Sweet quick novella
Lower heat

Adored this. Lily Morton continues to impress me. A small part of me wishes I had eye read this as I'm not massive Joel Leslie fan but regardless I'm not mad I listened to the audio. What more can you want? Two teachers falling for each other and realising that while chaperoning a school ski trip, thank you!

Teacher + Teacher = LOVE

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This is the second book in the series. These need to be read in order.


Kenny and Aaron are much more intense in this part of the story. I enjoyed getting more into their backgrounds and what they are willing to give up for each other.


The bad part is waiting on the next part. Even though this ends at a HFN, this author knows how to stop at a point that makes me grit my teeth wanting to get the rest of the story.

Gripping

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I love Lily Morton’s stories. This one was short but still told a complete and interesting story. Joel Leslie did a wonderful job performing it. There were several different accents and I loved listening to all of them.

Witty, snarky and fun!

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Lilly Morton pens a delightfully entertaining novella, a fun holiday romance you can enjoy anytime of the year. A secret crush, opposites attract romance, two teachers who work together and are away on a school trip with their students. Auguste “Gus” Patterson, an adorable and quirky character you can not help but fall for, and Doug Henshaw, former professional football player now the P.E. teacher, and the one Gus crushes on. Gus’s mishaps were hilarious, and Doug turned out to be his rock while on their school trip. I enjoyed watching them get to know each other better and seeing their relationship morph into something so much more.

This sweet story flies by, and I highly recommend listening to the audiobook because Joel Leslie’s fabulous performance makes it even more enjoyable. He does an amazing job voicing the characters and delivering a perfect portrayal of each. His accents for the characters are always spot on, and his expressive performance conveys all the characters’ emotions, making you feel each one. Joel Leslie is an entertaining storyteller, and his captivating performance keeps you glued to the story.

A Delightfully Entertaining Story & Listen🎧

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* low angst
* dual pov
* mutual pining
* teachers
* uk
* school trip
* Guest appearance by Charlie from Charlie Sunshine.

A cute, low angst colleagues to lovers romance. There's plenty of mutual pining, and a love rival (he wishes), who inadvertently pushes them closer together.
I listened to the audio. Joel Leslie does a great job as usual. Gus' French accent is a nice contrast to Doug's English one.

Teacher romance

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