The Patient Patriot by Sarah Gay

Mason Moore, the new principal for the Georgia Patriot Academy, never imagined love would bite him so hard and fast—especially not like how his triplet brothers had been bitten, then rushed into marriage. When he meets Anya, he finally understands what it’s like to be hit by Cupid’s arrow, but he determines to take things slower with Anya than his impetuous brothers did with their current spouses. When he discovers that Anya is a teacher at the academy, he has no choice but to court her at a snail’s pace.
He’s her boss! He can’t date her—not yet.
Three weeks before the school year ends, he can’t wait any longer and makes his move, only to discover Anya has plans to move home to Ireland. He has three short weeks to get her to fall in love with him—but moving out of the best friend zone and into the boyfriend zone isn’t as easy as it seems.
Anya McCarthy has finally found a keeper. She’s introduced to Mason Moore at his brother’s wedding and they share a kiss in the gardens under the dogwood tree that makes her re-think fairytale love, but the romance ends abruptly when he finds out she’s a teacher at the academy and has been married before. Anya settles for friendship, and is comfortable there until, out of the blue, Mason wants more—a lot more.
Just when it seems like things might work out between them, their lives are threatened. Mason plans to send Anya to Ireland to protect her, vowing his patience will withstand the long-distance separation, but she refuses to leave him, inviting unavoidable danger.