About That Kiss by Jill Shalvis Pages: 384
Series: Heartbreaker Bay #5
Genres: Contemporary Romance
Source: ARC, Edelweiss
Also in this series: Hot Winter Nights, Playing for Keeps, Wrapped Up in You, Twist of Fate
Also by this author: My Kind of Wonderful, Nobody But You, Accidentally on Purpose, Hot Winter Nights, Playing for Keeps, Wrapped Up in You, Twist of Fate, Love for Beginners
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When love drives you crazy . . .
When sexy Joe Malone never calls after their explosive kiss, Kylie shoves him out of her mind. Until she needs a favor, and it’s a doozy. Something precious to her has been stolen and there’s only one person with unique finder-and-fixer skills that can help—Joe. It means swallowing her pride and somehow trying to avoid the temptation to throttle him—or seduce him.
the best thing to do . . .
No, Joe didn’t call after the kiss. He’s the fun time guy, not the forever guy. And Kylie, after all she’s been through, deserves a good man who will stay. But everything about Kylie makes it damned hard to focus, and though his brain knows what he has to do, his heart isn’t getting the memo.
… is enjoy the ride.
As Kylie and Joe go on the scavenger hunt of their lives, they discover surprising things about each other. Now, the best way for them to get over “that kiss” might just be to replace it with a hundred more.
About That Kiss starts after “that kiss”. I didn’t read the previous book so I didn’t get to see the events that concluded with the kiss, but it didn’t affect my ability to read this story. Joe is a playboy and not into relationships. Kylie is not about to let a guy like Joe hurt her. These two have a very antagonistic relationship filled with banter and teasing.
Kylie is a wood worker and makes beautiful pieces. She learned from her grandfather who passed away years ago. She has a treasured carved wood penguin he made for her and it is stolen by someone. She hires Joe to help her find it. While it is worthless to everyone but her, its all she has left of her grandfather. I didn’t expect this to be a big deal, but actually it turns into more than just a simple theft. I was surprised at how devious this thief was! It added a bit of mystery and suspense I wasn’t expecting.
The slow burn between Kylie and Joe is delicious! Lots of heated kisses that build and build. Joe knows that Kylie is hiding something and he finds that he actually wants to get to know her better. He has never felt that way before so its all a little strange and unsettling for him. Kylie doesn’t want to get hurt, so she is cautious with Joe. Of course Joe is an idiot and has no idea what to do with feelings. Add in the tension with whomever is taunting Kylie and you have a really compelling story that I enjoyed a great deal. Joe wasn’t the easiest person to like, but as the story unfolds and you see him with his dad and sister and friends, you get him.
- POV: 3rd
- Tears: no
- Trope: hate to love
- Triggers: none
- Series/Standalone: stand alone within an interconnected series
- Cliffhanger: View Spoiler »
- HEA: View Spoiler »
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Books by Melissa Foster, Susan Stoker, Melody Grace, Bella Andre, Samantha Chase…then you will probably like About That Kiss!
About that Kiss
I was about a 4 star on this one, too 🙂 Susan Stoker is similar, huh? I have a couple of her books in my Kindle app and I keep meaning to start her stories in preparation for meeting her in Kentucky later this year. You like them? 🙂
Great, short review!!
Susan Stokers books have some of the same elements-take charge men, security experts/ex military/cops etc, and smoking hot chemistry! Stoker is one of my favorite authors.
Awesome review, Sam. Glad that you enjoyed it. It sounds great. I haven’t had a chance to read her books even though I own one of hers. Need to start soon. Thanks for sharing. ?❤️
I enjoyed this one too! 😀
What I loved most about this book was the slow burn chemistry and man those kissing scenes were HOT right without being super detailed!! Just loved that. I was really shocked in how much I enjoyed this book considering that this author is a hit or miss for me.
I’m obsessed with this series! I really enjoyed Joe and Kylie’s story. 🙂
This is definitely one of my faves in the series. Joe was fantastic! And I cried – happy tears.
YES! I adored this one. I honestly love all the books in this series. It only seems to be getting better. And the swoons omg!!! *heart eyes*
So glad you enjoyed too! 🙂