Kiss Me by CC Wood has all of the things I look for in a novel. An alpha guy, a feisty, fun heroine I love, some good sexy times, some giggling moments and lots of “aaawwwws”. But it didn’t have one thing I wanted….MORE!!!
Though Kiss Me can be a stand-alone novella, I highly recommend you read A Kiss For Christmas first (this story is good any time of year-see my review here.) In A Kiss for Christmas, we meet Kevin and Blair. Blair’s BFF is Kevin’s younger sister, Kaylie. During that book, I must say, Kaylie was a stand-out character, and a few of us begged CC for her story, and it totally lived up to expectations!
Jake Coulter dumped Kaylie six years earlier. But she never quite got over him. She kind of hates him for dumping her, but those old feelings are still there, simmering under the surface. But now, Kaylie is Maid of Honor and Jake is Best Man at her brother’s wedding, so she will be seeing Jake quite a lot.
Jake starts flirting with Kaylie…she doesn’t get it and it’s pissing her off. How dare he play with her heart? HE dumped HER, and now he is getting all flirty. She tries to pull it off like he doesn’t affect her, but his familiarity with all of her weaknesses, his gentlemanly behavior that so many guys lack, and his persistence start to wear her down. Kaylie is feisty. She’ll kick you in the shin and throw a little tantrum, and that’s one of the things Jake always loved about her.
“If you leave this room, I will chase you down and carry you back up here over my shoulder if I have to.”
He responded by grabbing her wrists and pulling his body so that she now straddled his hips. Kaylie gasped as he put her hands on the headboard above him, forcing her to grip the top.
‘Don’t let go,’ he stated.
Kaylie shivered. Usually if a man bossed her around, bedroom or not, she would kick him in the nuts. However, it appeared that a bossy Jake really did turn her on…”
Telling a full story in about 60 pages is not easy to do. How much can you really do in 60 pages? But CC did a great job of getting the reader right into the story and not letting go till the happy ending. It was a short, sweet, happy fun book that is perfect to read when you want a little treat. Like it’s cover, it’s like a sweet candy, that is gone way too fast.
I am not going to list likes and dislikes for such a short title. I will say this, my only dislike is I wanted more!!! MORE!!! Yes I’m greedy like that. Part of me wants to take off half a star because of how short it is, but then I want to add it back because she gave a damn full story in such a small amount of pages. It’s just hard to compare this to her other novellas that run around 100 pages to this one. But I’m going to judge it for the shorter story it is and give it 5 stars because it made me happy.
Rating: 5 stars (for a short novella) 4.5 Heat
Go ahead. For less than a buck you’ll have an hour or two of happy, sexy entertainment, and it feels like you got a whole juicy story. I giggled, got horny, and even teared up. What the hell else can you expect from a novella? Nothing! This had it all.
1) I don’t really like to shop.2) Cat from Frenemies was loosely based on my sister-in-law, especially the klutzy stuff!3) I’m addicted to true crime shows.4) I tend to write late at night, between 10 p.m. and 3 a.m. Well, I did before I got pregnant….5) I love to cook. On my days off, I will cook a huge dinner for my family, including dessert.6) I read insanely fast, a novel within a 3-4 hours7) Kaylie’s crazy behavior in Kiss Me was also inspired by several of my friends…shin kicking anyone?8) I LOVE action movies. If they blow stuff up, I’ll watch.9) I’m finishing up my master’s degree in music as a piano major.
10) My husband calls me ‘Mario’ because of my lead foot while driving. I like to get from Point A to B as quickly as possible.
*Kiss me was an ARC provided by CC Wood and The Book Pimp for a fair review.
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kp says
I love to watch cookings shows on Food Network but then hate to cook!
Lariza says
Awesome review!! Can’t wait to read the book! One random thing about me is that I love to know about serial killers and absolutely love Discovery ID!!
Laura Mendez says
When people piss me off… I wish random mean things to happen to them… like fall in mud while on a date… brake a heel at the club…. spill their fruity drink on their white shirt. That sort of stuff… like mean but not so mean where bad things happen to them…. just embarassing things 😉
Danielle says
One random fact about it is that I’m terrified of clowns!! Creepy bastards!!!
Danielle says
about me** Sorry
Heather says
I’m addicted to the ID channel and I must always have my toes painted.
Karen says
One random fact about me is I love live theatre, especially musical theatre.
Leslie T. says
Awesome review, I can’t wait to read this one!
Leslie T. says
I forgot to add a random fact…Even though I don’t enjoy reading True Crime books, I love shows about them.
Vicki Deatelhauser says
I just started reading as a hobby 5 months ago….prior to that would only pick up a book if it was necessary!
Jessica says
I started reading less then a year ago and have read over 190 books.
Melissa B says
Random fact about me is I moved to Texas after meeting my now husband online.
Dawn says
Random fact…I like to use this punctuation (…) a lot!
Ana's Attic says
Me too!
Erica Pillera says
This sounds really good thatnk you for the giveaway
I random fact I hate Love triangles they drive me insane
Erica Pillera says
Yeah I cant spell either lol thank you
Tess says
I have a nose and tongue piercing! 😉
tess_halim(at)hotmail(dot)com
Andie Wardlow says
Klutz-o runs in my family…i trip on air!
Michelle Graves says
I hate Clutter Delete Spam, Caller Id, emails, and my FB wall Daily 🙂
Robin N says
A random fact…I cannot ever seem to get my clean laundry put away! I wash it, fold it, and, well..life intervenes! Lol. I get the kids’ stuff put away, and my husband’s, but most of mine usually stays in a basket until I wear it!