Thursday 25 April 2019

After the Kiss - by Lauren Layne


The blurb: 

Lauren Layne kicks off her Sex, Love & Stiletto series with a delightful short novel! In After the Kiss, the star columnist of Stiletto magazine will do anything for a story. Anything . . . except fall in love.
 
Julie Greene loves flings. Loves steamy first dates, sizzling first kisses, and every now and then, that first sexy romp between the sheets. Comfy pants, sleepy Sundays, movie nights on the couch? Shudder. But when Julie gets assigned the hardest story of her career—a first-person account of that magical shift between dating and “I do”—she’ll need a man brave enough to give a total commitment-phobe a chance at more.
 
Normally, Mitchell Forbes would be exactly that man. A devastatingly hot workaholic who tends to stay in relationships for far too long, he should be the perfect subject for Julie’s “research.” But what Julie doesn’t know is that Mitchell is looking to cut loose for once in his life. And the leggy journalist notorious for avoiding love is exactly the type of no-strings fling he’s looking for. In other words, Mitchell is the polar opposite of what Julie needs right now. And, at the same time, he’s exactly what she wants.


My Opinion:

I discovered Lauren Layne's stories on a story app and liked her stories, so I decided to actually read the actual books and this the first one. I already got to know the Stiletto girls and Oxford guys on the app, so it was fab to actually read about them. 

We follow Julie in this story, she is kind of the dating expert of the magazine, who now takes on a new task: how to actually stay in a relationship. Well Mitchell, a wall street guy, seems to be the perfect one to test this on and write articles about. These two have instant chemistry and the author captured it beautifully.
I loved their scenes and how their "relationship" developed. We also get to find out more about the other Stiletto girls Grace and Riley. It's a fun book, with so many great moments, of course there is also a lot of drama, but it needs to be part of the storyline, it makes it more exciting. Mitchell kind of has a secret too and when it all explods, things get heated. 

Julie has only always been dating, so seeing her develop feelings and wanting more was very interesting. Both of them go out of their comfort zone and find out what it means to love. They are also polar opposites and to see themtogether was fascinating and fun.

The story is very passionate, flirty, refreshing and enjoyable. I'm excited to read more in this series. 

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