Friday, June 10, 2022

IT STARTED WITH A KISS by S.L. Scott


Release Date: June 10


It started with a kiss.

 

Admittedly, it was a moment of weakness on my part. But even the strong-willed have been known to fall for a hard body underneath a tailored suit and a five o’clock shadow coating a sharp jawline.

 

It didn’t matter that Jackson St. James was nothing but trouble. Trouble was just my type.

 

Been there.

 

Done him.

 

Not making that mistake again.

 

We were friends, a low-key affair we designed ourselves—over before we began. After all, together we made no sense.

 

Jackson is into sports. I prefer the arts.

 

He gulps beer. I sip champagne.

 

While I might not be described as humble, his arrogance is through the roof.

 

But when he asks if we can talk, my traitorous Louboutins come to a full stop. Although I’ve seen enough movies to know how these conversations go, maybe, just maybe, he’ll surprise me.

 

He has before . . .

 

We may have started with a kiss, but how will we end?

My rating: 4 out of 5 stars

My review:

This was a new author to me, but I loved the amazing cover and the blurb caught my attention so I had to read it.  I am so glad I had a chance to read it.  It was well written, had an interesting storyline, and the characters were likable.  The book begins after Jackson and Marlow have already started their fling, but I had no trouble following.

Jackson is successful and wealthy but not looking for a relationship.  He and Marlow are the only single people in the group of friends they have from college.  He agreed to the no-strings attach fling he began with Marlow several months past, but his feelings are starting to get involved.  He wants more from Marlow now but convincing her could be a problem.

Marlow’s life is a disaster after her father loses all his money.  She cannot afford her apartment now and her job is becoming stressful.  She doesn’t feel like she is in a place yet to have a relationship but she’s not ready to give up on Jackson.  After being evicted from her apartment, she moves in with Jackson and slowly begins to see that she already loves Jackson.

This was a great book and I loved watching Marlow and Jackson’s romance grow.  They made such a cute couple, and I was cheering for them from the beginning.  It is the perfect book if you are looking for a low angst but fun romance to read.  I look forward to future books by the author.

I received an ARC and am voluntarily leaving a review.  All thoughts and opinions are my own.




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Meet S.L. Scott

New York Times and USA Bestselling Author, S. L. Scott, was always interested in the arts. She grew up painting, writing poetry and short stories, and wiling her days away lost in a good book and the movies.

With a degree in Journalism, she continued her love of the written word by reading American authors like Salinger and Fitzgerald. 

She was intrigued by their flawed characters living in picture perfect worlds, but could still debate that the worlds those characters lived in were actually the flawed ones. 

This dynamic of leaving the reader invested in the words, inspired Scott to start writing with emotion while interjecting an underlying passion into her own stories.

Living in the capital of Texas with her family, Scott loves traveling and avocados, beaches, and cooking with her kids. She's obsessed with epic romances and loves a good plot twist. She dreams of seeing one of her own books made into a movie one day as well as returning to Europe. Her favorite color is blue, but she likens it more toward the sky than the emotion. Her home is filled with the welcoming symbol of the pineapple and finds surfing a challenge though she likes to think she's a pro.

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