After the Kiss by Lauren Layne

After the Kiss (Sex, Love & Stiletto, #1)

by Lauren Layne

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.

Reviewed by Sam@WLABB on

4 of 5 stars

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That was fun, sexy, smart, and swoony. In other words, it was exactly what I wanted. I have enjoyed Layne's Love Unexpectedly books, and thought I would sample some of her older books. I was not disappointed at all.

I laughed so much during the first part of the book, but as Mitchell and Julie grew closer and closer, I found myself getting all gooey and mushy, because it was really quite sweet. They had these moments, where each of them came to some major realization about the other, and it was beautiful watching them fall slowly in love. Mitchell was so easy to fall for, and these two had me shipping them pretty early on, even when they didn't think there was anything between them.

I am absolutely looking forward to reading the rest of the books in this series.

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