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A Florida beauty who hides her stunning good looks. A childhood friend who’s made a career of seduction. A thrilling story of mystery, secrets, and romance—as only New York Times bestselling author Suzanne Brockmann can tell it…
Sunrise Key native and aspiring private investigator Frankie Paresky has her first bona fide case—a client has hired her to find the missing heir to a priceless property. But there’s one complication: Simon Hunt, her best friend’s brother and a notorious heartbreaker, insists on being Frankie’s assistant. For Frankie, even Simon’s street-smart know-how isn’t worth the cost of dealing with his distracting good looks and overactive libido. But Simon’s on a mission to prove he’s not the man Frankie thinks he is. The truth is, he’s been dreaming about Frankie since they were teenagers, and not one woman on his endless list of conquests has managed to stop him. But he needs to work fast. Because the real Frankie—every gorgeous inch of her—isn’t under wraps anymore, and a stranger is already moving in.
Sunrise Key native and aspiring private investigator Frankie Paresky has her first bona fide case—a client has hired her to find the missing heir to a priceless property. But there’s one complication: Simon Hunt, her best friend’s brother and a notorious heartbreaker, insists on being Frankie’s assistant. For Frankie, even Simon’s street-smart know-how isn’t worth the cost of dealing with his distracting good looks and overactive libido. But Simon’s on a mission to prove he’s not the man Frankie thinks he is. The truth is, he’s been dreaming about Frankie since they were teenagers, and not one woman on his endless list of conquests has managed to stop him. But he needs to work fast. Because the real Frankie—every gorgeous inch of her—isn’t under wraps anymore, and a stranger is already moving in.
About the Author
Bestselling author, Suzanne Brockmann has won numerous awards, including the Romantic Times Career Achievement Award, seven Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice Awards, sixteen WISH Awards, and two RITA Awards from Romance Writers of America. She lives outside Boston with her husband and two children.
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4.0 out of 5 stars
EASY AND AMUSING FRIENDS TO LOVERS ROMANCE- with a great ending,
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This review is from: The Kissing Game (Mass Market Paperback)
The Kissing Game is a quick, easy and amusing friends to lovers romance that I enjoyed way more then I was expecting to. Written in 96, its one of Brockmann's earlier category romances and the 2nd from her Sunset Key Trilogy. Although it could easily be read as a stand alone too.For the most part this is your straight up contemporary romance, there isn't any suspense and it's not a totally original story either. However Brockmann gives us relatable and amusing characters along with a tropical setting and enough of her own unique little ideas and quirks that you can't help but enjoy the ride. She also doesn't fall too far into the usual clichés required from a serial romance which gives this a somewhat original feeling. With a couple of steamy love scenes (I don't think they ever actually made it into a bed) and a sigh worthy, unforgettable ending this gave me everything I could possibly want in a romance. We first met Simon and Frankie in KISS AND TELL as the womanizing brother and private investigator best friend of Leila Hunt. Despite Simon's introduction as a man-whore I immediately liked his character and could tell that as soon as stopped playing games there was going to be more to him then meets the eye. Frankie also piqued my interest as the bumbling wannabe P.I, speaking her mind, having adventures and refusing to take crap from anyone. These two have been friends since childhood, essentially growing up together and although in recent years they'd begun to "notice" each other it hadn't ever crossed their minds to act on this growing attraction. When Frankie gets hired for her first real case -looking for the missing heir to a Sunset Key estate, she quickly gets in over her head and through some hilarious circumstances asks Simon to act as her assistant. Initially Simon, an antiques dealer is only after his own interests wanting to sell the furniture from the property. However when the missing heir turns out to be Frankie's long lost first love a new emotion reveals itself to Simon, that of jealousy. Now he's seeing his friend in a whole new light. When she unexpectedly returns what was up until then an innocent game of flirting, everything changes, leaving Simon feeling another emotion for the first time, that of love. Frankie is of course aware of Simon's reputation so she tries to keep her heart out of the deal while he tries to prove he's changed. The case leads the couple to Boston with some movie worthy scenes involving the hotel concierge and Simon finding and telling Frankie how he feels before she falls for the missing heir. The ending here was fantastic, just when you think its all neatly wrapped up theres a couple of great twists. I especially liked the very moving fake diary entries.
2.0 out of 5 stars
A little too... little?,
By In the Grain (Canada) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Kissing Game (Mass Market Paperback)
'The Kissing Game' is very generic as far as "chick lit" goes. Don't get me wrong, I came into the book expecting the cursory love story and quirky characters, but the story fell short for what it was worth. Perhaps it's a matter of length... the plot and characters stroke me as incomplete, and only superficially presented. It also bordered on TOO corny, even for a novel of its kind. Still, the main elements of a decent chick book were there (charming ladies-man chases after head-on-her-shoulders heroine) and was relatively enjoyable. A nice and light read.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Romantic Times Review,
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This review is from: The Kissing Game (Paperback)
Suzanne Brockmann celebrates Christmas in wonderful fashion with THE KISSING GAME (4.5). A feisty private detective down in the Keys refuses to take seriously the flirtatious attentions of the sexy antiques dealer she dragoons into helping her find the heir to a reclusive old lady's fortune. An author of tremendous range and versatility, Ms. Brockmann proves herself a master of love and laughter who knows how to make our hearts sing with utter delight.
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