Being a best-selling romance author doesn’t make falling in love any easier … muse?
He was about to find out …
Aspiring author Klara Woods found herself lacking inspiration. A string of bad relationships and a meet-cute gone wrong had left her with empty sheets … in more ways than one. Taking matters into her own hands, Klara decided to jump-start her career by attending a writer’s workshop in her hometown of Memphis.
But it was her love life that was about to get a rewrite in the city of grit and grind.
Grit and Grind is a contemporary romantic comedy and can be read as a stand-alone novel.
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Loved the book it was great, the story was well written and the characters were interesting. Klara a college student to be a writer, goes to a workshop and that is when she meets her favourite author Chris. The chemistry between the two is hot and heavy, Chris is a playboy.
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People shouldn’t be scared to fall in love. It happens and you go with it until you can do no more. He didn’t know what it was until he let her go. She made him see that it was love and you go with it because it brings you happiness and inner peace knowing that you are with the person you are meant to be with.
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Klara and Chris’s story is enjoyable, fun, fresh and kept me entertained from beginning to end . From the very first interaction, I smelled trouble and it was the very good kind of trouble.
I like that story flowed naturally and the characters were easy to relate to. Chris and Klara are both going through the motions and meet at different points in their career. Chris is more career focus, relationship are never long term for him. While Klara is ready for her career to take off but still wanting the perfect life where she can have love and a career. Once these two agreed to give into their attraction for each other , that’s when the heat factor got high, matching the Memphis heat . Their chemistry was good and these two weren’t shy about what they wanted and needed from each other.
One of my favorite things about this story, had to be when Klara attempted to talk dirty, I promise that was one of the funniest thing because it was cute seeing her step out .
Looking forward to seeing more from this author.
Klara is a college student who is dreams of becoming a published author; however, she needs inspiration, and enrols into a workshop with Chris, who is a famous author. The chemistry between these two is explosive; however, Chris is only in town for 2 weeks. This is a well written story which has drama, surprises, dirty talking, romance, and is a humorous and steamy tale. I was intrigued and hooked throughout and look forward to reading more from this author.
I was really looking forward to reading this story and it was an enjoyable read. The characters are well written. I loved Ms. May and Grayson especially. This story had some fun dialogue, steamy sex and angst. The back and forth got to be a bit distracting for me and I wanted to yell for Klara and Chris to just “man” up and tell each other how they felt. There were fairytale moments and desolate moments all leading up to their HEA.
This was a cute read. There were parts that dragged a little bit but all in all a good read.
WOW! What a story! Hot and unexpected! I thoroughly enjoyed this well written and nicely developed story. I love Klara and Christopher’s story! The sparks definitely fly between these two characters. This is a wonderful story with some sweetness, drama, sexiness and fun times. I look forward to reading more stories from this writer!
Ok wow, Kat Addams is turning out to be one of my favorite writers. Grit and Grind was a perfect dirty romcom for me. The tale of two romance writers not seeing what’s in front of them, well okay one not seeing what is in front of them and another trying to hold back. Klara a southern girl, who funny as hell, and an over thinker. I really related to her, because hello overthinker right here, holding out a big sign with an arrow pointed right at me. Chris is a dirty gentlemen in every way, with a heart of gold that has a hard time opening up. The supporting characters shine just as much as the main ones. Okay let’s talk about Ms. May gawd I love that old broad. She is a loving dirty old woman, that reminded me of my maw, no lie. It brought memories of my grandmother watching Ricky Lake when she has the male strippers on her show and my maw looking at me and saying “I could use a piece of that.” LOL memories, I see where I got that personality trait. Then you had John and Grayson, every girl needs a pair of friends like that in their lives. This book brought memories back to me, so many laughs, and a heartfelt story of a southern belle. I highly recommend this book for anybody that wants a good laugh and a side of dirty talking, this book deserves more than five stars. Kat Addams thank you for writing this story and bringing back some memories that I haven’t thought about for awhile, and making me snort while I was laughing, you’re a doll.
Klara tries to jump start the writing career she craves by attending a lecture by Chris, one of her favorite authors. There’s a little bit of drama as their relationship develops. The banter between them was terrific, and they got some hot chemistry. I enjoyed this book, and am looking forward to more in the Dirty South series.
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This is the first book by this Author that I have read and it looks like this is her debut book. I will be reading more by her. I enjoyed reading Klara Woods and Christopher Kaiser’s story. I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
What a great debut from Kat Addams! I loved this story. What’s not to love about two writers sharing a steamy connection? When I say steamy I mean get a fan and some water and get ready to blush. But it wasn’t just a steamy read. This story has so much heart to it. This is a romance fans dream book. It had everything: comedy, romance, drama, surprises, sweet scenes, sexy scenes, wonderful story… I couldn’t help but fall for Christopher along with Klara. I wish they were real because I want to read their books! And don’t go thinking this is the normal romance story. This author will have you on the edge of your seat in this book. I seriously can’t wait for more from this author.
Klara is a college student whose dream is to become a published author. She is feeling quite uninspired, and is having problems focusing on her writing. She enrolls in a writing workshop with the famous author Christopher Kaiser, hoping that it will give her some good pointers on the writing process.
Let’s just say they meet in an unexpected way. Sparks fly. He is only in town for two weeks. She agrees to show him the local Memphis scene and he agrees to teach her about character observation. They inspire each other to get a ton of writing done, that is, when they manage to keep their hands off of each other. They could set Memphis on fire with their chemistry! I love that Klara is such a feisty, caring and kick-ass lady! Chris literally doesn’t know what has hit him. He has never felt this way before. He is amazing with the romance and sex that he writes about in his books, but he is afraid to consider that what they are feeling is love. Him and his damn limerence! If there was ever two people who loved each other so completely, it was he and Klara. Will he realize the truth before it is too late?
I absolutely loved this book! I just read it twice in a row because I didn’t want to let these characters go. It is such a great love story with a ton of heat! The way that Kat describes the city makes me want to go visit the interesting places that she mentioned. This book was a lot of fun! I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.
Liked the story. I like stories about authors. It gives a different perspective considering hey know all the tropes they have written and the backgrounds. I live the characters Chris and Klara. She is sassy and smart and just plain lovely. He is slightly older maybe 8-10 years. An established writer who has had a nomadic lifestyle with muses in all the new places he has been. Clearly commitment phobic mostly from just not staying one place too long to putting in the effort. They had a world wind romance. Obviously balancing each other out and driving each other’s passions and goals. But walls and fears get in the way. Both characters grew up and learned a lot. And who they are as a person. Liked the ending. Cool meet-cute.
I picked this book because I live just on the southern border of Memphis (in MS). It was so cool reading about Memphis. But you want to know the best thing???…this book was so freaking good! This is my first book by Kat Addams and I’m hooked! Her writing will suck you in and you’ll drown! And you will be okay with it! Thanks for the great read Kat!
Kat Adams has weaved her words into a wonderful romantic comedy that will pull you in and refuse to let you go.
Kat and Chris have such a great chemistry that they will have you laughing so much that your side will hurt and your heart will melt at their connection.
I look forward to reading more from Ms. Adams.
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The premise intrigued me, and once I began reading, I was rooting for both of these characters! They had to work through multiple real-life situations, and it was a satisfying ending! I highly recommend this book.
Let me tell everyone about lady named Kat Addams. She is a hell of a writer! Her book, Grit and Grind was AWESOME. The book flowed with so much passion and romance, I was waiting for baited breath of what Klara or Chris would say. And let me tell you that Chris can talk the panties of a nun if he wanted to. The things he said when he was with Klara- oh my God, I was getting hot and flustered. Where can one meet a man like that?! He has the most biggest heart and filthy mouth that any woman would want on her. Klara was a strong independent woman who I was cheering for as I was reading this. Kat Addams, for future books; more long drawn out very derailed sex scenes pleeaassee!
Give us woman what we are looking for. My fellow readers- I strongly recommend this book. Her writing ran smooth like water.
Even though it had the insta-love part, I find that this was really down to earth story.