“Sexy and suspenseful, Kiss Marry Kill is a compulsively great read from first page to last!” – Katee Robert, New York Times Bestselling authorFive years ago they fell in love after one whirlwind summer. Now she’s an internationally famous musician and he’s officially out of the military, but when their worlds collide, can they keep things strictly professional? Sweet, thrilling, emotional, and … professional? Sweet, thrilling, emotional, and sexy, fall in love with Megan and Jax in USA Today bestseller Sidney Halston’s Kiss Marry Kill.
He’s been chasing a memory . . .
It was just supposed to be a regular Thursday afternoon…and then he saw her. Sitting in seat L214, one seat over from his at the baseball game, right next to her douche of a soon-to-be-ex-boyfriend. An impromptu kiss for the kiss cam, and Jax knew his life would never be the same. Five years and a tour in Afghanistan later, Jax is back stateside running his own private security firm, Iron-Clad, with his best friend. He isn’t the man he used to be… but Megan isn’t the sexy and sweet, though sheltered, twenty-two-year-old he left behind, either. And she’s in trouble.
…but now they’re on the run.
Megan Cruz has made something of herself. She’s turned her dreams of pop stardom into a reality. But when a deadly stalker breaks into her home claiming to be her number-one fan, the only person she can turn to is the boy who got away. But Jax isn’t the same carefree charmer who stole her heart, then broke it when he joined the military. This man is seductive, hard, guarded. And he’ll do anything to protect what’s his.
“I rooted for this couple right from their hysterical meet-cute! This hot, overprotective action hero will leave you swooning.” – Tessa Bailey, New York Times Bestselling author
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DNF ~ I’ve read other Sydney Halston books and loved them. I think the problem here is that while it’s Romantic Suspense, the *suspense* keeps being killed by the author going back to 5 years in the past. While it’s often a great technique to flip back and forth between past & present, in this case it distracts from the buildup and removes the sense of urgency and danger. After continuously finding myself getting bored and putting it down, I gave up at 50%
Kiss Marry Kill…the age old game to entertain the masses. Ok well, some know it by a similar name.
In this case, Kiss Marry Kill is a second chance romance. Who doesn’t want to reconnect with the one who got away?!?! A hot Marine who upon sight makes your body want to climb him as a spider monkey would climb a tree?!? What are you rereading that stupid comment for- you know exactly what I mean!
Hot, gorgeous, and lickable comes riding back into your life on his motorcycle. Did I mention the whole military badassedness (totally a word)?!
Let’s start over again. You seem to be confused.
Hot ex military man
The one who got away
rides a motorcycle
comes to save the day
If that isn’t enough, there is something wrong with you. Read it anyway, you may learn that Jax can change you mind!
Oh! Or the whole broken hero thing!?! That might get you going…
Just know that Jax is all about one woman and he will do anything to keep her safe. sigh
Kiss Marry Kill is a sexy, suspenseful second chance romance. Megan and Jax met 5 years ago at a baseball game and kissed on the Kiss Cam when her boyfriend at the time ignored her and Jax, sitting next to her, decided he couldn’t leave the beautiful woman unkissed in front of the camera. They spend 4 days lost in each other, then don’t see each other again until one night her home is broken into and Jax, now a badass private security officer sees it on TV and races to her side to be with her.
As Jax and Megan heat each other up, the heat is on from the outside as her stalker continues to harass her and make her life miserable. It sets off Jax’s extremely protective alpha tendencies, and he does his absolute badass best to figure out who is stalking her and how to end it.
I love Jax and Megan. Their chemistry is explosive, and I love how far they’ve come from 5 years earlier. And ooh swoon, the epilogue is sweet, and sets up what I hope is a forthcoming second book in this series.
If you like your romance with suspense and action, and tons of steam, Kiss Marry Kill needs to be on your TBR list.
4.5 Stars
I was hooked from the start and couldn’t put the book down. It was suspenseful and at a certain point edge-of-your-seat-gripping thrilling, though the romance part was the most present in this book because while Jax worked hard on finding the stalker and keeping Megan safe, they both couldn’t ignore the attraction that has always been between them.
This book was a steady paced read which played mostly in the present but jumped a few times back to five years ago when Jax and Megan met. It was woven together perfectly as I usually tend to get confused and annoyed with time-changes but I absolutely loved to get to know the young versions of both characters and what now had become of them.
The Story:
After a stalker broke into her house and scared Megan to the bones, she finds herself in the arms of Jax, a guy she hasn’t seen in 5 years but who changed her life for the better because all those years ago, Megan and Jax met under rather unusual circumstances and while they had spent just a few days together, those had been the best of Megan’s life.
Having watched the news report on what happened to Meg, Jax up and left the bar to get to her instantly. Even if they’ve both changed and he doesn’t know anything about Megan anymore, he knows one thing for sure and that’s that he wants her to be safe.
Now, after years of having lived separate lives both their worlds collide again and reawake the flames which have always been burning in them.
Thoughts:
The story started out really good and kept me on edge but the suspense reached its height much later. Meanwhile the story focused on Megan and Jax getting to know each other anew since they’ve changed a lot in the past few years but the story doesn’t let you forget that there’s a constant threat to Megan and keeps your thoughts running wild on what will happen next.
While I enjoyed the storyline, it was Jax that really got me under a spell. It wasn’t so much that I loved his good looks or his commanding or cocky attitude but I loved how deeply he felt even though he tried to shut his emotions out. He didn’t have to say what he felt because his feelings were reflected in his actions and that was much more powerful. There were a few scenes that really took my breath away when his internal struggle was almost palpable and I felt the urge to hug him. I’m that weird huh?! That shows how good the writing of this book was! The characters felt real to me and I suffered with them.
Enough of those sad feelings. There weren’t as much as you’ll probably think right now just because I’m a sentimental person. There were also lots of happy and sappy moments that made me smile and I adored how Meg and Jax interacted with each other. One of the best parts were the chapters of the past when they met because their love was already so strong without them acting on it. It was almost bittersweet but I understood how those moments were the best of Megan’s life.
So even though this book is a romantic suspense and it was suspenseful, I really loved it for the underlying and not-so-obvious emotional parts.
Now though, since I’m an impatient person, I want Annie’s story!! Is it august yet? =P
After two tours in Afghanistan Jax Irons decided it was time for a change, so he hung-up his fatigues and formed a private security company with a few of his buddies. His new business allows him to use the skills he honed in the military, gives him the thrill of the chase he has grown accustom to, only now though he has a little more control over the when and where. His need to protect is something he constantly craves, and so when he learns that the woman who has been haunting his every thought for the five years is in danger he knows he needs to help. He shows up on her doorstep with the intention of protecting her from the evil that is lurking, but before long he finds that she has ingrained herself into every facet of his life all over again. And now that he has her back he has no intentions of letting her slip away again…
After a terrifying experience brings Jax back into Megan Cruz’s life, she can’t help but fall for him all over again, no matter how much her head tells her not to. The last time they were together he left her broken-hearted and alone when he chose to join the military, and ended their relationship. But the man that left her five years ago, isn’t the same man standing in front of her now, he’s a man with emotional scars, but also a man determined to keep her safe. She wants so much to trust him with her heart…
This chilling read grabbed my attention from the very first page, and had me completely addicted in matter of minutes, it was SO GOOD!! I have to say this is definitely one of my favorites from Ms. Halston to date, it was action packed, had a touch of spicy romance, and it kept me on the edge of my seat right up and until the very end! The moment you meet Jax your guaranteed to fall for him, he was as alpha as they come, but he also had a softer side that he reserved just for Megan, and when he turned on the charm he was truly hard to resist!! If you like your reads full of suspense and toe curling romance than I highly suggest you pick this one up, it’s sure to thrill you in more ways than one!!
I voluntarily read and reviewed an advanced copy of this title.