“Admit it. Admit that you wanted that kiss as much as I did.”I wish someone would have warned me about my best friend Deacon Cross when we were nine.Because nearly sixteen years later, the only man I’ve forbidden myself to cross that line with still doesn’t understand my rules of friendship.Best friends aren’t supposed to kiss.They’re not supposed to dream of having insanely hot sex while working … to dream of having insanely hot sex while working together, either. And they’re definitely not supposed to keep secrets.
And now I wish I had warned myself about this two days ago. Right before Deacon kissed me for the second time. And all of the rules changed…
AUTHOR’S NOTE: THE KISS is a full-length, stand alone, best friends to lovers romance with humor, suspense and heat. Enjoy!
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It jumps around quite a bit, but it was a good read anyway
Wow… Talking about a book hangover! I really had to recover after finishing this one!
It’s an emotional roller coaster. Build on flashbacks to the teens Deacon and Kayla once were and a love they thought they had to hide, from everyone and especially from each other. My heart went out to them. So much pain. All those lost years. Aww…
It is a great story with a lot of heart, a little suspense and a surprise at the end.
This series is getting better and better with every next book!
I really recommend it!
A kiss haunts them both
The Kiss is the first book I have read by Natalie Wrye and I thought it was well written and very engaging. It is the story of Kayla and Deacon. When they were young they shared a first kiss and the memory of that perfect kiss stayed with each of them through the years. But they remained best friends and there were rules…………….no kissing!!!
Now however, the rules seem to have been changed, or should I say blown away, when Deacon kisses Kayla for the second time. It was not just a simple kiss it was a claiming kiss. It is now six months later and Kayla has moved to NYC with her PR company. She cannot hide from Deacon for long as he owns a bar that needs a bit of PR so her firm is hired and they definitely cross paths with this assignment.
Deacon and Kayla are two people who live in their heads and cannot get out of them. They trip over themselves, they cannot tell each other what they really feel and instead they each are frustrating, intense, and more than a little hot under the clothes. The question is whether they will finally admit that they want to be more than friends?
This book was well written and had drama, humor and sizzling chemistry in the story-line that was nicely developed with interesting characters. I would recommend this book to other readers.
I received a free ARC of this book in exchange for my honest review. My opinions are all my own.
This was a great read. I loved the chemistry between Deacon and Kayla. I most definitely will be reading the other books in this series.
This is my first book by this author so I coming in from 4th book in this series. It is a standalone but it does mention past characters that make you curious enough to want to read their stories.Deacon and Kayla were best friends that grew up together. the met at the funeral of Deacon’s mom when they were nine years old. It was his birthday and when she tried to comfort him, she shared that it was her birthday too. Through trials and separations they shared a special bond. Now sixteen years later they share a kiss. Misunderstandings, secrets and lies cause a bumpy road for these lovers. two strong characters with interesting friends and relationships. A little mystery and a lot rule breaking for a woman who likes rules. I liked the plot, the characters and will look forward to more stories.
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The Kiss is book four in the Manhattan Nights series and I absolutely enjoyed reading Kaylas and Deacons story.
Kayla and Deacon are childhood friends but they never were a couple. Why? Because of Kayla’s rules on their friendship. And one rule is/was: don’t kiss your best friend. But what if the attraction is so big that you can’t resist and all you want to do is break the rules??
This story got me from page one. I love everything about Kayla and Deacon and their story. I love a good friends-to-lovers story and this one is amazing!!!! The characters are well developed. The story is realistic. The writing is absolutely great.
Natalie Wrye did everything right , I highly recommend this book!
I have loved all of the books in the Manhatten Nights series. This one is no different. It is an amazing story, well written, with fantastic characters! Deacon and Kayla have been friends since they were children. Now, they are both in New York. Deacon is running his stepfather’s bar, Kayla is working for a PR firm. Things heat up, not only between them, but also in the bar. Can they find the bad guy and their own happiness before something horrible happens
This story is childhood best friends to lovers, and I really enjoyed it. I liked how the story was told over time, and it has some suspense that will keep you guessing. The attraction between Deacon and Kayla was unmistakable, and they were so perfect together. I liked seeing past characters too, and I’m looking forward to the next book in this series.
I’ve really enjoyed this story.
I love friends to lovers trope and if you like it too I recommend to read The Kiss as soon as possible.
Deacon and Kayla are best friends,they met when they were nine years old and they share the same birthday.When they hit puberty their relationship becomes strained and year after year they grow apart.They meet years later in New York,and the chemistry between them is undeniable,they feel the need to kiss each other but kissing your best friend is against Kayla rules.
Will she forget her rules and start to live risking?Or will she lose her best friend in order to live following her strict rules?
I liked how the past flash backs help the reader to know better these beautiful characters.
The Kiss is the fourth book in the Manhattan Nights series by Natalie Wrye. You can read each book as standalone but I highly recommend reading the series if you want the ins and outs of the Manhattan Nights characters. They are intertwined with family and friends ties. If you have read the series then you have met Deacon and Kayla. Two childhood best friends who need to get their shit together. Lol
Two best friends and one kiss that changed their path. Six months ago, they shared one epic kiss that would had been more if they were not interrupted by a mysterious redhead. Since then it has been radio silence. Living in two different states made it easier to avoid the situation but now, they are both in New York. And when fate steps in, it will take their all not to fall back in each other’s arms. Best friends don’t kiss. It’s a rule. And Kayla never breaks the rules especially when it ones to Deacon. They made a rule book at the age of nine for a reason.
Deacon needs Kayla’s expertise in PR to keep his newly-inherited bar open. In the last six months there has been instances after instances to try to break him. To ruin the bar’s reputation along with his own. He could give a shit about himself but he has employees, customers, and family to protect. He needs this bar to succeed. And Kayla is the only one he trusts even if she doesn’t want to be in the same room at the moment.
Kayla needs more clients to prove herself to her new boss. She didn’t want to be within kissing distance to Deacon at the moment but she is a professional and her best friend needed her help. They just need to set some rules and everything will be fine, right?
Fuck no. It wouldn’t be a suspense romance if they followed the rules! Natalie gets me every time! I think I got it all figured out then she throws in a twist I didn’t see coming. I love that. I enjoyed Deacon and Kayla’s story. Their pasts. Their present. They have a complicated friendship. A mix of want, need, love, and loss. Will they get their shit together and finally see what has been in front of the. The whole time?
Overall…it was fantastic! The characters are both trying to find their ways. Kayla without her father’s money. Deacon without thinking of himself. I enjoyed watching their journey through the years.
Quotes:
“I’m pretty sure this nap I’m preparing to take is the social event of the season…”
“Don’t you mean ‘carrot on a string’?”
“No, I mean ‘cock’. You’ve been on a dick diet for way too long.”
I’d rather be called a thousand “Dickheads” by her than a million sweet nothings by any other woman.
Did I say I loved Brett & Elsie’s story in The Vow; Heath & Violet’s story in the Bet and Jesse & Marilyn’s story in The Deal!? Holy moly, this author’s writing just keeps getting sharper, deeper and more intense with every book she writes. I was quite anxious to read the background of how Deacon and Kayla came to be and it was seriously good. And with any Natalie Wrye book, there’s those twists and turns that hit you out of nowhere and break your heart when you least expect it. I love that Kayla (and all her female leads) are intelligent, smart, stand-on-their-own, sexy characters. And her male leads are everything you hope and wish for in book boyfriends and Deacon does not disappoint in The Kiss (and there alot of kisses in this book!) 😉 This series of standalones are well worth the read so go and read them now! Another 5-star read!
I really wanted to like this story and had a lot of hope. But I could not get into this story at all. This book bounces around so much from when the main characters were younger to being adults then to a totally different part of their life. I read as much as I could and I am still confused about a lot of the story. I felt like the characters are flat and the story-line needed more work. I don’t recommend checking this book out.