ONE LITTLE KISS (SMART CUPID) BY MAGGIE KELLEY  
 
 
ONE LITTLE KISS (SMART CUPID) BY MAGGIE KELLEY
 
One Little Kiss by Maggie KelleyMy rating: 5 of 5 starsOne Little Kiss has romantic comedy written all over it. Move over My Best Friend's Wedding, because Maggie Kelley is gunning for you. Full of precious moments of humor and heart. This story screamed winner right from the very start. Kate's red hot love life is singing the blues. Jake has all the answers while doling out relationship advice, but clueless is his middle name when it comes to his own love life. A deserted island, a freak storm and lots of sexual tension could end up putting this clueless duo in a perfectly awkward position. Perfect movie material.View all my reviews ( )

Received an ARC for my fair review for netgalley. This was a cute book. You have Kate who is a blogger for a matchmaker, however her love life is horrible. Her boss allows her to convince her brother Jake to be the July's bachelor, and he is very opposed, since his disastrous divorce, where his exwife had cheated on him with his agent, and Jake was supposedly a relationship expert. Jake is dead set against interview, but very much attracted to Kate, and they have an explosive one night stand, something she normally never does. They end up going there separate ways, and he ends up writing a new book, so he comes to New York, and Kate decides to interview him, they again go there separate way, and are heartbroken, but luckily he wises up in time. ( )

3.5 stars - This is a feel good story about how love finds you when you aren't expecting it. Both characters are done with love & relationships. They've both been hurt in the past & are determined not to open themselves up for it again. Kate Bell was in a relationship when her boyfriend emptied out his side of the closet & left her stuck with the lease & a box of donuts. She has to get a job that pays better so she can afford 100% of the lease or give up & move back to Ohio. Jake Wright was a successful married author when his wife decided she wanted his agent instead. He moved to Paradise Island & out of the public eye after the divorce. His sister owns a matchmaking site & is Kate's best friend/employer. She sends Kate down to interview Jake in the middle of a hurricane/tropical storm & things take off from there.

I enjoyed the character development & interactions between them all. Kate talked a good game but still believed in love. Jake is completely disillusioned but has gotten to the point of acknowledging he ignored some danger signals. This was a nice sweet read. ( )