Reviewed by Becca
TITLE: Kissed in Paradise
SERIES: Valentine’s Inc. #9
AUTHOR: Crystal Lacy
PUBLISHER: self-published
LENGTH: 93 pages
RELEASE DATE: February 11, 2019
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Cary:
My impromptu vacation before a job interview in Hawaii gets interesting when my best friend books me a “tour guide” for four days from Valentine’s Inc—a date-for-hire app. The guy he hired? Fei Li, an ex-classmate from high school and the guy who made me realize I was gay in the first place. Now Fei’s determined to give me my money’s worth, and I don’t know how I’ll be able to go through four days of fake-dating with him and keep from sinking deeper into my infatuation. Don’t know if I even want to try.
Fei:
Past and present collide when a last-minute gig turns out to be my high school crush, the football team captain who once walked in on me with another player in the locker room. I’m determined to prove I’m no longer the angry, nerdy kid I once was—even if being around Cary Jackson makes me feel like a teenager all over again. I’m going to make our four dates rock his world, all without crossing the professional line I’ve set for myself after a disastrous slip in the past. This is all pretend. I’ve got to remember that. No falling for a client.
REVIEW:
I was screaming through this whole thing for them to get together lol. Oh. My. Word. Crushing on each other since high school. Over 10 years. One though the other was straight but wanted him so bad and the other discovered he was gay from the guy. Such a good story.
Cary could not figure out why he wasn’t into girls until he found Fei in the locker room in a compromising position. Fei saw him, he saw Fei, and like a lightning bolt, it clicked. He was gay. And he wanted to be the one with Fei. But neither said a word. Skip ahead 10ish years, Cary is flying to Hawaii for a job interview and is coaxed by his best friend to take some extra days for vacation. Said friend also said he hired Cary a tour guide for his mini vacation, but it was actually a date with someone from Valentine’s Inc. And guess who?? Yep, his personal spank bank, Fei. They spend those four days reacquainting themselves yet saddened that it’s all supposed to be ‘fake’. But chemistry has them throwing caution to the wind. Now can they handle heartbreak at the end of the four days or is a long-term relationship in the works? Both are hoping, but it takes trust and a bit of faith.
These two are just adorable. I mean really stinking adorable. Fei has been crushing on Cary for years and it started because Cary was good to Fei, in spite of Fei being in a different ‘clique’. Cary the jock, Fei the math nerd and gamer. But Cary didn’t care. He was such a good guy and that struck a cord with Fei. And Cary, know he was different and discovering why when he sees Fei. You almost want to shake them, you know? Like get it together guys! But hell, high school was awkward and kids are cruel. So, yeah, I get it. But boy did it make my heart pitter patter when they see each other again. Cart wheel time!
I love these two. I love chemistry like this. No holds barred. It’s hard when things make you doubt or be hesitant but it makes for a beautiful story. Another good book in this series.
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