Review: A Kiss for a Kiss by Helena Hunting

A Kiss for a Kiss by Helena Hunting
Series: All In #4
Published by Ink & Cupcakes on May 27, 2021
Pages: 250
Genres: Contemporary, Romance


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I’m Jake Masterson, single dad, and the General Manager of Seattle’s NHL team. I walked away from a career as a player so I could raise my daughter. For the last twenty-plus years, Queenie has been my main priority, but now she’s getting married.

And there’s a small complication.

A beautiful, sexy complication named Hanna.

She’s my son-in-law’s older sister. Or at least that’s how they were raised. The truth is a little more scandalous than that.

I’ve been drawn to her from the moment I laid eyes on her. And I spent months trying to keep a lid on that attraction.

Until we finally give in.

It starts with one searing kiss, but quickly ends with us between the sheets—and in the shower, and the hot tub, you get the picture—and turns into months of sneaking around.

Here’s the problem: we live on opposite ends of the country. It can’t be anything but casual. And as I’ve already said…it’s complicated.

But when Hanna finds out she’s pregnant…suddenly things get real serious.

Single parent romances and surprise pregnancy tropes are my jam, and A Kiss for a Kiss combines both of these. The result was a little ambrosia for my bibliophilic taste buds.

Jake and Hanna were introduced in A Secret for a Secret, and I’m glad that they get their own love story. The fact that they are both in their 40s creates complications, not just in terms of the pregnancy risks but also the ramifications of mid-life parents raising a baby.

The book is on the short side and perhaps that’s why it feels like some key points are just skimmed. Jake and Hanna have nice chemistry, but the story skips over them actually falling for each other as well as big chunks of time throughout their romance. What impressed me, though, is how mature their relationship is. They face some serious challenges, but they talk through conflict like calm, reasonable adults (gasp!). It was a huge relief to not deal with drama resulting from a couple’s lack of communication. I will say I didn’t understand why everyone was trying to make a huge scandal out of Hanna and Jake being a couple, but I did appreciate how they address those concerns, and especially how Hanna deals with her meddlesome mother.

In short, the surprise pregnancy and parenting aspects of the story are truly enjoyable. I just could have used a bit more character development.

 

Recommended for fans of:
Single dads
Surprise pregnancies
40 and older romances

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