About That Kiss (Heartbreaker Bay Series #5)

by Jill Shalvis

Overview

First Time in Print!

(A standalone Heartbreaker Bay novel)

 

When love drives you crazy . . .

 

When sexy Joe Malone never calls after their explosive kiss, Kylie shoves him out of her mind. Until she needs a favor, and it’s a doozy. Something precious to her has been stolen and there’s only one person with the unique finder-and-fixer skills who can help—Joe. It means swallowing her pride and somehow trying to avoid the temptation to throttle him—or seduce him.

 

the best thing to do . . .

 

No, Joe didn’t call after the kiss. He’s the fun time guy, not the forever guy. And Kylie, after all she’s been through, deserves a good man who will stay. But everything about Kylie makes it damned hard to focus, and though his brain knows what he has to do, his heart isn’t getting the memo.

 

. . . is enjoy the ride.

 

As Kylie and Joe go on the scavenger hunt of their lives, they discover surprising things about each other. Now, the best way for them to get over “that kiss” might just be to replace it with a hundred more.

 

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780062741776
Publisher:	HarperCollins
Publication date:	01/23/2018
Series:	Heartbreaker Bay Series , #5
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	479,418
Product dimensions:	4.10(w) x 6.60(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

New York Times bestselling author Jill Shalvis lives in a small town in the Sierras full of quirky characters. Any resemblance to the quirky characters in her books is, um, mostly coincidental. Look for Jill’s bestselling, award-winning novels wherever books are sold and visit her website, jillshalvis.com, for a complete book list and daily blog detailing her city-girl-living-in-the-mountains adventures.

Editorial Reviews

12/18/2017
In Shalvis’s fun fifth Heartbreaker Bay contemporary (after Chasing Christmas Eve), the magical fountain at the heart of San Francisco’s Cow Hollow district is working overtime to put couples together, but somehow Shalvis makes the trope feel fresh and exciting. Joe Malone, who’s retired from the military and working (like every other romance hero) in private security, shares a spontaneous, world-rocking kiss with woodworker Kylie Masters in front of the fountain. After that, Joe’s quite willing to help Kylie find a wooden penguin that was left to her by her grandfather and subsequently stolen. As they traipse across the city, they quickly realize the missing figurine is part of a fraud scheme. Joe and Kylie’s families (and Kylie’s dog, Vinnie) add depth to this treasure hunt. Series readers will enjoy seeing previously featured couples offering their advice and assistance. Agent: Robin Rue, Writers House. (Feb.)

Publishers Weekly

RITA Award–winning Shalvis continues her literary winning streak with the latest in her Heartbreaker Bay series, once again gifting readers with an emotionally engaging contemporary love story with a piquant sense of humor and plenty of red-hot romance.” — Booklist

“A former bad boy hero with special ops skills and a relationship-wary heroine find truth, forgiveness, and passion in a funny romance that nicely continues this popular San Francisco–set series.” — Library Journal

“Shalvis’ rich cast of characters add just the right dose of color and sage advice, while she spins yet another sexy contemporary tale that showcases her indelible wit and eye for sweet, compulsively readable romance.” — Entertainment Weekly

From the Publisher

RITA Award–winning Shalvis continues her literary winning streak with the latest in her Heartbreaker Bay series, once again gifting readers with an emotionally engaging contemporary love story with a piquant sense of humor and plenty of red-hot romance.

Booklist

RITA Award–winning Shalvis continues her literary winning streak with the latest in her Heartbreaker Bay series, once again gifting readers with an emotionally engaging contemporary love story with a piquant sense of humor and plenty of red-hot romance.

Booklist

2017-11-28
When wood artist Kylie Masters loses a beloved object, she hires Joe Malone—the laconic man of mystery with whom she recently shared a sexy kiss—to help her find it.Kylie isn't sure why she pulled Joe into the alley to kiss him; she's only sure It. Will. Never. Happen. Again. Joe works in the same building where Kylie has her wood workshop. He'd "been special ops and still had most of his skills, skills he used on his job at an investigation and securities firm upstairs." She wants to avoid the man who makes her hormones go haywire, refusing to wind up like her mother, who likes bad boys but never manages to find relationships that stick. However, when she discovers that her prized penguin sculpture, a gift from her grandfather, is being held hostage until she performs an illegal task for the mysterious statue-napper, she hires Joe to find the criminal and the object. As the two track down the list of suspects, Joe wants Kylie to stay behind, but she is determined to be in on the action, setting the couple up for the final conflict that they have to overcome to be together. Shalvis brings her signature style to another Heartbreaker Bay novel and satisfies on many levels. However, light and dark sit uneasily together—for instance, the criminal takes funny pictures of the penguin in hazardous situations, which seems more suited for a game than a real crime. Also, Kylie's insistence on comparing Joe to her mother's typical boyfriends despite every indication that he's different, as well as the vague theme of "men are simple and pretty stupid until women tame and civilize them," wears a little thin.Typical Shalvis but with strangely mismatched elements.

Kirkus Reviews

Shalvis’ rich cast of characters add just the right dose of color and sage advice, while she spins yet another sexy contemporary tale that showcases her indelible wit and eye for sweet, compulsively readable romance.

Entertainment Weekly