My Review of Kiss Me in Paris
I won a signed copy of Kiss Me in Paris from Goodreads First Reads. The following review is my honest opinion and not a paid review.
Winter wanted to be a writer almost her entire life. Growing up her Dad bought her books and books and more books. She loved to read and was always told to write what you knew. Winter didn't quite understand what everyone was saying. She thought all she had to do was read something and that meant she knew it. But thing is Winter wanted to write a romance novel and she has never been in love but has read a lot of romance books so she thought she could write her book. Her professor tried to explain all of that to her but she didn't get it.
Winter was going to spend the summer in Paris taking a French course and if everything went well she would be spending the next year in Paris. Winter was hoping to start a whole new life in Paris and leave some bad baggage at home. But she was very disappointed because her baggage followed her to Paris. This baggage thought it was going to give her a hard time and everything would continue just as if they were at home. But Winter was leaving that part of her life behind and was determined that everything was going to change and her life was going to pick up and become a lot better than it was.
She met a cowboy from Texas who helped her more than he knew in the beginning with her bad baggage that followed her all the way to Paris. Winter started having feelings for this cowboy Cade but she didn't know if she could be a part of a relationship with what has happened in her past. The more she was around Cade she began to realize that she was falling in love with him. Cade had his own past that he was running from himself. Cade was only in Paris for the summer and didn't think that they could have a relationship. Winter would be in Paris and he would be on the other side of the world. How could they have a long distance relationship and make it work?
Cade and Winter had to go through what they both went through to be the people that they were when they met or otherwise their relationship would not have worked for them. They would have been different people if they had not experienced the things that they did in their lives. If that had been the case they may never had met but even if they had met they may not have liked each other.
I really loved reading Kiss Me in Paris and think it is an awesome book. It has become one of my favorite books. I will remember it for a long time to come. Thanks for the opportunity to read Kiss Me in Paris. I liked the bridge where Cade and Winter went too and they kissed and then they put a lock on the bridge and by doing so it meant their love would last forever. I would love to visit this bridge with my husband although I know I don't need too. It would be fun though to visit it and a lot of the other places mentioned in the book.
About Kiss Me in Paris
No one knows my secret. Ever since high school, ever since I started living in fear, no one has known the true me. But then I met him, and I couldn't hide anymore.
He became my hero, saving me from the villain of my past. He became my friend, his smile a blanket of warmth. And he scared me. Because he, this beautiful man, he might become more. Then he'd see the real me, and I couldn't let that happen.
My name is Winter, and what I desire most I can't have.
Flashes of the night I was drugged rush back to me. His strong arms carrying me through the streets of Paris. The feel of his heart beating as my head rested against his chest. The soft press of his lips against my forehead when he thought I was asleep.
Oh shit. I'm falling for the cowboy. Cade.
But we can't be anything more. He has his own secrets. His own darkness he keeps hidden, like the letter he keeps with him everywhere he goes.
The letter he refuses to open.
Genre: New Adult Contemporary Romance
Full length novel: 87, 000 words
Kiss Me in Paris is a standalone novel in the Kiss Me Series. Travel the world with the Deveaux sisters as they find love, and trouble, in all the right places.
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Excerpt From Chapter 4: Cade
Paris-the city of artists and dreamers. Being here is the fulfillment of a lifelong dream. So why do I still feel so out of place?
I don't belong in Texas, running my dad's business. And if I don't belong in the city, pursuing my career, then where do I belong? Where will I ever find the peace that's been missing from my life for so long?
My dad's voice echoes in my mind. "What's bothering you, kid?" He always asked me that when I was young, and I never had an answer for him.
I still don't.
The suitcase sits nearly empty on my bed, save for one last item. I pull out the envelope, weathered by years and tears but forever unopened. The familiar scrawl across the front, just the one word, Goodbye. I run my thumb along the seal, wondering, not for the first time, what words he could have written that would make a difference, that would make the ache of his loss easier to bear.
But I don't open it. I'll never open it. Instead I slip it into my pillow as memories of the past flood me.
The mocking.
The pain.
The end.
"What's bothering you, kid?" Dad's voice whispers through me again. At least this time I have an answer, a way to act on the anger crashing through me.
I can't go back and right the wrong done so long ago, but I can right a recent wrong, and dag nab it, will it feel good.
Pulling on my boots, hat on head, I lock up my room and seek the object of my righteous rage.
I pause, staring at the door to Winter's room as if I could see through it. She and her roommate went out; I heard them leave. Her pale face and eyes the color of a frozen lake, haunt me. Eyes filled with tears when that asshole stepped on her small hand, so delicate. I held it as it turned blue, swelling in pain.
Pulling myself from her door, I hunt the hallway looking for Rodney. I don't know what their history is, and I don't care. No one deserves to be treated that way. I've seen guys like him before, known them all my life, and I've never backed down from putting jerks like him in their place.
I'm not about to start today.
It's not because of the girl, I'm sure of that. She's beautiful, sure. And funny, in an offhanded way. But that's irrelevant. I'm doing this because it's the right thing to do.
I spot him just outside of our dorms, leaning against a tree. Or rather, pinning a girl against a tree as he does what I can only assume is his version of flirting.
The girl in question doesn't appear to enjoy his attentions, if the bored droop to her face is any indication.
Rodney's not a small guy, probably played football back home, but I've got several inches and a lot more hard muscle on my side.
I pull him from the girl, who looks wide-eyed at me before scampering off, and grab the front of his shirt, glaring down at him. "I don't know why you like tormenting girls. I don't even want to know. But you'll leave Winter alone. Got it?"
My face is inches from his, close enough that I can smell the alcohol on his breath.
He laughs, spraying me with his saliva. "You think she doesn't like having me around? Guess you don't know what a slut she is."
Growling, I slam him against the tree.
He groans, but offers another cocky grin. "If you want my advice, stay away. She'll spread her legs easily enough, but you'll regret ever sticking-"
I'm done listening.
I knee him in the groin. His mouth opens, a high-pitched yelp escaping as he collapses on the ground. "This is me politely telling you to back the hell off Winter and leave her alone."
About Karpov Kinrade
Karpov Kinrade is the pen name for the husband and wife writing duo of bestselling, award-winning authors Kimberly Kinrade and Dmytry Karpov.
Together, they write fantasy, paranormal, mystery, contemporary and romance and hook readers into new and exciting worlds that will leave you laughing your ass off, crying your heart out and falling in love.
Look for more from Karpov Kinrade in the Kiss Me series, Seduced Saga, the Forbidden Trilogy and more coming soon.
They live with three little girls who think they're ninja princesses with super powers and who are also showing a propensity for telling tall tales and using the written word to weave stories of wonder and magic.
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