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A Kiss Is Just A Kiss (a New Adult novella) by [Linda Barlow]

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She found a great guy, but he only wanted her for one night

It's Christmastide, but Holly Mathers can't get into the spirit. She's been obsessing over a hookup gone wrong with the hot, green-eyed Will MacIvey, who's treating her like the ghost of Christmas past.

When she and her roommate Julie are invited to a Winter Solstice party at the home of sexy professor Jeff Slayton, Holly hopes that a kiss under a sprig of enchanted mistletoe will remind Will of the steamy night he seems to have forgotten. But magic always comes with a price...

A Kiss Is Just A Kiss is a New Adult novella by New York Times and USA Today bestselling author Linda Barlow.

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December 2, 2013
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ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00H1TN1R2
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Linda Barlow Books (December 2, 2013)
Publication date ‏ : ‎ December 2, 2013
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3304 KB
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Print length ‏ : ‎ 97 pages
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Best Sellers Rank: #1,749,667 in Kindle Store (See Top 100 in Kindle Store)
- #6,668 in Paranormal Ghost Romance
- #6,696 in Psychic Romance
- #7,632 in Women's Sagas

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Linda Barlow

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Linda Barlow is the author of 25 novels, with more on the way. She has written in various genres, including historical and contemporary romance, romantic suspense, paranormal romance, New Adult romance, family sagas, and general mainstream fiction. Publishers have included Doubleday, Dell, Penguin, Warner Books, Hachette, New American Library/Signet, Berkley/Putnam, Silhouette and Harlequin.

Linda is a New York Times and USA Today bestselling author. One of her books recently spent a couple of weeks in the Top 10 in the Amazon Kindle Store. She's proud to have earned a few awards over the years, including the Rita from Romance Writers of America for Leaves of Fortune; New Historical Novelist of the year from Romantic Times for Fires of Destiny; and a Career Achievement award from RT.

Linda loves to hear from readers. You can find her on the web at www.lindabarlow.com

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S. Richards

Touch and go for me at one point, but overall, an enjoyable NA romance

Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2014

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This was short, light, and kinda cute. Wish there'd been more time with Holly and Will together. The story is told in first-person from Holly's POV, and most of it is about her working out her feelings and confusion over Will and their one night stand. Why hasn't he called her? Why is she still hung up on him? It's been two months since that night, and she's still thinking about him, but for some reason that's driving her crazy, he doesn't seem that into her now.

So, forward to a Winter Solstice party, and some enchanted mistletoe, and we have Holly and Will meeting up again. It's college winter break, the characters are about twenty years old, and they both felt young but pretty likable. Their sexual chemistry is good; the couple of sex scenes were hot to read, not overly graphic but definitely on the erotic side, even with a feeling of D/s added in.

Only thing I didn't really care for was the lab cat description. Could have done without that. I know it was to show how Holly and Will first sort of bonded in class, seeing something special, deeper, in the other, but I could have had that go another way.

It's quick, easy reading with some young love at college during Christmastime. Wish there'd been more time with h/H together, maybe a little more depth and romance, but I enjoyed enough of the story that I'm interested in checking out this author again, and wouldn't mind reading Professor Jeff's story when it comes out.

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A great, steamy read.

Reviewed in the United States on August 3, 2014

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In "A Kiss Is Just A Kiss" we meet Holly, a college student who is head over heels (obsessed over) a man who she had a one night stand with and had blown her off the next day. When she's invited to a Christmas party that she hopes this may be the chance she needs to reconnect with him.

The author gives us a glimpse of the past in order to set us up for the present, which I liked because it took away the "insta love" factor and gave their relationship some depth and made it more realistic. I also found that the enchanted mistletoe angle was a fun touch. I would like to see what happens with some of the secondary characters such as Jeff and Julie.

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Not impressed with this book at all

Reviewed in the United States on February 26, 2015

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This is the story of Will MacIvey and Holly Mathers, two college students from southeastern Massachusetts.

Will a pre-med student is a quiet, well mannered sort of young man with a love for Mozart and classical music. Rock star handsome with broad shoulders. He loves to sing with a deep baritone voice that is the mesmerizing sort of way.

Holly a history major growing up in Ankara, her parent’s ambassadors traveling the globe she was usually out of the country for the holidays, however this year she decides to stay in the states and visit family for Christmas dinner. She was a pretty young lady, tall and slender with a stalker obsession for Will after they come together in a passionate one night fling. She wanted him but he apparently did not want her. He doesn’t call her or try to contact her in any social sites. Typical young love one night stand scenario.

Holly and her roommate have been invited to a Winter Solstice party from one of their professors and they decide to take matters of love in their own hands and they visit a witch’s shop and purchase some enchanted mistletoe. Mistletoe with a very strong spell cast upon it and comes along with its own enchantment spell that is supposed to be read by the parties trying invoking the spell.

I was not impressed with this book. I think it’s more for the younger set maybe late teen’s and college age readers. It just wasn’t my cup of tea. The story line is all right and I did like the characters however young. I just tired of reading about the young love set in a modern times era, kind of typical young love obsessions between boys and girls, kind of stupid crap that they do at that age. Of course we’ve all been there in our younger days, I just didn’t really want to be reminded of the crazy things I did at that age.

The authors style of writing was good however, the love scenes was hot and tasteful, not in the raunchy sort of way. There’s really no humor in the book and no intrigue or action. The book is not slow it moves along with only ten chapters. I can imagine if I was of the younger college set I would probably have enjoyed it more. Not too much in the way of grammar errors no typos that I recall so all in all the editing was good.

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Terisia

A nice bit of fantasy romance

Reviewed in the United States on November 22, 2014

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This is a sweet, steamy, quirky book that I definitely enjoyed reading. It includes a bit of angst, a touch of magic, and a steamy relationship that takes a while for Holly and Will to get on track because Will has a secret he didn't share. Linda Barlow is a talented author - I recommend this book to you, and highly suggest you read some of her other books!

One person found this helpful

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Jackie

Cute book

Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2014

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Two college kids share an amazing night. The guy doesn't call the girl. They are invited to the same party. There is enchanted mistletoe, there is young love or maybe just lots of lust but the young lovers are happy with each other.

This novella was cute and I enjoyed it.

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CFT22

Loved it! Sweet and steamy

Reviewed in the United States on July 29, 2014

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Loved it! A little Christmas magic makes this one a real winner, even if it's a naughty winner. The magical mistletoe makes for a fun little device to bring the characters together and reveal their pasts. This a fun, sweet little romance everyone can enjoy.

3 people found this helpful

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jennifer

great read

Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2014

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Was a great read loved the characters and how magic was used but not needed

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