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Kissing Books: A Steamy Romantic Comedy (Small Town Secrets) Kindle Edition

by Cat Johnson (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.5 4.5 out of 5 stars 2,263 ratings
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Quirky. Feel-Good. Romantic.
Things heat up when a misplaced author clashes with a grumpy small town farmer.

Piss off the hot farmer ✔️
Find out I'll be living in a funeral home ✔️
Meet my pet pig Petunia ✔️
Day one in town proved one thing... I'm screwed.

Welcome to Mudville, home of KISSING BOOKS, a standalone small town, opposites attract, fish out of water romantic comedy with lots of kissing (and other things), a cocky farmer, a sassy misplaced heroine with too many animals, some crazy locals, a decades' old mystery, and a very happy ending for all of them!

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    October 22, 2019
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"Fullof hilarious moments and sexy moments and exciting mystery moments and authorand animal moments. I just adored Harper and Stone!" Bianca, BJ's BookBlog

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    • Kissing Books (Harper & Stone)
    • Red Hot (Red & Cash)
    • Honey Buns (Bethany & Brandon)
    • Zero Forks (Boone & Sarah)
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    • Mister Naughty (Stone & Harper)
    • Dog Days (Stephanie & Michael)
    • Bad Decisions (Deputy Carson & Kayleigh)
    • Mudville Collection Volume 1
    • Mudville Collection Volume 2

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    • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B07XB3NPYJ
    • Publisher ‏ : ‎ (October 22, 2019)
    • Publication date ‏ : ‎ October 22, 2019
    • Language ‏ : ‎ English
    • File size ‏ : ‎ 1670 KB
    • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
    • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
    • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
    • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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    • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
    • Sticky notes ‏ : ‎ On Kindle Scribe
    • Print length ‏ : ‎ 324 pages
    • Page numbers source ISBN ‏ : ‎ B0B9ZBCC2Z
    • Customer Reviews:
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    Cat Johnson writes hot heroes (who often wear combat or cowboy boots) and the sassy heroines brave enough to love them.

    Known for her unique and creative marketing and research practices, Cat has sponsored bull riding cowboys, promoted romance using bologna and owns a collection of cowboy boots and camouflage for book signings.

    A top 10 New York Times bestseller and top 15 Kindle bestseller, Cat Johnson has been the recipient of a starred Publishers Weekly review and is a nine-time USA Today bestseller.

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    Frances Hernandez
    5.0 out of 5 stars Stone and Harper
    Reviewed in the United States on November 27, 2022
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    This book had so much going on, that it kept this reader hooked from the first chapter. The main characters were well developed, including all the side characters. The book had romance, lust, love, mystery, and closeness of a small town.
    Stone is the eldest son of a farming family, he is hardworking, and dedicated to his small town life. When he meets Harper there is an immediate attraction, even if he considers her a city girl.
    Harper is an author, with a bad case of writers block. She is talked into going to Mudville, and ends up house sitting for her great aunt. Her first impression of Stone is not a good one, yet she is attracted to him.
    Several mysterious occurrences happen in the attic of Harper’s aunts house. The former resident had a big collection of journals, about the town history, and some of the residents are very interested in the information in the journals.
    Stone keeps coming to Harper’s help, when intruders keeping getting into the attic. This causes them to become close, and into a relationship. Both of them are so uncertain about the relationship, but continue seeing each other.
    After Agnes returns home, Harper realizes that she must return to her own home, and this causes a split between Stone and Harper. After being gone from Mudville, Harper realizes that she must return to her great aunt’s house. Just as Harper arrives at the house, Stone also arrives, and the couple reunite, and obtain their HEA.
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    Jennifer Brewster
    4.0 out of 5 stars 4 solid stars ⭐️
    Reviewed in the United States on July 24, 2020
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    So this is the first book of Cat’s that I’ve read. It’s been on my kindle for a while and I always scrolled by it stopping at the cover and the name and then choosing another book. I’m sad I waited so long. This book had such small town charm, humor, a little mystery and plenty of small town gossip. This was an easy fun read, with very good character building. Low on the angst but packed with charm.
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    GusW
    5.0 out of 5 stars Loved it
    Reviewed in the United States on February 4, 2024
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    Enjoyed Harper's character and the cast of characters, like Bethany and Red, supporting her in her quest to explore Mudville and her Aunt Agnes's attic. Stone was the local farmer's son who enjoyed harassing the "city girl", Harper's. Sparks flew immediately but these two fought them until they couldn't. A well written fun read.
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    jstanley
    5.0 out of 5 stars Sweet start to a new series
    Reviewed in the United States on November 16, 2023
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    A really sweet start to a new series that I somehow am just now discovering. I immediately bought the rest of the books! Sweet, romantic, easy reading.
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    Kim H
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great small town romance!
    Reviewed in the United States on October 18, 2021
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    Stone is a local farmer alongside his family and Harper is a well-know romance author who comes to town to house sit her great Aunt’s home and animals. The animals deserve recognition as well in this book.

    There’s a bit of a mystery in this book which I found interesting and really adds a lot to the story. I enjoyed the historical references at the beginning of the chapters that were taken from the mystery. Hard to describe this without revealing a spoiler.

    I thoroughly enjoyed reading this book. Wonderfully charming characters who range from sassy to grumpy, much like the people who inhabit small towns in real life.

    I look forward to reading the next book in this series.
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    Kindle Customer
    3.0 out of 5 stars So cute.
    Reviewed in the United States on December 20, 2020
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    Stone is awkward, but so is Harper. Apparently, neither one of them haven't had much dating experience. There's some great humor in this book. This is my first adventure with Cat Johnson. The book is polished and well written, but Stone seemed to be a big, dumb bohunk at times. However, Harper realizes he's just the type of caveman she wants. I thought there could have been more interaction between Stone and Harper.
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    Donna J
    4.0 out of 5 stars Sweet Small Town Romance - Go For It!
    Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2020
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    Not sure if this is a good summer beach read or an end of summer read, or I wish I lived in a small town getaway read. Yep, It's all of those and a bit more. I have read many of Ms. Johnson's books and have always enjoyed her storylines and character development.

    I liked this story overall, but I will say it seemed like a "softer" version of romance than I remember from her other books. Our couple are both in the early thirty's so I thought they might be a bit more sure of themselves, yet they were more unsure of how to have a relationship than I would have thought. Yet it did seem to fit the small-town atmosphere, at least for HIM. I'm not sure about our gal, she could have been a bit more sure of herself, come on she writes romance for a living. BUT, those things said maybe that is what made it a sweet story. Here you have two strangers getting to know each other and like so many of us, they were unsure of what to do, what to say or where they wanted it would all go. I would not call the sex scenes steamy, because the descriptor words used were more "gentle" than many romance novels, and in many ways that was a nice change. Oddly or maybe appropriately graphic sex would not have fit this book. But it's not G rated either....

    I grew up in a small town in Indiana and can say the town happenings in the book were spot on! The storyline was good, and I would agree with the statement of another reviewer, I would have liked a bit more mystery or plot twist(s). The story built up a mystery with these "journal entries" and I really thought the author could have built several more chapters on the different entries of the people that were mentioned. That would have also given more time to continue to grow the love affair relationship.

    I enjoyed the story, and I have already gotten the second book. I hope that I continue to read about this first couple in the second book. After all the lead men are brothers.

    I also got the Audible book, I liked the performance by HIM. I thought the reader for the gal seemed older than the voice I would have thought to use. But once I got used to it, it was ok/good.
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    Cozzie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous!
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 2, 2023
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    I really enjoyed this book!
    A published author, Harper steps in to house sit for her Great Aunt Agnes. Stone lives and works with his Family, at the local Corn Farm!
    Kissing Books is a fun filled Rom Com, that you can't put down!!
    A really great read!
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    Kindle Customer
    4.0 out of 5 stars Romantic comedy
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 18, 2020
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    No plot spoilers
    No potential triggers
    There are no grammatical or editorial errors that I can recall.
    There is a tiny amount of swearing, and a couple of sex scenes each of them appropriate.
    The book made me laugh out loud, it's very upbeat and sweet.
    The characterisation is okay, but he is no alpha male while the FL seems more clued up than he could ever be.
    The storyline is straightforward with a good balance between show and tell, although there isn't any action as such. It's just a nice little escape from reality for a little while.
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    Julie
    4.0 out of 5 stars Kissing Love
    Reviewed in Australia on April 7, 2024
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    This was a very good book with an interesting and engaging storyline. The characters were very well written and developed. I hope to read more by this author.
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    Kindle Customer
    5.0 out of 5 stars Fabulous
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 28, 2022
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    Loved it!
    I enjoyed all the characters and the quaint town of Mudville. This story had it all.
    Romance fiction writer Harper quickly accepts and invitation to look after a menagerie of animals at her great aunts house in the small town of Mudville.
    Whilst shes there Harper finds a way of annoying Mudville resident and farmer Stone.
    It doesnt take long for their relationship to develop leading to some hot and steamy scenes.
    What i loved about this book was how easy it was to read, the romance wasnt sickly sweet, no love at first sight and saccharine declarations of love within 2 seconds of meeting.
    A very good story.
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    Julia M
    5.0 out of 5 stars highly entertaining
    Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 4, 2021
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    Stone and Harper are just about as opposite as can be imagined but are attracted physically as soon as they see each other. Stone cannot resist coming to Harper’ s assistance at every opportunity and she’s more than happy to let him. There is humour, romance and a mystery in this story along with cute animals. What is not to love? Bring on book two!
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