Krista Lakes

What a great funny, romantic book! Harper writes a blog about the trials of dating & the number of bad experiences she has had. Harper always uses the free dating sites. Her sister thinks she needs to change her attitude & signs her up for a new pricey dating site.

Gabe is one of the owners of this dating site. His friends & him decide they should try the site out as if they were subscribers & make sure the experience was what they wanted it to be. From their first date, he held back his show more true job & Harper held back on her blog.

Wow! I love Gabe & Harper! The two of them are realistic complex characters that worm their way into your heart & emotions & take hold. Krista's expressive writing style allows you to be a part of the scenes & emotions. The chemistry is hot & intense. The dialogue is wonderfully sarcastic & normal, instead of being too sweet & unrealistic. Loved this book so much that I went out & purchased a copy although I had received a free copy in exchange for an honest review! Great value for the money & can totally be read as a stand alone! show less

**I received a review copy of this book in exchange for an honest voluntary review. All opinions are my own and not influenced by my source.**

I'm a sucker for anything remotely related to Pride and Prejudice. Retellings, adaptions, inspired by, if it lists Pride and Prejudice somewhere in the synopsis, you bet I'm reading it!

Mr. Darcy's Kiss is the first modern full-blown retelling I've read. It follows the original work pretty spot on in terms of events and notable scenes. There are some show more great modern twists along the way--ones that I thought were pretty creative and very reflective of how society works today compared to Austen's time. Basically everything you love (and perhaps hate) about Austen's original masterpiece is here in one way or another. I think it goes to show the timeless nature of Austen's work that it can be transformed nearly 200 years later and still provide fantastic entertainment.

Even knowing the plot and the direction the story was going, I still found myself captivated to see what would happen next. Krista Lakes does a good job of spinning the story to work as a modern retelling.

I swooned the entire time I was reading this. When Charles and Jane first meet? Swoon! When Darcy can't keep his eyes off of Elizabeth? Swoon. This book just made me happy the entire time I was reading it.

All the characters have the charm and charisma you expect and love (or possibly hate depending who the character is). It was just great to get lost in their lives and all the shenanigans that ensue!

It takes a lot of guts to retell one of the most classic and admired love stories and I think Krista Lakes succeeded in bringing a modern Elizabeth and Darcy to life for readers to once again enjoy!

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Actual Rating: 5/5 show less

Ethan White is a billionaire with all the trappings that come with money, including an obsessed secretary. After a one night stand with Laura, Ethan's secretary managed to sabotage the start of the relationship. Now that Carter, Ethan's partner, wants to set up office in Colorado, maybe he can get Laura to listen to his explanation.

Laura Corbett manages a Colorado ranch for Carter Williamson, owner of W Motors. She was interested in a relationship with Ethan until his secretary told her a show more bunch of lies. Now, she's raising her two siblings after her parents were killed in a plane crash.
Ethan is back & is trying to explain what happened. Can she trust him? Is she sure she wants a relationship with him?

Romance, kids, attraction, sex & danger. What else does a book need? The characters are well developed & relatable. Laura & her siblings invoke your sympathy from the beginning. I enjoyed the interactions between Ethan & the kids. He seemed to relate to their feelings. The only issue I had was the reaction of Ethan's character to Laura & the kids fear of flying. This was the first time he didn't appear sympathetic. Overall, a good addition to the series! show less

So this is an interesting read. I have always LOVED Rachel in the other stories. But, in this story it sort of bothered me because I felt many times in the future telling of the story she was portrayed as weak nothing like the Rachel that I fell in love with in the past books of the series. With that being said the story was still sweet and Krista Lakes did a great job of telling the story.