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Merry Kiss Me: A Kiawah Island Christmas Romance (Kiawah Kisses) Kindle Edition

by Louise Lennox (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.4 out of 5 stars 166 ratings
Merry Kiss Me is book one of the Kiawah Kisses Series, a collection of steamy small-town romances set in low country South Carolina. Each book follows the journey of four best friends: Symone, Tara, Nicole, and Keisha as they each fall for their own Gullah hometown hero and learn to love again!

A decade after leaving home, culinary magazine editor Symone Farris is heading back to Kiawah Island for the holidays. She’s escaping New York and a failed engagement to reconnect with her grandmother’s storied restaurant and speakeasy, The Haint. But before she can say “Merry Christmas,” she’s fighting her mother’s campaign to sell the beloved establishment to the local real estate developer and love she left behind without notice ten years ago.

Rhue Baines loves three things, Christmas, family, and the Lowcountry sea islands he calls home. He understands the needs of his island community because he’s never left. When his ex, Symone blows back into town demanding he stop the planned redevelopment of her family’s land, he’s determined to get his way.

As Christmas approaches they both begin to remember what made them fall in love all those years ago. But when the past finally catches up with them, can their hearts survive the crash?

"Merry Kiss Me" is an updated re-release of Ms. Lennox's "Memories & Mistletoe," with updated chapters and story lines. It is a steamy holiday romance that introduces readers to the characters in the subsequent books featured in the"Kiawah Kisses," Series!
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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B08P3N9WM2
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ AfroChant Media House
  • Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ November 23, 2020
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 444 KB
  • Simultaneous device usage ‏ : ‎ Unlimited
  • Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
  • Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
  • Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 180 pages
  • Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
  • Part of series ‏ : ‎ Kiawah Kisses
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 166 ratings

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Louise Lennox

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Contemporary romance author Louise Lennox is a hopeful romantic writing steamy romances full of heart and healing.

A Spelman College and Georgetown University graduate, Louise provides women with diverse and meaningful representation in romance novel pages. Not seeing enough women like herself headlining positive love stories, she launched #HappyBlackRomance; a community of readers and writers committed to the creation and sharing of positive romance stories featuring Black heroines.

Louise Lennox plots highlight the joys of Black relationships across the diaspora; pushing readers from all cultural backgrounds to admire them for their strength and downright sexiness. In her novels sparks always fly; the sex amazes; and the characters always leave the world better than they found it through their love.

When she’s not writing, Louise is enjoying her work as a school leader, wife, and mother of the two cutest dragons to ever walk the earth!

To learn more about #HappyBlackRomance and to score a free book or two, check out her website www.lovelouiselennox.com.

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Customers enjoy this romance novel for its great story about true love, with one review highlighting its intimate and familial elements. Moreover, the book receives positive feedback for its readability, character development, and writing quality. Additionally, customers appreciate the setting, with one review noting it provides a realistic glimpse of the geographical area.

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Customers love the story of this Christmas romance, describing it as great and captivating, with one customer noting its intimate and familial elements.

"Merry Kiss Me was such a beautiful Christmas story about coming home, past love and the power that one person can have over you even after years..." Read more

"...Rhue and Symone were lovable. Their story was somewhat developed, but there were some parts that definitely could've used more plot development...." Read more

"...I started this book and literally could not put it down. Exciting, captivating, well-written, great story and character development are all ways to..." Read more

"...This story was just okay. Symone was really immature and kind of a pain...." Read more

8 customers mention "Romance"8 positive0 negative

Customers enjoy the romance in the book, with one describing it as a beautiful Christmas story about coming home, while another finds it a pleasure to read as a second chance romance.

"Merry Kiss Me was such a beautiful Christmas story about coming home, past love and the power that one person can have over you even after years..." Read more

"...Rhue and Symone were lovable. Their story was somewhat developed, but there were some parts that definitely could've used more plot development...." Read more

"...This was an very romantic and interesting story and you will enjoy it Pick up your copy today You will not be disappointed" Read more

"It’s always a pleasure to read 2nd chance romance stories. I loved the storyline especially “Santa”...." Read more

6 customers mention "Readability"6 positive0 negative

Customers find the book readable, with one mentioning it's a great holiday read and another appreciating the island setting.

"...For such a short book the history, heritage and community Lennox spoke about pulled you in just as much as the love story between Symone & Rhue...." Read more

"This book is everything. Louise Lennox never fails! I started this book and literally could not put it down...." Read more

"...I loved the storyline especially “Santa”. It’s was also enjoyable reading about the islands...." Read more

"...There's no cliffhanger, but it is a series. Nice book." Read more

4 customers mention "Character development"4 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the character development in the book, with one describing the hero as delicious.

"...Exciting, captivating, well-written, great story and character development are all ways to describe this literary piece...." Read more

"...did a great job making the characters relatable and the supporting characters likable This is my third book I have read by this author..." Read more

"A cute Christmas read. The characters are interesting, likeable,and different from my normal read. It is a well written story with a steady flow...." Read more

"Christmas, past lovers & a delicious hero. Need I say more??..." Read more

3 customers mention "Setting"3 positive0 negative

Customers appreciate the island setting of the book, with one noting its realistic portrayal of the geographical area and another describing it as a beautiful island community.

"...A beautiful island community, Christmas and past lovers come together in one of the best books I have read this year...." Read more

"...She really gives you a realistic glimpse of the geographical area the story takes place and makes it alive for you and make you want to visit the..." Read more

"...Loved the setting and the peaks at the other Kisses." Read more

3 customers mention "Writing quality"3 positive0 negative

Customers find the writing quality of the book well-executed, with one customer noting it's different from their normal read.

"...Exciting, captivating, well-written, great story and character development are all ways to describe this literary piece...." Read more

"Wow, such incredible writing. I loved this story and the way Louise writes...." Read more

"...The characters are interesting, likeable,and different from my normal read. It is a well written story with a steady flow...." Read more

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  • Jess
    5.0 out of 5 stars Christmas, past lovers & a delicious hero. Need I say more??
    Reviewed in the United States on July 9, 2021
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    Merry Kiss Me was such a beautiful Christmas story about coming home, past love and the power that one person can have over you even after years apart.

    Louise Lennox is a new to me author and I am in love!! For such a short book the history, heritage and community Lennox spoke about pulled you in just as much as the love story between Symone & Rhue.

    Symone is coming home to Kiawah Island for the holidays leaving New York and her ex-fiancé behind. She is writing a piece for work that will highlight the Island's cuisine, culture and The Haint. Her grandmother's restaurant and speakeasy. The Haint was the place Symone grew up surrounded by her grandmother and her friends. One friend specifically, Rhue Baines. Rhue was her first everything and now it has been a decade since she last saw him, but time changes people and Symone might get more than she bargained for.

    Rhue understands his home, the Lowcountry island where he grew up. All he wants his to surround himself by his family and the island that he loves. In doing that he must do what is best for the island even if that means closing The Haint. He is not the same boy he was a decade ago and now his love has blown back into town and the feelings he once thought were gone are just as present as the day she left. Symone doesn't know the island anymore and she doesn't know what is best for the community, but Rhue is going to do everything in his power to make sure his plans to better the island and its community move forward.

    Symone & Rhue had the instant chemistry you always want to read about. The delicious push and pull from childhood to adulthood is ever present with them from Symone's first moment back on the island and I just wanted to drown in it. Symone was determined to do and be exactly what she thought she wanted despite the consequences and Rhue just wanted to love her. Rhue was one of those book hero's you will be swooning over for days!!

    Merry Kiss Me had all the points I look for in a good romance and so many others I didn't even know I needed. A beautiful island community, Christmas and past lovers come together in one of the best books I have read this year. I cannot wait to get to book two Kiss of Life.
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  • Dahyoue
    4.0 out of 5 stars Symone x Rhue
    Reviewed in the United States on December 7, 2022
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    I super enjoyed this story, but it most definitely lacked Christmas. The story took place in December, around Christmas, but it was rarely talked about. Rhue and Symone were lovable. Their story was somewhat developed, but there were some parts that definitely could've used more plot development. Especially with Symone's mom. In one breath she's bashing Symone and talking down to her, the next she's apologizing, asking for forgiveness. That lady was toxic.The end was super rushed. But I loved getting to know the couple. They had lots of chemistry…both romantic and sexual chemistry. This was my first read by this author. While I wasn't extremely wowed, I would definitely check out more from her catalog.
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  • CaliJustice
    5.0 out of 5 stars Never fails!!! Spelman Sister does it again!
    Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2021
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    This book is everything. Louise Lennox never fails! I started this book and literally could not put it down. Exciting, captivating, well-written, great story and character development are all ways to describe this literary piece. Can’t wait for the next book to come.
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  • S. S. Erby
    3.0 out of 5 stars Just Okay Holiday
    Reviewed in the United States on July 30, 2024
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    Rhue and Symone were teenage lovers, filled with dreams and promise. But life and grief took them in separate directions. Now, Symone is on her way home for Christmas, fresh out of a relationship, trying to salvage some semblance of her legacy, only to find that Rhue plans to tear down one of the only pieces left.

    This story was just okay. Symone was really immature and kind of a pain. She disappears, her grief makes her ignore everything about the life she had before. Now she drops back in, making demands on a place she wanted no parts of and had no plans of staying in. It was weird. And then she and Rhue went from hate to something else so fast. One minute she's avoiding him, the next she's dry humping his lap out of nowhere. It was... abrupt. The story seemed disjointed in a lot of places and didn't flow naturally. It went too fast in some places and so slow in others. And Symone's dad suddenly playing protector but letting her mom vomit verbal abuse all over her without saying anything was a no go for me. All in all, it was only okay.
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  • Bonnie
    5.0 out of 5 stars Great story
    Reviewed in the United States on November 29, 2020
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    Great story about true love
    When you really love someone like This and Symons the main characters in the story, Years apart does not make a difference
    The author did a great job making the characters relatable and the supporting characters likable
    This is my third book I have read by this author
    She really gives you a realistic glimpse of the geographical area the story takes place and makes it alive for you and make you want to visit the area for yourself. I am an avid traveler so I would definitely find this a highlight for me
    This was an very romantic and interesting story and you will enjoy it
    Pick up your copy today
    You will not be disappointed
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  • TMT
    5.0 out of 5 stars Christmas Love
    Reviewed in the United States on July 12, 2021
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    It’s always a pleasure to read 2nd chance romance stories. I loved the storyline especially “Santa”. It’s was also enjoyable reading about the islands. All of the required elements are included, family drama, love, friendships, and HEA.
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  • Quin
    4.0 out of 5 stars Nice book
    Reviewed in the United States on December 18, 2021
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    Hot, hot, hot! There's a lot of sex in this little short story. Nevertheless, it is very sweet and creative.

    The only aspect that bothered me was the spoiled girl cliche and the doting guy. It could be that personally it's grating to me, but I still finished the story, so, maybe not so much to many people.

    There's no cliffhanger, but it is a series. Nice book.
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  • Kristina
    5.0 out of 5 stars Bye New York
    Reviewed in the United States on July 20, 2021
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    Wow, such incredible writing. I loved this story and the way Louise writes. I had to look up Kiawah to see if it was a real place, which it is, and someplace I would love to visit. Going to read Kiss of Life now…
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