GRR Reviews Kiss Me Again by Kimberly James

Kiss Me Again is a romance between mature adults with adult kids, and it's sweet, but the FMC has some serious self-esteem issues.

Kenna James had divorced her loveless marriage and dedicated her life to raising her daughter (almost to college) and her new baking business and was already known as the "Cookie Lady". There is no man in her life except one lingering memory of Nick Frost, a guest at the New Year's party thrown where he kissed her passionately, then a minute later kissed a long-legged much younger blonde called Samantha. When her daughter went off with her boyfriend to a luxurious beach house for a week long vacation and brought her along, she did not expect to run into Nick Frost here, who's her daughter's boyfriend's dad. Nick Frost was Heisman Trophy winner and former NFL QB, and he finally gets to retire at age 45 after building up and selling the company his father had started. He was thrilled when he realized he had a beautiful house guest, and he's determined to get a repeat, but Jenna's definitely off the field, believing either Nick can't possibly want her, or Nick just wants a taste, nothing more. Nick has seven days to convince her otherwise...

The conflict basically is all in Jenna's head, and Nick had to convince her she's everything to him. Frankly, I have a little problem with books where conflict can be resolved merely with a "change of heart". It's just... "too easy", as if Jenna's (un)intentionally playing "hard to get".

Category: Contemporary

Primary Plot: Damaged Mom Resists Wooing by Super Handsome Dad But Eventually Gave In

Tropes: single parent, scars

Overall Rating:  3/5