Kiss and Tell

by Loretta Hill

When Alex’s sister dies in a tragic car accident, she is left as the legal guardian to her sister’s two young daughters. A budding freelance journalist, Alexis barely makes enough money for herself, let alone a mini-family. Upon learning that the elusive jazz singer Max Deroux is coming to town to celebrate his thirtieth birthday, Alexis realizes that this could be her big chance to turn things around. Getting an exclusive interview with this famous recluse is worth thousands. She had expected that crashing his birthday ball while pretending to be a rich socialite would be hard. And managing to get some alone time with him even harder. But what Alexis hadn’t counted on was her professional interest turning into attraction and her indifference becoming admiration. Max is everything she’s ever wanted in a man. If only she wasn’t everything he’s always hated…

Genres: Romance, Contemporary

220 pages, Kindle Edition

First published August 1, 2009

About the author

For her bestselling novels The Girl in Steel-Capped Boots, The Girl in the Hard Hat and The Girl in the Yellow Vest, Loretta Hill drew upon her own outback engineering experiences of larrikins, red dust and steel-capped boots. She is also the author of The Maxwell Sisters, The Grass is Greener and The Secret Vineyard, and the ebook novellas Operation Valentine and One Little White Lie, which was a no.1 bestseller on iTunes.

Loretta always wanted to be a writer. As a kid she filled pages of exercise books with stories to amuse her friends. Her father, who never wasted his time on fiction, didn't see much worth in this past time and pushed her to pursue a 'sensible' career. Fortunately, she had inherited some of his talent for numbers and decided to give it a go. She graduated from the University of Western Australia as structural engineer and took her first job with a major West Australian engineering company.

Despite her career in engineering and her journey into motherhood, Loretta continued to write. Not because she had a lot of time but because it was an addiction she couldn't ignore.

Reviews

[Courtney · Rating 4 out of 5]

Kiss and Tell is about a woman named Alexis who is looking for a job to be able to support her sisters two kids. She feels like that's the least she can do now that her nieces have no parents. She goes to this party to get the inside story of the sexy Jazz singer Max Deroux. This is they story of Max and Alexis falling in love.
I really liked this book. This is one of the few romance novels I actually enjoyed reading.

[Dominique Bebbington · Rating 4 out of 5]

A very cute read. I couldn't put it down.

[Breanna · Rating 5 out of 5]

I loved this book!!! It was clean and it was so sweet. I fell in love with the characters. I breathed a sigh of relief when everything worked out good. This book is definitely worth not only one, but multiple readings.

[Stacie Hawkins · Rating 4 out of 5]

Well written

the book is very well written.. I was truly entertained and engaged throughout the whole book. honestly I didn't want to put it down and I didn't want it to end. what happens now?

[Sandy Samuel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sad but oh so sweet

True, the outcome is predictable, but the story is so sweet. This scenario happened because of two sweet little girls but ended up being about true love.

[Barbara Paull · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was frustrated with this book. I loved the woman and twins. The man frustrated me. It took so long to get his act together finally finally it all worked out. I gave it 5stars because I loved her.

[Juanita · Rating 4 out of 5]

Love Loretta Hill’s writing she even weaves her magic in a novella.

[Lucy (why do I bother to read chicklit) · Rating 2 out of 5]

Alexis's sister had died leaving her to care for her two children. She is broke and desperate for a job. She decides landing an interview with a famous recluse jazz singer is the fastest way to seccure a future for her niece and nephew.

What she didn't expect - but we did - was that shw would end up finding out Max is a really nice guy and maybe he didn't deserved to be played. Too bad, because the story she never wrote ends up on the papers and she is convinced she has ruined any chance she had with him - if she did have any, that is.

So far it is a nice read, but it becomes better as the story takes an expected turn and you end up laughing at it. It becomes a full romantic comedy when she gives as good as she gets and the relationship deepens until we get what we want: the happy ending :) But what a pleasure to get there, even if we know where we are heading!

[Tiffany · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book was the result of me just plucking a book from the New Releases shelf at the library. All in all I thought it was an enjoyable read. I found myself feeling many emotions for the main character despite this being a "fluff" book. It is one of those books you should read when you want a pick-me-up and something that doesn't require too much brain power. I thoroughly enjoyed reading it and would recommend it to any fans of chick-lit.

[Preet · Rating 5 out of 5]

This moved me to tears. Well one lone tear actually, like the kind you see in movies that dramatically comes out of one eye. I loved the story. I'd rate this on the movie scale as G, and I couldn't help but wish it was hotter, even though there is plenty of romantic tension between Max and Alexis.

[Lauredhel · Rating 4 out of 5]

More 3.5 stars, just cos I can't stand the word "minx" - it's a personal squick. ("Minx" and "feisty" both come from terms for small, playful and/or impudent dogs. I really wish people would stop using them to describe grown women.)

A light, enjoyable category romance set in Sydney. How can you get a paparazzo (paparazza?) and a celebrity together? Ask Loretta, she knows.

[Rachel Smart · Rating 4 out of 5]

A fell good book with a happy ending

A cute story involving a man who lost his sister who he was very close to. A woman who had just lost her sister and gained custody of her two twin nieces. It has charm and humor. There are the usual misunderstandings and lies that need to be cleared up. This isn't a deep story but quite delightful to spend a few hours reading.

[Angie · Rating 4 out of 5]

When Alexis's sister dies in a tragic car accident' she becomes the legal guardian to her two young nieces. A budding freelance journalist' Alexis barely makes enough money for herself' let alone a mini-family.

[Pamela · Rating 4 out of 5]

A sweet romance that I really enjoyed. I loved both Max and Alexis; and they definitely sizzled together. There are no sex scenes but you can really feel the sexual tension between the two, especially coming from Max.

[Wesley McConnell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great book. A must-read. What about the wedding?

Great book. A must-read. What about the wedding?

Great book. a must-read. what about the wedding?
do they get to keep the kids? there has to be another book. please keep writing.

[Pascale’s*ARC,Unwind,Read,Review · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a bit dated (talks about camera using film, Tom Cruise and Katie Hilmes, etc.) and it reads like an old-fashioned Harlequin romance, yet it's cute and a sweet romance. It's clean. I liked it.

[Cortney]

I want to find this in ebook format.

[Nicola Sheridan · Rating 5 out of 5]

This was a really sweet read. The characters were engaging and charming, with touches of humour. If you're looking for a happy, easy read to snuggle down with, give it a go.

[Marilyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Very short would have liked to Have more character development and story, but good quick read

[Brittni Scott · Rating 3 out of 5]

Quite short. Sadly, not worth the 2.99 to keep it in my Kindle. Sorry.
Number 3 in 2013 challenge.

172 to go.

[Tammy · Rating 2 out of 5]

Not that great sadly...

[Kathy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute love story. A bit too much back and forth before they actually admitted their love for each other... a good quick read..

[Lindsay Ewing · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was ok. I think it was a free read. I do feel like the story was over before it really even began. Short and sweet.

[Christina · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick read, cute little love story

[Sheila · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really good book but short story.

[Ariane · Rating 3 out of 5]

Read it because it was free, but the story ended far too suddenly. I'd probably give it more stars if it had a sequel.

[Tressa · Rating 2 out of 5]

I wasn’t able to continue reading Kiss and Tell because it felt like Alexis was blamed all the time and I did not like that.

[Jennifer Lynn · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's purely a romance book. Yes, I know it's categories as such but I expected more of a story and the book ended up being the equivalent of a Harlequin short story.

[Bernie · Rating 5 out of 5]

Kiss and Tell review

Kiss and Tell is a sweet romance written by author Loretta Hill. It is a heartwarming story with a feel good ending.

[Crystal Drakes · Rating 3 out of 5]

Cute

This story was really cute I adore it. I wanted more from them though. I feel like the story isn't finished there's more to uncover.