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Farrel Sisters #1
Kiss Me Once, Kiss Me Twice
KISS ME ONCE, KISS ME TWICE
For Skye Farrel sex is a business, and business is good. Her Girl Talk seminars are the talk of the town, with professional women jumping at the chance to learn the art of sexual fulfillment. But while she teaches her students how to heat up the sheets, her own love life is on ice.
KISS ME TWICE
Enter Clint MacAllister, the six-foot plus, sexy NASCAR wunderkind, whose speedy lifestyle has left his relationship quotient in the dust. Not a good beginning for a man on the hunt for a wife. So Skye makes Clint a deal he can't refuse: her sex tips in return for insight into the male mind. Each private lesson leaves Skye itching to test-drive him herself, but Clint is the marrying kind and she's allergic to a trip down the aisle. Can Clint convince this liberated woman that the greatest race of all is the one for her heart?
For Skye Farrel sex is a business, and business is good. Her Girl Talk seminars are the talk of the town, with professional women jumping at the chance to learn the art of sexual fulfillment. But while she teaches her students how to heat up the sheets, her own love life is on ice.
KISS ME TWICE
Enter Clint MacAllister, the six-foot plus, sexy NASCAR wunderkind, whose speedy lifestyle has left his relationship quotient in the dust. Not a good beginning for a man on the hunt for a wife. So Skye makes Clint a deal he can't refuse: her sex tips in return for insight into the male mind. Each private lesson leaves Skye itching to test-drive him herself, but Clint is the marrying kind and she's allergic to a trip down the aisle. Can Clint convince this liberated woman that the greatest race of all is the one for her heart?
288 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published February 1, 2004
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About the author
Kimberly Raye
138 books460 followersI've always been an incurable romantic. While I enjoy reading all types of fiction, my favorites, the books that touch my soul, are romance novels. From sexy to thrilling, sweet to humorous, I like them all. But what I really love is writing romance--the hotter the better!
I started my first novel back in high school and have been writing ever since. To date, I've published over thirty novels, one of them a prestigious RITA Award nominee, Romance Writers of America's highest award of excellence. I have also been nominated by Romantic Times magazine for several Reviewer's Choice awards, as well as a career achievement award.
I've written for several different publishers, including Harlequin Books, Leisure Books, Berkley/Jove, St. Martin's Press and Warner Books. Born and bred in the Lone Start State, I still live deep in the heart with my real-life hero, Curt, and our young children.
Like any over-worked, under-appreciated wife and mother, I have very little free time. But when I find a few precious moments, I LOVE to read. Some of my favorite authors include Janet Evanovich, Vicki Lewis Thompson, Charlaine Harris (see my Favorite Reads page for more) and the exceptionally talented Nina Bangs. Give me a bag of Sugar Babies, a Toby Keith or Kevin Fowler CD (I love Texas music), and a great book, and I'm in heaven!
I started my first novel back in high school and have been writing ever since. To date, I've published over thirty novels, one of them a prestigious RITA Award nominee, Romance Writers of America's highest award of excellence. I have also been nominated by Romantic Times magazine for several Reviewer's Choice awards, as well as a career achievement award.
I've written for several different publishers, including Harlequin Books, Leisure Books, Berkley/Jove, St. Martin's Press and Warner Books. Born and bred in the Lone Start State, I still live deep in the heart with my real-life hero, Curt, and our young children.
Like any over-worked, under-appreciated wife and mother, I have very little free time. But when I find a few precious moments, I LOVE to read. Some of my favorite authors include Janet Evanovich, Vicki Lewis Thompson, Charlaine Harris (see my Favorite Reads page for more) and the exceptionally talented Nina Bangs. Give me a bag of Sugar Babies, a Toby Keith or Kevin Fowler CD (I love Texas music), and a great book, and I'm in heaven!
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June 30, 2020
Quick and sexy read. This had me laughing in places. Very cute!
October 3, 2021
The fmc was annoying and although the couple had good chemistry, they both had some strange ideas about relationships. Since when do couples need to be clones of each other? They are allowed to like some things that the other doesn't. There are also very strange ideas about feminism or "womanism" as the fmc calls it; it's like the author just had a vague misguided idea of feminism and not what it really means. Like for example when the fmc says that no woman finds thongs comfortable and only wear them for men, it just really annoyed me because she made a generalization that all women found thongs uncomfortable, which isn't true. For a supposed feminist, the fmc had some pretty patriarchal and misogynist ideas of relationships and a woman's worth, starting with the mentions about her weight.
January 29, 2018
An easy read, entertaining and funny! Skye Farrell, popular sex expert, agrees to give lessons to local NASCAR star Clint McAllister some can try and woo his ex, in exchange for lessons on men (fishing, wrestling, etc.)
It was a fun read, the author is very true to life with emotions, sex and a great sense of humor. May need to read the others in this series!
It was a fun read, the author is very true to life with emotions, sex and a great sense of humor. May need to read the others in this series!
June 27, 2018
its a cool book . love the teachings in it
April 19, 2013
Skye Farrel has her own successful business, giving sex talk to woman, teaching them about their own bodies and how to ensure their own pleasure and that of their partner. But she is lonely herself, somehow she can’t have a relationship for longer than a few months. Her mother is a famous womanist, with her own late night talkshow, where she teaches woman about their own value, that they don’t need a man in their life to look after, to be happy. Not even if the sex is great. And marriage? That is totally a man’s way to enslave a woman, and should be outlawed.
Her mother was mostly on the road, giving lectures about her books, and their professor father was doing research somewhere. Leaving Skye and her sisters raised by their grandmother in a small village.
Skye and her sisters have been indoctrinated by their mothers’ beliefs their whole lives, leaving them the odd girls out at school, and too independent. When her assistant Jenny proudly tells her she is getting married, and asks her to be the maid of honor, she doesn’t know how to refuse. She has never even been to a wedding before.
Skye is trying to resist her addiction to cookies, and her youngest sister is trying to stop smoking. Talking to their mother really does not help with those goals. She keeps reminding them that a daughter of her would never do this or that. They do love their mother, but it sure is tiring.
Skye has a fondness for “Barbie” shoes, but she was never even allowed to own a Barbie by her mother, and so she dresses sensibly and not sexy. Those shoes are invented by men to torture women with….
Being tasked to find the missing bridesmaid, Skye runs into Cliff MacAllister in one of the bathrooms. She used to dream of him as a teenager, when she had this big poster above her bed, of him dressed in his boxers and cowboy boots. And he sure has filled out nice and strong, and is now a famous NASCAR racecar driver. Only he gave up on racing a while ago after a minor accident, and is now the owner of his own team. He has re-evaluated his life, and he really wants a wife and kids of his own. Only the girl he proposed to, said no. Apparently, he was not all that hot in the bedroom. So Cliff is determined to get better, and so he makes a deal with Skye, while she is drunk on champagne and chocolate cake. She will teach him sex, and he will teach her what a real man likes. Meaning sports, and fishing, and such. To her own surprise, Skye likes watching sports, even up close.
Skye is very much attracted to Cliff, but as he told her he is almost engaged, she won’t go for it. She likes sex, but it does not mean she has had a lot of lovers, she is very picky, but the attraction between them is sizzling. And Cliff wants marriage, which is something she will never go for.
Skye tries to teach Cliff theory only, but as he is dyslexic, that does not really work for him. Also, he is very intrigued by all the items she has brought over for the lessons and totally throws her out of her game plan. Sharing stories of their past, and present, brings them closer together, and they start to really like each other. Which is so not what they want. A relationship between them will never work …
After reading the second book in this series a few weeks ago, I really wanted the other two books in this trilogy. To my disappointment, the books were extremely expensive, so I am happy I managed to find them secondhand. Or rather, my secondhand bookdealer Claudia did.
I enjoyed this one a lot as well. I like Skye, she is a modern woman, but she has a romantic streak, and I think Cliff will make her give in to that little by little. She is a girly girl who loves to wear dresses and frills and tiny antiques, while he is a real sports man and a man’s man. Still, they are great together. Cliff was told time and again that he would never amount to anything, but he sure proved them all wrong by becoming one of the best drivers in history. And now the press are on his back again, as if he would be afraid to drive anymore after his accident. He really doesn’t want to talk about it, he is truly ready to move on with his life, and when it is necessary, he does get behind the wheel and drive. I loved that part.
Two lonely but very nice people who find each other, but the story is fun, and well written, and I do love Kimberly’s sense of humor. Of course there are some naughty scenes, and some hot scenes, and some very sweet ones. I do like Skye’s interaction with her sisters, and am looking forward to reading the third book soon. I am curious about the gothic middle sister. And well, their father is intend of deepening his relationship with their mother after all those years of being semi-together, and I want to know how he will manage that. After all, it goes against everything she preaches.
8,5 stars.
Full review on my blog, www.boeklogboek.blogspot.com
Her mother was mostly on the road, giving lectures about her books, and their professor father was doing research somewhere. Leaving Skye and her sisters raised by their grandmother in a small village.
Skye and her sisters have been indoctrinated by their mothers’ beliefs their whole lives, leaving them the odd girls out at school, and too independent. When her assistant Jenny proudly tells her she is getting married, and asks her to be the maid of honor, she doesn’t know how to refuse. She has never even been to a wedding before.
Skye is trying to resist her addiction to cookies, and her youngest sister is trying to stop smoking. Talking to their mother really does not help with those goals. She keeps reminding them that a daughter of her would never do this or that. They do love their mother, but it sure is tiring.
Skye has a fondness for “Barbie” shoes, but she was never even allowed to own a Barbie by her mother, and so she dresses sensibly and not sexy. Those shoes are invented by men to torture women with….
Being tasked to find the missing bridesmaid, Skye runs into Cliff MacAllister in one of the bathrooms. She used to dream of him as a teenager, when she had this big poster above her bed, of him dressed in his boxers and cowboy boots. And he sure has filled out nice and strong, and is now a famous NASCAR racecar driver. Only he gave up on racing a while ago after a minor accident, and is now the owner of his own team. He has re-evaluated his life, and he really wants a wife and kids of his own. Only the girl he proposed to, said no. Apparently, he was not all that hot in the bedroom. So Cliff is determined to get better, and so he makes a deal with Skye, while she is drunk on champagne and chocolate cake. She will teach him sex, and he will teach her what a real man likes. Meaning sports, and fishing, and such. To her own surprise, Skye likes watching sports, even up close.
Skye is very much attracted to Cliff, but as he told her he is almost engaged, she won’t go for it. She likes sex, but it does not mean she has had a lot of lovers, she is very picky, but the attraction between them is sizzling. And Cliff wants marriage, which is something she will never go for.
Skye tries to teach Cliff theory only, but as he is dyslexic, that does not really work for him. Also, he is very intrigued by all the items she has brought over for the lessons and totally throws her out of her game plan. Sharing stories of their past, and present, brings them closer together, and they start to really like each other. Which is so not what they want. A relationship between them will never work …
After reading the second book in this series a few weeks ago, I really wanted the other two books in this trilogy. To my disappointment, the books were extremely expensive, so I am happy I managed to find them secondhand. Or rather, my secondhand bookdealer Claudia did.
I enjoyed this one a lot as well. I like Skye, she is a modern woman, but she has a romantic streak, and I think Cliff will make her give in to that little by little. She is a girly girl who loves to wear dresses and frills and tiny antiques, while he is a real sports man and a man’s man. Still, they are great together. Cliff was told time and again that he would never amount to anything, but he sure proved them all wrong by becoming one of the best drivers in history. And now the press are on his back again, as if he would be afraid to drive anymore after his accident. He really doesn’t want to talk about it, he is truly ready to move on with his life, and when it is necessary, he does get behind the wheel and drive. I loved that part.
Two lonely but very nice people who find each other, but the story is fun, and well written, and I do love Kimberly’s sense of humor. Of course there are some naughty scenes, and some hot scenes, and some very sweet ones. I do like Skye’s interaction with her sisters, and am looking forward to reading the third book soon. I am curious about the gothic middle sister. And well, their father is intend of deepening his relationship with their mother after all those years of being semi-together, and I want to know how he will manage that. After all, it goes against everything she preaches.
8,5 stars.
© 2013 Reviews by Aurian
Full review on my blog, www.boeklogboek.blogspot.com
August 14, 2007
54. "For Skye Farrel sex is a business, and business is good! Her Girl Talk seminars are the talk of the town, with professional women jumping at the chance to learn the art of sexual fulfillment. But while she teaches her students how to heat up the sheets, her own love life is on ice. Enter Clint MacAllister, the six-foot plus, sexy NASCAR (R) wunderkind, whose speedy lifestyle has left his relationship quotient in the dust. Not a good beginning for a man on the hunt for a wife. So clint makes Skye a deal she can't refuse: her sex tips in return for insight into the male mind. Each private lesson leaves Skye itching to test-drive him herself, but Clint is the marrying kind and she's allergic to a trip down the aisle. Can Clint convince this liberated woman that the greatest race of all is the one for her heart?"
A fun, light romance. Well-written. I'll never look at tootsie pops the same again...
A fun, light romance. Well-written. I'll never look at tootsie pops the same again...
October 30, 2011
This book was decent but not spectacular.Characters, while having some (a little) depth, were extremely rigid, and their default ‘beliefs’ were VERY stereotypically exaggerated, to the point where they felt like caricatures. Sadly it was more than predictable. Granted most romances are when you come right down to it, but this one was worse than most and most of the enjoyment was taken out of it by Skye's overbearing mother who only believes in sex but not love. She is a womanist (feminist or sorts) to an extreme. I felt that her character was added by the author to change things up and create something differentiating her from others in the genre but she only made her books more difficult to read and far more aggivating to the reader.
July 13, 2011
Very cute book... The sports in there was great considering I love all the sports they talked about Football, Fishing and NASCAR... I also enjoyed all the sex tips in it... Some very interesting ideas :) I would say it was pretty predictable but then again what romance isn't when you come down to it?
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September 3, 2011Decent writing, but not spectacular. Characters, while having some (a little) depth, were extremely rigid, and their default ‘beliefs’ were VERY stereotypically exaggerated, to the point where they felt like caricatures.
February 25, 2013
Humorous and sexy. I just had difficulty with how long it took Sky to realize that in trying to please her mother and not live her life for a man, she was actually not living her own life but the one her mother wanted.
September 11, 2010
Sometimes love happens, especially when you no longer believe in it. What a dreamy thought, don't you think?
September 18, 2011
Not bad, for a VERY light read.
January 27, 2015
This book was so bad. So very very bad. I finished it only to be able to rate it. So bad.
April 22, 2017
It is a great book to read
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