Just One Kiss: The Dirty Dares

Carly Phillips

Aug 2022 · The Kingston Family Book 6 · Sold by CP Publishing

About this ebook

It was supposed to be one fun night of hot sex.

It turned into a second. Then a third.

Now Mother Nature is having the last word—with a secret baby surprise!

Jade Dare has done everything in her power to overcome her mother’s unstable influence. Changed her name. Became a success. Vowed never to risk passing on the potential for inherited pain. What has it gotten her? One fiancé who wanted her for money. A second who cheated on her with his brother’s wife.

Now she's sworn off men. Or at least off serious relationships. But when the chance to indulge in a one night stand with a man she’s secretly fantasized about arrives, she jumps in. Only to land heart-first into a case of the feels she can’t bring herself to trust.

Knox Sinclair always suspected he liked his brother’s fiancé a little too much, that’s why he kept his hands to himself. But with ties broken and Jade all too willing, a no-strings-attached night sounds like a damned good idea.

Except one night isn’t nearly enough. But while Knox is busy convincing Jade they have a chance at forever, the past is planning one last parting shot.

Ratings and reviews

Just One Kiss is another amazing story to add to the Kingston Family series. Carly Phillips stories are always my favorite and I loved this one just as much, if not more. Jade has a past of trouble with relationships. Now she is on her own and thriving with her business. Knox Kingston has always felt the heat and intensity when he was around Jade. In the past she was off limits, but now all is fair game. Just One Kiss won my heart over and over. I highly recommend this book and series!

Jade is a strong and smart woman while Knox is an alpha and swoon-worthy. They have history together because once upon a time Jade was a fiance of Knox's stepbrother. But with everything they have been through, I don't think their love is forbidden. They're both single when they reunite and they have a chance to give into their attractions... at least in Jade's part. I think Knox wants more than one night with Jade and it makes me like him even more. Usually I would feel like I'm missing something if two characters have history together but an author leaves it out of their story... but I don't feel right that with Jade and Knox's story. Well, I do feel their encounter is a whirlwind but I am okay with it. I really enjoy reading Just One Kiss. Their love story has a perfect amount of everything combined... sexy, sweet, and a little bit sense of dangerous so it's easy for me to decide to give this book 5 stars.

I just gobbled up this book. Man is Knox swoon worthy. He's prime book boyfriend material. Knox and Jade have history with their exes. Jade so deserves all the happiness. She had some turbulent childhood dealing with the aftereffects of her birth mother. She deserves someone like Knox in her corner that understands and appreciates her. She's on a man fast, but with Knox sexy grin and charm that fast may be over faster than she anticipated.

About the author

Carly Phillips, whose real name is Karen Drogin, was born on July 7, 1965 in New York. She received an undergraduate degree from Brandeis University. She eventually became a lawyer, but never really enjoyed practicing law. After having her first child, she decided she wanted to write a romance novel. Seven years later, she sold her first book, Brazen, to Harlequin Temptation. She is now the best-selling author of numerous romances including Simply Sinful, The Playboy, Summer Lovin', Hot Property, Cross My Heart, and Lucky Break. She also writes the New York Times bestselling Dare to Love series.