The Kiss Countdown
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4.5 • 36 Ratings
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- $9.99
Publisher Description
A struggling event planner and a sinfully hot astronaut must decide if their fake relationship is worth a shot at happily-ever-after, in this starry debut.
Risk-averse event planner Amerie Price is jobless, newly single, and about to lose her apartment. With no choice but to gamble on her shaky start-up, the last thing she needed was to run into her smug ex and his new, less complicated girlfriend at Amerie's favorite coffee shop. Panicked, she pretends to be dating the annoyingly sexy man she met by spilling Americano all over his abs. He plays along—for a price.
Half the single men in Houston claim to be astronauts, but Vincent Rogers turns out to be the real deal. What started as a one-off lie morphs into a plan: for the three months leading up to his mission, Amerie will play Vincent's doting partner in front of his loving but overly invested family. In exchange, she gets a rent-free room in his house and can put every penny toward her struggling business.
What Amerie doesn't plan for is Vincent's gravitational pull. While her mind tells her a future with this astronaut is too unpredictable, her heart says he's exactly what she needs. As their time together counts down, Amerie must decide if she'll settle for the safe life—or shoot for the stars.
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Fake dating and Black joy animate Easton's adorable debut. Houston event planner Amerie "Mimi" Price feels like her life is falling apart when she is fired from her job and left without a place to live after her boyfriend, Derrick, dumps her. Unwilling to burden her aging parents with her financial hardships, she doesn't know where to turn. An unexpected solution arises after she spills coffee on Vincent Rogers, a quick-witted astronaut and all-around good guy. When this disastrous first meeting is interrupted by Derrick and his new girlfriend, a panicked Mimi lies and claims Vincent is her new man. Vincent goes along with the charade and asks Mimi if she wouldn't mind keeping it up in front of his overly invested family in the months leading to his upcoming space mission. In exchange, Mimi can move in to the spare room in Vincent's house. This fake dating scheme morphs into a cute, chuckle-worthy slow-burn romance. Easton takes her time building comfort and trust between the leads, making their love affair feel cozy and grounded, even as the plot around them moves at a fast clip. Easton is a writer to watch.
Customer Reviews
Slow Burn x Forced Proximity
The way this book hooked me from beginning to end is no joke. I read it halfway through Monday night and then thought about it all day Tuesday until I could dive back in.
I want to be friends with Amerie and Gina so bad. I related to a lot of the experiences that Amerie had growing up. The desire to take care of your parents even if you have to do it without their knowledge is something that I feel so intensely. But the conversation that her and her mom had towards the end had me in tears. This book was just so healing.
Sometimes with single POV I get annoyed that I can’t hear the MMC’s thoughts but Vincent SHOWS you what he’s thinking. I fell in love this cinnamon roll. This sweet, nerdy guy with all his space facts and acts of service.
I love this book so much and I can’t wait to read more from Etta.
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Tropes: fake dating, slow burn, one bed, forced proximity
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