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More Than a Kiss
One minute Jordan March was falling out a window and the next she was falling in love - with the emergency room doctor! It looked as if nothing could stand in the way of Jordan and Dr. Amy Stewart finding true love together... except a banana peel, a psycho stalker, a lesbian poetess, an extreme chef, a KGB spy, and a sex toy inventor.
Join Saxon Bennett and Layce Gardner as they combine their creative *genius to bring you the romantic comedy of the century.
** Guaranteed money back if you don't laugh out loud.
* Geniuses in their own mind.
** This is a lie. The authors are broke.
Join Saxon Bennett and Layce Gardner as they combine their creative *genius to bring you the romantic comedy of the century.
** Guaranteed money back if you don't laugh out loud.
* Geniuses in their own mind.
** This is a lie. The authors are broke.
265 pages, ebook
First published March 10, 2014
65 people are currently reading
300 people want to read
About the author
Saxon Bennett
53 books180 followersSaxon Bennett is an admitted bibliophile and has the bookcases to prove it. Her favorite book is Harriet the Spy. She grew up among the pine trees of Washington where she learned to be a Keeper of Odd Knowledge with a special liking for new words - the queerer the better. She has a penchant for inspirational quotes - the more motivational the better. A serious aficionado of pie, she also drinks a lot of coffee and tea - especially when she’s writing, which she does every day. Saxon is a parent and a wife—two things she never thought she’d be - and she writes blogs about her family in the style of Erma Bombeck. In her next life she wants to be a professional snowboarder. She likes to grow flowers and tend to her pond. Jelly beans, gummy bears and licorice are her favorite candies. An avid walker with a goal to walk every street in her small town, she hits the pavement each morning. To keep herself limber, she does beginner yoga. She’d like to learn to meditate but her mind is as restless as a squirrel trapped in a box. As an amateur seamstress, she is endlessly trying to create the perfect butch purse. Her favorite quote is “Man plans, God laughs.” Saxon is the author of fifteen novels. Her book Family Affair won the Goldie for General Fiction in 2009. She won the Alice B. Reader Award for her body of work in 2012. Her second book in the Family Affair trilogy entitled Marching to a Different Accordion won a Golden Crown Literary Award for general fiction in 2012. Her book In the Unlikely Event is the final book in the Family Affair trilogy. All her books are available at Amazon and Bella Books in both print and electronic format. She has also written two books with her partner Layce Gardner and they are More than a Kiss and Crazy Little thing. Check them out on Amazon.
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November 10, 2015
This book was one giant mess.
First I thought it was cute and hilarious. I mean, I still think it was hilarious but this was supposed to be a romance, right? Or am I getting something wrong?
Because this was everything but romance. The writer focused on everything else but the main couple.
I couldn't even finish it.
First I thought it was cute and hilarious. I mean, I still think it was hilarious but this was supposed to be a romance, right? Or am I getting something wrong?
Because this was everything but romance. The writer focused on everything else but the main couple.
I couldn't even finish it.
October 12, 2021
I just wanted something funny and quirky, and I know these authors are great for that. Kindle Unlimited.
It's silly, whacky and outrageous antics, like that of a sitcom or romcom film. Not for everyone and not for all the time - just for when you need that bit of slapstick silly but still with heart.
It's silly, whacky and outrageous antics, like that of a sitcom or romcom film. Not for everyone and not for all the time - just for when you need that bit of slapstick silly but still with heart.
June 6, 2014
If you like sitcoms and fast paced dialogue then you are going to love More Than a Kiss. Every character the authors have created is bursting with personality, wit and all kinds of charm. There are some moments ( the poetry reading) when I was shaking I was laughing so hard. Well done.
Hidden in amongst all the silly is a sweet love story. Sadly it is overshadowed by all the mayhem and clever comments tossed about by the cast. I found myself wishing there were a few less one liners and stereotypical lesbian jokes and a bit more meat to the story but that's just me and no reflection on this fun and fast paced ride.
If you are a Big Bang Theory fan you are going to love this book.
Hidden in amongst all the silly is a sweet love story. Sadly it is overshadowed by all the mayhem and clever comments tossed about by the cast. I found myself wishing there were a few less one liners and stereotypical lesbian jokes and a bit more meat to the story but that's just me and no reflection on this fun and fast paced ride.
If you are a Big Bang Theory fan you are going to love this book.
December 27, 2014
I surprisingly, really enjoyed this book! It started a little weird for me, but could have just been my mood at the time. By the end I was laughing out loud! Light hearted and truly funny!
March 18, 2017
Wow, so I was feeling guilty about this review until I read some friends' reviews. Apparently, I'm not the only one who had trouble with this one. Did not finish and that's rare for me.
May 9, 2022
I wanted something funny and quirky. What I got was outrages and just not to my tastes. A combination of the absolute weirdest circumstances and general writing that just isn’t for me.
It’s a bit too outrages and ridiculous for me.
It’s a bit too outrages and ridiculous for me.
January 27, 2017
I agree with Fia..."this book is one giant mess". Don't waste your time or money on this one.
March 24, 2017
I tried several times to read this book since so many others gave five star reviews. However, it didn't work for me and finally I stopped forcing myself to try and finish it. The characters felt much younger than they were and I wasn't feeling them. I like good comedy but felt like the situations were forced and overall the book had an odd tone to me. Have to pass on this one.
March 17, 2014
Comedy is a hard brand but Saxon and Layce has succeeded brialliantly (once again). I see this book as an animated film in my mind even though it has been few days since I finished it. If you want to have lots of laughs and see how characters get in and out of all kind of tricky situations then this is something you have to read.
May 22, 2018
Omg had me laughing so hard
All I can say is good thing my bathroom is close. I never laughed so hard. Paint firing tanks...burning poo, cats hanging in trees. What more can you ask for. I thought all the characters were great they made the storyline fun. Poor Jordan has to draw blood just to see her love. This a fun lite reading that is what this world needs right now since there isn't much to laugh about. I definitely recommend this book.
All I can say is good thing my bathroom is close. I never laughed so hard. Paint firing tanks...burning poo, cats hanging in trees. What more can you ask for. I thought all the characters were great they made the storyline fun. Poor Jordan has to draw blood just to see her love. This a fun lite reading that is what this world needs right now since there isn't much to laugh about. I definitely recommend this book.
September 24, 2014
2.5 A weird and wacky read, part Mel Brooks action-absurd, part scatological comedy, part lesbian romance. Lots made me laugh out loud (the poetry reading, for example), and lots made me cringe (as I'm not a big toilet humor kind of gal). Casting the devoted handsome heterosexual guy as the mad, over-the-top villain was a great touch...
May 15, 2014
I'm not gonna lie. I thought this book was absolutely funny at times, especially the chapter when Edison meets the doctor. but I have to say that I was not intrigued our glued to my seat for most of it. the humor is what kept me reading but the romance was hard to fathom.
March 20, 2014
Fun Read
I really liked the characters and the story made me laugh, hope there's more to come, these ladies and their antics deserve an encore.
I really liked the characters and the story made me laugh, hope there's more to come, these ladies and their antics deserve an encore.
June 27, 2015
Wacky, wacky, wacky characters! Enjoyed the story energy and secondary characters. Most of all, I enjoyed the love story.
July 1, 2018
3.5 stars.
An entertaining, smooth read devoid of flow-stopping blunders; each character had their own well-portayed identity, and their silly antics kept leading to humorous mishaps, which in turn never failed to make me smile when I was not laughing aloud, then a moth smacked me in the face and I dropped my phone with a yelp, in the process recoiling and kicking the cat backwards across the room, into my girlfriend’s face. The unnerved feline lashed, and the next thing we knew, Elizabeth was hauled off to the ER for eyeball reattachment. Tears of blood trickled from her gash and-
Wait, I don’t have a cat.
But there’s this kitty I can’t wait to see again... as soon as it stanches its bleeding. *wink wink*
An entertaining, smooth read devoid of flow-stopping blunders; each character had their own well-portayed identity, and their silly antics kept leading to humorous mishaps, which in turn never failed to make me smile when I was not laughing aloud, then a moth smacked me in the face and I dropped my phone with a yelp, in the process recoiling and kicking the cat backwards across the room, into my girlfriend’s face. The unnerved feline lashed, and the next thing we knew, Elizabeth was hauled off to the ER for eyeball reattachment. Tears of blood trickled from her gash and-
Wait, I don’t have a cat.
But there’s this kitty I can’t wait to see again... as soon as it stanches its bleeding. *wink wink*
June 5, 2021
4 stars... why? because I was not visualizing it as a drama in my head and comparing it to other lesbian romance novel.
I visualized it more like a funny lesbian cartoon series. Ya'know like the silly, exaggerated and no logic cartoons. This book is where anything and everything happens. More fantasy than fact and it's uniquely entertaining.
In a strage way, after I finished reading this book, it felt like a warped Rebel William's "Isn't it Romantic" post mugging happened to me but in lesbian version
I visualized it more like a funny lesbian cartoon series. Ya'know like the silly, exaggerated and no logic cartoons. This book is where anything and everything happens. More fantasy than fact and it's uniquely entertaining.
In a strage way, after I finished reading this book, it felt like a warped Rebel William's "Isn't it Romantic" post mugging happened to me but in lesbian version
December 4, 2019
Gardner and Bennett are usually my tried and trues for lighthearted lesfic reading. More Than a Kiss, however, was too quirky and silly for me. For this particular story, it seems like the authors were more concerned about packing in the laughs, rather than building their plot and characters. I found myself frequently aggravated with my inability to believe in the characters or their motivations. Gardner and Bennett are still my faves, but this book is not so much.
March 18, 2018
This book had me laughing out loud. Not something I do alot and I think it scared my wife a bit. It had a unique cast of characters and was definately a lighter read. They are the lesbian Carl Hiassen. No one can be serious all the time( said with R.B.F. in place) The action kept coming and the twists were hilarious. I think this would make an awesome stage play, just sayin'.
October 13, 2018
WOW! A another great read.
The two authors of this book have collaborated together to write a refreshing, entertaining and delightful story. I sincerely hope that some of their characters are not based on real people they have encountered. But then maybe they have met some of the characteristics from someones they have met. Enjoy but hold unto your sides!
The two authors of this book have collaborated together to write a refreshing, entertaining and delightful story. I sincerely hope that some of their characters are not based on real people they have encountered. But then maybe they have met some of the characteristics from someones they have met. Enjoy but hold unto your sides!
August 28, 2020
If it could go wrong it did in this book. I couldn’t stop listening because I had to know how they would get out of the next mishap. I think this book funnier when you listen to it cause the voices are priceless. I wish there was another story with Jordan and Amy and friends.
June 18, 2018
Nice read. Funny also
September 19, 2018
This is a really sweet book. Its an easy carefree read. You will definitely find it funny . And its a great audiobook.
Get it on Audible.com
Get it on Audible.com
October 17, 2018
1,5
this is a mess. the main charaters spend more time with secondary characters than with each other!
this is a mess. the main charaters spend more time with secondary characters than with each other!
March 27, 2019
I really enjoyed this book.
I would recommend this book to anyone.
I love this author!
I would recommend this book to anyone.
I love this author!
April 28, 2021
What did I just read!?!
This book was a mess. The story line was scattered to say the least. The two leads "fell in love" but we're only together for about 15% of the book
This book was a mess. The story line was scattered to say the least. The two leads "fell in love" but we're only together for about 15% of the book
May 15, 2021
Funny, great one liners, but just not a full story for me.
July 17, 2015
Another hilarious page turner!
This is the second book I have read from these two authors, and I must say that I am a huge fan! I've found that their form of storytelling is refreshing in that it is totally unexpected and atypical to all other books I've read in this genre.
Now to the story; no spoilers! Overall the story plays like a Tarantino movie in some parts where the story stops and you get little snippets of backstory; in the majority it is a sweet little love story with a lot of interruptions between the main characters resulting in a fair amount of ridiculousness and reader's guffawing loudly. It is a bit of a poke at the lesbian lifestyle and stereotypes, but I found the whole story entertaining. I suppose one should expect to be strictly entertained by story not necessarily by elaborate (or really any) sex scenes, electrical manifestations, or disparate longing between the characters.
Definitely give the book a chance if you're ISO a good chuckle.
This is the second book I have read from these two authors, and I must say that I am a huge fan! I've found that their form of storytelling is refreshing in that it is totally unexpected and atypical to all other books I've read in this genre.
Now to the story; no spoilers! Overall the story plays like a Tarantino movie in some parts where the story stops and you get little snippets of backstory; in the majority it is a sweet little love story with a lot of interruptions between the main characters resulting in a fair amount of ridiculousness and reader's guffawing loudly. It is a bit of a poke at the lesbian lifestyle and stereotypes, but I found the whole story entertaining. I suppose one should expect to be strictly entertained by story not necessarily by elaborate (or really any) sex scenes, electrical manifestations, or disparate longing between the characters.
Definitely give the book a chance if you're ISO a good chuckle.
June 16, 2014
In a style only Saxon Bennet and Layce Gardner could create, More than a Kiss is a hysterical novella that includes a zany cast of characters, an accident and of course the romance that sparks the heart after the lungs are tired from laughing so hard. I have enjoyed each of their work independently and combined it is as if they have created the most outrageous comedian ever. I would recommend this to everyone looking to laugh at a story that is silly, funny and outrageous. Seriously- how did they think up some of these scenarios?! I can only imagine how funny some of those conversations would have sounded like.
January 3, 2020
I didn’t really like the writing and it was a maybe a little predictable (which is why the rating isn’t higher)... but the story was so much fun!! It was kinda wacky and definitely really funny at some points. I’m a sucker for romcoms and I love wlw so this was just... a really lighthearted, enjoyable read.
It’s definitely not going to become one of my favourites or anything but it was fun and HONESTLY, I need more books with stories like this.
June 26, 2015
Very lighthearted and funny, although there were some serious parts of the book that I didn't think were handled very well or were brushed off too quickly. (TW/CW for fetishization, internalized homophobia, sexual harassment, stalking) Otherwise, it was a REALLY good read if you want a quick pick-me-up or something to make you laugh :)
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