Sealed With A Kiss

by Olive Spencer

Sealed With A Kiss
A Coltsville Catches Romance

Lucy Hankins is in trouble. Her beloved bar, Lulabelle's, is on the brink of foreclosure, and she's running out of options. Desperate to save the heart of Coltsville, she reluctantly agrees to an outlandish a kissing booth and a bachelor auction, with the town’s most eligible bachelor as the grand prize.

Enter Duke Wayne, Lucy’s best friend and secret crush, who volunteers to help her pull off the fundraiser. But what Lucy doesn’t know is that Duke has been in love with her for years, and this is his chance to finally make his feelings known.

As the kisses add up and the auction heats up, sparks fly between them. Can Lucy see beyond the friendship she’s always known to the love that’s been waiting for her all along? With $25,000 on the line and her heart on the table, Lucy will discover that sometimes, the greatest risks bring the sweetest rewards.

Will Lucy and Duke save Lulabelle’s Bar—and find their happily ever after?

Genres: Contemporary, Romance

49 pages, Kindle Edition

Published August 25, 2024

Reviews

[gaby :) · Rating 2 out of 5]

Quickest read i’ve had since elementary school probably and I didn’t expect that. Obviously, since it was so short and quick to read everything had to be squeezed into like 2-3 minute chapters and there was no real development or connections that I had to the characters because of the lack of substance. I did like the country aspect of the characters and setting, which was fun to me. Other than that, it was super rushed, plot lines happened so quickly I had whip lash because they didn’t make sense at all (like him just randomly walking into the kissing booth, kissing her out of nowhere and then walking out when they had supposedly not known they had both liked eachother for like 15+ years), and it just wasn’t a book that I will remember or think back on. However, it was a decent, quick and fun romance to relax with.

[Christina · Rating 3 out of 5]

One star deduction for the marriage proposal in the epilogue and another star deducted for using “I” instead of “me” twice right after each other:

He tips his hat at Lucy and I …
(Remove the “Lucy and” bit and you wouldn’t say “he tips his hat at I”. He tips his hat at me. At Lucy and me.)

He opens the door and steps out, leaving Lucy and I alone before the rush.
(Again. He steps out, leaving I alone. Nope)

[Tempestt Sherrill · Rating 2 out of 5]

had potential

I hate to give this a two stars, I really do, because I feel like it does have potential to be a good story… but this was just not it. I don’t know why I thought it was a good idea to read a short story. They always leave me feeling so unsatisfied, so I did this to myself honestly. But this just felt sooo rushed. Now, turn this into a novel, and I could probably get behind it.
Spice rating: 🌶️🌶️🌶️

[Belladona's Bookshelf · Rating 3 out of 5]

A lovely light hearted short story

This story was a nice light hearted easy read. I enjoyed the simple story line and general feel good nature. Would recommend as a good quick read with no nasty surprises or as a palate cleanser in between some heavier reads. Overall a lovely short story

[Leah *fantasy fanatic* · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was cute but way too short. I've read little novellas this short before and felt like it was wrapped up enough but this needed another 200 pages. Also, why did Duke describe her lipstick as Revlon Red? How did he know what brand it was? Idk why that stuck out to me.

[Lucía Canrra · Rating 3 out of 5]

Love the premise, but it was too quick and you didn’t actually see the connection or longing between them

[books.books.books · Rating 1 out of 5]

Not worth reading.

[Lita · Rating 3 out of 5]

cute love story.

[Andrea ☾ [is inconsistently consistant] · Rating 2 out of 5]

1.5 ⭐️ Mmmm... This was bad. I just... No. Just no.

[Fiction Victim · Rating 1 out of 5]

instalove-proposal

Don’t piss me off. I don’t care how long you have known each other but 20 years later and you love her and propose to her gtfo

[Eva · Rating 2 out of 5]

Pretty cover, but the plot felt empty and the chemistry mild. It didn’t feel like there was any longing to be together like you assume there would be if they’ve liked each other that long. Plus, why didn’t they come out and say something? It’s not like they were best friends that feared ruining the friendship, they were acquaintances. Not the worst, but won’t reread or think too much about.