Kiss Or Kill: A Love Is Murder Story

by Tracey Barski, C.H. Lyn

The era of serial dating and serial killing is over for Karrie and Zoe.

An emergency call on Christmas brings the goth, true crime podcaster, and serial-killer barbie into a hotbed of mafia activity.

When Zack lies to the girls in order to jet to Seattle, Zoe is suspicious. When he shows up back at home with a man named Nick Farelli—mafia enforcer and gentleman germaphobe—Zoe’s growing anxiety might be more than unease around a fellow murderer.

Karrie impatiently waits on an answer to an important question, Nick realizes someone is trying to kill him, Zoe sharpens her knives, and Zack wonders why she has so many.

Dead bodies, secret prison visits, and kidnappings bring a dangerous killer back to their doorstep—but this one doesn’t love hot pink.

202 pages, Kindle Edition

Published March 24, 2025

About the author

Tracey Barski lives in Tennessee with her husband and their two children. When she’s not writing or homeschooling her tiny humans, she works as a proofreader and cover designer in an attempt to subsidize costs for fellow indie authors. Find her on Instagram and Facebook, as well as her website, to find out about her upcoming books!

Reviews

[Julian Vorster]

Hopefully the author is okay? Haha, the normalisation of death for the greater good here is quite interesting. 4 stars 📕

[Cody Jones]

A mystery thriller that keeps you wanting more

After reading Love is Murder I couldn't think of a direction this book could go. Boy am I glad Tracey Barski and C. H. Lyn did not disappoint. They took this book in a direction that I never would have guessed and I'm so glad they did. This book was gripping and heart racing perfection. I definitely recommend it and if you haven't read the first one what are you doing go read it!

[Sefri Kuehn]

I was so happy to read this book. Not only because I got to see more of Zoe and Karrie, but also because a new man comes on the scene, one that has Zoe strangely attracted to him (by her pure dismay). With a bit of mystery added in, this was the perfect book to read!^^

[FabReader]

4.5 stars, perfect half and ending to the first book. I love that Zoe got her happy ending too. Love that the 4 main characters created family not from blood but choice. It's a feel good mystery romance novel.

[Meredith Newmaker]

So glad to be with these characters again. Love the snark of Zoe and her fantastic nicknames!

[Katie]

I love this series. If they wrote 4,829 more in this series, I would gladly read them.

[Mackenzie]

Funny, quick, and captivating read.

[Tera Taylor]

I love Karrie and Zoe as characters, and I love how their circle grew in the second book. This is as cozy of a book you can get with monsters and serial killers.

[Lisa R,]

Loved this book

I love Zoe and Karrie! They make me laugh the entire book. You have a Goth princess and a Barbie unaliver that are best friends. Throw in a Mafia hit man…

[Lindsay]

Such a fun sequel! Karrie and Zoe are so fun and o loved how both this story and the first brought in humor! Loved it!

[Stella Starlight]

i loved this series it had a writing style that felt very right for me