Jesse Austin has led a troubled life. Abandoned by his parents at a young age, Jesse chose to run with the wrong crowd and found trouble with the law.

Summer Jacobs is stuck living her mother’s dream of becoming an Olympic Figure Skater. An avid reader, Summer prefers visiting her grandfather’s ranch, where she finds peace and happiness under her favorite tree with her most beloved stories.

Needing a break from everyday life, Summer and her friends visit the ranch one last time before they enter their senior year of high school. For her friends it’s the trip of a lifetime, but for Summer, it’s a struggle distinguishing between finding peace and falling in love with a troubled boy.

I received a copy of this book from the author.

When Alyson, the queen of smut, says she is going to write a NA adult book…I giggled.  I mean smut lady writing new adult??  AS IF!!  She is just pulling her readers legs.  No way you go from writing WHAT SHE WROTE in Triztan to a sweet romance…….But holy crap did she do it AND not only did she do it but she knocked it outta the park.  I loved Triztan and his filthy mouth but Jesse and his sweet defending of Summer’s honor.  OMG I can’t believe it!!  Like NO FREAKIGN WAY but Jesse stole my heart.

Jesse and Summer meet at Summer’s grandpa’s ranch.  She goes there to hide from her mom and the pressures of the skating world.  She is lost, confused and hurting.  Jesse is sentenced to the ranch as a place to serve his time for the trouble he got into in the city.  The horrors he witnessed as a young boy and what he did to survive make you respect him like crazy.  Given what he has seen and done you really gotta give him props for doing what he had to do to survive on the streets.

Jesse and Summer are kindred spirits.  Both are not like their peers and want more but what more they have yet to discover.  They both realize they can talk and be themselves when near the other.  The love of her grandpa’s ranch starts a friendship that buds into more until Summer had to leave suddenly.

As time jumps, the two are still thinking about the other but they just haven’t gotten the right time….she has school and he has his sentence to finish.  Time doesn’t stop them from thinking about the other and wondering “What if”……………They are moving forward but not really moving on.

When more time happens and Summer finds out about another change in her life, Jesse is her rock.  Their friendship develops beyond friends and they are falling in love with each other thanks to a little push from a special person in their lives.

This book was so emotional……I had lots of teary moments and full on sob sessions.  I loved how the books has a slow build with Jesse and Summer’s chemistry.  We fall in love with them and their love story.   The last few chapters are time jumps so we can see what happens to the couple and I gotta tell you…I loved it.  I can SEE Alyson putting her own heart and soul into the novel at certain scenes and her emotion is clearly visible in the book.  If you don’t cry, you have no pulse….LOL

Alyson enjoys bringing characters to life and has been writing since she was a little girl. Her first published book was in elementary school where it was put on display in the library for others to read. Alyson’s love for books is what compels her to write and create new worlds of her own for others to enjoy. She enjoys writing everything from erotica to suspense thrillers. Deception is the first book in the Fixer Series, which is both an erotic romance and suspense thriller.

A Colorado native, Alyson loves to travel. She has visited Ireland, Mexico and most of the United States. Her favorite vacation hideaway is Hawaii. She has a love for the ocean and enjoys swimming with sea turtles in the wild. Alyson is a former accountant who has traded in her abacus for a full-time writing career.

She has been happily married for twenty-four years to her high school sweetheart and is the proud mother of two. Her love of quilting keeps her busy in the winter months when she isn’t writing. Alyson’s favorite past time is spending time with her family, watching football and laughing together.

“What do you think of this one, Summer?” Angie asked, showing off a white, strapless dress.

“I think it looks great on you, if you’re looking to get married.”

“Ugh. Why is this so hard?”

“Probably because your hair is the color of a rainbow, and everything clashes with it.”

“Bitch!”

I laughed. “You know it’s true.”

“Yeah, yeah, yeah.”

“Why don’t you just go with black? Everything matches that.”

“You know, that’s probably what I’ll end up doing.”

“That’s what I’m wearing.”

“Shut up. You’re wearing black because your boyfriend Jesse isn’t taking you to prom.”

“Maybe.”

“What would you do if he showed up?”

“What? What kind of question is that? You know he’s not going to, so why are we playing this game?”

“Oh. Oh. Oh. Because I want to know. What would Summer do if her hot bod, boyfriend showed up to prom?”

“Well, he won’t, so…”

“Come on. Spill it, Jacobs!”

“I don’t know. Dance?”

“Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha. Ha. Give me a break!”

“Well, isn’t that what you do at prom?”

“No. There’s a lot more that you do at prom.”

“Um…okay. Like what?”

“Stay out all night.”

“Alright. If Jesse showed up, we’d go to dinner, then the dance.”

“B.O.R.I.N.G.,” she yawned.

“What do you want me to say? That I’d take him to a hotel room, rip his clothes off, and have wild and crazy sex with him?”

“YES!!!”

“You’re ridiculous, Angie.”

“Why? Because I made you admit that you want to see him naked and have wild and crazy sex with him?”

“No. Because your mind always goes straight to the gutter.”

“You know what they say about girls that have dirty minds, right?”

I rolled my eyes. “No, do tell me.”

“We’re smarter.”

“That makes absolutely no sense. You do realize that?”

“It’s true. I read it in my teen magazine. They said that girls with dirty minds masturbate more often; therefore, letting their endorphins kick in. It has something to do with releasing a certain chemical into your brain, and that’s why it makes you smarter.”

“So…if you’re a horny girl, you’re smarter?”

“Yep. They’ve even proven it with science.”

“I’m calling bullshit on that one, Ang.”

“Whatever, Summer. Science doesn’t lie.”

2 Winners-

Prize 1:  Signed Paperback Copy of Kiss of Summer

Prize 2:  Signed Kiss of Summer Swag Pack