But I Smile Anyway…

Today’s blog tour offering is a spicy novella by Christy McKellan.

The Blurb

A flirty and spicy forbidden romance for fans of Tessa Bailey, Christina Lauren and Ali Hazelwood!

• ✧ Tropes & Themes ✨
• ✧ Breaking her rules 🔥
• ✧ Bad Boy Hero💖
• ✧ Forced Proximity 💗
• ✧Working together 💋
• ✧ Opposites attract 😬
• ✧ Temptation 💕
• ✧ All the spice 🌶️

Sometimes it’s fun to kiss and tell!

Sensible journalist Jess is not a rule breaker, especially where her career is involved. But trying to extract a tell-all interview from notorious artist and bad boy Xander Heaton is going to test her patience… and self-control. Because she must, at all costs remain professional, respectable and stay focused on the job at hand.

But it’s not long before Jess realizes that Xander spells trouble with a capital T and is living up to his tempting reputation! Trying to keep her distance, Jess decides that maybe she could break her golden rule, just this once to get Xander out of her system and her job back on track. But one night is never enough! And she learns that actually breaking her rules once in a while can lead to more fun than sticking to them!

My Review

Here Comes Trouble: Discover Christy McKellen’s gorgeously spicy forbidden romance for 2025! by Christy McKellen
My rating: 4 of 5 stars

A quick, spicy novella that could well have done with being a full length novel!
Jess is a journalist at the beginning of her career. She’s not filled with confidence, but has many dreams. Faced with possible redundancy, she puts herself forward for a project so far removed from her comfort level that even she questions whether she will fulfil the job.
This is an attempt to interview artist Xander Heaton, who is also hot, a bit of a playboy, and a notoriously closed book regarding his personal life.
The story sees her kinda mess up, then she is given chance to redeem herself, by joining him in Italy for a few days to complete her interview, in return for her being his motel.
Lots of sexual chemistry there, and a few touchy subjects approached, but none in enough detail for them to become a matter of care and concern for the reader.
This is where I wanted ta full novel, to explore a bit more about both characters, so I could really understand them.
The spice factor is pretty high, if you want a quick, sizzling read, though!
Many thanks to NetGalley and Boldwood Books for an ARC.

Author Bio

Formerly a Video and Radio Producer, Christy now spends her time writing provocative, passionate, seductive romance. When she’s not writing, she can be found enjoying life with her husband and three children, walking for pleasure and researching other people’s deepest secrets and desires.

You can find out more about her books at www.christymckellen.com

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