perfect kiss is a new year's romance where detective david gallagher finally confronts his unresolved feelings for arson investigator travis sommer.

it all started when travis inadvertently outed david. it was not malicious at all, merely a case of bad timing and unfortunate circumstances. when david decides to go out and enjoy new year's eve, he runs into travis, and slowly comes out of his shell and allows the attraction he'd felt at their first meeting to grow.

and over the next couple of days they take their relationship to the next level, and it's a sweet story.

**perfect kiss will publish december 23, 2019. i received an advance reader copy courtesy of netgalley/riptide publishing in exchange for my honest review.

This was such a surprise read! I wasn't expecting it. I found myself in love with the character and the story--it seemed like I was living it because of how well the author wrote. I will be on the look-out for this author for years to come.

A short story set over the New Year holiday. I would have preferred to have read a more in depth and longer story, with the author showing us how the two characters met, rather than telling us with an info dump at the beginning. The story also had so much more to tell after they got together, with family and work issues to be resolved.

Nonetheless it was a cute read which put a smile on my face.

Perfect Kiss by AG Meirs

Short but sweet this enemies to lovers short story sees Detective David Gallagher and fire inspector Travis Sommer making making peace after a rough start when they met a few months before. The New Year’s Eve event at a bar they both attend gets them talking and one thing leads to another. David hasn’t been ready to come out before but might be by the end of the story. This is a predictable romance between two men that has a feel good ending. This story was not long enough to really get to know the two main characters but it was an easy way to spend a bit of time today.

Did I like the story? It was okay
Would I read more by this author? I think so

Thank you to NetGalley an dRiptide Publishing for the ARC – This is my honest review.

3-4 Stars

I found this a little boring and had a hard time getting into it. Others might like it more. There wasn’t anything I hated just not that interesting of characters. Plus the flashbacks were weirdly placed.

Has a lot of potential, but too much got crammed in, and the tale was at warp speed.

The blurb made this sound like a potentially angst-laden tale, and at the start it was, so I expected a bit of a slow burn tale. But, things suddenly accelerated and the leads were at it and talking about a future - I had no issues with the latter, but with one out guy and one closeted one, there needed to be a lot more talking, especially with the homophobic hazing and denial at Travis's fire station.

The latter issue needed to have been discussed, as did David's falling out with his mother over him outing himself to her. There was an understandable reason for her reaction and I was hoping that after she got over the denial and her past, she'd realise that he was still the same son she loved and who supported and loved her, but we didn't get to see that.

The book read like a rushed synopsis of a longer tale, and didn't fulfil its potential, unfortunately, unlike book 1 in the series, which was a lovely first read from a new author.

This was a sweet holiday story, taking place over three days. It's an emotional three days for David as he's outed by Travis. It was a refreshing story as they air out their insecurities and choose happiness.

A good read, Perfect Kiss is a m/m romance. I like the premise and the characters but would have liked a little more. I will read more by this new to me author

I received a copy of this from NetGallery in exchange for an honest review.

I rather enjoyed this short story.

The story centred around New Year celebrations and followed our two lead characters Gallagher and Sommer, the former a police officer and the latter a fireman. Unfortunately Sommer outs Gallagher to his work colleague and that spirals into his family life and Gallagher isn't quite able to forgive Sommer, even though they are forced to work with each other on this case for the next three months.

Handling the flashback to the outing was done well and I felt like that was a real scenario that would happen and watching Gallagher deal with his mother's reactions is compelling. I also really enjoyed the other flashbacks and character development.

I would have liked a more fleshed out story and gotten some time to see more of Amy (Gallagher's sister).

This was just ok for me. It reads very quickly and is a m/m romance. I like the cop/fireman angle but felt this could have been a lot deeper. Thank you to netgalley for the arc.

Detective David Gallagher is well-respected and admired for his dedication and approachability. However, he has a secret - he is gay. Unfortunately, that secret just got a public airing on a night out. Gallagher is horrified - his mum still doesn’t know - especially as the man who outed him is the firefighter assigned to his case, Travis Sommers.

A G Meiers tells her story over three days. It's a predictable one, but Meiers seems to revel in the cliche and confidently exploit each one for her narrative. Unfortunately, it's just too short for this to work and that ultimately affected the characterisation (Gallagher’s history and kinks) and reader’s engagement. The italic flashbacks become disjointed.

I cannot say I didn't enjoy this light read. I just felt I was reading the first draft or outline rather than a finished narrative.