First in a new series by a debut author.

Emily is a governess... with a past. She is a former thief who lied to get her position. When she is tapped on the shoulder to spy for a police informant, she sees it as a way to right some of the wrongs of her past. She meets Zach, who is a detective tracking down a murderer killing prostitutes. Emily feels guilty- not only for her past, but because she knows who the secret police informant is.

I really enjoyed this. It was nice to get a touch of the <i>ton</i>, yet focus on characters in their periphery. I liked both Zach and Emily as characters. I also liked them for each other. Both are very open, accepting, and understanding.

I look forward to the next book in the series.

This is told from multiple POVs, but mostly from the POVs of Emily and Zach.

Two narrators are used for the audiobook- which I always appreciate for dual POV books. Unfortunately, there are a couple of chapters from a third POV, so you do have to be careful not to assume you are in Emily's POV.

Ella Lynch and Rupert Channing do a great job narrating.

I received an advance audio copy in exchange for an honest review.

3.5 stars

Such a fun and interesting take on historial fiction! It sucked me right in and it had me on the edge of my seat for the whole time.

I loved Emily, I find her to be a great heroine— strong, smart, courageous; Zach felt a bit flat at times, but I still enjoyed him as a character overall.

The story was great, the romance was so appealing and the banter was very good, but the mystery was what remained in the back of my mind the whole time as I tried to make sense of it. It really blew me away— I didn’t see it coming, but once it was explained it made complete sense and everything fell into piece perfectly.

I listened to the audiobook for this one and I enjoyed it a lot, the narration was incredible and the switch between our two narrators worked well to keep things interesting.

I definitely had a great time with this one, and will be looking forward to the next one in the series! I’m curious to see where the story goes from here.

This book was fantastic. I couldn't put it down. I really loved both of the main characters.
The mystery element was done really well and the epilogue makes me execited for more books from this series.
The audiobook was great.
Thanks to the publisher and Netgalley for the ARC in exchange for an honest review.

I really enjoyed this book. While it was a historical romance and took place when most historical romances took place. This book had a totally different take on a historical romance. I truly enjoyed the secrets and the two different plot twists that it revealed. What an excellent story, and the characters were also loveable.

Never Blow a Kiss was a fun, rollercoaster ride!
I thought the idea of a network of spy governesses was clever and used well in the setting of the book. Characters were solid and interesting. I liked the murder mystery part of the book, and thought that Emily's secret tied into the mystery nicely. I did think the culprit was a little too obvious but it didn't deter my enjoyment.
The romance has a nice build-up and a likable couple. I thought the love scenes were steamy but not over the top spicy.
A great blend of mystery and historical romance. Interested to see where the next book takes us.
Narrator did a fantastic job! Really helped me get immersed into the story.