Sweet Tea and Kisses: A Contemporary Romance Boxed Set

A wedding and a scavenger hunt give two long time enemies, the chance to make things right in Susan Hatler's feel good romantic comedy. He's the jerk that sabotaged her high school science project. She's the girl who could always push his buttons. A much in demand wedding charm and a matchmaking grandma spell trouble for this long feuding duo. Ms. Hatler knows how to have fun and it shines through in her heartwarming stories. The Wedding Charm is a wild ride.

If you love Romance, if you love the romantic side of the South then you’ll love and completely enjoy the Sweet Tea and Kisses Boxed Set of romantic stories.

I had already loved and enjoyed The Wedding Charm by Susan Hatler and It Could Happen to Us by Lucy McConnell, The rest of the stories in this set were new to me and I had fun with and enjoyed every single one. Set in the same general location but not directly connected, these stories will bring interesting couples in unique situations together while they fight outside forces and sometimes themselves in their search for that happy ever after.

It’s perhaps not totally fair, but my own personal favorite from these stories was Susan Hatler’s The Wedding Charm for its unique story line, but I enjoyed all of the stories and if you love Romance then I’ve no doubt that you will have fun with this boxed set as well.

I’d highly recommend the Sweet Tea and Kisses Boxed Set for anyone who loves Contemporary Romance. Plus it’s a great price for the six stories in one place.

*I received an e-ARC of this novel from the publisher via NetGalley. That does not change what I think of this story. It is my choice to leave a review giving my personal opinion about this book.*

Sweet Tea and Kisses: A Contemporary Romance Boxed Set by Melinda Curtis, Shanna Hatfield, Susan Hatler, Ciara Knight, Lucy McConnell and Jennifer Peel has something for everyone in down home and big city of Atlanta. Part of the Magnolias and Moonshine series but I had never read any of them. A couple of authors are also new ones for me, which is one of the best things about an anthology.

Since this Southern girl loves a good glass of sweet tea this clean sweet anthology hit the spot on a hot relaxing day. The stories are varied and unique within the Southern setting. I enjoyed and like them all so it was hard to choose a favorite.

A Kiss is Just a Kiss by Melinda Curtis a sibling determined to stop her sister’s wedding. I knew where this story was going, what I didn’t know was how much I wanted it to do just that.

Taste of Tara by Shanna Hatfield with the cowboy and chef characters on a Southern planation. It is a wonderful, fun read.

The Wedding Charm by Susan Hatler is a romance within a scavenger hunt wedding story. This enemies to truce to love is a romantic story for the books. I enjoyed the progress of the characters’ feelings who began the story still holding grudges against each other from their youth.

Sassy Bride by Ciara Knight is a reminder to believer in ourselves and those who love us despite the naysayers.

It Could Happen to Us by Lucy McConnell has lottery tickets, a cop, a waitress and an actor all rolled into one story.

Hit and Run Love by Jennifer Peel has an officer of the law and a lawyer who are exs in a delightful second chance read as their paths again cross. One of my favorites because I really liked the characters which is not always the case with lawyers.

This is a group of well written clean stories all with a southern touch - you will love each story more than the one before it. You will not be disappointed with this boxed set.

A Kiss is Just a Kiss by Melinda Curtis 4*
Kitty has always been a substitute mother for her younger sisters but since she started her OB/GYN residency she has had less time to watch over her sisters. When she attends the wedding of her youngest sister and overhears a conversation between the groom and his friends, she is convinced that he is not good enough for Maggie and puts a stop to the wedding. This humorous story follows the fallout from that action.

Taste of Tara by Shanna Hatfield 4*
Sweet, Christian love story featuring Scarlett O'Hara and a southern plantation.

The Wedding Charm by Susan Hatler 5*
Unputdownable. An amusing and romantic story with three old ladies giving tasks to the supposed bride and groom for them to prove their commitment to each other. In the process, the maid of honour and best man find a love of their own.

The Sassy Bride by Ciara Knight 3.5*
Sadie and Ashton have been together for 4 years and are now engaged, however Ashton's mother will do anything to split them up!!!!!

It Could Happen to Us by Lucy McConnell 4*
Christian romance. Allie has had nothing but bad luck for years, until the day a half share in a raffle ticket brings her face to face with a hunky actor..... and her life and luck changes forever.

Hit and Run Love by Jennifer Peel 5*
A lovely but emotional romance. Harrison and Kallie met at Georgia State both planning to be lawyers but when Harrison decides to go into the Police Academy instead, Kallie blocks him from her life and they don't meet up again for another five years. Despite the fact that she is determined not to be in love with a cop and live in constant fear that he might not come home one day, Kallie is drawn into being his friend.

I received a complimentary copy of this boxed set from NetGalley. I was not compensated for my review, and I was not required to write a positive review. The opinion expressed here is my own.

Great collection of stories....all very encompassing & kept me interested....I didn't even mind that the story restarted every 50 pages or so......enjoyed the story lines immensely. Very pg related stories, so if you are not into the graphic details that most romance novels go into, you'll enjoy this collection of stories very much!

Each of these stories is HEA and excellent. Have been enjoying each author's tale. Have them in individual ebooks.

(4.5 Stars) It's no secret that I'm a lover of sweet romances! This collection is all about romance and it all takes place in the South. Really...what more could you want?! I love that there are different authors included because the voices are all unique and bring the characters to life. And best of all, the stories are short enough that you can read one a day (or in a sitting), but they're long enough to leave a reader completely satisfied.

The Southern charm oozes out of the pages and the love in the air kept a permagrin on my face. These are all great authors and I'm seriously in love with love, sweet tea, and smoochy, swoony kisses!

Content: one or two had very mild language; all had mild romance

*My thanks to the publisher, through Netgalley, for a copy. This did not affect my opinion.*

Sweet Tea and Kisses Boxed Set
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What an amazing box set of love stories. Each one stands out in its own, but together.... WOW, just WOW! These authors are amazing together, I can't wait to explore and add these new authors to my TBR list. I'm not an east coast fan, but after reading this set I might have to think about visiting Atlanta.

I love reading collections of novellas and discovering new authors this way. I enjoyed this collection. All the books were based in Atlanta. All were clean romances. If you are looking for something that is a quick read, this is a perfect way to go. Each story is short enough to be read fairly quickly, and you get to see the different styles for the different authors.

A Kiss is Just a Kiss - An interesting twist on a love triangle. I enjoyed this story and I enjoyed the author's voice. I will be looking for more Melinda Curtis books.

Taste of Tara - This was my least favorite of the books. There was a little too much Gone with the Wind for me.

The Wedding Charm - This was one of my favorites of the collection. Sarah and Ben grew up together but never got along. Now, to save their friends' wedding they have to pretend to be in love themselves. I was curious to see how this would play out and I was not disappointed. I've never read anything by Susan Hatler before but I will be looking for more.

The Sassy Bride - This starts as Sadie and Ashton are already engaged, but they have one big obstacle to overcome - his parents. With the romance already a given in this book it was more of a journey of watching Sadie come to trust herself and put value on her own happiness.

It Could Happen to Us - Quite by chance Allie has the opportunity to meet a famous actor. The sparks fly immediately but Allie has been plagued with bad luck her whole life and she doesn't think this relationship can possible work out because of it. The instant falling in love was a little too unbelievable for me, but in novellas you only have so long to get the relationship in place!

Hit and Run Love - I really enjoy Jennifer Peel's works, and this one did not disappoint. I thought it was particularly well written and believable, especially for a novella. It follows Kallie, a lawyer who crosses paths with Harrison, a police officer, 5 years after she stopped returning his calls. She has to face some of her own demons over the course of the story. I thought the resolution was believable - love doesn't necessarily conquer all (but there is a happy ending!) I just appreciated how everything was made 100% okay through their love. The author acknowledged that there are other things that sometimes have to happen for a happily-ever-after. This was one of my favorites of the six books.

A super collection of books this is a great box set and i enjoyed these stories.They are all great reads and i would recommend this set to all.Perfect read for a lazy weekend.

This book started off with a hit story and continued with another hit story as you got further into the book. Amazing authors has done a fantastic job with this book and there stories and totally deserves all the stars I could give but would have given more if I could. Go get this book it won't disappoint you at all I promise you. Totally recommend this book to everyone

Cute and something for everyone. I really liked the variety of writing styles and how the stories differed. This is a sweet book. No crazy hot sex scenes, so if you're looking for that...this isn't for you. These were all stories with substance...however, a lot of these were love at first glance or darn near close to it books. Romantic but a littttttttle unrealistic.