The Overdue Kiss by Callie Thomas: Book Review

 **ARC received for consideration. All opinions are my own. 

The Book

My new rule to remaining single: don’t kiss the sexy math teacher.

Maya:

Books have always been my emergency escape. Whether I’m tuning out the chaos of my boisterous family or recovering from a cheating ex-boyfriend, the joy of reading calms my anxious heart.

So what if I prefer to live in fictitious worlds to protect myself from heartbreak—it’s no big deal. Until the jagged wounds of my last relationship heal, the only man I’m interested in meeting is my next book boyfriend.

But then all my resolutions start to crumble when a modern-day knight in shining armor rescues me from the side of the road, sweeps me onto the back of his motorcycle, and drives us off into the sunset.

Desmond:

My endless responsibilities have me struggling to function most days—school, town meetings, family drama, and keeping my business afloat. The thought of dating is so far down my list that it’s practically nonexistent.

Women have never made sense anyway, not the way numbers do. Females are like inconsistent equations with changing variables. They aren’t worth the hassle of solving, so I just stay away.

That is…until I meet Maya. Now I’m daydreaming about her smile and stopping by the library to conveniently bump into her. But the closer we get, the more she insists on keeping me at arm's length. How can I earn her trust before she leaves town? There has to be another solution…one where we both end up together.

Will one tender kiss change everything?

***The Overdue Kiss, a closed-door learning to love again novel, is book 4 in the Give a Bookish Girl a Biker multi-author series, a sweet romance collection of overlapping stories set in the picturesque mountains of Colorado. Alongside humor and faith, you’ll find sizzling chemistry between book-obsessed girls and their handsome bikers. Perfect for readers who prefer swoony, no-spice stories that sweep them off their feet.***

The Author

Callie Thomas is an indie author who loves all things fairy tales—including twisting tales of her own. Her favorite stories have a mix of sweet romance, laughter, and a pinch of magic. When she's not writing, she enjoys playing board games, reading at the beach, and traveling the world with her husband and two boys. Since she can't live at Disney World, you'll find her near the historical battlefields and lush woodlands where her family lives in Fredericksburg, Va. She recently published her Backward Fairy Tales series, A Forest of Stolen Memories & A Sea of Golden Chains, and has more stories on the horizon.

Connect with Callie: www.authorcalliethomas.cöm

Book Review

The Overdue Kiss is the fourth book in the Give a Bookish Girl a Biker series. This is a multi-author interconnected series with each book focusing on one member of a biker group... and the bookish girl they fall for. While I absolutely do recommend reading the series from book one (it's an amazing series, and you might have a better understanding of the family-like dynamic of the group), I do believe this one could be enjoyed as a standalone as well. 

Simply put, I LOVED this book. Callie Thomas is known for her YA Fantasy (which she does so well), but she absolutely knocked it out of the park with this contemporary romance debut! I am completely obsessed. First of all, the title could not be more fitting for this book... yes, it's a nod to Maya's role as a librarian, but also so fitting for the delicious slow burn of this story. There is so much tension built up before we finally get that first kiss, but oh boy, was it worth the wait! The chemistry and the pining between Maya and Des was so very good. I loved their first meeting and her accidental confessions. Their story just had me smiling right from the very beginning (honestly, I was hooked from the very first mention of the bookmobile, reminding me of some great memories of my childhood visiting my home county's bookmobile!) ... but it was also tender and emotional with some mentions of harder topics like grief, alcoholism and abuse. There were also beautiful messages of faith weaved in perfectly as well. All of this worked together to create a beautiful romance that I absolutely could not get enough of. This is one absolutely not to be missed! 

The Overdue Kiss is a closed-door romance with kisses only, no language, and faith themes. 

You can purchase your copy here: https://amzn.to/4jr9MXE