Kissing Kosher

By: Jean Meltzer

Narrated by: Dara Rosenberg

Length: 11 hrs and 3 mins

Publisher's summary

"An unflinchingly honest romance." —Kirkus, starred review

From the author of THE MATZAH BALL and MR. PERFECT ON PAPER comes this hilarious and emotional rivals-to-lovers romance.

Step 1: Get the secret recipe. Step 2: Don’t fall in love…

Avital Cohen isn’t wearing underpants—woefully, for unsexy reasons. Chronic pelvic pain has forced her to sideline her photography dreams and her love life. It’s all she can do to manage her family’s kosher bakery, Best Babka in Brooklyn, without collapsing.

She needs hired help.

And distractingly handsome Ethan Lippmann seems the perfect fit.

Except Ethan isn’t there to work—he’s undercover, at the behest of his ironfisted grandfather. Though Lippmann’s is a household name when it comes to mass-produced kosher baked goods, they don’t have the charm of Avital’s bakery. Or her grandfather’s world-famous pumpkin spice babka recipe.

As they bake side by side, Ethan soon finds himself more interested in Avital than in stealing family secrets, especially as he helps her find the chronic pain relief—and pleasure—she’s been missing.

But perfecting the recipe for romance calls for leaving out the lies…even if coming clean means risking everything.

©2023 Jean Meltzer (P)2023 Harlequin Enterprises, Limited

LOVE!!!!

This is a fantastic love story! All the characters are superb! The narration is perfect! After listening to this book, I bought the physical book. Because I just had to have it!

Another hit!

I love Jean Meltzer! Her books are so funny and cute, but they also cover serious topics which I can relate to- like chronic pain, in a way that's authentic because she suffers in real life. I also love learning about Jewish culture. I don't read many rom-coms but she's an automatic buy.

A true discussion about boundaries and relationships

I liked that they went in depth with the characters and their backgrounds and how they handled their relationship. It wasn’t just sex

Wonderful Story

This is the third book I have read by this author and I love them all. Well written with humor, love, loss and family. You can predict the ending but it doesn’t matter since it’s so special getting there. Thoroughly enjoyed.

Delightful and refreshing

This novel is a fascinating look behind the scenes of a Jewish bakery. It is primarily a romance, with likable, memorable characters struggling to be themselves and do what's right in difficult circumstances. For me, one of the best aspects about the book is that the female protagonist has a chronic illness, yet perseveres in her search to live a rich, full life. This book is funny and heartfelt, and a rewarding read.

Sometimes tough to hear

This story makes me feel seen. And hopeful. Some of this is tough to get through. Avital’s pain is unrelenting. But the joy woven throughout the whole story makes it all worth it. Dara Rosenberg does a beautiful job with Jean Meltzer’s heart-wrenching, heartwarming tale.

Beautifully written!

I got so mesmerized by the characters and the story that I was sad when it ended. I wanted more!

Lovely and unexpected

This story took some turns I was not expecting. I love how the author flipped the trope on its head. I loved the way we ended up at Rabbi Jason’s tantric pot den even as the author showed us with such care and nuance what it’s like to live with chronic pain Meltzer always does such a great job of showing the broad diversity of Jewish religious and cultural practices. Representation matters!