Kiss and Cry

By: Keira Andrews

Narrated by: Greg Boudreaux

Will figure skating enemies become lovers?

Henry
Everything comes easily for Theo Sullivan, whether it’s jumps or figure skating world titles. Everyone loves him—judges, fans, coaches.

I hate him.

Now he’s invaded my training center, and I have to see him every day as we prepare for the Olympics. I’m going to win gold if it’s the last thing I do. I’m going to beat him.

But the strangest thing is happening. I’m peeking under his happy-go-lucky exterior and discovering there’s more to Theo than I imagined.

This is a mistake. I can’t trust him.

I can’t be falling in love.

Theo
My mom’s convinced training with Henry Sakaguchi will distract me heading into the Olympics. No way—Henry’s epically boring and cold. He might as well be carved from ice.

But when I need help, he’s there. He tries to keep me at arm’s length, but it’s no use. He’s too kind. Too generous. He’s caring and gorgeous and hot, and I’ve never wanted anyone like this.

I might want Henry more than a gold medal.

Am I falling in love?

Kiss and Cry by Keira Andrews is a steamy gay sports romance featuring grumpy/sunshine opposites attracting, secretly soft-hearted boys, hurt/comfort, and of course a happy ending.

©2022 Keira Andrews (P)2025 KA Books

Sweet rivals to lovers

This book was wonderful. The characters were so sweet and perfect for each other. Henry is a perfectionist who is great because he works hard and his naturally talented rival has just come to train with him. They journey through grief, deal with past and present traumas, and find love, companionship, and family with each other.

Loved

What a wonderful story! I was shocked by the tears this book brought to my eyes but they were good tears. The characters were written so beautiful that I couldn’t help it!

The narration of course was perfection as always. Greg still continues to be an absolute favorite of mine.

Sweet and hot.

I loved listening to this touching story about two competitive athletes. It’s a great enemies to lovers story with a wonderful epilogue.

Warm cuddles on a winter night

I love this story. Enemies to lovers is one of my favorite storylines. The main characters were sympathetic, so I really cared about them and their life enjoyed how they were able to grow, fall in love, and find adult ways to resolve the traumatic events that made their lives more difficult. I highly recommend that you spend some time with characters.

Rivals to lovers done right

I grew up watching figure skating – the Battle of the Brians, Torvill and Dean, Elizabeth Manley, Michelle Kwan… And hundreds more, but you get the picture. When I saw Keira Andrews had written a book about the world of competitive figure skating, I knew I had to grab it. Because, like, only one guy was going to win, right?

The story starts out in Henry’s point of view, so I was generally more sympathetic to him. He’s a very focused young man. It’s all about the competition. His Japanese heritage made him interesting, but his laser-focus isn’t something Canadians are known for. We’re the friendly ones. The Americans are the cut-throat competitors, right? Except Theo’s an easygoing American who wants to be friends with everyone. Tragic circumstances have brought him to Henry’s rink and Henry’s coaches. Henry’s not pleased. Theo’s pretty zen because he’ll be heading back to Los Angeles soon.

Also, the men’s families are super different. I enjoyed watching that aspect of their relationship as well. And skating is a small community, so everyone knows everyone.

So I loved Henry and I loved Theo and I couldn’t figure out how Keira was going to give me the satisfying ending I craved. Yet she did. Along with a couple moments of tears as well.

I won’t give away the ending, but I’ll say it was perfect and so was Greg Boudreaux’s narration. Another great listen.