Kiss the Sky: Calloway Sisters, Book 1

By: Krista Ritchie, Becca Ritchie

Narrated by: Mark Boyett, Therese Plummer

Length: 14 hrs and 7 mins

Publisher's summary

This New Adult Romance can be described as Friends meets The Real World. Expect fist fights, drugs, sex of varying degrees, crude humor, and competitive alpha males. Definitely for mature audiences only.

Virgin. Sex addict. Daredevil. Alcoholic. Smartass ... Jackass. Her five friends are about to be filmed. Reality TV, be prepared.

Rose Calloway thought she had everything under control. At 23, she's a Princeton graduate, an Academic Bowl champion, a fashion designer, and the daughter of a Fortune 500 mogul. But with a sex addict as a sister and roommate, nothing comes easy. After accepting help from a producer, Rose agrees to have her life filmed for a reality television show. The Hollywood exec is her last chance to revive her struggling fashion line, and boundaries begin to blur as she's forced to make nice with a man who always has his way.

Twenty-four-year-old Connor Cobalt is a guy who bulldozes weak men. He's confident, smart-as-hell and lives with his equally ambitious girlfriend, Rose Calloway. Connor has to find a way to protect Rose without ruining the show. Or else the producer will get what Connor has always wanted - Rose's virginity.

For the most fulfilling listening experience, the Calloway Sisters series should be listened to along with the Addicted series.

Listening order as recommended by the authors:

Addicted to You
Ricochet
Addicted for Now
Kiss the Sky
Hothouse Flower
Thrive
Addicted After All
Fuel the Fire
Long Way Down
Some Kind of Perfect

©2014 K.B. Ritchie (P)2014 Audible Inc.

Pleasantly surprised

Any additional comments?

I fell in love with the addicted series. The characters are so memorable I'm glad they got a spin off. Now I can keep feeding my addiction to the Calloway girls and the hot men they attract. This is Rose and Connor's story... honestly to me they were the most boring "goody two shoes" characters in addicted. I mean Rose is a virgin and Connor is a brainy smart mouth. So going into this series I thought to myself this first book is going to be a long one... Boy was I wrong! When the built up sexual frustration between these two finally comes to a head this pair is on FIRE!! They do things that would make Lilly and Lo blush. I had no idea the authors would take Rose from "stuffy prude" to unabashed sex goddess. And turn Connor "who I originally thought of as nerdy" into a dominant alpha seducer. I'm so glad I didn't skip this book and go strait to Daisy and Ryke's story because it more than exceeded my expectation's. The narration took some getting used to because I really like Erin Mallon's voice from addicted. After listening for a while though Therese grew on me. Mark had this (barely a whisper) voice while doing sex scenes that gave me shivers and melted my ears. This book is not only worth every star but worth my credit too. Now I'm off to hear what happens with Daisy and Ryke.

Still Addicted!!!!

These books are so great! You think you know Rose and Conner from the Addicted series but this story really tells so much more. Can't wait to start Hothouse flower!!!

Really great audiobook!

Totally enjoyed this book. Kept me totally immersed all the way through and hated to have it end. Am looking forward to next book in series, sounds like it will be just as good. I highly recommend.

The Romance

This book….I could not stop listening to it…so good…definitely a five star read

A whole different experience...

So Kiss The Sky is my favorite book ever ever ever. I've read it so many times and still not bored of it but hearing it? It was a completely different experience. I mean I know the story inside out so I was expecting that familiarity but listening to the narrators made the story really come to life.

Therese Plummer had the perfect voice for Rose Calloway! She made Rose Calloway feel so real, I can listen to her voice every day. The emotions she read it with and the performance overall was spot in for me. I really couldn't fault it.

I'm not going to lie I imagined a different voice for Connor Cobalt so I had to get use to Mark Boyett's narrating. But once I did I enjoyed his performance. He did a really good job.

Overall, I would most Probabaly listen to the audio book again. I really enjoyed reliving this story and hearing it was really different to actually reading it. All the banter and jokes and the way it was performed made me laugh because I imagined it to sound like that in my head.

Good continuation of series

I've had a significant unplanned break from the addicted/Calloway sisters series. I seamlessly rejoined these guys and loved it. I actually found this book more inclusive of the other characters that the addicted series was. Rose Calloway and Connor Colbalt are the leads in this show and 'show' was the operative word with this book narrating their involvement in a reality TV show. Like all reality series, it was a car crash. There's even a villain - Scott.

Rose was less aloof than I thought she was in the addicted series and I liked this strong woman but boy, she was stubborn. Similar comments can be said of Connor, as a lead character he was much more than I thought and he was very desirable. The story of the progression of the relationship between these two was so intriguing. I loved the development of their romantic connection but I was less of a fan of their physical relationship development; some elements just didn't feel realistic.

All in all this was a great addition to the series and I'm especially looking forward to Daisy and Ryke's book as the chemistry coming off these two in Kiss the Sky was smoking. This was an audio listen and it was narrated in dual POV. Both narrators fit the characters very well.

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Addictive story. The male narrator grew on me.

Krista and Becca Ritchie’s books tend to be on the long side. Kiss the Sky is nearly 450 pages and the audiobook is 14 hours long. I never once felt bored, though, or wanted to story to move faster. In fact, the end is so swoony and satisfying I didn’t want it to end. Talk about getting a bang for your buck!

I was prepared to hate the audio. Initially, I thought Mark Boyett was totally ill cast. He speaks the first few lines and I immediately conjured up an image of an old man instead of a strong and sexy 24-year-old. Surprisingly, Boyett performs the hell out of Connor and all the other characters as well—and I do mean perform. It is not a mere recitation of the words. He fills each sentence with intent and creates a well-rounded picture of Connor. Therese Plummer fully embraces Rose, and delivers her narration with impeccable warmth, determination, and believability. Well done!

HEART SWELL!!!

I am so glad they wrote these "side books" to give us a better view of each character!!! I now LOVE Conner Cobalt!!!

Most entertaining of the series

This book was the most entertaining so far. The reality show aspect was a twist in their normal lives that didn’t let me down. #Coballoway

Great book

Love this series already. Like the continuation. Can’t wait to read more. Always want to know what happens with everyone from their prospective.