Kissing Jenna

The Big Sky Series, Book 2

De: Kristen Proby

Narrado por: Joan Delaware, Lee Samuels

From New York Times best-selling Author Kristen Proby comes the newest installment in her beloved Big Sky series.

Jenna Hull owns and manages vacation rentals in her hometown of Cunningham Falls, Montana. She's just completed the construction of her most exhausting project, the one she’s put her heart and soul into. The inviting, opulent Snow Wolf Cottages are the first ski-in/ski-out tree houses in the world. Her biggest dream is about to come true, and she can’t let anything distract her.

Christian Wolfe is Hollywood’s It actor. If the magazines are to be believed, he’s the sexiest man on earth. He’s preparing for the biggest movie role of his life, and his agent has booked him in a hot new ski lodge in Montana, tucked away from crazy fans. He can’t wait for the break. But what Christian isn’t prepared for is Jenna. With a face that could easily co-star with him in a movie and her ambition to put her stamp on Cunningham Falls, he can’t stay away. But even more intriguing than her beauty is the fact that she’s not at all impressed with his celebrity status, only turned on by the man behind the fame.

The love they’ve found is perfect - but time is running out before real life intrudes. Can they survive with both their dreams - and hearts - intact?

©2018 Kristen Proby (P)2024 Ampersand Publishing, Inc.

Snow Wolfe

In a case of different worlds colliding, Jenna - a small-town entrepreneur meets Christian - Hollywood heartthrob and "world's sexiest man".

Christian, doing research for what he hopes is his next Hollywood blockbuster, books a " tree-house cabin/chalet from Jenna to stay in while he learns how to ski for his next role. Christian's agent chose this particular location because it would be easier for Christian to focus on his lessons without being swarmed by overheated fans.

Jenna, investing an inheritance in constructing skiing cabin rentals, was surprised when her newest renter ended up being a Hollywood hunk whom she greets in pajamas and bunny slippers.

Neither was looking for or wanting a relationship but it was insta-lust. Both went into the acquaintances with benefits situation with eyes wide open and a no strings attached agreement. But love had other plans.

There are a few dramatic moments and a "fake relationship" that seems real but otherwise the story pretty much focuses on their attraction, lots of bedroom &kitchen scenes 😉, and Jenna's closeness with her college girlfriends.

Joan Delware and Lee Samuels gave stellar performances but did seem to lack some passion for the story and, at times, their narration felt a bit flat.

Overall, A pleasantly entertaining story.

Jenna & Christian

I absolutely love Cunningham Falls, one of my fav towns to visit. Joan and Lee’s narration of this book was excellent! They captured who the characters are and made them come to life.

Loved Jenna & Christian!

We are back in Cunningham Falls with the second standalone in Kristen Proby’s Big Sky Series. This is a sweet story between a woman from a small town and a sexy hollywood actor visiting a small town. I devoured this audiobook. The narrators chosen were perfect as Jenna and Christian!

Jenna is an intelligent, independent woman. She doesn’t expect Christian when he walks into her life and into one of her treehouses. Jenna is loyal to her friends and family, has a kind heart and is funny and super likeable.

I absolutely adore the setting in Cunningham Falls. Jenna’s treehouses are unique and fit so well in this quaint, small town.

Jenna and Christian fall in lovely quickly but with his time in his Cunningham Falls coming to end they have to figure out how they can survive a long distance relationship and I was unsure how it would all work out.

I loved the side characters in this series, particularly Max, Jenna’s big brother! His over protectiveness of Jenna was endearing. I also loved the teasers dropped about him and Willa and it left me wanting more and anticipating their story! Christian’s sister all though I didn’t like her most of the story she redeemed herself in the end.

If you love a steamy, insta-love story this one is for you.

The epilogue was the sweetest!

RATING: ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

Aww

So sweet. So far of this series, this book is my favorite. The characters are so engaging with each other, their surroundings and surrounding characters, they're notin a bubble. I love this series.

Love the characters!

Kissing Jenna is a quick read, not instalove quick, but it is fast-paced, and Christian and Jenna certainly have a strong attraction right from the start. I liked the characters, and Kristen Proby knows her stuff when setting a scene. Speaking of, I absolutely love the tree houses. The romance almost has the feel of an opposites attract story, but not quite. Jenna and Christian definitely come from different worlds, but they fit perfectly together. Naturally, we have to have a bit of angst, and it comes from where I expected. It's also pretty short-lived, which makes for a mostly lighthearted story.
Joan Delware and Lee Samuels were responsible for bringing Jenna and Christian to life, and I enjoyed the listen for the most part. Joan Delware captures the wit and sarcasm that seems to be such a big part of Jenna, and her voice just felt right for the character. Lee Samuels has a rich tone to his voice that I love in audiobooks, but he's a bit dramatic - to the point that he doesn't sound genuine for much of the story. It was kind of like he didn't have a feel for the character at first because the further I got into the book, the more real he sounded. It started feeling like Christian was giving us his part of the story rather than someone else just reading the story to us.
This is the second book in the Big Sky series, but it works very well as a standalone. I will say that now that I've gotten a taste of the series, I'll be checking out more.