Book Review: The One with the Kiss Cam by Cindy Steel

About the Book:

It was just one date.

My friend told me I needed more fun in my life, so I reluctantly said yes. Fun wasn’t exactly in my wheelhouse. After watching my own mother’s love life implode time and time again it’s only natural that I have a few rules to protect myself.

Actually, it’s just one rule…

Avoid relationships with men so I don’t get attached.

I wasn’t worried. Getting attached has never been a problem for me. This guy was just a warm body in a chair. I was here for the basketball game. I was absolutely NOT here for my date.

Or the kiss cam.

Or the kiss.

Or the impromptu evening with the one man who seems bent on throwing my tidy world off of its axis.

But when my life takes a nose dive, he’s also the man who seems bent on proving to me that good men do exist, dreams can come true, and sometimes throwing out the rule book is when the magic really starts to happen.

The One with the Kiss Cam is the first in a series of standalone romantic comedies by Cindy Steel. It is a sweet, closed door romance full of sizzle, witty banter, and chemistry, but without explicit content.

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My Thoughts:

The One with the Kiss Cam by Cindy Steel was a case of Bookstagram-Made-Me-Do-It. I would not have purchased this book based on the cover, the title, or the blurb. However, I saw bookish friends raving about the book, so I took a chance. And… I am glad I did because it was one of my favorite reads so far in 2024.

The One with the Kiss Cam brimmed with flirting and swoony moments. The romantic arc was spot on with the ever-developing relationship pulling me on until the end. The flirtation and comebacks delivered humor repeatedly. The perfectly paced plot kept me flipping pages. In short, I read this book as quickly as I could.

The One with the Kiss Cam lands as book one in Cindy Steel’s new series, The One. The novel is not Christian fiction, but it is clean (minus five or so mild curse words) with a theme about sacrificial love and representations of hard work ethic.  I want to sit down and reread it now. Then, I want to read all of this author’s backlist. I have no regrets about spending money on this one. Five stars!