Description

Kiss Me Again, the sequel to Rachel Vail's beloved contemporary teen romance If We Kiss, follows Charlie (Charlotte) Collins as she struggles with her feelings for her longtime crush Kevin Lazarus after their parents marry and he becomes her stepbrother.

It was complicated enough when their parents were only dating and Kevin was going out with Charlie's best friend, Tess. Now, living under one roof, Charlie and Kevin are crossing paths and crossing lines, sneaking around at night and then sitting down to breakfast together as a family. It feels so crazy—exciting, confusing, impossible, and romantic. It can't last, not like this, but if anybody discovers their secret, everything could explode. . . .

Praised for her wit and realism, award-winning author Rachel Vail delivers a poignant tale of first love and powerful kisses, at long last answering the question of what happens when a crush so off-limits it has to be fantasy suddenly becomes very real.


  • Stepbrother Romance: Charlie's longtime crush Kevin wasn't just off-limits—he was her best friend's boyfriend. Now he's living in her house, sleeping down the hall, and officially her stepbrother.
  • Forced Proximity: Living under the same roof means sharing breakfast as a 'family' after sneaking kisses the night before. Their secret is getting harder to keep, and the tension is rising.
  • Angsty Love Triangle: As Charlie navigates her impossible feelings for Kevin, a sweet, sturdy, and completely available guy named George enters the picture. But can he compete with a forbidden fantasy?
  • Witty Banter and Teen Angst: Praised for its realism and humor, this story captures the dizzying, confusing, and heart-pounding reality of first love and the secrets we're forced to keep.

About the author(s)

Rachel Vail is the award-winning author of the critically acclaimed novels If We Kiss and Lucky, Gorgeous, and Brilliant (the Avery sisters trilogy) and more than a dozen other novels for young teens, including the Friendship Ring series. She has also written many beloved picture books, including Piggy Bunny and Sometimes I'm Bombaloo, and two hit novels for elementary school kids, Justin Case: School, Drool, and Other Daily Disasters and Justin Case: Shells, Smells, and the Horrible Flip-Flops of Doom. The author lives in New York City with her husband and their two sons.

Reviews

Praise for IF WE KISS: “Vail proves that first love is anything but simple and sweet. Her razor-sharp wit will keep readers turning pages.” - Publishers Weekly

“Very appealing. Charlie is much funnier and more knowing than any ninth-grader on the planet.” - ALA Booklist

“Absolutely believable. Vail demonstrates her usual knack for getting to the heart of an emotional quandary.” - Bulletin of the Center for Children’s Books

“Amazing what one kiss can do.” - Kirkus Reviews

“Girls in early adolescence will love this book—as will their mothers. From the first page, readers are sucked into a story both angst-y and funny, as Charlie copes with a mutual crush on Kevin; an increasingly tenuous relationship with her best friend, Tess; her first paying job; and other trials and triumphs of growing up. An enjoyable romance that eschews smutty for sweet. - Kirkus Reviews

“From the first page, readers are sucked into a story both angst-y and funny. An enjoyable romance that eschews smutty for sweet.” - Kirkus Reviews

“An entertaining and relatable romp about figuring out first love.” - ALA Booklist

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