How to Kiss a Bad Boy

Name: How to Kiss a Bad Boy
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Rating: 3.89 (57 reviews)
Author: Amanda Ashby

by Amanda Ashby

Girls & Women

Amazon:★★★★3.8(32)

Goodreads:★★★★3.89(57)

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A girl with a plan. A guy with a past. And a summer that could change everything.Sixteen-year-old Frankie Hargreaves has her summer all figured out. Work at her aunt’s retro food truck, and have her first kiss with the cute guy from the surf shop. It’s foolproof. Until her aunt hires local bad boy, Jackson Lang to help out. Sure he’s cute. Okay, really cute. But Frankie knows what guys like him are like. All she needs to do is ignore him and stick to the plan. How hard can it be?Jackson’s always lived in the shadow of his father’s criminal past, and is used to the world judging him. Which is just fine. He’s happy to keep to himself and look out for his mom and kid sister. That way he can’t be disappointed. Problem is the longer he works with the gorgeous Frankie, the more he starts to think perhaps there’s a chance for him to have a different life. Jackson isn’t the only one falling hard, but after two dates things get complicated and Frankie soon discovers her first perfect kiss might just lead to her first painful heartbreak.

Book 1 - How to Kiss a Bad Boy - Frankie and Jackson Book 1.5 - How to Kiss Your Enemy - Via and Hudson (novella) Book 2 - How to Kiss Your Crush - Norah and Zac Buy How to Kiss a Bad Boy today and join Frankie on her summer of love and heartache

Reader Reviews

★★★★Kate McMurry

Enjoyable, G-rated, YA, romantic dramedyFrankie Hargreaves is a 16-year-old orphan who has been living with her Aunt Lo in Cricket Bay, a fictional, small, Southern California beach town, for the past eight years since her mother died. Frankie has never been kissed, but she has carefully selected the perfect guy for this crucial rite of passage: a clean-cut, attractive boy named Aaron Tremain who works at a surf shop very near Frankie’s summer job, down by the beach. For the past few summers, Au

★★★★Regina

Cute YA romance with some funny moments and some drama. I really liked Frankie and Jackson and their families, especially Jackson's sister Chelsea. Bonus points for the short cross-overs with Via's story (How to Kiss Your Enemy).

★★★Jessica

Reread 3/9/22-3/10/22She’d never been a fan of exercise, much preferring books to the gym. Something she was now regretting.Champagne, Chocolate, and so, so many cheeses.”“I guess I just figure if I don’t make plans then I won’t be disappointed.”Frankie Hargreaves has her summer all planned out. Work at her aunt’s retro food truck, and have her first kiss with the cute guy from the surf shop, Aaron. All planned out. Until her aunt hires the local bad boy, Jackson Lang to help out with the retro