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Last First Kiss by Julien Winters

He’s like a star, his gravity pulling Jordan out of his own orbit into Jamie’s.

Last First Kiss by Julian Winters

January 30, 2026 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

Julian Winters’s Last First Kiss has some really excellent yearning. Jordan is trying to prove himself in his new role at the family event planning business and humor his mother by going on a blind date that might be the start to his forever love story. But his cousin’s best friend, Jamie, is making both of those things difficult. Jamie, in the guise of practicing, gave Jordan his first kiss. Jordan has never forgotten it, and maybe neither has Jamie. Jordan is trying to plan […]

Filed Under: Featured, Fiction, Romance Tagged With: Julian Winters

Emmalita's CBR18 Review No:2 · Genres: Featured, Fiction, Romance · Tags: Julian Winters ·
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Soft adorable romance!

Last First Kiss by Julian Winters

August 2, 2025 by LB Leave a Comment

Last First Kiss fulfills the “work” square on CBR17 bingo. I got to read Julian Winters’ adult debut, I Think They Love You, earlier this year and absolutely adored it so when I saw he had another adult romance coming out, I couldn’t wait, especially when I realized it follows Jordan and Jamie, Denz’s cousin and best friend respectively, who were glimpsed as a possibility by the end of I Think They Might Love You. All that to say I needed to read this book […]

Filed Under: Fiction, Romance Tagged With: achillean, cbr17bingo, community, Contemporary Romance, demisexual, Julian Winters, pansexual, queer, Romance

LB's CBR17 Review No:19 · Genres: Fiction, Romance · Tags: achillean, cbr17bingo, community, Contemporary Romance, demisexual, Julian Winters, pansexual, queer, Romance ·
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Cover for Julian Winter’s I Think They Love You. Two Black men in suits in front of a balloon arch looking at each other.

You were always so intensely yourself. You made me want to be the person I hid from others.

I Think They Love You by Julian Winters

January 21, 2025 by Emmalita Leave a Comment

Denz’s father makes a shocking announcement. He is retiring as CEO from the family-run, event planning company he founded, 24 Carter Gold. He then announces he’s open to hiring an outsider to run the company. When his family protests, he agrees to consider anyone who nominates themself. Denz’s older sister throws her hat in the ring, and after Denz’s here’s the aunties talking about how unserious he is, he puts himself forward, and to prove he can be serious, he claims he has a secret […]

Filed Under: Romance Tagged With: I Think They Love You, Julian Winters

Emmalita's CBR17 Review No:4 · Genres: Romance · Tags: I Think They Love You, Julian Winters ·
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