The Kiss Lottery

A Novella

De: Ilsa Madden-Mills

Narrado por: Savannah Peachwood, Sebastian York

From bestselling author Ilsa Madden-Mills comes a steamy novella about first love and second chances where a city girl returns home for a Valentine’s Day tradition…and the boy who broke her heart.

Roses are red, violets are blue—someone in Rose has feelings for you…

Yeah, bad ones. Everly Davis didn’t leave her tight-knit hometown on the best terms. It’s been ten years, but you don’t forget heartbreak like that. Then again, the anonymous invite to the annual Kiss Lottery in Rose, Tennessee, gives Everly content for her podcast. And she has a bone to pick with that old heartbreak anyway.

Beckett Whitfield has never left Rose—and he’s never forgotten Everly. He even named the villain in his latest bestseller after her. Turns out she’s not happy about that. Nothing about their reunion is particularly happy, and after the way they left things, what did he expect?

When the Kiss Lottery pairs them together, Everly and Beckett will have to confront old feelings that never went away and the secrets they never shared. But finally telling each other everything might be exactly what they’ve needed all along.

©2025 by Ilsa Madden-Mills. (P)2025 Brilliance Publishing, Inc., all rights reserved

Didn’t like the female’s voice

When the woman read, it was like her voice faded on the last word of each sentence. So much so that I could barely understand what she said. It drove me insane.

Lovely story!!!

I absolutely adored this novella! Everly and Beckett’s chemistry was off the charts, and their connection felt so real and deeply emotional. The story was refreshingly unique, keeping me captivated from start to finish. From the very first page, I was completely hooked—I couldn’t put it down for a second! 💙💜

Cute small town valentines tradition

The Kiss Lottery by Ilsa Madden-Mills
This was a cute Valentines novella.
Beckett Whitfield and Everly Davis were childhood best friends all through school until they weren’t. Returning ten years later to her hometown of Rose Tennessee at a unanimous invite to the towns kiss lottery leads to other unanimous gifts appearing. Can you imagine the feeling you would need to have held onto to write somebody into your book as the villain. This was a cute story the plot of the two of these always having feelings for one another then you also had the mystery of a spirt wanting answers to what happened to a previous participant in the kiss lottery from years ago. These two could have avoided all the lost time and heartache and loneliness with a honest conversation about the secret. We had lots of small town antics and gossip to keep it entertaining.

I listened to the audio for this one as I read along and for some reason the kiss lottery is not what is said in the audio. Performed by Savannah Peachwood and Sebastian York.

Small Town | Childhood Friends | Valentines Novella | First Love | Secrets | First/Second Chance

Entertaining

Although a novella, the author packed a fair bit into The Kiss Lottery, set in Rose, Tennessee.

This was an entertaining, well written love story that ticked numerous boxes for me.

I quickly became hooked on Everly Davis and Beckett Whitfield’s second chance at love story.

When I read the blurb for this one, I was intrigued. I fell hard and fast for Beckett, he is such a swoon worthy man.

Despite the sparks that fly (and not in a good way) the chemistry still smoulders .

The journey was not without its challenges as they came to terms with the past, but it was well worth it in the end as they found their happily ever after.

Narrated by Savannah Peachwood and Sebastian York and they brought all the steam, romance, and humour to their performances. Their voices brought the characters and story to life for me and were easy to listen this

Cute little story

This was a cute little story. I like that when there is a little bit of mystery. Goes to show you all teenagers are young and dumb. I’m glad they found their way back to one another.