Cover illustration and design: Sandra Chiu
Sparks fly in this second chance rom com when an unlucky-in-love event planner realizes the man-of-honor at the high-profile wedding he’s planning is the same man who broke his heart.
Available January 27, 2026
They say you never forget your first kiss. But Jordan Carter wishes he could forget the one he shared with Jamie Peters as teens. And the one they almost shared again last year before Jamie made it clear he wasn’t the “right” man for Jordan to be with while he’s figuring himself out.
Now, Jordan’s fully focused on his career at 24 Carter Gold, his family’s event planning company, and ready to move on—until his boss assigns him to plan a new client’s high-profile wedding. The bride’s man-of-honor? None other than Jamie.
As things ramp up the closer they get to the wedding, so does Jordan’s relationship with Jamie, with sarcastic asides turning into steamy hook-ups. But can Jordan afford to pursue Jamie if he’s still unsure who he is? Or is knowing who he loves enough? Venue shopping, cake-tastings, and dress fittings with the man he can’t forget just might change the man Jordan Carter is meant to become.
Last First Kiss is a second chance romance about finding yourself—and the love of your life.
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*** Also available as an e-Book & audiobook ***
Praise for Last First Kiss
“A tender, slow burn romance about falling for your first crush, questioning your identity on your own terms, and finding your place in the world. Julian Winters delivers a sweet, funny, steamy, and uplifting love story that is sure to make readers swoon.”
—Alexis Daria, bestselling author of You Had Me At Hola
“Bursting with heart and overflowing with sweetness, Last First Kiss is a thoroughly charming wedding romcom about first love and second chances. I raced through it like Toad on the Rainbow Road level in Mario Kart, and I know all romance fans will do the same!”
—Nicolas DiDomizio, author of Nearlywed and The Gay Best Friend
“Last First Kiss ticks all the boxes: Swoony? Check. Hilarious? Check. Sexy? Check. Heartfelt? Check. Team Jordan + Jamie for life!”
—Adib Khorram, USA Today bestselling author of I’ll Have What He’s Having
“No one writes as vividly and as tenderly as Julian Winters, and Last First Kiss is his best yet―a story about a driven event coordinator and a great-at-kissing charmer (and their not-quite-a-second chance). It’s as sweet as an unexpected slow dance in a conservatory and as playful as a cake tasting turned flirty, and while Jordan and Jamie may have had their last first kiss, you’ll be sighing happily over their firsts and lasts long after you close the book.”
—Julie Murphy and Sierra Simone, authors of A Jingle Bell Mingle