The Spring 2025 K-Comics Guide - Kiss Me If You Can (18+) (2025)

What's It About?

"Six months... Just six months, and it'll all be over." After a one-night stand Hollywood top star Chase Miller, Joshua finds out he's pregnant. As a single father, Joshua raises their child in secrecy. But when he is forced to return to work as Chase's bodyguard, the two are reunited in a cruel twist of fate. Relieved that Chase doesn't seem to remember him, Josh's comfort is short lived - something primal, something desperate, yearns for the touch of his former lover, and every time he sees this beautifully twisted man, Josh's heart races in spite of his mind. The more time passes, the more boundaries blur as instinct takes over… Will Joshua be able to resist the lips of his former lover? Or are the strings of fate too strong to resist?

Is It Worth Reading?

Rebecca Silverman
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If you want your enemies-to-lovers to really mean it, then Kiss Me If You Can may be the series you've been looking for. Set in the same world as original author Zig's series Kiss Me, Liar, this omegaverse BL dares to ask the question, “What if one half of a pair of fated mates was a complete and total asshole?”

Technically, this is lovers-to-enemies-to-lovers, because before the story proper commences, alpha Chase Miller and omega Joshua Bailey shared a passionate – and unintentional – one night stand. The result was Pete, the son Josh has raised by himself, never telling Chase about, which turned out to be easy, since Chase has no idea who the omega he slept with that night was. The catch is that he also marked that omega, so now Josh goes through life covering up a mark on his ear, something that becomes even more important when he ends up working as Chase's bodyguard a second time. It's a situation he really couldn't avoid: his chronically ill mother's medical care is expensive, and since the series is set in the U.S., that means Josh and his sister Emma need to find a way to pay for it. The job with Chase pays too well for Josh to turn it down, especially since his mom and Emma are willing to take care of Pete while he's away.

Of the eleven chapters out as of this writing, really only the last few read like a romance. (Well, and the first one, which is where the M-rating comes from.) Chase is utterly despicable, tormenting his bodyguards because he can as the son of a prominent family, an actor, and a dominant alpha. His entitlement seems to know no bounds, and it's not hard to see why Josh would want to keep sweet little Pete as far away from this dangerous animal as he can. Chapters ten and eleven, however, start to hint that there's more going on here, and that perhaps Chase's horrible attitude and behavior are the result of childhood traumas. That doesn't excuse it at all, but it does give the story something to hang on, because otherwise it'd be easier to root for Josh to keep punching Chase rather than end up with him.

But there's still something very readable about this. The art certainly helps, even if I find Chase's blonde hair and violet eyes more unsettling than attractive with the way the colors are done, and all of the characters are easily distinguishable. There's also a bit of humor to lighten the mood, which frankly feels very necessary. I think this may fall under the “trash reads” heading, if only because it's so unabashedly terrible at times while still being entertaining. And if you're more interested in the original novel, that's also available in English from WordExcerpt, so you can join the Bad Decisions Book Club in whatever way you choose.

Lauren Orsini
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There's a lot going on in this VIP x bodyguard romance. In one of the most involved Omegaverse setups I've encountered, there aren't just Alphas, Betas, and Omegas, but also Dominant Alphas and Dominant Omegas at the very top and bottom of the spectrum—and the exact dynamics that govern these novel secondary genders are still a mystery to me after 12 chapters. That's because Kiss Me If You Can is too action-packed to slow down for a gradual explanation. Starring an A-list Hollywood actor and the bodyguard he doesn't realize he got pregnant, this is a quick and immersive “lovers to enemies” read.

Between unloading a firearm into a paparazzo and pushing a man out of a helicopter, the life of sociopathic celebrity and Dominant Alpha Chase Miller never has a dull moment. It's no wonder this violent jerk can't keep help to staff his mansion. That task now falls to his brand new bodyguard squad (after the last group quit). What Chase doesn't know, however, is that five years ago he went into a horny frenzy and not only impregnated one of his new bodyguards—he also “marked” him with an ear bite. But despite his bandaged ear and his five-year-old son Pete who has no second parent, nobody suspects that Josh is an Omega, much less the Omega that Chase got pregnant. Because Josh is a well-built man working as a bodyguard, he tells people he's a Beta and they believe him. As for Chase, he doesn't seem to remember the pair's previous encounter. Chase pistol-whips Josh and attempts to drown Josh in the pool, among other indignities. Josh now hates the father of his child, but he can't help feeling attracted to Chase despite everything. The way the story is going, some dark secret in Chase's past is going to excuse all his bad behavior. (But I won't forget it!) Chase is not alikeable character, but he is a magnetic one, leaving me wondering what he'll dare to do next. Meanwhile, Josh is brave and bold enough that I can see him finally getting his revenge.

This comic's constant violence is at fascinating odds with the angelic, delicate beauty of its leads. It's some of the most detailed and seemingly time-consuming art that I've seen, which makes even its darkest moments mesmerizing. This comic also features uncensored sex, but don't expect to see very much of it. Except for one flashback, these characters are far too busy hating each other for anything else. Chase is a jerk and Josh deserves better, but this beautiful art and tightly written narrative kept me ensnared. This guilty pleasure about celebrity glamour with an Omegaverse bent kept me reading past the requisite first ten chapters.