A Stolen Kiss


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It was only a little kiss... Lily Kingsley knows what the future has in store for her. At twenty-eight, it was time to give up on romantic fantasies and accept that spinsterhood was all that awaited her. She was too tall, too round, and too overlooked to hope for anything else. However, that does not mean she was willing to give up on all her dreams. If nothing else, Lily would know what it was like to be kissed. And she had the perfect gentleman in mind. Jack Hatcher had only gone into the library for a bit of peace and quiet. Just a few minutes away from the crowded ballroom to relax on his own. But when lady bursts in on his solitude, mistakes him for someone else, and then launches herself into his arms, Jack discovers that the woman in his arms stirs emotions he'd never thought to feel. If only those busybodies hadn't walked in at the wrong moment! The only solution is an engagement, so why does the lady in question keep fighting it every step of the way? And why does that gruff, controlling gentleman Lily mistakenly kissed seem so eager to go forward with it? Set in Victorian era England, A Stolen Kiss is a sweet romance about the importance of grabbing onto love when we find it, even if it comes in unexpected ways. The Victorian Love Series is a spin-off of the Regency Love Series and follows the next generation. All the novels are standalone stories and can be read in any order. Buy your copy today and escape into a world of romance!




A Stolen Kiss


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A stolen kiss. An unstable curse. One big mess in the making. Derric Harver never expected to amount to anything more than the palace stableboy, but when Princess Maria's curse keeps her from accepting a prince's proposal, she turns to him for help, and he doesn't dare refuse. With the help of a lady's maid and a prince, Derric and Maria embark on a dangerous adventure to find the sorceress who cast the curse. Along the way they battle monsters, make friends, and discover new truths about themselves. The closer they get to their destination, the more the sparks fly between them. Will Derric be able to let Maria go once she's free to marry the prince? Will Maria forgive him if she discovers the sorceress who cursed her is Derric's mother? A Stolen Kiss is the first in the Stolen Royals Series--an adventure with magical creatures, dangerous lands, and being true to the power within.




His Forbidden Kiss


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Kissing the wrong brother might bring this family empire to the breaking point... in the first novel in Jessica Lemmon’s deliciously naughty Kiss and Tell series. “Being reckless is okay from time to time.” A stolen kiss puts that theory to the test... When Taylor Thompson finds out the man she's casually dating is going to propose at the Valentine's Day gala, she literally hides in a closet! That’s where Royce Knox, her date's older—and to her mind, sexier—brother finds her. In a panic, she kisses him—causing chaos between her family and his, and in the tech company they co-founded. Royce can't help himself—he kisses her back. After his brother catches them, though, he has some explaining to do. It doesn’t help that he and his brother are also competing to be CEO. Royce never gives in to unruly emotions—until Taylor. And now he must choose between the company he loves and the woman setting him on fire... Love triumphs in the Seattle tech world in the Kiss and Tell series. Book 1: His Forbidden Kiss Book 2: One Wild Kiss Book 3: One Last Kiss




Stolen Kisses


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Fire and Ice . . . Jack Faraday, the Marquis of Dansbury, is rich, titled, and handsome as sin. A scandalous rake who's charmed a long string of ladies, he finally meets his match in Miss Lilith Benton, known as the Ice Queen. Intent on restoring her family's good name, Lilith wants only to make a respectable marriage. So when the tempting but notorious Jack begins to woo her, she is determined to ignore him. Then their accidental involvement in a duke's mysterious death forces Jack and Lilith to become conspirators to clear their names—and suddenly cold disdain gives way to hot desire. Now Lilith may find his passionate stolen kisses too tempting to resist . . .




Great Works


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The best of Tom Lubbock, one of Britain's most intelligent, outspoken and revelatory art critics, is collected here. Ranging with passionate perspicacity over 800 years of Western art, Tom Lubbock writes with immediacy and authority about the 50 works which most gripped his imagination.




The Kiss Thief


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"Instantly Have You Addicted" - Oprah Magazine #1 Contemporary Romance #1 New Adult Romance Amazon Charts Bestseller Washington Post Bestseller "My absolute favorite L.J. Shen to date. Indulgent and addictive." - USA Today Bestselling author RS Grey "This book will ruin you for all other books in 2019" - Bestselling author BB Easton From USA Today and Washington Post bestselling author L.J. Shen comes an enemies-to-lovers romance with a twist... They say your first kiss should be earned. Mine was stolen by a devil in a masquerade mask under the black Chicago sky. They say the vows you take on your wedding day are sacred. Mine were broken before we left church. They say your heart only beats for one man. Mine split and bled for two rivals who fought for it until the bitter end. I was promised to Angelo Bandini, the heir to one of the most powerful families in the Chicago Outfit. Then taken by Senator Wolfe Keaton, who held my father's sins over his head to force me into marriage. They say that all great love stories have a happy ending. I, Francesca Rossi, found myself erasing and rewriting mine until the very last chapter. One kiss. Two men. Three lives. Entwined together. And somewhere between these two men, I had to find my forever.




Stolen Kisses, Secrets, and Lies


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"Life hasn't been easy for high school junior Kate Blessing. With rival mobs at war and her social life to worry about, Kate's got to hold it all together ... for the family"--Page 2 of cover




A Kiss from a Rogue


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The final, breathtaking novel in Elisa Braden’s Rescued from Ruin series is the story readers have been clamoring for: Fragile yet unbroken, Hannah Gray is embarking on a husband hunt … if only Lady Wallingham hadn’t invited a wolf to the party. All she wants is an ordinary life A cruel past left Hannah Gray with one simple longing—normalcy. Normal ladies ride and waltz without fear. They have safe, normal husbands to give them safe, normal kisses. After years of healing, she’s ready to find “normal” for herself, and Lady Wallingham’s house party is the perfect place to begin. Perfect, that is, except for the cynical wolf-in-rogue’s-clothing whose every hungry glance threatens to crack her armor and pierce her fragile heart. All he wants is to forget her Bow Street runner Jonas Hawthorn vowed never to see the cold, haughty Miss Gray again. A year ago, he nearly died trying to protect her, only to be dismissed like a lowly servant. But soon, he’ll have land and servants of his own. He just has to locate an old dowager’s stolen goods, collect his prize, and avoid the beauty who haunts him like a moonlit sky. All it takes is a single kiss He never meant to touch her. She never meant to reveal the truth. But once he’s tasted the heat and longing hidden beneath her icy mask, the only mystery this Bow Street man burns to solve is how a roguish wolf might win the elusive Miss Gray for himself.




A Kiss Stolen


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A story about love and obsession-Liliana, I always wished I'd never told my father about the kiss.The kiss the son of the man who came to do odd jobs around the house gave me. But I was only eleven years old then. I didn't understand the ways of the world. How fathers think. My father ran out of the house and fired the boy's father. His father struck him right in front of me.I never saw him again, but I never forgot his eyes, the fierce, unrepentant expression in them.Sometimes I still think of him and I wonder what became of that boy. If I will ever see him again. Then I wonder what his reaction to me will be. Would he even remember my face? Probably not. He must have forgotten me by now.But if he did I'd just like to say how very sorry I was for making a child's innocent kiss such a big deal.It was just a kiss stolen by a boy.BrandI hated her father. He destroyed my family.But I wanted his daughter. Like a thirst I could never quench. For years I dreamed and obsessed about her.Lust mixed with hate is a bad thing. Like a disease in your blood it ruins your life. When I slept with other women the craving for her flesh only got worse. I was haunted by her.Sometimes, when I could no longer bear it, I followed her from afar. She was, always heavily protected by her father's security guards.I watched her grow into a beauty I could never have her. But I had to have her. By any means.When she turned eighteen she moved out of her father's nest. It was a gift from fate.I cast my net...and my proud princess flew into it.-This romance story is intended for mature audiences, due to strong language, dark themes and elements. The book ends with a HEA and NO cliffhanger.This story can be read as a Standalone romance, however your reading pleasure will be enhanced by firstly reading my bestselling, 'The Crystal Jake EDEN series'