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    Five Wicked Kisses: A Tasty Regency Tidbit
    Five Wicked Kisses: A Tasty Regency Tidbit
    Five Wicked Kisses: A Tasty Regency Tidbit
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    Five Wicked Kisses: A Tasty Regency Tidbit

    By Anthea Lawson

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    To pay a debt, Juliana Tate must accept five kisses from the Earl of Eastbrook ... but she never suspects how delicious each kiss will be!

    This Regency-set short story by RITA-nominated author Anthea Lawson is 12,500 words.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherFiddlehead Press
    Release dateJan 8, 2012
    ISBN9781465926586

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      Five Wicked Kisses - Anthea Lawson

      Five Wicked Kisses

      A Spicy Regency Short Story

      by Anthea Lawson

      Smashwords Edition Copyright 2012 Anthea Lawson

      Cover image Lev Olka, via fotolia. Used with licensed permission. Design by AL.

      Discover more Anthea Lawson at http://www.anthealawson.com

      (Anthea also writes Young Adult fantasy as Anthea Sharp - http://www.antheasharp.com)

      This e-book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This e-book may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Amazon.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author. To obtain permission to excerpt portions of the text, other than for review purposes, please contact the author at anthea@anthealawson.com.

      All characters and events in this story are fictional, and figments of the author’s imagination.

      QUALITY CONTROL: Producing error-free books is a priority. If you find a typo or formatting problem, send a note to anthea@anthealawson.com so it can be corrected.

      TABLE OF CONTENTS

      Chapter One

      Chapter Two

      Chapter Three

      Chapter Four

      Chapter Five

      Chapter Six

      Chapter Seven

      Chapter Eight

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      ~CHAPTER ONE~

      He’s watching you.

      Juliana Tate did not need to turn around to know who her friend Henrietta was referring to. There was, and had only ever been, one he.

      Waves of heat raced just under her skin, and her heart tumbled abruptly in her chest. Their corner of the ballroom, chosen for its seclusion, was suddenly crowded with the hum of conversation and bright spikes of laughter.

      She flipped open her lace-edged fan and wafted air across her cheeks. There could be no hint of reaction, no sign that the arrival of Robert Pembroke, the new Earl of Eastbrook, affected her.

      Since she had come up to London, she had seen him on precisely three occasions - and each time had done her utmost stay as far away as possible.

      You told me he was not invited. Her voice wavered, only the tiniest bit, but she knew her friend heard. Hen, I depend upon you completely. You’re the only one who knows.

      Henrietta made an apologetic face. He wasn’t supposed to be here. But it’s hardly the first time the Earl of Eastbrook has paid no heed to the social niceties. You know what they say about him.

      Since ascending to the title six months ago, Robert had taken to life in London with a vengeance. According to the gossips, he had cut a wide swath through the ladies, leaving words like seducer and scoundrel in his wake. Juliana could well believe it.

      Robert had always been handsome enough to break hearts, with his strong jaw, keen amber eyes, and dark hair shot through with glints of fire. Not to mention a sharp mind and stubborn temper.

      Once, she would have ascribed kindness and a thoughtful heart to him as well - but it seemed all traces of that man were gone. No doubt he was pleased to bring so many ladies of the ton to their knees, after years of being treated as unworthy - a shabby country cousin.

      And Juliana had been the worst offender.

      She plied her fan harder, trying to wave away the bitter memory. The past was done. All she could do now was move forward into an increasingly precarious future.

      Is he still looking? she asked. It would be safe to turn around if that penetrating amber gaze were focused elsewhere.

      His attention seems to have moved to Miss Snelling’s bosoms. And there is so very much there to admire. Henrietta gave a disapproving sniff. "If her gown were any lower

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