A Kiss Between Friends...with Christina Brooke and Giveaway

A Kiss Between Friends on Christmas Eve - Christina Brooke

When Christina Brooke is not dancing with dukes, testing her marksmanship at Manton’s or driving her high-perch phaeton in the Hyde Park, she is writing the next book in her Ministry of Marriage/Westruthers series. Christina lives in Brisbane, Australia with her husband and two sons and a Great Dane cross called Monty.

Her next book, THE GREATEST LOVER EVER, is released on December 31.

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How lovely of Danielle to invite me to this wonderful party! Thank you for having me with you today.

My theme is “A Kiss Between Friends on Christmas Eve”. My hero decided to write a poem on the subject. I always say there’s nothing like bad poetry to tell a lady a gentleman loves her!

Happy holidays to you all and I hope you enjoy this little Christmas offering!

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To Amelia, on Christmas Eve

by An Indifferent Poet

With good cheer of the season

We dance and make merry

The house all decked out

Ivy twines with red berry

The soiree is ending

Guests drift away now

You pause looking wistful

’Neath the kissing bough

And it comes to me

That a maid who is standing

In that tempting spot

A kiss is demanding

Not from me, oh, no!

For we are but friends

If I take that kiss

All bonhomie ends

But I watch you and wonder

How that mouth, so merry

Would taste beneath mine

Be it honey or cherry?

Alone now, eyes meet

My pulse starts to race

My heart starts to hammer

At double the pace

Who is this girl

I’ve known all my life?

A friend, not a lover

A friend, not a wife

But your smile, your eyes

Your laughter, so dear

The way I can’t think straight

Now you are near…

And even as honor

Demands I desist

I draw you closer

And you don’t resist

For you’ve known all along

What I’ve surely missed

It’s by far and away

High time that we kissed.

THE SWEETEST SCANDAL

Beautiful, exuberant, and stubborn Georgiana Black has more spirit than sense—which she learns when an ultimatum to the Earl of Beckenham ends their engagement. Six years later, Georgie is less concerned with impending spinsterhood than with making sure her young sister doesn’t make the same mistakes she did. But soon Georgie stumbles into a scandalous encounter with none other than her former fiancé. Beckenham is still breathtakingly desirable—and as iron-willed as ever…

THE TRUEST TEMPTATION

Beckenham’s brief engagement to Georgie taught him one thing—when it comes to a wife, he wants a woman who will do her duty and cause no trouble. When the fiery Georgie falls unexpectedly into his arms, Beckenham remembers just how lushly delectable she is. Suddenly, the idea of actually marrying Georgie is irresistible. Convincing her will take more than a simple proposal, however. In a battle of wills, can passion conquer pride?

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• 1 copy of London's Last True Scoundrel

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