One-night stands and booty calls are as far as I commit. I'm not the guy you bring home to Mom. I'm the one you look for when you want naughty kisses and whispered sweet-nothings, and hell, baby, I deliver. Each and every time. Or at least I used to. Before my brother talked me into hiring a new waitress whose whiskey eyes have been driving me as crazy as the sight of her in those jeans. She's everything I didn't think I would want. There's no warming up to love. It's a freefall, and I'm taking her with me. I've always been a man who knows what he wants. And I want Leni Holden.
From Lord Byron's "first kiss of love" to Kevin Costner's "long slow, deep, soft, wet kisses that last for three days, " The Book of Kisses contains the most charming, witty and memorable quips to cross the lips of such famous and infamous kissers as Bette Davis, Elizabeth Taylor, Madonna, Boris Yeltsin, Walter Cronkite, and hundreds of others. The quotes cover first kisses (Errol Flynn, Elizabeth Barrett Browning) funny kisses (Jay Leno, Minnie Pearl), sensual kisses, romantic kisses, literary kisses, celebrity and movie-star kisses (Burt Reynolds, Kim Basinger), kissing definitions (Ingrid Bergman, Mickey Spillane), kissing proverbs, kissing advice and techniques (William Shakespeare, Louis Armstrong, Ronald Reagan), and kissing quotes from around the world. Who could forget legendary celluloid smooches like Marilyn Monroe and Tony Curtis's kiss in Some Like It Hot or Woody Allen and Diane Keaton's first kiss in Annie Hall? Or the first time F. Scott Fitzgerald's Gatsby kisses his beloved Daisy: "at his lips' touch she blossomed for him like a flower"? From Earnest Hemmingway to Spike Lee, from Napoleon and Josephine to Ryan O'Neal and Farrah Fawcett, The Book of Kisses provides plenty of pucker power and passionate inspiration for anyone searching for words to describe that elusive, soul-touching thrill of the perfect kiss.
Kissing is an art form. A great kiss can stop traffic, start a five-alarm fire, and feel like Times Square on New Year's Eve. Get your smooch on with all the different tricks and tips in this handy guide. Bestselling author and columnist Violet Blue helps readers choose — and perfect — their very own unforgettable kissing style. Learn how to time a kiss perfectly, how to deliver (and receive) a first kiss, and how to ask for kisses with body language. Recognize when someone wants to kiss you, when to build tension, and when to take your kiss to the next level. Discover all the secrets and foolproof techniques for the perfect kiss in this indispensable guide to an overlooked sensual art.
An heir to Southern California's most fabled vineyard, Donovan Drake works as hard as he plays. Betrayed by love in the past, the consummate bachelor prides himself on never committing to one woman. But Marissa Hayes isn't just any woman. And Donovan has just two weeks to show the guarded, voluptuous beauty exactly what she's been missing.… Falling for her boss is number one on Marissa's list of don'ts. But from the moment she experiences Donovan's intoxicating touch, her heart tells her something else. Slowly but surely, his seduction is breaking down her defenses. Is their passion as fleeting as her brief stay at Donovan's fabulous resort? Or have they found a love as timeless as the finest wine—strong enough to withstand anything, even a threat from Marissa's past?
What happens under the mistletoe… Noel Merrybell needs this job. Sure, being an assistant isn’t her dream job, but at least she gets to work for Mr. Roth. She’s always had a silly crush on him, but she knows that dating or sleeping with her boss would be a total disaster. Mason Roth is a ruthless bastard. He’s always had to be in his business, but when Noel starts working for him, all of his focus shifts. Instead of conquering the business world, he can’t stop having filthy visions about conquering his new pretty little assistant. Before long, he’s obsessed with her and would do anything for just one little taste. Too bad that would probably result in a sexual misconduct lawsuit. He’s resigned to just having his dirty fantasies about her, but then something happens. He kisses her…. and she kisses him back. Will a sprig of mistletoe be enough to get these two to see that they’re both crazy about each other?
An ultimate betrayal forced Julie Caldwell to leave her brief psychiatric nursing career behind. Vowing never to practice again, her future now depends on how soon she can tear down the old buildings everyone calls Garret stagecoach station to build an RV campground. Rancher Gord Tallman lost his wife and children in a terrible ranch accident. Hoping his run of bad luck is over Tallman set out to buy a famous stagecoach station needed for the finish line of the annual stagecoach race. Upon his arrival at the station the unmistakable bawl of a nail being yanked from its permanent home carried across the peaceful morning. Tallman found shapely Julie Caldwell with a wrecking bar in her hands. Determined to drive Caldwell out of Wyoming, Tallman unexpectedly finds himself protecting her from the vengeful Baxter Lucanage, chairman of the race committee. Angered, Lucanage seeks a way to bar Tallman from entering the race.
Desire is more than skin-deep It's just Sage Matthews's luck that the man stirring her dormant passions wants to buy her cosmetics company. Cole Sinclair inherited the kind of success Sage is working hard to build, and after almost ten years away, he's back to save his own empire. Takeover bid: denied. But in the bedroom, their rivalry morphs into sizzling chemistry. And Sage is falling dangerously fast for the wild streak beneath Cole's designer suits. Sage's up-and-coming company is a thorn in Cole's side. If they can't agree to terms, both will be eliminated by the competition. From Nashville to sultry Milan, he's using all his seductive powers of persuasion. But the kind of partnership Sage craves takes compromise and trust—and the courage to go beyond the surface to find what's real…
From first kisses to missed kisses, stolen kisses, the chemistry of kisses, around-the-world kisses, silver-screen kisses, Freudian kisses, lipstick kisses and record-breaking kisses, this eclectic collection of facts, figures, quotes and curiosities has everything you've ever wanted to know—and more—about that most deceptive, delightful and indispensable gesture: the kiss.
The Cyfarwydd is a traditional Welsh storyteller who has had a spout of bad luck. After he is forced to evade the law in Saxony, he meets a friendly Saxon bard who chronicles Loki the magician’s fall from Asgarth in a continuous rhyming epic. As the Cyfarwydd continues in his travels far away from home, he introduces the Saxons to his own flippant style, first with an absurd tale about a beer thieving gnome that includes the traditional folk tune John Barleycorn, and then with a saucy elaboration of a favored tale from the Mabinogion. But as he continues on his journey, no one knows that the ornery bard’s tale is far from over. The Naughty Cyfarwydd and the Windows of Igg bring the world of a medieval bard to life in an entertaining way as he journeys far away from home and encounters a variety of eclectic characters.
He makes my heart do the tango and my head want to explode. In other words, it’s just another day working for Prince Malcolm. ALICE: Give me a problem and I’ll fix it. That’s what I do. The trick is remaining calm and preparing oneself for any eventuality. But even I failed to anticipate my former boss, Malcolm, crossing an ocean to bribe me for my help. He insists I’m the only one who can fix his problem, but I had an excellent reason for leaving that job in the first place and putting an ocean between us. It’s hard to keep the big picture in mind when you’re secretly in love with your boss. And even harder when he’s about to be crowned a king. MALCOLM: Being a prince certainly has its perks: money, cars, women, and a license to do just about anything I please. But since my assistant, Alice, resigned out of the blue, I’ve been unable to find my footing and have admittedly been a bit cranky. When a problem arises calling for the utmost discretion, it’s clear Alice is the only woman for the job. But she’s less than thrilled at being coerced into returning, and she’s doing her best to make me pay for it. With the clock ticking down to my coronation, I’m putting all my trust in her to see me through. But the stakes are getting higher because Alice is beginning to look more like my future than even the throne I was born to take. Stealing Kisses With a King is the third rom-com in the Kings of Carolina Series. It can be enjoyed as a standalone, but is swoonier (yeah, I just made that word up) when read in order.
