It's a simple wager. One kiss and he's free from the sea. But he's never met the woman. And when he does... she wants nothing to do with him.
1774, England
Dave Smith gave up on women when his hair turned gray and his swagger stiffened. Now, all he wants is a pair of hunting hounds and a cottage in the English countryside. That's when Captain Crawford offers a wager too good to refuse--if he wins, he'll have enough money to leave the sea forever. All he has to do is get a certain lady's maid to kiss him before the voyage is complete.
Lucy Pryor has never seen a ship before, but she has heard all about sailors--shameless flirts with a woman in every port. Her prejudices are confirmed when the ship's navigator starts sweet-talking her. She refuses to be one more conquest. She won't fall for his ready smile and rehearsed compliments--words that mean nothing to him and everything to her. After all, what does a sailor know about a woman's longing for a home of her own?
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Wager for a Kiss is a novella supplement to The Lady and the Loyalist. The stories can be read in any order.
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Tropes and Content:

• Cinnamon roll scoundrel

• Conscientious and uptight female lead

• Later in life: he's mid-forties, she's mid-thirties

• Forced proximity

• Silver fox (gray-haired charmer)

• History: eighteenth-century navigation techniques

• Steam level: just kisses, including a non-graphic epilogue scene between a married couple that could be seen as a fade-to-black

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• RomanceLater in Life

• Publication Date: May 14, 2024
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• Print Length: 95 Pages
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