Clean Romance 4 You

What flavor is your kiss?

Excerpts - What flavor is your kiss?

By Love or By Sea - Alice Lind Frank never forgot the boy she loved when she was just six years old, even after he was lost at sea. Now a young woman, Alice has found happiness in living and working with her grandparents, and in the affections of Clarence Hielott, the wealthy shipyard owner who intends to make Alice his bride.

When a ragged sailor appears in town, Alice is reminded of the young boy who once held her heart. Upon learning that the sailor is in fact her childhood love, Caleb, she finds herself falling for him again.

But Clarence refuses to let this ghost from the past destroy his plans for the future. He exposes the secrets of Caleb’s past, and Alice realizes that the boy she once knew is now a man with a dark history. Soon Caleb and Clarence are locked in a fierce competition for Alice’s heart.

 

A Season for Love - Imagine being widowed at twenty-five at Christmas time with two young daughters under the age of five to raise on your own. Such is the life of Rhianna Rider. Upon the untimely death of her husband and feeling alone, she shuns the world and secludes herself and her daughters from the dangers that lay beyond her front door. Depression and loneliness are her constant companions until her best friend, Nicole Hendricks, persuades her to broach her fears and attend an autumn party. Scared and feeling ostracized from the world, she nearly decides to leave the gathering when her path crosses an old boyfriend.

Jerrick Mason, an honorable man with his own heartaches, who is forever trying to evade his family’s questions about his future, asks Rhianna and her girls to join him and his family for Thanksgiving under the pretense of being his girlfriend. When Rhianna accepts his proposal, they are both sent into a whirlwind of healing past pains and the discovery of a new relationship together. But forever blocking her path are the memories, heartache and the loyalty Rhianna still feels toward her lost husband. Through her friendship with Jerrick, she must overcome her fears or face the possibilities of being alone forever.

Sweet Ivy- Ivy Lewis is both provider and nurturer for her seven younger siblings. Plain and poor, she works as an apprentice to a seamstress, yearning for scholastic knowledge and finding her true love. Her social standing places her as an outcast among many, namely the arrogant Eleanora Key, who can’t seem to torture Ivy enough. And like Miss Key, Ivy has her eye set on Lord Sterling Bennett; the contrast lying in that she can never hope to capture his attention, let alone aspire to gain his admiration. Still, once she meets the generous man, her dreams are filled with him.

 

When she meets a mysterious man on the road, Mr. Alan, her entire world shifts. She is no longer invisible to the world. She suddenly finds herself the object of scandal, revenge, romance, and deceit. Amid trying to care for her ill mother and her siblings, she finds herself kidnapped, courted by two wealthy men, and demoralized by Eleanora Key. Through it all, she learns her worth as a woman and the importance of maintaining the values she’s always believed in. But she must discover the secrets of Mr. Alan before it is too late

 

 

From Fields to Castles - One woman has the choice that any girl would love; the choice of marriage between two men. One man can offer only himself and his love; the other can offer his love and the world. However, Lillian has discovered that though she has both men’s love, the decision between the two is harder than she would have imagined.

Being raised by her aunt and uncle, Lillian Bankes has led a sheltered but full life. She has never once doubted the love shown to her. Yet her station in society, as a result of this life, is not what she was born to live; though that seems of little importance to her. She loves her family and the simplicity of her life. One of the things she loves most is picking wildflowers for the balls at the Palace. A chance encounter with Prince Lawrence Phelps, however, alters her life forever. Upon discovering her own love for him, she also learns he is engaged to marry another. Being hurt and wounded from such heartbreak, she petitions a friend for help. This friend, Thaddeus Parker, in turn proposes marriage to her as a way of protecting her from further heartbreak. Upon his proposal, Lillian discovers Prince Joshua’s own disruption in his life. She is then forced to choose between the prince and her dear friend. One man would ensure the safety of her heart. The other, though her life would be in danger, would ensure her eternal bliss.

 

 

 

A Secret Desire - Kelsey Debray had a difficult childhood but made up for it with her zealous personality, winning her both friends and punishment for causing mischief. A delightfully handsome stranger, Edward Stonicelli, appears one day offering her the chance of a life time. The opportunity to go to Italy and be coached in operatic singing  and to perform in lead roles at Rome’s opera house.

On her journey to Italy, Kelsey encounter’s another man. A mason. Kevin Bankes. Kevin is a mysterious and harsh man, yet handsome and enchanting. She finds herself wanting to know what makes him the man he is. What is it about him that draws her to him? What makes her want to be held in his arms and ravished by him? But as she is drawn to Kevin by love, so Edward is lured to her through by her talents. Through poetry, deception and love, she must discover what she most wants most out of life before her time runs out.

The Tiger, Unleashed - Imagine losing your brother when you were only four, being betrothed to a man you do not love, and being told you will be moving across the country, away from all your family and friends. Such is the life of Adella Barnes. Still, she has managed to find happiness in the simple beauties of life until a chance encounter with a mysterious man leaves her heart longing for adventure. An adventure that will alter her life forever.

The year is 1878 and Adella Barnes has lived a relatively normal life in her little sun-scorched California town. The daughter of the mayor, she struggles with the image people expect of her and how to deal with her betrothal to a man of her father’s choosing. When she meets a dark stranger, Blake Stanley, Adella’s need for adventure is fueled by his mysterious existence. Even when his past criminal record is revealed, she longs for the safety she feels when he is near. As she discovers that he was accused of killing her brother, her faith in his innocence wavers. Still, her heart speaks to her of a love that can only be born in the heavens and she decides that she will always love him, regardless of his past. To save her love, Adella must prove Blake’s innocence before the real criminal discovers the truth about Blake and kills them both.

A Cold Heart - Traveling through the west to California, Sadie Evans finds trials through the loss of her family. Upon enduring a particularly brutal storm, she is miraculously saved and given respite at Platte Bridge Station. It is suicide to attempt to make the trip to California in such weather, so she winters at the station.

Sergeant Parker Brackston is less than thrilled with the young girl and her kid sister who have invaded the station. The men are distracted by their presence and the Captain has less than honorable desires for Sadie. In an effort to protect her virtue, Parker volunteers to watch out for her, but at the peril of his own heart. Battling with life on the plains, the Native Americans, and lustful men at the station, together Sadie and Parker must work together to try and save what they hold most dear.