Sir Douglas Drury was a spy during the Napoleonic war and has the scars, and enemies, to show for it. When he is set upon in a London street, he finds it hard to be grateful because his rescuer is not only a woman, but French into the bargain! Juliette Bergerine has learned to keep herself safe by avoiding undue attention, but now her life is also in danger and, together, she and Drury must take refuge in a mansion in Mayfair. There, this broodingly cynical man proves an irresistible temptation.

An English ex-spy is rescued by a poor French seamstress in this suspenseful Regency romance by a USA Today–bestselling author. Sir Douglas Drury was a spy during the Napoleonic war and has the scars, and enemies, to show for it. When he is set upon in a London street, he finds it hard to be grateful because his rescuer is not only a woman, but French into the bargain! Juliette Bergerine has learned to keep herself safe by avoiding undue attention, but now her life is also in danger and, together, she and Drury must take refuge in a Mayfair mansion. There, this broodingly cynical man proves an irresistible temptation. . . . Praise for A Lover’s Kiss “Moore continues to captivate with her latest historical. . . . The conflict pulls readers in, and the villain is most definitely a surprise.” —RT Book Reviews “A Lover’s Kiss is a suspenseful, tragic romance of the first order! I recommend A Lover’s Kiss especially to readers who enjoy the Regency period knowing that there is just a smattering of intimacy and plenty of drama.” —Romance Reader at Heart, Top Pick

The kiss is the image that, perhaps more than any other, encompasses the beauty and poetry of love. Every love is required to maintain the kiss, to make it last. When they kiss, lovers carve out their hiding holes, finding their peace from war. When they kiss, the noise of the world is silenced, its laws broken, time is stolen from its normal continuity. They fall together in their distinct, embraced tongues. The kiss joins the tongue that declares love with the body of the lover. And the extinction of the kiss and, most importantly, of the desire to kiss one’s beloved announces the demise of love. In this short book, Massimo Recalcati – one of Italy’s leading intellectuals and bestselling authors – offers seven brief lessons on the mystery and miracle of love, from the serendipity of the first encounter to its end or its continuation over time, as mysterious and miraculous as the first encounter itself.

Eager readers can get their smooch on with all the different tricks and practices found in Seal It with a Kiss. Best-selling author and columnist Violet Blue helps her audience come up with — and perfect — its very own style, from the novice kissers to the make-out queens. Discover how to time a kiss perfectly, how to deliver or receive that amazing first kiss, and how to ask for kisses, both with and without words. Solve problems such as stubble rash, and learn how to handle the kisses that don't turn out as planned. Violet Blue reveals all the kissing do's and don'ts in Seal It with a Kiss, with chapters including "Deliver a Knockout Kiss Techniques," "The Make-Out Artist," "Kissing Games," and many more.

This title is part of UC Press's Voices Revived program, which commemorates University of California Press’s mission to seek out and cultivate the brightest minds and give them voice, reach, and impact. Drawing on a backlist dating to 1893, Voices Revived makes high-quality, peer-reviewed scholarship accessible once again using print-on-demand technology. This title was originally published in 1969.