A Stolen Kiss

Victorian Love, Book 1

By: M.A. Nichols

Narrated by: Madeleine Brolly

A mistaken kiss. A forced engagement. Can it become something more?

Lily Kingsley accepts that she is destined to be a spinster - but not until she gets her first kiss. And she knows the perfect gentleman to enlist. Unfortunately, she kisses the wrong one and ends up in the arms of an overbearing and exceptionally frustrating merchant.

When busybodies catch them in their illicit embrace, an engagement is the only solution, but Lily doesn’t want a fiancé who’s only doing his duty. And she certainly doesn’t want a gentleman far too used to getting his own way. She simply must make him see how ill-suited they are.

But why is the fellow so determined to see their engagement through?

Jack Hatcher hates surprises, but when a beguiling lady mistakes him for someone else and launches herself into his arms, he discovers not all surprises are bad. Marriage was not in Jack’s plans, but Lily stirs something inside him he never expected to feel.

But with his fiancé desperate to break with him and a new enemy working to woo Lily away, Jack discovers force of will won’t keep her by his side. Can he find a way to win her heart before it’s lost forever?

The Victorian Love series is a spin-off series that follows the children of the heroes and heroines of the Regency Love Series. Each book in both series is a stand-alone sweet historical romance and can be listened to in any order.

©2020 M.A. Nichols (P)2021 M.A. Nichols

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All lovers are equal and deserve to be treated equally. Love this book . Looks great on you. Thank you

it's a wonderful listen

This book, like the first two, rips your heart out of your chest. bruises it then puts it back in whole and twice the size it was.

Beautiful story!

The story is sweet, sassy and heartfelt. I enjoyed the characters and the drama. The Performance by Madeleine Brolly was excellent. Big fat 5 stars!

Not a Duke in sight

A heroine just like me and a seriously flawed hero. Misunderstandings all over the place. Heavenly book.

Very entertaining and enjoyable

The characters were very good. I didn't expect the villain turnout to turn out to turn out the way it did. The characters' revealed backgrounds help to make the book interesting. The author made the book very interesting without having to add sex scenes.

Update
read this book a second time and enjoyed it just as much

Absolutely the best listen 10 stars

This is my favorite out of this collection.
The range emotions are so vivid and beautiful. This book reminds me that there is someone out there for everyone, and all things even the ugly have to work out for your good

Great “Read”!

This is a great read! It addresses myriad of topics that women of all ages deal with: body image, insecurities, fear of rejection, - along with the challenges of falling in love with someone who has a hard time communicating because of their own challenges. It isn’t heavy on the humor side but this book doesn’t need all the witty banter because it’s characters keep you engaged regardless. It also is a truly clean read. There are a few sweet kisses but the gift of self restraint moves the story along.
I highly recommend this read for all women but it is a very worthy read for younger readers struggling with accepting that they will find love despite not looking like a magazine model.

Enjoyed

Great story! I enjoyed it. It kept me very engaged. It’s a very sweet story .

Did not enjoy

This is the 9th book I’ve read by this author and while I have enjoyed this series overall, I found this book in particular to be frustrating.

First, it’s astounding how many main characters in her series are plain-looking spinsters. By the time we make it to this story, that trope is well played out.

Second, I get Jack’s history, I truly do. But by the epilogue I was sad that this is the man Lily is stuck spending her life with. His inability to open his mouth and say words — ANY WORDS!! — would be disheartening to endure. You don’t have to be eloquent to give small nudges of encouragement or affirmation (trust me).

What did i just listen to.

This was a horrible story about an unlikable woman, the tears were too much, and man. I don't believe characters like this exist, i will definitely give this author a break after this wasted credit.