"Christy Carlyle's debut is a whirlwind from beginning to end-sensual, fast-paced, engaging, and full of complex characters . One Scandalous Kiss is sure to captivate fans of Victorian romance." -- USA Today bestselling author, Vivienne Lorret When a scheming marquess's daughter offers her one hundred pounds to publicly kiss a nobleman, a desperate Jessamin Wright agrees. She believes the money will save her failing bookstore and finally free her from her father's debts. But when Jess bursts into an aristocratic party and shocks the entire ton, she never expects to enjoy the outrageous embrace she shares with a grim viscount. Lucius Crawford, Viscount Grimsby, has never met, or kissed, anyone like the beautiful suffragette who unsettles him with a single touch. He has always strived for control and avoided passion at all costs. Lucius is determined to protect his title and restore the estate he's unexpectedly inherited, but Jess's appearance in his life poses a threat to his plans and his heart.

After a country house party brings them together once more, neither can resist temptation, and both find that one scandalous kiss just isn't enough. --USA Today bestselling author, Vivienne Lorret.