Carolyn Greene - First You Kiss 100 Men...

The last time Hunter had seen her, she’d been a barefoot, gangly tomboy of eleven.

Looking at Len, his partner, Julie launched into a seductive rendition of “Happy Birthday.”

This was no tomboy.

Their eyes met. The message seemed clear. She didn’t recognize him, so he beckoned her closer.

To his surprise, not to mention Len’s, she bent and gave the older man a quick kiss.

When she approached and gave him a questioning smile, Hunter blurted the first words that came to his mind. “My birthday’s tomorrow.”

Her dark-lashed eyes widened almost imperceptibly, and then, standing on tiptoe, she whispered, “Happy birthday,” and touched her soft lips to his, immediately setting him on fire.

“Oops,” he told her with a teasing grin.

“Tomorrow’s not my birthday.”

She maneuvered past him. “I know.” Shooting him a wink over her shoulder as she headed down the hall, she added, “Your birthday is in August.”

Dear Reader,

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Dive right into our fantasy-filled A TALE OF THE SEA adventure with Melissa McClone’s In Deep Waters (SR#1608). In the second installment in the series about lost royal siblings from a magical kingdom, Kayla Waterton searches for a sunken ship, and discovers real treasure in the form of dark, seductive, modern-day pirate Captain Ben Mendoza.

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Myrna Mackenzie’s Bought by the Billionaire (SR#1610) is a Pygmalian story starring Ethan Bennington, who has only three weeks to transform commoner Maggie Todd into a lady. While Cole Sullivan, the hunky, all-American hero in Wendy Warren’s The Oldest Virgin in Oakdale (SR#1609), is coerced into teaching shy Eleanor Lippert how to seduce any man—himself included.

Then laugh a hundred laughs with Carolyn Greene’s

First You Kiss 100 Men… (SR#1611), a hilarious and highly sensual read about a journalist assigned to kiss 100 men. But there’s only one man she wants to kiss.…

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Books by Carolyn Greene

Silhouette Romance

An Eligible Bachelor #1503

Her Mistletoe Man #1556

First You Kiss 100 Men… #1611

Previously Published as Carolyn Monroe

Silhouette Romance

Kiss of Bliss #847

A Lovin’ Spoonful #912

Help Wanted: Daddy #970

has been married to a fire chief for more than twenty years. She laughingly introduces herself as the one who lights the fires and her husband as the one who puts them out. They are a true opposites-attract type of couple and, because of this, they and their two teenagers have learned a lot about the art of compromise.

Coming together…mentally, physically and spiritually. That’s what romance is all about, and that’s what Carolyn strives to portray in her highly entertaining novels. Says Carolyn, “I like to think that after someone has read one of my books, I’ve made her or his day a little brighter. You just can’t put a price tag on that kind of job satisfaction.”

Prologue

Chapter One

Chapter Two

Chapter Three

Chapter Four

Chapter Five

Chapter Six

Chapter Seven

Chapter Eight

Chapter Nine

Chapter Ten

Epilogue

Dear Ethel,

I’m seeing a man who’s smart, funny and kind. How can I tell for certain if this is the right man for me?

Curious Carrie

Dear Carrie,

Unless some negative traits indicate he’s not a good match, keep dating him. When the time is right, you won’t need to ask anyone else’s advice, you’ll just know.

Ethel

‘‘You’re making a wise move to fire Ethel and update this column,’’ Julie said, hoping to win the editor’s approval by validating his decision. A little sucking up during a job interview never hurt anyone. Especially when that someone’s college degree was in theater costuming and she was applying for a journalist position with Virginia’s prestigious Richmond Reporter newspaper. Hopefully, Mr. Upshaw wouldn’t hold it against her that she’d changed career paths after graduation. ‘‘For example, this lame answer she gave—‘you’ll just know’—doesn’t cut it. How can your Generation-X readers trust advice like that? They want answers that are black-and-white.’’ She squinted at the small, grainy photo of the elderly columnist. ‘‘How old is she, anyway? I’d guess at least ninety.’’

The editor cracked his knuckles. ‘‘My aunt Ethel turned eighty-seven last month. And I’m not firing her. She’s retiring.’’

Aunt Ethel? Julie swallowed. When would she learn to think before she opened her mouth? ‘‘I’m sorry, Mr. Upshaw. I have nothing against the advice of older people. In fact, my grandmother used to say stuff like ‘a girl should kiss a hundred men before she marries,’ so I got a journal and started keeping a list of all the guys I…’’

The editor stared at her, saying nothing, so she impulsively filled the silence with the first thought that came to mind. ‘‘I could write about my grandmother’s advice to see if it holds true in this millennium.’’ She sat up straighter, excited about this fun new possibility. ‘‘It wouldn’t be an advice column in the traditional manner of questions and answers, but you did say you wanted something different.’’

Her voice trailed off as she realized she was babbling from nervousness.

He rubbed his chin. ‘‘A column about kissing. That’s different.’’

‘‘There’s lots of other advice I could research, too.’’

He seemed not to have heard her. ‘‘How would you find a hundred men to kiss?’’

Writing solely about kissing was a turn she hadn’t expected, but it sounded like an opportunity, and Julie wasn’t about to pass it up. ‘‘Oh, I have a part-time job that introduces me to lots of men.’’