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The Heart of a Viscount: Book 1 Victorian Romance Series: SAMPLE CHAPTERS by LisaHiggins3
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*Now published on Amazon and free with Kindle Unlimited Sample chapters only What's a girl to do when she's left orphaned and alone after her father's unfortunate and unexpected demise? Miss Verity Weston imagined she'd be whisked off to the country and settle into a quiet life with her only living female relative, Aunt Margaret, the Countess of Blakley. However, her father had other ideas. Fearing his sister, Margaret, would set a bad example for Verity-the countess was quite eccentric and well in her dotage-her father did the unthinkable and left her the ward of Viscount Stanbury-a mere stranger. Viscount Stanbury was in too deep. A confirmed bachelor and heir to a dukedom, Julian lived his life at leisure until the unthinkable happened. However, as a gentleman, he was only as good as his word. Verity Weston had turned his life upside down, and he wanted to wring the chit's neck or kiss her senseless-depending on the moment. With Verity's exquisite beauty and dowry, settling her with an honorable husband should have been easy, yet nothing was simple when it came to Verity. A love/hate relationship, burning chemistry, and a crazy, overbearing countess collide in this thrilling and humorous Victorian Novella.
The Artist [h.s.] by StylisticMoods
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Sequel to Masterpiece: She's trying to forget about him. He's trying to get her back.
Change of Heart by StylisticMoods
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Now it's my time to depart and I just had a change of heart -THE 1975 SEQUEL TO SHE LAYS DOWN Ember's terrified of falling in love and she can't fight her heart on the matter no matter how hard she tries. But, she can make a decision that goes against what her heart wants in order to spare herself the pain that she knows is coming. Will her choice last? Or will she end up reliving a version of her mother's love life despite how much she tried to avoid it?
Jane: The Voices In My Head [h.s.] by StylisticMoods
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Jane's trouble started when she was four years old and it hasn't stopped since. The voices that were once faint are now loud and she can't ignore them and she's afraid of everyone, even herself sometimes. She doesn't eat as much as she should and she says things that don't make sense. But she's human just like everyone else and she's lonely despite how terrified she is of everyone. Will things change for her when an old friend starts visiting her again? Or will she scare him away just like everyone else?
She Lays Down [h.s.] by StylisticMoods
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"She lays down on the bedroom floor The chemicals that make her love don't seem to be working anymore"-The 1975 Her fingers hover over the keypad, desperate to say something but not knowing at all what to say. There are so many things that she wants to say to him, so many things that she'd already said aloud and that she'd talked herself into saying to make sure he knew how much he'd hurt her, how much he was still hurting her. But it was pointless. He doesn't want to listen and he hardly even cares. She's just wasting her breath like he's wasting her time. Edited chapters will be marked with this symbol: * [Any reference of lyrics to She Lays Down is copyright to THE 1975, I do not own any part of the song nor do I claim creation rights to it.]
Masterpiece [h.s] by StylisticMoods
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Art is whatever we want it to be. It's definition malleable as it passes through person to person. The same can be said about aesthetics. As human beings, we are all different and find beauty in many things and what we define as beautiful differs from person to person, young and old, meek and bold. Art is equal to beauty, it is unique to the individual and special to those who can see the passion behind it. Carter shows her art by leaving indelible ink stains on people's skin, a mark that can never be erased: the mark of her masterpiece. Harry, on the other hand, spreads art wherever he goes with a simple gesture, kind words, and, of course, the ink on his skin. She's looking to make her mark. He's looking to win her heart. ©StylisticMoods2015 Edited and Revised August-September 2016
Resurfacing by StylisticMoods
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Alice lost her sight at the age of thirteen. She loves the ocean and the creatures that inhabit the water, but she's only been able to see them once, and the image she captured in her memory haunts her thoughts, resurfacing every time she's near a body of water. #PlanetOrPlastic
Melancholy [h.s.]  by StylisticMoods
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The war is over, but it's not over for Harry. His experience haunts him relentlessly and he's changed more than he ever thought possible. In his mind, it's hopeless to think about getting better, but what happens when his friends drag him to a show featuring an American singer named Lola Simmons? What happens when their worlds collide and she changes his life for the better? What happens when he unintentionally triggers a change in her too? *Idea and cover credit to the lovely @hope_moore !*
Annabel [h.s.] by StylisticMoods
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There is no way that I can escape this now; no way that I can possibly escape her and all that lies behind the darkness in her eyes. I've gone too far. Inexplicably, I have become entranced by everything that she is, especially the red that we share. She is like the moon: haunting, beautiful, and so far out of reach. I have walked her through the gates of hell and, still, she has made no attempt to turn back. She likes to push my buttons, to put me on edge in an attempt to feel the red that resides within her. She is dangerous, but I cannot pull myself away from her gravity. *WARNING: Contains mature content, swearing, violence, death, and possible trigger warnings.
Endlessly [h.s.] by StylisticMoods
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(adv.) having no end, limit, or conclusion; boundless; infinite; interminable; incessant She met him late one night in the winter and watched the stars with him. He told her he loved her two winters later. Three days later, he was sent off to fight in the second World War, leaving her with a promise that she would hold on to for the rest of her life: "And, no matter what happens to me out there, just remember that I will love you endlessly, even if I don't make it home to you."