Kissing Fish
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Last published Mon, Feb 1, 2021
Emily Plaice - Fish to her friends - thought she knew where her life was going. Long-term boyfriend, headed towards engagement: check. Academic career: check. Brilliant friends: check. Annoying but well-meaning family: check.
But then her boyfriend buggers off to America, her job leaves her wanting, her brother sends the family into an uproar...and a kiss from a masked stranger sends her senses spinning, leading her to rethink the life she's taken for granted.
A single kiss can change everything.
If only she knew who he was.
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