title: Just One Kiss
author: Hyman, F.S.
description: Lady Lark Astley is content with her life, until she receives a missive from her absentee husband. He has been gone for nine years and has decided to return. Incensed, Lark decides to experience passion before he returns, and she vows to kiss the next man who asks her to dance. Major David Ross has just returned from war. He has an estate and a wife to reacquaint himself with. Reluctant to do both, David decides to attend one last ball. While there, he meets the most intriguing woman he has ever known. Instantly smitten, he will do anything she asks, including a kiss. Passion flares, but they both belong to someone else. But will a secret revealed change everything?