title: Love, Lust, and Loss: A Book of Poems and Short Stories of Passion
author: Claudacious Shakespeare
description: I have been writing poetry since the age of fourteen, using poetry as an outlet to express my innermost feelings in regards to love. Being born and raised in Houston, Texas, by a single mother who constantly gave me love has led me to seek that undying, unconditional love in my relationships. I've always been a hopeless romantic, so I feel that everyone has that one and only someone, a soul mate, made just for them. I love expanding my horizons and doing anything cultural (whether it's visiting an art museum or enjoying Bourbon Street in New Orleans for Mardi Gras) and writing where it's serene (usually next to lakes, the pool, or beaches). I've been inspired by many songwriters and poets, and I've shared my poems live a handful of times. Although I love the vibes I get from the audience, I find that I prefer to share my world with people simply through the written word.
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  JAWS READY.
  
  LOVE IS BLIND
  
  BY
  
  LYNSAY SANDS
  
  CHAPTER ONE
  
  
  London, England, 1818
  
  ” ‘Love is a fever… in my blood.’”
  
  Clarissa Crambray winced as those words trembled in the air. Truly, this had
  to be the worst of the poems Lord Prudhomme had recited since arriving at her
  father’s town house an hour ago.
  
  Had it been only an hour? In truth it felt more like several days had passed
  since the elderly man arrived. He’d entered brandishing a book, announcing
  with triumph that, rather than go for their usual walk, he thought perhaps
  today she’d enjoy his reading to her. And Clarissa would have, had he chosen
  to read some-thing other than this poppycock. She also would have appreciated
  it more were he not acting as though he were doing her a favor.
  
  For all his words, Clarissa was not fooled. She knew the reason for the sudden
  cha