title: The Promise in a Kiss: A Cynster Christmas Novel
author:  Stephanie Laurens 
description: One unforgettable night, Sebastian, the Duke of St. Ives, stole a kiss from a beautiful young woman at a French convent. They didn't share their names but neither of them ever forgot the magic of that innocent kiss, and when they meet again in London seven years later, each instantly recognizes the other. Helena, the Comtesse d'Lisle, is searching for a manageable husband to thwart her controlling guardian, and Sebastian, a London rake who has sworn never to wed, is clearly not an appropriately biddable candidate. The lovely French comtesse is the one woman who can change Sebastian's view of marriage, but convincing Helena is a task that challenges even the powerful Duke of St. Ives. While Sebastian is courting and seducing the reluctantly tempted Helena, her powerful guardian sets in motion a scheme that threatens the happiness of the lovers and endangers their lives.
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  A Wallflower’s
  
  Christmas Kiss
  
  Connected by a Kiss
  
  Book Four
  
  Dawn Brower
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are
  products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to
  be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual locales, organizations, or
  persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.
  
  A Wallflower’s Christmas Kiss © 2016 Dawn Brower
  
  Cover art by Victoria Miller
  
  All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced
  electronically or in print without written permission, except in the case of
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  Table of Contents
  
  [Title Page](index_split_000.html#filepos326)
  
  [Copyright Page](index_split_001.html#filepos757)
  
  [Wishing for a Kiss](index_split_003.html#filepos3347)
  
  [PROLOGUE](index_split_004.html#filepos4065)
  
  [CHAPTER ONE](index_split_005.html#filepos19329)
  
  [CHAPTER TWO](index_split_006.html#filepos33322)
  
  [CHAPTER THREE](index_split_007.