Kiss of the Basilisk (Standard Edition): A Split or Swallow Novel (Split or Swallow, 1)From internet sensation and Amazon bestseller Lindsay Straube comes the first book in the sexy, biting Split or Swallow series, featuring dangerous basilisks, competitive seduction, and a love triangle that could destroy kingdoms. Twenty year old Temperance Verus has never been kissed. But that's what the basilisk is for. Along with thirteen other contestants, Tem must train with a basilisk to learn the power of seduction and win the prince's hand in

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We only manage to find it with the help of a sexy gas station owner who offers to come for me if I call him

bonus scene (for the first time in print

they grudgingly strike a deal to help each other overcome their weaknesses on the field

Determined to escape this fate

unfriendly man she married for convenience a year ago

When Aiden challenges her to see who can find love-by-trope first

and my Shabbin grandmother Meriam sit right alongside the Faerie monarch on my list of despicable beings

Aiden Reid

she infiltrates the contest

A Best Book of the Year for The New York Times

[Page & Vine] In this high-stakes sequel