{"id":3279,"date":"2022-04-19T13:48:54","date_gmt":"2022-04-19T12:48:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/?post_type=portfolio&#038;p=3279"},"modified":"2022-07-08T09:38:02","modified_gmt":"2022-07-08T08:38:02","slug":"the-kiss-she-claimed-from-the-greek","status":"publish","type":"portfolio","link":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-kiss-she-claimed-from-the-greek\/","title":{"rendered":"The Kiss She Claimed From The Greek"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id='av_section_1'  class='avia-section av-opsdw6-0277e45d2e31378b3596d79105548fd2 main_color avia-section-default avia-no-shadow  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_section  avia-builder-el-first  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><main  role=\"main\" itemprop=\"mainContentOfPage\"  class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3279'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-mjn8qu-1c2645dfc8d24888d49efcfe4f4340d0\">\n.flex_column.av-mjn8qu-1c2645dfc8d24888d49efcfe4f4340d0{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-mjn8qu-1c2645dfc8d24888d49efcfe4f4340d0 av_one_half  avia-builder-el-1  el_before_av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-23jjjq-8155c3b6603f5c7421736ecc2ac88cbc\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-23jjjq-8155c3b6603f5c7421736ecc2ac88cbc{\npadding-bottom:10px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-23jjjq-8155c3b6603f5c7421736ecc2ac88cbc .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-23jjjq-8155c3b6603f5c7421736ecc2ac88cbc .av-subheading{\nfont-size:15px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-23jjjq-8155c3b6603f5c7421736ecc2ac88cbc av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-2  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first  av-linked-heading'><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The Kiss She Claimed From The Greek<\/h3><div class='av-subheading av-subheading_below'><p>The sleeping Greek\u2026<\/p>\n<p>And the beauty who woke him!<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jxrivs0d-39b306f039623a8e5c59aa3414d2c378'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p>One kiss. That\u2019s all innocent Sofie MacKenzie intends to steal from the gorgeous sleeping stranger. But her moment of complete irrationality wakes him up! And awakens in her a longing she\u2019s never experienced.<\/p>\n<p>Suffering from amnesia, Achilles Lykaios has forgotten everything: his tragic loss, his immense fortune, even his name. He only knows the intensity with which he wants Sofie. But when Achilles remembers the truth, he must return to his glamorous Athens life. There\u2019s one last thing he needs to know\u2026if Sofie will come with him!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n<div  class='avia-button-wrap av-23dbs6-f8ec9e57542a200d4e82b9d56811b7c5-wrap avia-button-left  avia-builder-el-4  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_hr '><a href='#excerpt'  class='avia-button av-23dbs6-f8ec9e57542a200d4e82b9d56811b7c5 avia-icon_select-yes-left-icon avia-size-medium avia-position-left avia-color-dark'  ><span class='avia_button_icon avia_button_icon_left' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue84f' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><span class='avia_iconbox_title' >Read an Excerpt<\/span><\/a><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jd8dfa-7e6e9cf64778cc784c142a186ba04527\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-jd8dfa-7e6e9cf64778cc784c142a186ba04527{\nheight:30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-jd8dfa-7e6e9cf64778cc784c142a186ba04527 hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-5  el_after_av_button  el_before_av_social_share '><span class='hr-inner '><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n<div  class='av-social-sharing-box av-i6gt1i-290adcabc0e452594526553f91cd788c av-social-sharing-box-default  avia-builder-el-6  el_after_av_hr  avia-builder-el-last  av-social-sharing-box-fullwidth'><div class=\"av-share-box\"><h5 class='av-share-link-description av-no-toc '>Share this Book<\/h5><ul class=\"av-share-box-list noLightbox\"><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-facebook' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on Facebook\" href='https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-kiss-she-claimed-from-the-greek\/&#038;t=The%20Kiss%20She%20Claimed%20From%20The%20Greek' aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue8f3' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on Facebook' rel=\"noopener\"><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on Facebook<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-twitter' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on Twitter\" href='https:\/\/twitter.com\/share?text=The%20Kiss%20She%20Claimed%20From%20The%20Greek&#038;url=https:\/\/abby-green.com\/?p=3279' aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue8f1' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on Twitter' rel=\"noopener\"><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on Twitter<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-pinterest' ><a target=\"_blank\" aria-label=\"Share on Pinterest\" href='https:\/\/pinterest.com\/pin\/create\/button\/?url=https%3A%2F%2Fabby-green.com%2Fportfolio-item%2Fthe-kiss-she-claimed-from-the-greek%2F&#038;description=The%20Kiss%20She%20Claimed%20From%20The%20Greek&#038;media=https%3A%2F%2Fabby-green.com%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2022%2F04%2F9781335738486-446x705.jpg' aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue8f8' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share on Pinterest' rel=\"noopener\"><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share on Pinterest<\/span><\/a><\/li><li class='av-share-link av-social-link-mail' ><a  aria-label=\"Share by Mail\" href='mailto:?subject=The%20Kiss%20She%20Claimed%20From%20The%20Greek&#038;body=https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-kiss-she-claimed-from-the-greek\/' aria-hidden='false' data-av_icon='\ue805' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello' title='' data-avia-related-tooltip='Share by Mail'><span class='avia_hidden_link_text'>Share by Mail<\/span><\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-fu9oo6-403f5efd1d93b7966e2eadb38770956b\">\n.flex_column.av-fu9oo6-403f5efd1d93b7966e2eadb38770956b{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-fu9oo6-403f5efd1d93b7966e2eadb38770956b av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_one_half  el_before_av_one_fourth  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jxriynkb-c2f95e0bbb631dbb3a4089ef2a540252\">\n.avia-image-container.av-jxriynkb-c2f95e0bbb631dbb3a4089ef2a540252 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-jxriynkb-c2f95e0bbb631dbb3a4089ef2a540252 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-jxriynkb-c2f95e0bbb631dbb3a4089ef2a540252 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-8  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-3280 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-3280 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/9780008920869-191x300.jpg\" alt='' title='9780008920869'  height=\"300\" width=\"191\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/9780008920869-191x300.jpg 191w, https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/9780008920869-654x1030.jpg 654w, https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/9780008920869-768x1209.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/9780008920869-975x1536.jpg 975w, https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/9780008920869-1301x2048.jpg 1301w, https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/9780008920869-953x1500.jpg 953w, https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/9780008920869-448x705.jpg 448w, https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/9780008920869.jpg 1500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 191px) 100vw, 191px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jxriz8mz-691793b25d7caf82698213807421cd90'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Mills &amp; Boon<\/strong><br \/>\nJuly 2022<br \/>\n<strong>ISBN:<\/strong> 9780263300857<\/p>\n<p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-deutmu-6a96cc23ed0e397f91df60f2e41b4e7f\">\n.av_font_icon.av-deutmu-6a96cc23ed0e397f91df60f2e41b4e7f .av-icon-char{\nfont-size:40px;\nline-height:40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<span  class='av_font_icon av-deutmu-6a96cc23ed0e397f91df60f2e41b4e7f avia_animate_when_visible av-icon-style- avia-icon-pos-left av-no-color avia-icon-animate'><a href='https:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/Claimed-Greek-Mills-Modern-Passionately-ebook\/dp\/B09MDWKHCM\/ref=sr_1_2?crid=3TM5HHQTXQ28A&amp;keywords=the+kiss+she+claimed+from+the+greek&amp;qid=1650372151&amp;sprefix=the+kiss+she+claimed%2Caps%2C75&amp;sr=8-2' target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class='av-icon-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue924' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/a><\/span> ORDER NOW<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-cn53fa-8a09f7425c39e55e8330f095624f9371\">\n.flex_column.av-cn53fa-8a09f7425c39e55e8330f095624f9371{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-cn53fa-8a09f7425c39e55e8330f095624f9371 av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-11  el_after_av_one_fourth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jxrizr3g-f8cb5c1ed26e008e102c6184798415b2\">\n.avia-image-container.av-jxrizr3g-f8cb5c1ed26e008e102c6184798415b2 img.avia_image{\nbox-shadow:none;\n}\n.avia-image-container.av-jxrizr3g-f8cb5c1ed26e008e102c6184798415b2 .av-image-caption-overlay-center{\ncolor:#ffffff;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='avia-image-container av-jxrizr3g-f8cb5c1ed26e008e102c6184798415b2 av-styling- avia-align-center  avia-builder-el-12  el_before_av_textblock  avia-builder-el-first '   itemprop=\"image\" itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/ImageObject\" ><div class=\"avia-image-container-inner\"><div class=\"avia-image-overlay-wrap\"><img decoding=\"async\" class='wp-image-3281 avia-img-lazy-loading-not-3281 avia_image ' src=\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/9781335738486-190x300.jpg\" alt='' title='9781335738486'  height=\"300\" width=\"190\"  itemprop=\"thumbnailUrl\" srcset=\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/9781335738486-190x300.jpg 190w, https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/9781335738486-651x1030.jpg 651w, https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/9781335738486-768x1215.jpg 768w, https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/9781335738486-971x1536.jpg 971w, https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/9781335738486-1294x2048.jpg 1294w, https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/9781335738486-948x1500.jpg 948w, https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/9781335738486-446x705.jpg 446w, https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/9781335738486-scaled.jpg 1618w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 190px) 100vw, 190px\" \/><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jxrj14y1-be21d3fabd2324b47b3a1ccb8a84e413'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><strong>Harlequin Presents<\/strong><br \/>\nJuly 2022<br \/>\n<strong>ISBN:<\/strong> 1335478760<\/p>\n<p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-aj41h2-de8a89890a427370a97c131809847cde\">\n.av_font_icon.av-aj41h2-de8a89890a427370a97c131809847cde .av-icon-char{\nfont-size:40px;\nline-height:40px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<span  class='av_font_icon av-aj41h2-de8a89890a427370a97c131809847cde avia_animate_when_visible av-icon-style- avia-icon-pos-left av-no-color avia-icon-animate'><a href='https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Kiss-Claimed-Greek-Passionately-After\/dp\/1335738487\/ref=sr_1_3?crid=E6LGZHK05Q8V&amp;keywords=the+kiss+she+claimed+from+the+greek&amp;qid=1650372224&amp;sprefix=the+kiss+she+claimed%2Caps%2C153&amp;sr=8-3' target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" class='av-icon-char' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue924' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/a><\/span> ORDER NOW<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/main><!-- close content main element --><\/div><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-99k5za-abcee2d366acf24d281f123f43b10905\">\n.avia-section.av-99k5za-abcee2d366acf24d281f123f43b10905{\nbackground-color:#f6f6f6;\nbackground-image:unset;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div id='excerpt'  class='avia-section av-99k5za-abcee2d366acf24d281f123f43b10905 main_color avia-section-large avia-no-shadow  avia-builder-el-15  el_after_av_section  avia-builder-el-last  avia-bg-style-scroll container_wrap fullsize'  ><div class='container av-section-cont-open' ><div class='template-page content  av-content-full alpha units'><div class='post-entry post-entry-type-page post-entry-3279'><div class='entry-content-wrapper clearfix'>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-72385i-bc2f3bdefb297630a9027508735aba42\">\n.flex_column.av-72385i-bc2f3bdefb297630a9027508735aba42{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-72385i-bc2f3bdefb297630a9027508735aba42 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-16  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '     ><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-5i971i-beff15468c1cdffde1893d999255a08a\">\n.flex_column.av-5i971i-beff15468c1cdffde1893d999255a08a{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-5i971i-beff15468c1cdffde1893d999255a08a av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-17  el_after_av_one_fifth  el_before_av_one_fifth  excerpt flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '     ><p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-3wpv52-316265c007cfaf9e46ca19f2c694928d\">\n#top .hr.av-3wpv52-316265c007cfaf9e46ca19f2c694928d{\nmargin-top:30px;\nmargin-bottom:30px;\n}\n.hr.av-3wpv52-316265c007cfaf9e46ca19f2c694928d .hr-inner{\nwidth:50px;\nmax-width:45%;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-3wpv52-316265c007cfaf9e46ca19f2c694928d hr-custom  avia-builder-el-18  el_before_av_heading  avia-builder-el-first  hr-center hr-icon-yes'><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><span class='av-seperator-icon' aria-hidden='true' data-av_icon='\ue84e' data-av_iconfont='entypo-fontello'><\/span><span class='hr-inner inner-border-av-border-thin'><span class=\"hr-inner-style\"><\/span><\/span><\/div><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-jxriwdo6-049aafd658f6de5397ac18564bfc35bb\">\n#top .av-special-heading.av-jxriwdo6-049aafd658f6de5397ac18564bfc35bb{\npadding-bottom:10px;\nfont-size:42px;\n}\nbody .av-special-heading.av-jxriwdo6-049aafd658f6de5397ac18564bfc35bb .av-special-heading-tag .heading-char{\nfont-size:25px;\n}\n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-jxriwdo6-049aafd658f6de5397ac18564bfc35bb .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:42px;\n}\n.av-special-heading.av-jxriwdo6-049aafd658f6de5397ac18564bfc35bb .av-subheading{\nfont-size:22px;\n}\n\n@media only screen and (min-width: 480px) and (max-width: 767px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-jxriwdo6-049aafd658f6de5397ac18564bfc35bb .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n\n@media only screen and (max-width: 479px){ \n#top #wrap_all .av-special-heading.av-jxriwdo6-049aafd658f6de5397ac18564bfc35bb .av-special-heading-tag{\nfont-size:0.8em;\n}\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='av-special-heading av-jxriwdo6-049aafd658f6de5397ac18564bfc35bb av-special-heading-h3 blockquote modern-quote  avia-builder-el-19  el_after_av_hr  el_before_av_textblock  av-inherit-size av-linked-heading'><div class='av-subheading av-subheading_above'><p>Excerpt from<\/p>\n<\/div><h3 class='av-special-heading-tag'  itemprop=\"headline\"  >The Kiss She Claimed From The Greek<\/h3><div class=\"special-heading-border\"><div class=\"special-heading-inner-border\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><br \/>\n<section  class='av_textblock_section av-jxrixqv6-ef90c5c169f919f487e6afa3d0378aa2'  itemscope=\"itemscope\" itemtype=\"https:\/\/schema.org\/CreativeWork\" ><div class='avia_textblock'  itemprop=\"text\" ><p><em>He was still here. <\/em>Sofie MacKenzie\u2019s heart thumped hard as her feet took her over the threshold into the small private room, before she\u2019d even consciously decided to come in. She knew she shouldn\u2019t be here. She wasn\u2019t a nurse. Or a doctor. She was a cleaner and tea \u2013 lady.<\/p>\n<p>And this man was in no position to have tea. He was unconscious and he\u2019d been unconscious since he\u2019d been brought into the small island community hospital a few days ago. He\u2019d been found on a rocky ledge on Galinvach\u2019s famous mountain that people came from all over the world to climb: Ben Kincraig.<\/p>\n<p>He wasn\u2019t a local and he\u2019d had no identifying documents with him or on his person. The climbers who\u2019d found him assumed his bag had disappeared into a crevass.<\/p>\n<p>Apart from a small bump to his head, he had not sustained any other injuries. He just wasn\u2019t waking up.<\/p>\n<p>Sofie was standing at the bottom of the bed now. The man was bare \u2013 chested with a tube extending from his hand to a drip nearby. The steady <em>beep beep<\/em> of the heart monitor was surprisingly comforting. Which was ridiculous because he was a complete stranger.<\/p>\n<p>But, he was all alone \u2013 he had no \u2013 one here who loved him or knew him, and that struck at Sofie\u2019s heart. She felt an affinity. Even though she\u2019d been born on this island, and lived here all her life, as the only child of parents who had both died within recent years and with no other family to call her own, Sofie had always felt a sense of loneliness and isolation.<\/p>\n<p>It was something that not even good friends could penetrate. It went so deep. And so, she\u2019d found herself gravitating back to this man with no name, pulled by something too strong to resist.<\/p>\n<p>She\u2019d even, over the past couple of days when her shift was over, had found herself sitting with him in the silence, as if to reassure him that someone did care about him.<\/p>\n<p>But then her conscience pricked and she had to acknowledge that her interest wasn\u2019t entirely altruistic.<\/p>\n<p>He was also the most beautiful man she\u2019d ever laid eyes on and his impressive physicality had impacted her like a punch to the gut, in a way no other man had ever affected her.<\/p>\n<p>It was as if she\u2019d been encased in ice all her life and suddenly she was feeling things \u2013 sensations, aches and needs, that she\u2019d never experienced before. \u00a0Her sexuality was finally stirring. At the age of twenty \u2013 three.<\/p>\n<p>She knew people on the island jokingly and affectionately referred to her as <em>Sister Sofie<\/em>, because she\u2019d led such a sheltered existence. Living with two parents who had suffered with various health issues all their lives, had curtailed her movements. They had always favoured being close to home, due to their ill health but also because of a mutual fear of air travel that Sofie had never shared.<\/p>\n<p>So, she\u2019d never really traveled further afield than places one could go via train, or boat. They\u2019d taken a trip to Northern France one summer, when she\u2019d been a teenager. That\u2019s about as exotic as it had got.<\/p>\n<p>When Sofie\u2019s friends had been taking the ubiquitous trip to a holiday island in the sun after graduating from secondary school, her father had been dying, so she couldn\u2019t go. She hadn\u2019t resented it though. She was all her parents had, and she\u2019d felt that responsibility keenly.<\/p>\n<p>Most people her age left the island as soon as it was possible or else they settled down and started a family. She hadn\u2019t done either. She\u2019d been consumed with caring for her dying mother until recently and had only just started to re \u2013 emerge from that cocoon of pain.<\/p>\n<p>Maybe, Sofie told herself, that was why she was so transfixed by the figure on the bed. She wasn\u2019t so distracted or full of grief for the first time in a long time. But she knew, if she was being honest, that it was more than that.<\/p>\n<p>Even lying down it was clear that he stood well over six feet and that he had the body of an athlete. There was not an ounce of excess flesh over hard and well \u2013 developed muscles.<\/p>\n<p>He had thick dark hair that looked as if it hadn\u2019t been cut lately. Dark eyebrows over deep set eyes. Closed. She wondered what colour they were? Dark, like the rest of him, she imagined, feeling a tiny thrill at the thought of them opening right now, seeking her out. <em>Ridiculous.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>He had a strong noble nose. Aquiline.<\/p>\n<p>A growth of heavy stubble covered the lower half of his face but it couldn\u2019t hide the very masculine jaw \u2013 line. Or his lips. Sofie\u2019s heart thumped again.<\/p>\n<p>His lips were full and sensual. Almost too pretty to belong to a man. But on a man such as this they were pure provocation. Sinful. <em>Tempting. <\/em><\/p>\n<p>Sofie\u2019s gaze skittered away from his mouth, snagging on a tattoo high on his left arm. She didn\u2019t dare look too closely but it resembled some kind of howling animal \u2013 a wolf? \u2013 within a circle shape.<\/p>\n<p>Unable to help herself, her gaze continued down over his broad chest, covered with a light smattering of dark hair. And down further, over the ridged muscles of his abdomen.<\/p>\n<p>The sheet was pulled up neatly over his hips stopping Sofie\u2019s far too curious gaze from seeing any more.<\/p>\n<p>She turned away in sudden agitation, aghast at her own uncharacteristic behaviour. She went over to the locker and rearranged some items; a glass of water, a box of tissues. As if to justify her reason for being here.<\/p>\n<p>But the fact was that since this man had appeared in the hospital all sense and reason seemed to have left her head, turning her into some kind of a hormonal mess. It wasn\u2019t just her, she knew many of the female staff and some of the men were as fascinated by this dark fallen angel as she was.<\/p>\n<p>Except, dangerously, she felt as if she had some sort of propriety over him. As if only she could understand how lonely he must be. Which was crazy, because being unconscious he was obviously unaware of his state of loneliness. And when he woke up he would immediately call those nearest and dearest to him, making a total mockery of Sofie\u2019s fantastical imaginings.<\/p>\n<p>His dark skin looked even darker against the pristine white sheets. Perhaps it was also the fact that he so obviously wasn\u2019t from here that connected with her. As if he\u2019d appeared from some parallel dimension to lure her away&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Sofie rolled her eyes at herself. The man was unconscious. He was in no position to lure anyone anywhere. She was in danger of losing the plot altogether.<\/p>\n<p>She knew she should leave, but she hesitated for a moment by the bed again. He looked peaceful but she had an impression of a sleeping Panther, full of coiled energy. Just waiting to be unleashed. Her skin prickled with awareness and her gaze fell on his mouth again. The most perfect mouth. She wondered how it would feel to touch? Warm? Firm?<\/p>\n<p>Never in a million years would a woman like her \u2013 the epitome of average \u2013 get close to a man like this.<\/p>\n<p>A dangerous sense of recklessness pulsed through her, from the core of her body outwards. She\u2019d never felt anything like it. She was overcome with an urgent desire to know what his mouth felt like under hers. Too strong to ignore.<\/p>\n<p>Before reason and sanity could stop her, she bent down and hovered a couple of inches away from the man\u2019s mouth, looking into his face. And then, she closed her eyes and pressed her mouth to his.<\/p>\n<p>It was exactly as she\u2019d imagined, but <em>more. <\/em>Firmer. But soft. And warm. Lifeblood was in this man, just under the surface. Waiting to be woken. Sofie stayed for a long moment, eyes shut tight, mouth pressed against his, almost willing him to wake so that she could feel him moving under her. Take the kiss from her and turn it into something that she\u2019d never experienced before&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>But of course he wasn\u2019t moving and she suddenly realised she had overstepped about a million boundaries, professional and personal. Sofie sprang back, face flaming.<\/p>\n<p>As if coming out of a trance she looked around. The room was still empty. She let out a shuddery breath. She needed to leave <em>now<\/em> and put this enigmatic stranger out of her addled mind. Good thing that she had two days off coming up, she clearly needed to clear her head.<\/p>\n<p>She was turning away from the bed when suddenly her wrist was grabbed, stopping her. She let out a squeal and looked back at the man on the bed. She might have fallen to the floor in a dead faint if he hadn\u2019t been holding onto her with such a strong grip, keeping her standing there. Captive.<\/p>\n<p>Her first thought was: <em>His eyes aren\u2019t dark, they\u2019re green. <\/em>And then, his mouth opened. The mouth that she\u2019d just been willing to open under hers. It was too much to take in. Sofie\u2019s head buzzed. Was she dreaming? Hallucinating?<\/p>\n<p>He was frowning. When he spoke it was with deep rough voice, saying something in a guttural language she\u2019d never heard. She wasn\u2019t hallucinating.<\/p>\n<p>She forced herself to suck in air. To focus. \u2018I\u2019m sorry, what did you say?\u2019<\/p>\n<p>The man frowned deeper. Awake, he was even more spectacular. His eyes narrowed on her face, focused, and then he said very clearly in English, \u2018Where the hell am I?\u2019<\/p>\n<\/div><\/section><\/p><\/div>\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-37vvhy-b72d15cd95da914721275c27e493a291\">\n.flex_column.av-37vvhy-b72d15cd95da914721275c27e493a291{\n-webkit-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n-moz-border-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div class='flex_column av-37vvhy-b72d15cd95da914721275c27e493a291 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-21  el_after_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-last  flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding '     ><\/div>\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"featured_media":3281,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[21],"portfolio_entries":[23],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v22.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>The Kiss She Claimed From The Greek - Abby Green<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-kiss-she-claimed-from-the-greek\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"The Kiss She Claimed From The Greek - Abby Green\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-kiss-she-claimed-from-the-greek\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Abby Green\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-07-08T08:38:02+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/9781335738486-scaled.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"1618\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"2560\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"16 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-kiss-she-claimed-from-the-greek\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-kiss-she-claimed-from-the-greek\/\",\"name\":\"The Kiss She Claimed From The Greek - Abby Green\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-kiss-she-claimed-from-the-greek\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-kiss-she-claimed-from-the-greek\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/9781335738486-scaled.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2022-04-19T12:48:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-07-08T08:38:02+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-kiss-she-claimed-from-the-greek\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-kiss-she-claimed-from-the-greek\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-kiss-she-claimed-from-the-greek\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/9781335738486-scaled.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/9781335738486-scaled.jpg\",\"width\":1618,\"height\":2560},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-kiss-she-claimed-from-the-greek\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Kiss She Claimed From The Greek\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/\",\"name\":\"Abby Green\",\"description\":\"USA Today Bestselling Author\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Kiss She Claimed From The Greek - Abby Green","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-kiss-she-claimed-from-the-greek\/","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"The Kiss She Claimed From The Greek - Abby Green","og_url":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-kiss-she-claimed-from-the-greek\/","og_site_name":"Abby Green","article_modified_time":"2022-07-08T08:38:02+00:00","og_image":[{"width":1618,"height":2560,"url":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/9781335738486-scaled.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Estimated reading time":"16 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-kiss-she-claimed-from-the-greek\/","url":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-kiss-she-claimed-from-the-greek\/","name":"The Kiss She Claimed From The Greek - Abby Green","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-kiss-she-claimed-from-the-greek\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-kiss-she-claimed-from-the-greek\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/9781335738486-scaled.jpg","datePublished":"2022-04-19T12:48:54+00:00","dateModified":"2022-07-08T08:38:02+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-kiss-she-claimed-from-the-greek\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-kiss-she-claimed-from-the-greek\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-kiss-she-claimed-from-the-greek\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/9781335738486-scaled.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/9781335738486-scaled.jpg","width":1618,"height":2560},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/portfolio-item\/the-kiss-she-claimed-from-the-greek\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Kiss She Claimed From The Greek"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/","name":"Abby Green","description":"USA Today Bestselling Author","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/3279"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/portfolio"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3279"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/3279\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3299,"href":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio\/3279\/revisions\/3299"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3281"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3279"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3279"},{"taxonomy":"portfolio_entries","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/abby-green.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/portfolio_entries?post=3279"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}