Eden Emery did what she must to keep her younger sister
safe, and her mother oblivious. Her secret shame was that
her body found enjoyment in her ruination, at least at
first. When the controlling man who had married her mother
deepened his games into degradation and pain, she endured,
for the sake of her family. Now that the old Duke is dead,
what must she do to keep the new duke in ignorance?
Major Stuart Hartford has sworn himself to virtue, to never
follow the sordid path taken by his father. With the death
of his uncle, the Duke, he is in the market for a wife to
help care for his new property. First, he needs to tie up
a few loose ends, namely the family his uncle left behind.
Something about the eldest daughter, Eden, is causing his
war-honed instincts to flare a warning. Yet he can't seem to
fight his attraction to her.
In TEMPTING EDEN, Margaret Rowe has presented us with a
fairly common theme in historical romance, orphaned ward
plus handsome young guardian equal romance and happily ever
after, yet a few pages in it is clear her twist on the story
is unique. As she leads Eden through a morass of
self-loathing into true joy in her sexuality and Stuart
through a discovery of Eden's secrets as well as a few of
his own, you find yourself deeply engaged in the story.
Peripheral characters have vital importance as well,
particularly Eden's younger sister. A solid and
well-crafted read.
A scorching debut novel of erotic historical romance set
against the backdrop of Regency England.
Eden Emery
is no stranger to sin. To keep her sister safe from harm,
she's paid a steep price with her body-and very nearly lost
her soul. But when Baron Ivor Hartford, the man who has
dishonored her, finally dies, her troubles are far from
over.
Major Stuart Hartford, the late baron's nephew, is
in the market for an honorable wife, but first he has to
take care of the matter of his Uncle Ivor's ward, Eden-a
young woman who makes him question the virtue of being
proper. For the passion she incites burns away his
inhibitions and inflames his heart.
But Eden has vowed to
never again cede her destiny to a man. And Hart is left with
no choice but to tempt the temptress herself...
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