Jilted Maximillian Burke, the Lord Dravenwood, is running from his old life, his family, society, and all of their expectations. Max ends up in a decrepit manor on the cliffs of Cornwall that had been acquired by his family for next to nothing. The townspeople will not go near the manor, fearing it is haunted by the White Lady of Cadgwyck. Cadgwyck Manor is falling apart, helped along by lovely scheming housekeeper Anne Spencer and her ragtag staff of servants who do all they can to fuel the superstitions to keep everyone out of their way. That includes their new lord of the house, Max, who they find harder to uproot than their previous masters. Max will stop at nothing to find the truth of Cadgwyck Manor and it's beguiling mistresses, the White Lady and the unflappable Mrs. Spencer.
The first chapter of THE TEMPTATION OF YOUR TOUCH makes me strongly wish that I had read the book that had come before. I almost put THE TEMPTATION OF YOUR TOUCH down until I acquired The Pleasure Of Your Kiss. I'm glad I did not, the rest of the book captures your attention just like the ghost of Cadgwyck Manor enthralls her victims. Teresa Medeiros writes with such flowing elegance. Her descriptions transport me into her stories. I can just about believe I am in Cadgwyck Manor beside Max, dripping wet from the rain, peering into the gloom that no light can reach. Teresa Medeiros slowly builds anticipation as she sprinkles breadcrumbs along the way to revealing the truth behind the White Lady of Cadgwyck. One can almost feel the heat of the fire blooming between Max and Anne as they dance around each other trying to reach their goals.
No one intertwines the historical and the magical like Teresa Medeiros. That is why when I want a fantastical historical romance I always come back to her.
A new enchanting historical romance from a βsuperb storytellerβ (Booklist)
and New York Times bestselling author featuring a handsome, brooding
Earl who finds himself drawn to his prim and proper
housekeeper.Maximillian Burke has always prided himself on being the
man every mother would want her daughter to marry. But after his
scoundrel of a brother makes off with Maxβs bride, Max discovers itβs more
satisfying to be a rogue than the perfect gentleman. Forced to flee London
after a duel gone wrong, he seeks refuge at Cadgwyck Manor on the lonely
coast of Cornwall, a place as wild and savage as his current temper. The
tumbledown manor comes complete with its own ghost but oddly enough,
itβs not the White Lady of Cadgwyck who haunts Maxβs heated dreamsβ
but his no-nonsense housekeeper. The last thing housekeeper Anne
Spencer needs is a new master, especially one as brooding and gorgeous
as the Earl of Dravenwood. Even as she schemes to be rid of her new
employer, she finds herself irresistibly drawn into his strong, muscular
arms. When Max vows to solve the mystery of Cadgwyckβs ghost, he
doesnβt realize it will put both of their hearts at risk and tempt them to
surrender to a pleasure as delicious as it is dangerous.
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