Fans of Jennifer Ryan have eagerly awaited the fourth and final installment of the Montana Heat series. Well the wait is over. TEMPTED BY LOVE is here and it has all the trademark characters of a wondrously crazy Jennifer Ryan story. It's as well-constructed as all the others and we get to revisit some of the characters from the three previous books in the series. If you are new to this journey don't hesitate to catch up, but be assured that all four books can stand alone.

Once again we are caught up in the world of the DEA and a group of men who are bravely ensconced in the often brutal world of drugs and drug trafficking. Drug dealers have no soul. They are indiscriminate in doling out punishment for anyone who dares to intrude on their lucrative business. Once in their claws, they do not let go. The only end of a business relationship is death.

Alina Cooke is the baby sister of the Cooke brothers who along with Jay Bennett are members of a team -- specifically a DEA team. Alina is a pharmacist and proud partner in a pharmaceutical distribution company. Alina is fastidious about her life and career. So much so there is little time for a social life much less actual dating. Alina and Jay have been thrown together at many Cooke functions, the latest being the weddings of her brothers to the loves of their lives.

Being part of the weddings left Alina with mixed emotions. Happiness for both men finding their true love, getting two new wonderful sister-in-law's and a nephew in the bargain. But once again, Alina is reminded of how alone she is. Agent Bennett is aware of a kind of sadness in Alina and has to admit to being rather attracted to her. Big no no. After all, she is the baby sister of the men he works with and considers to be almost brothers.

Alina and Jay think of their mutual attraction as their biggest mistake. It creates a great deal of angst, not to mention taking up so much of their thoughts.

Alina is involved in what at first glance appears to be a case of being at the wrong place at the wrong time. She's in a serious car crash that looks like it was no accident, but Alina doesn't have any enemies so why would anyone target her. For Jay and for the Cooke brothers, the first inclination is to think that it might be someone from their past. DEA agents meet rather unsavory types all the time and someone could be after revenge. Who better to target than the younger sister?

But as facts unravel, it looks like there is some other force in place in the incident. Someone perhaps close to Alina who has put her in harm's way. Things are not always as they seem. Innocent people get themselves involved with shady types all the time.

Jay is not about to let anything happen to Alina. She is now under his protection. Alina is going to get a close-up look at the world of the DEA.

As with any Jennifer Ryan story, TEMPTED BY LOVE captures your heart along with your attention. Ryan's attention to detail is second to none. Lots of surprises pop up along the way to the conclusion of TEMPTED BY LOVE. Strong women with equally strong men, whose hearts had been hidden away for many years, are lucky to find that missing part of their lives. I loved this series!