Temptation - Jude Deveraux
Category: Historical Fiction
Tags: Historical Fiction, Sex Scenes, Adults, Romance
Temperance ONeil is a womens rights activist in New York City at the turn of the 20th century. At the age of 29, she had given little thought, time, or attention to her love life and thrown all of her energy into helping the citys poor and downtrodden women. But when Temperances widowed mother shows up with her new husband, Angus McCairn, everything changes. Angus has control over the ONeil money and uses it to force Temperance to move to Scotland, where hes determined to make a proper lady of her. This results in a brief but amusing battle of wills that culminates in a blackmail deal: If Temperance can make Anguss nephew, James, take a wife within the next six months, then she can have her money and her house back., Temperance travels to Jamess home in the Highlands, only to discover a huge, filthy, ramshackle house and a style of living that is far from the city ways she is used to. Showing up under the guise of being the new housekeeper, Temperance sets about tidying up the place an
