To Taste Temptation (Legend of the Four Soldiers Series #1)

by Elizabeth Hoyt

Overview

EVEN THE MOST REFINED LADY

Lady Emeline Gordon is the model of sophistication in London's elite social circles, always fashionable and flawlessly appropriate. As such, she is the perfect chaperone for Rebecca, the young sister of a successful Boston businessman and former Colonial soldier.

CRAVES AN UNTAMED MAN

Samuel Hartley may be wealthy, but his manners are as uncivilized as the American wilderness he was raised in. Who wears moccasins to a grand ball? His arrogant disregard for propriety infuriates Emeline, even as his boldness excites her.

TO RELEASE HER PASSION . . .

But beneath Samuel's rakish manner, he is haunted by tragedy. He has come to London to settle a score, not to fall in love. And as desperately as Emeline longs to feel this shameless man's hands upon her, to taste those same lips he uses to tease her, she must restrain herself. She is not free. But some things are beyond a lady's control . . .

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780446406918
Publisher:	Grand Central Publishing
Publication date:	05/01/2008
Series:	Legend of the Four Soldiers Series , #1
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	476,636
Product dimensions:	4.25(w) x 7.00(h) x 1.25(d)

About the Author

Elizabeth Hoyt is the New York Times bestselling author of more than twenty-three lush historical romances, including the Maiden Lane series. Publishers Weekly has called her writing "mesmerizing" and in 2018 she received the RT Book Reviews Career Achievement Award for Historical Romance. She also pens deliciously fun contemporary romances under the name Julia Harper. Elizabeth lives in Minneapolis, Minnesota, with three untrained dogs, a garden in constant need of weeding, and the long-suffering Mr. Hoyt.

The winters in Minnesota have been known to be long and cold and Elizabeth is always thrilled to receive reader mail. You can write to her at PO Box 19495, Minneapolis, MN 55419 or email her at [e-mail].

Editorial Reviews

Samuel Hartley, raised in North America's colonial wilderness but now a wealthy Boston businessman, arrives in London seeking the traitor who betrayed the 28th Regiment into massacre by the Indians at Spinner's Falls. One of the men killed was Captain Reynaud, beloved brother of widowed Lady Emeline Gordon. Since this respected society matron also chaperones society's young maidens, Samuel contrives to meet her by asking her help in preparing his sister Rebecca to enter London society. The very model of propriety, and engaged to the titled Lord Vale whom she has known since childhood (and who also fought in the ill-fated battle) Lady Emeline is drawn to Samuel's rough vigor, not realizing the demons possessing him. Hoyt parallels the fast-paced tension in Sam's search with growing romantic tension, occasionally lightened by interludes involving Emeline's young son, Daniel; a tart French aunt; and Samuel's own sister. A nail-biting finale creates a satisfying denouement. Hoyt (The Raven Prince , etc.) is firmly in control of her craft with engaging characters, gripping plot and clever dialogue. (May)

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Publishers Weekly

Anne Flosnik does not disappoint as she recounts a wonderful romance set in the London after the French and Indian Wars. Wealthy colonist Samuel Hartley is instantly attracted to elegant Lady Emeline Gordon, a widow who is the sister of his friend and comrade, Captain Reynaud, killed in the war. When Hartley isn’t searching for the traitor who sent the Indians to fight against the 28th Regiment at Spinner's Falls, he’s courting Emeline. Flosnik deftly depicts steamy sex, male egos, and high-society scenes. Each chapter begins with a fragment of the fairy tale “Iron Heart,” which parallels the plot of the story. Hoyt’s new series, The Legend of the Four Soldiers, promises more romance in each installment, especially if read by the sensually voiced Flosnik. M.B.K. © AudioFile 2011, Portland, Maine

JULY 2011 - AudioFile