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Temptation
Jude Deveraux

Temptation

Pocket (May 01, 2001)
9780743410182
| Mass Market Paperback
344 pages | 107 x 170 mm | English
Dewey 813.54

Genre

  • Historical Romance
  • Romance

Subject

  • Americans
  • Historical Fiction
  • Housekeepers
  • Scotland
  • Young Women

Plot

New York City, 1909: A woman ahead of her time, Temperance O'Neil is happily married to her work -- helping single mothers on the city streets -- which she funds with her inheritance. When her disapproving stepfather, Angus McCairn, cuts off her income, an infuriated Temperance has no choice but to do as he commands: live, as a proper unmarried lady, in the family's home in Edinburgh. She soon strikes up a bargain with the elder McCairn to win her passage home by agreeing to Þnd a wife for his nephew, James -- a task few would dare undertake. A brusque, strapping man, James McCairn has little use for the new "housekeeper" on his Highlands farm -- though the place could surely use a woman's touch. But as she attempts to match James with his ideal mate, Temperance makes a surprising discovery: behind his gruff exterior is a kind, intelligent, caring soul. And his perfect match may surprise Temperance most of all.... Includes an excerpt from The Summerhouse, Jude Deveraux's splendid new novel!