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

To Taste Temptation

Elizabeth Hoyt

Legend of the Four Soldiers #1

historical romance(9k)

A prim London lady and a wildly improper American soldier resist a passion neither can afford.

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From Book 1: EVEN THE MOST REFINED LADYLady 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 MANSamuel 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 . . .

Legend of the Four Soldiers series

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