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"This story is very exciting"

In 1808 near Oxford, Lord Gabriel Kenyon and Professor Henry Talisford finish studying the map of Africa so the tired noble goes to bed. Lying in his bed is Henry's sixteen-year-old daughter Kate who claims she loves Gabe. He tells her she must leave his room immediately, but she refuses. He bluntly tells her that neither he nor her father has time for her as they are going on an expedition in search of a fabled lost city in Abyssinia. A distraught Kate withdraws from his room due to Gabe's most noble but heart-wrenching act.

Four years later, thugs murder Henry stealing a golden statue. Gabe becomes the guardian of Kate and her sister, but the former hates him and now blames him for her father's death. Still, Kate needs Gabe's help to avenge her father's murder and regain the stolen statue. As the peril increases, that spark from four years ago ignites into a deep love, but will Kate trust her heart or the scars from her last encounter with Gabe?

With Barbara Dawson Smith's deserved reputation for strong novels, Regency romantic suspense fans will not need a second temptation to read her latest tale, TEMPT ME TWICE. The story line is exciting, loaded with intrigue, and never slows down for a breather as the plot spins to a fabulous climax. The lead protagonists are a delightful pair and the support cast includes the return of characters from previous books as well as a cunning murderous villain. Ms. Smith goes to the best seller lists as usual.

Harriet Klausner

Reviewed by PNR Group Member
Posted August 19, 2001

She's the brightest, rising star in historical romance, and

with each new bestseller, Barbara Dawson

Smith delivers the kind of smart, sexy

love stories readers adore. The success of her New York

Times bestseller Romancing the Rogue is

proof positive that her witty dialogue, bold heroes, and

feisty heroines will capture your heart

and your imagination...

A rogue shrouded in mystery, Lord

Gabriel Kenyon returns from abroad to find himself guardian

of

Kate Talisford, the girl he had

betrayed four years earlier. Now sworn to protect her, he

fights his

attraction to the spirited young woman.

Although Kate wants nothing to do with the scoundrel who

had once scorned her, Gabriel is the

only man who can help her recover a priceless artifact

stolen

from her late father. On a quest to

outwit a murderous villain, she soon discovers her true

adventure

lies with Gabriel himself, a seducer

whose tempting embrace offers an irresistible challenge-to

uncover his secrets and claim his heart

forever...