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A CHRISTMAS TEMPTATION – Karen Booth
The Eden Empire , Book 1
Harlequin Desire #2628
ISBN: 978-1-335-97188-3
November 2018
Contemporary Series Romance

New York City – Present Day

Sophie Eden's beloved grandmother has recently died and everyone is anxiously awaiting the day that the will can finally be read. Sophie is confident that the family empire, Eden's Department Stores, will be left jointly with her and her sister, Mindy, as they were the only grandchildren. Of course, there are people already lining up to make offers for the company, but Sophie has no intention of selling, not even to Jake Wheeler.

Jake has built his own empire and with a group of investors is making a bid for Eden's Department Stores. Eight years ago, Jake and Sophie were fellow college students and friends—until one night an unexpected kiss between them led to a night of sex. For some inexplicable reason that Jake doesn't understand, Sophie is mad at him because he brushed off their night together. Why is she still carrying anger? To help further his cause, Jake shows up at Sophie's office but she informs him that she has no intention of selling. After conspiring with Mindy (who doesn't want to keep the company), Jake shows up uninvited at the remote Eden vacation home where Sophie has gone for the weekend. Of course, they then end up stranded in a snowstorm…

A CHRISTMAS TEMPTATION takes place in the weeks before Christmas. Sophie and Mindy are in a holding pattern of sorts as the attorney handling their grandmother's will has set a date later in December to meet for the reading of the will. There shouldn't be any problems, right? Jake uses his past friendship with Sophie to try and get the upper hand in the bidding war for the company, despite the fact that she insists it will not be sold. But how will she be able to deal with her sister, who doesn't want to be part of the running of the company? How will Sophie cope with the lingering feelings she has for Jake? Yes, despite his proclamation years ago that their one night together was just a blip, she was already in love with him.

The weekend spent together stirs up the old feelings between Jake and Sophie. Because his childhood was spent in an unloving home environment, he is suspicious of love. Yet, the more time he spends with Sophie, the more he wants to be with her. Soon, his quest for her company becomes personal. Could they work side-by-side? But Sophie remains suspicious of his motives. And she wants him to love her back. Can they make things work out? What little surprise is in store when the will is read? A CHRISTMAS TEMPTATION is the first book in  The Eden Empire  series, and I assume the next one in the series will revolve around Mindy. Does it have something to do with the man she's secretly seeing?

A riveting Christmas romance of reunited lovers, be sure to pick up a copy of A CHRISTMAS TEMPTATION.

Patti Fischer

 
       
 
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