Tempted [Mass Market Paperback]

Virginia Henley (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1993

All men lusted for the firebrand they called Flaming Tina, famed for the molten fire in her hair—and for the hot temper running fierce through the noble Scots blood of Lady Valentina Kennedy. Forced into marriage with the fearsome warrior of an enemy clan, Tina vowed to use her wild beauty to gain mastery over Lord Ramsey Douglas.

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All men lusted for the firebrand they called Flaming Tina, famed for the molten fire in her hair--and for the hot temper running fierce through the noble Scots blood of Lady Valentina Kennedy. Forced into marriage with the fearsome warrior of an enemy clan, Tina vowed to use her wild beauty to gain mastery over Lord Ramsey Douglas.

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All men lusted for the firebrand they called Flaming Tina, famed for the molten fire in her hair--and for the hot temper running fierce through the noble Scots blood of Lady Valentina Kennedy.  Forced into marriage with the fearsome warrior of an enemy clan, Tina vowed to use her wild beauty to gain mastery over Lord Ramsey Douglas.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 528 pages
• Publisher: Dell (January 1, 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0440206251
• ISBN-13: 978-0440206255
• Product Dimensions: 4.2 x 1.2 x 6.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (30 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #801,861 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #22 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Romance > Authors, A-Z > ( H ) > Henley, Virginia

More About the Author

New York Times best-seller Virginia Henley is the author of 26 lush and lusty historical romances and 5 short stories. Her books are published in 16 languages around the world. She is the recipient of a dozen awards including a Lifetime Achievement Award from Romantic Times, A Maggie Award for Excellence from the Georgia Romance Writers, and a Waldenbook Award for top-selling long historical for 1994.

The St. Petersburg Times calls Henley "The Queen of Steamy Romance."

Kathe Robin, RT Book Reviews says: "Henley's gift for bringing remarkable women to life in colorful, turbulent times is what turns her romances into keepers. Henley heats up the pages with her love scenes, and her skill at portraying actual historical personages with humanity while maintaining historical accuracy wins our minds. Henley knows what historical romance is all about and always gives the readers what they want."

Henley says: "My hero is always dark, dominant and dangerous. Then I create a woman who is a match for him...or more than a match!
Men come up to me at conferences and thank me for writing my books. One man said, "I don't read them, but I always know when my wife is reading a Henley!"

My next book The Dark Earl goes on sale September 6 and is the third in the series following The Decadent Duke, and The Irish Duke.

I have just turned two of my backlist books into Kindle ebooks. Wild Hearts and Bold Conquest are historical romances. My novella Hot As Fire, also available on Kindle, is my only contemporary. I have a short story up on Kindle called Letter of Love that is FREE.

Next month I will be offering a new ebook that is a Southern family saga.
MASTER OF PARADISE tells the story of Nicholas Peacock who is disinherited of his title and wealth in England. He sails to Charleston, South Carolina, and starts a cotton plantation just before the Civil War disrupts everyone's life.

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28 of 28 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not your mother's romance novel, March 11, 2000

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Jen (Tacoma, WA USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tempted (Mass Market Paperback)

This is a great alternative for romance fans who have become bored with the traditional, time-honored formula of the genre. While it's possible to get a chuckle or two out of most romance novels, this book is packed full of laughs. The situations are so outrageous, the characters are so over-the-top, that reading it is a wicked, guilty pleasure.

The heroine, Tina Kennedy, is well aware of her effect on men, as well as their effect on her. The hero, Ramsay Douglas (cleverly nicknamed Ram), is an uncouth Highland clan leader who expects to get what he wants. Both characters are powerfully attractive, and powerfully attracted to each other.

I appreciate Henley's frank, blantant approach to romance. A rough, brutish warrior would never refer to his body parts with euphamisms, nor would he refer to every sexual encounter as love-making. A well-born, innocent lass would of course be appauled by such language at first, but later might be inclined to use it herself should the situation warrant it. Henley's strength is in knowing exactly when her characters should use the softer, more mysterious language, and when they should just call it like it is.

The story is a familiar one of Scottish clan feuding, but it is given the breath of life by two supporting characters who happen to be dead. The marvelously inventive and romantic subplot between two ghosts is what elevates the storyline above those of much of the genre.

What I love about most of Henley's work is that she sets her characters loose to run rampant. She seems aware that this genre can take itself too seriously, and she seems willing to embrace the absurd. That makes her books, particularly this one, a joy to read.

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Tempted truly does tempt me!!!, May 24, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: Tempted (Mass Market Paperback)

I truly loves books that are written like this!!! If you take the sex scenes out, the book would still be wonderful. Let's face it though, Virginia really knows how to write those steamy sex scenes. There are not too many books that are similar in design to this one! Valentina and Ram are hot! Flaming Tina learns very quickly how to use sex to her advantage! Wish that we were all the brave! Tempted also slid in a brief history lesson in the process! It may not ALL be completely accurate, but the reader gets the idea of the behavior and events of that time. I love steamy books such as this and I know if I could make a list of all the steamy, erotic historical romance fictions authors -- Virginia would be at the top of the list! Rebellion, Intrigue, Battles, Warriors, Sexual Pleasures...REAL MEN and REAL WOMEN. A MUST READ!

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Splendid!, December 30, 1999

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Digmari Bey - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tempted (Mass Market Paperback)

At first I really didn't want to read it because I had made the mistake of opening the book and reading from the middle right where Douglas and Tina are fighting big time. So I figured that I it was a total waste of time. But then one day when I really didn't have anything else to do I picked up the book and it is needless to say I didn't put it down until I finished reading it. This book is one of those in which you just can't stop reading! Tina is hell bent on vengance against The Douglas but what she doesn't know is that she will fall into her own game of seduction. The Douglas is so blind that he only sees what he wants to see until he falls in love and finds that love is the total opposite of what he expected. I loved the way Henley mixed the supernatural characters with the real characters. You will find everything you want in this book. Murder mysteries, betrayal, passion, love, GREAT LOVE SCENES, it is full of surprises. It is beautifully written and wonderful to read. I highly recomend it.