Tempting Fate [Paperback]

Tawny Taylor (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: July 25, 2008

Fate Doherty, marketing director of Detroit's second largest dating service, is on top of her game-until she learns she must share close quarters with longtime rival and sexy bad-boy, Gabe Ryan. What's worse, he seems hell-bent on rekindling the old flame she thought she'd smothered years ago, until... Gabe is on a mission, and his strategy is simple: he'll do whatever it takes to get flame-haired Fate back in his bed, including risk more than their careers. But his lies shatter the tenuous trust he earns, leaving both their futures in the hands of fate.

Product Details

• Paperback: 198 pages
• Publisher: Ellora's Cave Publishing (July 25, 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1419950630
• ISBN-13: 978-1419950636
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.1 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 9.1 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,159,544 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Tawny Taylor has been writing erotica for women for ten years. Her first erotic romance, Tempting Fate, was published in 2004 and was an RT Reviewer's Choice nominee and highly reviewed book. To date, Tawny has over 50 published books by 5 publishers, including Pocket, Kensington, Ellora's Cave, Samhain and Changeling Press. They include several subgenres of erotica and erotic romance including paranormal, menage, contemporary, and romantic/erotic suspense. Many of her books contain D/s, bondage, and domination and submission. Among her best selling books are Dark Master (Vampire, BDSM), Decadent Master (Vampire, BDSM), and Wrath's Embrace (Menage, BDSM).

Tawny is grateful to her readers for allowing her dream of writing and publishing to come true. Her hope is to continue to write hot, sassy, sexy erotica for women for many years to come.

Tawny loves hearing from readers! Drop her a note anytime:[e-mail].
website: http://www.tawnytaylor.com
Twitter: @tawnytauthor
Blog: http://tawnytaylor.net

Did you know Tawny also writes romance as Sydney Allan and Urban Fantasy as Tami Dane?

Sydney's Books
Rescue Me (contemporary romance)

Tami's Books
About Monday
The Real Werewives of Vampire County
Blood of Eden

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Tempting Fate is an enjoyable and HOT read!, July 29, 2005

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Stacy ~ "book lover" (Chicago 'burbs) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tempting Fate (Paperback)

Fate Doherty's day starts out in the usual way, until she gets to work and discovers her company has been taken over by a rival, and she is forced to share her office with the one man she never wants to see again - Gabe Ryan. They were briefly involved years ago, but recently he's been a thorn in her side as the competition. Now she's forced to work with him, and she doesn't think she can do it without killing him first...

No one effects Gabe the way Fate does. Even when she's irritated with him, she makes him feel more alive than he can ever remember feeling. He blew his chances with her when they were younger, but now he's back in her life and he's not about to mess things up this time. But how can he concentrate on his plan when she is making him crazy, wanting only to touch her, to kiss her? And can he pull his plan off to save the day and win the woman who owns his heart?

"Tempting Fate" is an enjoyable read filled with wonderfully hot scenes. Reading Fate's reactions as she realizes who she's forced to work with will keep you flipping the pages, as will Gabe's outrageous behavior, which annoys her yet begins to turn her on. It's incredibly sexy how Gabe sets out to win Fate with his wicked promises and sincere devotion. I would have enjoyed to see them explore the competitive world of dating services and resolve the loose ends that started out so promising but then got left behind. Fate came across very strong in the beginning but weakened a bit as the story progressed, but it also served to showcase her tender heart. Gabe was very endearing and likeable throughout, even when he was in over his head, but always putting Fate first and showing how much he'd changed. He also had a bit of a naughty side that really made this story HOT. I will definitely read other stories by this author.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Lot of Heat Without the Burn, June 17, 2006

By 

Jennifer McKenzie "Jen" (Fortuna, California) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tempting Fate (Paperback)

I love Tawny Taylor's writing. She has managed, in "Tempting Fate", to give her characters depth and humor that would stand alone even without the hot love scenes. What I love about this story is that Gabe Ryan is madly in love with Fate Doherty and does everything he can to win her. Instead of the standard romantic ploy where both characters must discover their feelings, Ms. Taylor gives them a deeper goal of finding trust and respect for each other. I love this story and the love scenes only add to the romance. If you're not sure if you'll like erotic romance, Tawny Taylor is an excellent author to explore. She always gives the characterizations more attention than the sex.