Tempted By His Kiss

By Tracy Anne Warren

London society knows the Byrons are "mad, bad, and dangerous" and every bit as fascinating as their poetic non-relation. Join the fun as New York Times bestselling author Tracy Anne Warren presents the first tale of this tempestuous family—famous for scandal and legendary at love . . .

Orphaned beauty Meg Amberley never planned to pose as Lord Cade Byron's fiancée. Caught in a snowstorm, she takes refuge at his estate. Stranded together, Meg soon finds herself falling under Cade's spell. When the roads clear, she intends to leave, but fate intervenes.

Haunted by his past, Cade Byron has buried himself in the country. Then Meg—with her lush curves—invades his house and his life. With her reputation compromised, he proposes a pretend engagement and a London season where she can find a husband.

But as their charade deepens, Cade can't let her go . . . vowing to tempt her with a kiss that just may lead to forever.

• Language: English
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Release date: Oct 6, 2009
• ISBN: 9780061973116

Tracy Anne Warren

Tracy Anne Warren grew up in a small central Ohio town. After working for a number of years in finance, she quit her day job to pursue her first love—writing romance novels. Warren lives in Maryland with a trio of exuberant young Siamese rescue cats and windows full of gorgeous orchids and African violets. When she's not writing, she enjoys reading, watching movies, and dreaming up the characters for her next book.

Reviews for Tempted By His Kiss

[palyne_902789715 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

This book was better written than most and had a decent plot and I would have given it 5 stars except for one of those situations where the heroine in the name of being a moron basically betrays her man via stupidity three times no less, which kinda made me want to kill her and find him a better woman. I had to walk away from the read for a day just to get over being so irked at that before I could go back and finish (I was near the end). I do not find "absurd lack of communication" or "absurdly immaturely stupid" decisions to be good plot elements although they are often used. However, despite this gripe, the book as a whole and otherwise was well written and interesting and held my attention better than the average romance, so I give it 4 stars.

[dawn772 · Rating: 2 out of 5 stars]

I just couldn't get into this book. The action was so slow with lots of trivial details. Meg is caught in a snowstorm while traveling and seeks shelter with Lord Cade, a recluse with a limp. I quit after 100 pages.

[jjmachshev_1 · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Reviewed for queuemyreview.com; book release Feb09When I read the back cover blurb for “Tempted By His Kiss” by Tracy Anne Warren, for some reason I expected a humorous book. And I guess there were some humorous parts, but this story is written as a more serious historical about a physically and mentally wounded soldier. Is it strange that I read this tale back-to-back with another historical about a suffering military man? Or is it that the ‘wounded warrior’ theme is one that has special meaning for us these days?Warren’s new series is about the Byron family. They’re not related to that Lord Byron, but they are, at times, just as scandalous. Our first Byron is Cade. He returned from war a tortured and broken man and has removed himself to the countryside, far from his family and society. NOTHING can budge him from his ‘fortress of solitude’. Until, that is, a young lady, Meg, ends up stranded at his ‘fortress’ by a freak snowstorm…with only her maid for a chaperone…for three weeks! Now, to save her reputation, the two have no choice but to head for London and feign an engagement. Meg will stay with the Byron family for the duration of the season. During which time she will find a husband and ‘jilt’ Cade. Unfortunately Cade just doesn’t seem to approve of any of the men she meets! And to make matters worse, he’s accusing a recent war hero of being the spy who had him tortured and murdered his French fiancée…the reason he says he won’t marry Meg. But if he doesn’t want to marry Meg, why does he keep making love to her?I honestly can’t recall if I’ve read anything by this author before. The hero and heroine were likable enough if a bit dim-witted. I thought the villain was smarter than both of them. The plot is not particularly complex and easy to follow, but that also makes it easy to figure out the upcoming events. I would have liked to have gotten a bit more information about the other brothers who I assume will be the upcoming heroes in the remaining two books of this series. On the other hand, I enjoyed the very passionate, if unlikely, love scenes between the lead characters and did enjoy the beautiful descriptions and bits of humor as they appeared.I would describe Tracy Anne Warren’s “Tempted By His Kiss” as a ‘whip cream’ historical romance. Fun, light reading that leaves you with a grin…at least it’s not fattening!

[doxiemomx2 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

A really good solid 4-star book. Good characters, nice plot development, satisfying ending. I liked the historically accurate tidbits interspersed. Looking forward to more about the Byron family.

[phyllisd_5 · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Tracy Anne Warren is with Avon now. Though the book is a good read, I think she may have lost some of her uniqueness.