Too Great a Temptation (27 page)

ALEXANDRA BENEDICT is a storyteller at heart. A graduate of the
University
of
Toronto
, she works part-time in a museum, while penning passionate tales of historical romance. An archaeology buff, she loves to travel and explore ancient ruins. Her hobbies include collecting art and reading classic British literature.

Alexandra invites readers to visit her at www.alexandrabenedict.ca for contest fun, excerpts, and more.

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ELICIOUSLY
W
ICKED
by Robyn DeHart

T
HE
E
ARL OF
H
ER
D
REAMS
by Anne Mallory

F
ROM
L
ONDON
W
ITH
L
OVE
by Jenna Petersen

N
O
M
AN’S
B
RIDE
by Shana Galen

O
NCE
U
PON A
W
EDDING
N
IGHT
by Sophie Jordan

T
HE
P
ERFECT
S
EDUCTION
by Margo Maguire

T
AKEN
B
Y
S
TORM
by Donna Fletcher

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ONFESSIONS OF A
V
ISCOUNT
by Shirley Karr

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OR THE
L
OVE OF A
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IRATE
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UKE OF
H
ER
O
WN
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Heath

H
IS
M
ISTRESS
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Y
M
ORNING
by Elizabeth Boyle

H
OW TO
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EDUCE A
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UKE
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This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental.

TOO GREAT A TEMPTATION
. Copyright © 2006 by Alexandra Benedikt. All rights reserved under International and Pan-American Copyright Conventions. By payment of the required fees, you have been granted the non-exclusive, non-transferable right to access and read the text of this e-book on-screen. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, down-loaded, decompiled, reverse engineered, or stored in or introduced into any information storage and retrieval system, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, now known or hereinafter invented, without the express written permission of HarperCollins e-books.

Microsoft Reader October 2006 ISBN 0-06-125833-4

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