Title: Within Temptation (Sons of
Temptation #1)
Author: Tanya Holmes
Release Date: May 12, 2014
Category: Romantic Mystery/Romantic
Suspense. This is not erotica or romantica. This is a romance centered around a
murder mystery.
Heat Factor: 3 out of 5 -- The sexual tension
is high, and the burn is slow. Sex is character-driven, rather than
plot-driven.
Love, betrayal and murder in a
small town….
Twelve
years after her mother's murder, Shannon Bradford fears she may have helped
convict an innocent man. Even worse, her prominent family may have had
something to do with it. Desperate for answers, she seeks help from the one
person least likely to give it. Her best friend and childhood crush, Trace
Dawson. The man she sent to prison.
Serving
hard time for murder has left Trace angry and bitter. As far as he's concerned,
digging into the past won't replace the years he's lost or erase the hell he's
lived. Now that he's free, Shannon Bradford tops his list of bad memories. But
he never counted on falling in love.
Set
in a sleepy little town during the dead of winter, this award-winning romance
novel is a tale of one woman's quest for truth and a man's struggle to forgive.
"MEMORIES
flooded my mind, of the quiet riot he was, of the secret crush I’d had on him,
and the extraordinary friendship we’d shared so many years ago. As fast as
those images came, others replaced them. I was thrust back to the crime scene,
back to Mother’s corpse and the shirtless eighteen-year-old roaring obscenities
while Sheriff Gray and a deputy dragged him away in handcuffs." -- Within Temptation
I was provide a copy of the book by the Author for an honest review.
WOW HOLY SMOKE, what did I get my self into when I started reading this book. I felt in love with this book from the first page to the very last. I love it love the characters, and love how the book turn out to be, I am gone keep this short since I don't want to give anything away.
The story begging with Trace, after twelve year of being in prison, for a murder he was accused of committing, Trace has finally being release, after an hours of his freedom the hell storm is all ready starting. Trace is bitter and resentful, his family has being through a lot, The sleepy town of Temptation is out to flay him and turn his freedom to hell. Than comes Shannon she was the one that put him in prison, she was only fourteen years old, when she spoke out against Trace, now that he is out Shannon approaches him, but Trace is suspicious, angry and says hurtful things, but now she think that she made a mistake, and think she wrongfully imprisoned him, now she is being persistence, and the ability to connect with Trace, she wins his reluctant aid in shedding light on a murder committed long ago in cold blood. Would they pass everything and would they clear everything out.
I really love and enjoy reading this book, I have to say this book had me seating on the edge of my bed. It had me wondering what would happened next, I just wanted more, Author Tanya Holmes THANK YOU for introducing me to this amazing characters and this awesome book love it.
WOW HOLY SMOKE, what did I get my self into when I started reading this book. I felt in love with this book from the first page to the very last. I love it love the characters, and love how the book turn out to be, I am gone keep this short since I don't want to give anything away.
The story begging with Trace, after twelve year of being in prison, for a murder he was accused of committing, Trace has finally being release, after an hours of his freedom the hell storm is all ready starting. Trace is bitter and resentful, his family has being through a lot, The sleepy town of Temptation is out to flay him and turn his freedom to hell. Than comes Shannon she was the one that put him in prison, she was only fourteen years old, when she spoke out against Trace, now that he is out Shannon approaches him, but Trace is suspicious, angry and says hurtful things, but now she think that she made a mistake, and think she wrongfully imprisoned him, now she is being persistence, and the ability to connect with Trace, she wins his reluctant aid in shedding light on a murder committed long ago in cold blood. Would they pass everything and would they clear everything out.
I really love and enjoy reading this book, I have to say this book had me seating on the edge of my bed. It had me wondering what would happened next, I just wanted more, Author Tanya Holmes THANK YOU for introducing me to this amazing characters and this awesome book love it.
SCENE 2
Trace
ripped the front door open, flooding the porch with light. There he stood, an
unsettling combination of heaven and hell poured into a tight black T-shirt and
jeans that hung below his narrow hips in a way Auntie would’ve deemed vulgar.
We stared
at each other for half an eternity as Ray Charles crooned, “You Don’t Know Me”
from somewhere in the house.
“Take a
wrong turn?” he asked, ice dancing in his eyes.
“I’m
sorry.”
His jaw
worked. “Four days, two hours, and twenty-three minutes of sorry. You get my
messages?”
I nodded
in shame. “I just…”
“Got
scared.”
My
breath escaped in a misty cloud. “I should’ve called.”
“You
think?” He studied me in angry silence for a time. “Lose the hood.”
“What?”
“The
hood.” He nudged his chin. “Take it off.”
He was
testing me. His ‘you’re ashamed of me’ look was unmistakable. So I did as he
asked. I tugged it down. “Satisfied?”
Trace
swung the door all the way open and his arm formed an arch. I studied the
man-made entrance with caution, then ducked beneath it and went inside.
He
kicked the door shut.
Unbuttoning
my coat, I watched him lean against a wall, arms folded. It may have been my
imagination, but he seemed to study me with the same lethal aloofness of a cat
watching an unsuspecting mouse—right before the pounce.
To
steady my frayed nerves, I concentrated on the beautiful living room. He was
renovating. I smelled paint, and drop cloth draped the floor in the adjacent
dining room, which he’d jammed with tools and supplies.
An
ornate brass floor lamp stood attached to an extension cord that snaked down
the hall to what I assumed was the kitchen. A cute tabletop Christmas tree,
complete with tinsel, golden ornaments, and candy canes was propped on a
twenty-five-inch TV. The pine floor had been polished to a high gloss. Beige
paint with alabaster molding covered the walls. Stylish brass vent and outlet
covers complemented the gilded vintage ceiling fan above them.
I
gestured. “You’ve been busy.”
“Yeah.
My shrink thought it’d be therapeutic.”
“You do
good work.” I tore my eyes from his sullen face. “It’s beautiful.”
“But a
far cry from the fancy digs you’re used to.”
It
wasn’t said maliciously. In fact, there’d been a ring of humility in his tone
that had almost bordered on apologetic.
“My
tastes are simplistic,” I said. “I fell in love with a dilapidated Queen Anne
Victorian, but I didn’t trust my instincts. I hesitated. Now it’s under
contract.” I turned to him and sighed.
“Speaking of which, I may have a job for
you. The couple buying it needs a good carpenter. Can I give them your number?”
He
hitched a shoulder. “Uh, yeah. Sure.”
“When do
you think you’ll be finished here?”
“In a
few months.” He lifted a brow. “Guess I’ll be needing a real estate agent.”
“Look no
further.” I tried to smile, but it felt lame. What had happened at the club and
my vanishing act screamed in his eyes. “So, do you have a place picked out
or….”
“Naw.”
He paused, then in a serious tone added, “I’m leaving Temptation the second my
parole year is up. Sooner if I can get a transfer.”
My smile
froze. He’s leaving? “Ah, th-that’s
understandable. What, with everything that’s happened.”
“Exactly.
There’s really nothin’ keeping me from going, is there?” He paused and cocked a
brow, then said, “Cholly’s got his own life. Mama and Daddy are gone. Bev’s
married, and if Cole ever gets out, I’ve got to find a way to help him—but not
here. Not in this town.”
Fearing,
dreading, I hesitated before asking, “Will you at least stay in West Virginia?”
I cleared my suddenly dry throat. “Or will you move away?”
“What do
you think?” He gave the room a fleeting glance. “Three tenants lived here over
the past twelve months.
When they heard about what happened, they hauled ass.
So selling this shack won’t be easy. Either way, I figure I’ll check out the
West Coast. Maybe Washington state.”
It felt
like he’d reached across the room and punched me in the stomach.
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About the Author
Tanya
Holmes is a former Romance Writers of America Golden Heart finalist, a
recipient of the Maggie Award, the MICA Award, as well as Overall Winner of the
Sandy Haddad Award and a two-time finalist and one-time winner of The Emily
(Best of the Best). She's happily married with children and loves reading,
writing and a good cup of coffee---but not necessarily in that order. Her debut
novel, Within Temptation is due out on May 12, 2014.
Connect with Tanya
Twitter
– https://twitter.com/shesawriterth
Amazon
Author Page – http://www.amazon.com/Tanya-Holmes/e/B00HQFR51O/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1395589563&sr=8-1
Trace
Dawson on Twitter - https://twitter.com/TracemoreDawson
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