Despite the wonderful recommendation from her maid Martha's brother, she certainly doesn't think Captain Crimson Jack looks like a hero and he definitely has not acted like any gentleman she knows. Yet, why is he blocking her way every time she tries to engage another ship?

For his part, Crimson Jack is intrigued by Lady Anne's courage and beauty and her relentless effort to go to the Crimea. No, he definitely does not want her to fall into the wrong hands with anyone else. Despite his appearance, he is protective of others and in fact is a gentleman at heart and in reality!

As a young lad, Lord Sebastian Easton, Tristan's twin brother, had organized a painful escape for his two brothers and himself, but the alternative is to be killed by their uncle who wants to take for his own the Dukedom, its wealth and lands, recently passed down to the boys. They vow they will return in ten years and take their justice.

The youngest boy, Rafe, had been sent to a workhouse; Tristan sold to a sea captain and the elder twin joined the army and fought in the deadly and bloody Crimean War. All were left with physical and psychological scars, some more easily hidden than others, but all had left their mark.

After arriving on his ship, The Revenge, Tristan is surprised to find out that the lover he thought Lady Anne seeking is in a grave in the British Cemetery, he wants to have her as a lover. Yet, he knows he should not. Now always restless and feeling out of place in will never marry. Can he even consider that there might be something for him on land that could be more powerful than the crashing wonder and expansive freedom of the sea?

Lady Anne may have started out as the inexperienced virgin and mired in Victorian guilt over respectability, but as she finds herself drawn to this devilishly handsome and selfish captain, she realizes she needs to change her strategy. Does she have what it takes to checkmate this sea lover's heart?

Filled with power, passion and heart, Lorraine Heath has successfully delivered another page turning and sensual Victorian romance. LORD OF TEMPTATION is the second book in her Lost Lords of Pembrook trilogy. While this book can easily be read as a stand-alone story, fans will appreciate reading the first book which covers Sebastian and Mary's story. Heath is a wonderful storyteller and her characters are emotionally strong and ring true as they deal with their adversities and make their way through life. Lady Anne is strong and independent, despite the restrictions of British society, and Tristan is a quintessential hero -- hard-armored on the outside with a rakish reputation, yet soft in a strong way on the inside with hidden depths of intelligence and a compassionate and protective nature, especially as seen in the unusual treatment of his crew and with the charming and skillful Mouse. This is one seaboard romance you will not want to miss! Now, I just can't wait to find out what happens to the youngest brother, Rafe, in Book 3 of this adventurous series!

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