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Oh Yum! Tempting Tess
Regina Carlysle
Ellora's Cave
May 2008
ISBN#: 9781419916069
Contemporary

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Synopsis:


When forty-five-year-old widow Tess Garrity decides it's time to reevaluate her stale life, she rents a charming cabin in the mountains, little expecting her entire life is about to take a drastic turn. She's very drawn and more than a little sexually turned on by the sinfully handsome man next door.

Daniel Rios is captivated by the stunning older woman. She is sweet, funny and sexy enough to make him yearn to fuck her. He wants her more than his next breath but his first order of business is getting rid of an unwanted houseguest. Then Daniel moves in on Tess, tempting her to take another chance on love — with him. It's a naughty, edgy, seductive challenge he is fully prepared to take.


 

SRR GRADE:  B
 

Tess Garrity has come to the Ruidoso Mountains of New Mexico for a vacation. She should be happy to be alone and finally be able to relax, but she can’t. She is a forty-five and widow who is so down in the dumps. Her marriage was a sweet one and she has a lovely daughter, but Tess wants something more. Tess may have found that “something more” in the form of her younger and handsome neighbor.

Daniel Rios is a decade younger than Tess but finds her to be very attractive. One night, he finds her crying outside and comforts her. One thing leads to another and Daniel gives Tess the best sex she has ever had. Tess wants more but this is just a vacation fling from Daniel, or so she thinks. But Daniel wants more than just a fling with this lovely older woman who sets his body on fire. Tess has a decision to make between her old life back at home or start a new one with Daniel who is only a few years old than her own daughter.

Tempting Tess was quite a tempting read! I am a sucker for older women and the younger men who adore them and Regina Carlysle has written the near perfect romance to showcase this. The passion between Daniel and Tess was so good and Daniel is an incredibly written hero. It was a joy to watch Tess fall for a man who can give her so much in life even though she has some reservations about their relationship.

I also found Tempting Tess to be a very realistic read from the way Tess thinks things through and her decision about her feelings for Daniel. For a fast and sexy romance with two great characters, I recommend Tempting Tess!

 
~Reviewed by Kate

 

 
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