Bound for Temptation (Frontiers of the Heart, #3)

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From the author of Bound for Sin comes a new historical Western romance that tests life and love on the Oregon Trail.Emma Palmer s been a lady of the night and a gambler, a thief and a blackmailer, a liar and a peddler of sin But mostly a lady of the night She s spent most of her life as the hard as nails, smart talking Seline , working her way across the country to the goldfields of California, where she can finally ply her trade on her own terms And she s a darn good Madam, if she does say so herself Her place is clean, her booze is cheap, and her bedrooms are fancy But when a would be patron won t take no for an answer, she s forced to fight for her life and run And what better disguise than as a nun Tom Slater is a taciturn cattleman at the tail end of a long, hard season on the trail He plans to have a quiet winter at his old family homestead in Mexico What he doesn t plan on is finding a foul mouthed nun stranded in the middle of nowhere She has sly green eyes and a way of looking at him that turns his head upside down Tom doesn t need to be trailsman to know that this woman will only lead to trouble. Read Bound for Temptation (Frontiers of the Heart, #3) – kino-fada.fr Tess LeSue takes you on another epic journey in Bound for Temptation, the third book in the Frontiers of the Heart series Emma Palmer is finally free and ready to start her life over now that she has sold her establishment and giving up the life as a madam If only one of her patrons would get the hint and leave her alone In order to leave town, she disguises herself as a nun and gets help from Tom Slater to guide her and some friends to Mexico It may be a long way to freedom but at this poin Tess LeSue takes you on another epic journey in Bound for Temptation, the third book in the Frontiers of the Heart series Emma Palmer is finally free and ready to start her life over now that she has sold her establishment and giving up the life as a madam If only one of her patrons would get the hint and leave her alone In order to leave town, she disguises herself as a nun and gets help from Tom Slater to guide her and some friends to Mexico It may be a long way to freedom but at this point... ARC from the publisher2.5 starsBound for Temptation is the third book in Tess LeSue s Frontiers of the Heart series, and while it is about three brothers, you could start here and not feel lost But I would advise against that, as this installment was, in my opinion, the weakest of the series I had my reservations about Emma, formerly known as Seline in previous installments, but she really won me over in this book I adored her character She had been hardened by her life experiences, but ther ARC from the publisher2.5 starsBound for Temptation is the third book in Tess LeSue s Frontiers of the Heart series, and while it is about three brothers, you could start here and not feel lost But I would advise against that, as this installment was, in my opinion, the weakest of the series I had my reservations about Emma, formerly known as Seline in previous installments, but she really won me over in this book I adored her character She had been hardened by her life experiences, but there was still a softness about her It wasn t often that she let it show, but it was there, and when things hit her, they hit her hard Tom was the perfect man for h...This was my first Western historical romance, and boy am I hooked If like me you re into Regency historicals by authors like Julia Quinn, Tessa Dare, Sarah MacLean, Lisa Kleypas, and Lenora Bell, then Tess LeSue s writing is a very similar vibe to the style of those writers just out West with pistols and cowboys instead of ballrooms and dukes Tess LeSue is definitely a new favorite author and one that s going on my auto buy list she s also not only opened the door to whole new subgenre of This was my first Western historical romance, and boy am I hooked If like me you re into Regency historicals by authors like Julia Quinn, Tessa Dare, Sarah MacLean, Lisa Kleypas, and Lenora Bell, then Tess LeSue s writing is a very similar vibe to the style of those writers just out West with pistols and cowboys instead of ballrooms and dukes Tess LeSue is definitely a new favorite author and one that s going on my auto buy list she s also not only opened the door to whole new subgenre of romance for me, I d say she blew that door right off the hinges with a mining cart full of dynamite Emma formerly Seline is a spitfire of a woman who can take care of herself and anyone else that cro...I was surprised by how engaging and believable I found Tess LeSue s Bound for Temptation LeSue brought to life the characters, the friendship and the heat of travel through the California and Mexican countryside.I do occasionally enjoy a western historical romance, but I sometimes find the romanticizing of the realities of race and gender in the West to be uncomfortable While LeSue did fictionalize the life and times of Gold Rush California, she also integrated some difficult realities of slav I was surprised by how engaging and believable I found Tess LeSue s Bound for Temptation LeSue brought to life the characters, the friendship and the heat of travel through the California and Mexican countryside.I do occasionally enjoy a western historical romance, but I sometimes find the romanticizing of the realities of race an...First of all, I LOVED Emma She s an amazing female character strong, a survivor, hilarious, and just AMAZING She gives just as good as she gets, and her plans, well don t even get me started on all her plans After about 100 pages in, I could not put this book down down I say this because this book has some tropes I don t like, BUT I am so happy I stuck it out I loved how Emma just blazed right through the barriers with the help her strong female friends There is just so much girl power in First of all, I LOVED Emma She s an amazing female character strong, a survivor, hilarious, and just AMAZING She gives just as good as she gets, and her plans, well don t even get me started on all her plans After about 100 pages in, I could not put this book down down I say this because this book has some tropes I don t like, BUT I am so happy I stuck it out I loved how Emma just blazed right through the barriers with the help her strong female friends There is just so much girl power in this book, and I loved every minute of it The characters are working through their own flaws and issues which gives them a depth that kept me thoroughly engaged Let s not forget about the ...I received an ARC of this book through Penguin Random House First to Read I thoroughly enjoyed this historical western romance Emma is a character I won t soon forget plucky, funny, bold, vain, kindhearted, and quick witted Tom is equally memorable The story is romant...Bound for Temptation by Tess LeSue is the 3rd book in her western historical romance Frontiers of the Heart series We met our heroine, Emma Palmer Seline , in the previous book, as she was a madam in her own brothel, and knew both Luke Matt Slater previous book heroes When we meet Emma, she has sold her place, having saved enough money to travel to California and live a normal life But first she has to escape one of the rich locals, who is determined to make Seline his Tom Slater, t Bound for Temptation by Tess LeSue is the 3rd book in her western historical romance Frontiers of the Heart series We met our heroine, Emma Palmer Seline , in the previous book, as she was a madam in her own brothel, and knew both Luke Matt Slater previous book heroes When we meet Emma, she has sold her place, having saved enough money to travel to California and live a normal life But first she has to escape one of the rich locals, who is determined to make Seline his Tom Slater, the 3rd Slater brother, is trying to clear his name, as his brother gave his name as a cover for the infamous Deathrider When Emma makes arrangements with the real deathrider having met him earlier, and Tom is assigned to bring Emma, her two friends and young girl on the trek, which could be dangerous, since sh...Emma and Tom both have pasts they re trying to outrun Emma wants to outrun her history of being a madam of a house of ill repute, while Tom is running away from his feelings for his brother Luke s wife Both end up with dangerous men on their tail and find that they have to not only help each other but find a way to trust one another in order to stay alive And when tempting feelings start to surface, it s only a matter of time until they consider running from each other insteadThoughts Wel Emma and Tom both have pasts they re trying to outrun Emma wants to outrun her history of being a madam of a house of ill repute, while Tom is running away from his feelings for his brother Luke s wife Both end up with dangerous men on their tail and find that they have to not only help each other but find a way to trust one another in order to stay alive And when tempting feelings start to surface, it s only a matter of time until they consider running from each other insteadThoughts Well, I didn t enjoy this story as much as LeSue s second in the series, Bound for Sin The premise started off all well and good, but the compilation of lies ...You guys this book was stupidly amazing In that it s stupid how amazing it is I loved it Blew me away I was iffy on book two, liked book one okay, but man, I loved 100% everything about this book, from Emma and her sass and ability to take no shit while still being ...This was a great western romance I love his author s storytelling style and rich characters Tom and Emma were wonderful together Somehow they found themselves on the run together Tom had a bounty on his head thanks to a mistaken identity and Emma was running from her past I really loved how the author fleshed out their characters with flaws and vulnerabilities Tom was just too sweet and Emma was a very charming and mischieveous heroine The outrageous schemes that she came up with had me This was a great western romance I love his author s storytelling style and rich characters Tom and Emma were wonderful together Somehow they found themselves on the run together Tom had a bounty on his head thanks to a mistaken identity and Emma was running from her past I really loved how the author fleshed out their characters with flaws and vulnerabilities Tom was just too sweet...

Bound for Temptation (Frontiers of the Heart, #3)
  • English
  • 19 August 2018
  • Mass Market Paperback
  • 384 pages
  • 0451492617
  • Tess LeSue
  • Bound for Temptation (Frontiers of the Heart, #3)