A New York Times, Wall Street Journal, and USA Today bestselling author, Melissa Foster has written more than 100 novels and sold millions of copies worldwide. She is best known for Love in Bloom, a sprawling contemporary romance universe built from interconnected sub-series (the Snow Sisters, the Bradens, the Remingtons, the Ryders, the Seaside and Bayside Summers casts, and the biker-family Whiskeys and Wickeds among them) in which characters reappear across one another's stories. Her romances...
Tempted by Love
Tempted by Love
Synopsis
Years ago, bestselling author Jack "Jock" Steele lost his girlfriend and their baby in a horrific accident, and he has carried the grief and a torturous secret ever since. An aging philanthropist pulled him back from despair, and for a decade Jock devoted himself to the ailing man who became his family. Now his friend has died and left him a fortune on one condition: that he writes and publishes another book. Struggling to create again, Jock cannot get sweet, sharp single mother Daphne Zablonski out of his head, and her adorable toddler quickly wraps tiny fingers around his guarded heart. Daphne, a divorced mom with everything to lose, is wary of risking her fragile stability, yet the friendship growing between them soon becomes too tempting to deny. As Jock and Daphne edge toward something deeper, his hidden past and her fears threaten the fresh start they both crave. Set on the sandy shores of Silver Island among the sharp-witted Steeles, this is an emotional, steamy romance about grief, healing, and the unexpected family that helps a broken man believe he is worthy of love again.
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Jack "Jock" SteeleProtagonist
A grieving bestselling author who must write another book to claim an inheritance.
Daphne ZablonskiProtagonist
A divorced single mother with a young daughter.
The Steeles at Silver Island
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Frequently asked questions
Can I read Tempted by Love as a standalone, or do I need to read the series in order?
You can read Tempted by Love on its own. It is book 1 of The Steeles at Silver Island, one of the interconnected sub-series in Melissa Foster's Love in Bloom collection, and every Love in Bloom book is written as a standalone with its own complete romance and a guaranteed happily ever after. Reading the series in order simply lets you follow the extended family as familiar characters reappear across the books.
Who are the main characters in Tempted by Love?
Tempted by Love follows Jack "Jock" Steele and Daphne Zablonski. Their romance is the heart of the book, set among the big, close-knit families Melissa Foster's readers return for.
How steamy is Tempted by Love?
Tempted by Love is an open-door contemporary romance, so it pairs its emotional story with on-page love scenes. Readers who prefer sweeter, closed-door versions can look for Melissa Foster's clean-language editions published under her pen name, Addison Cole.