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"My Fair Lady" meets "Pretty Woman" in TEMPTING... Simon Belleville should have taken the poor prostitute to Newgate Gaol. As the head of Her Majesty's Morality and Vice Commission, he's supposed to be closing down brothels--not consorting with the "ladies" who work in them. But one... read more
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Characters/People edit
- Simon Belleville: Tall, dark and brooding, Simon is a child of the East London stews, a Jew, and an aspiring Member of Parliament. Meaning to follow in the footsteps of his mentor, Benjamin Disraeli, he accepts a post as Morality and Vice Commissioner. Iin the course of his work, encounters the lovely young "prostitute" who promises to vastly complicate his heretofore meticulously planned life.
First Sentence edit
Simon Belleville was no stranger to squalor.
Awards edit
- Romantic Times Reviewers Choice Award, Nominee (Finalist, 2002: Best Unusual Historical Romance)
Classification edit
- Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
- Dewey: 813
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