Auria Jourdain

Pure Temptation Auria Jourdain

A rogue Gypsy...a debutante Creole spy...and love over land and sea. Jilted by his betrothed and desperate to escape his family's strict "Gypsy" ways, Talon Barberry leaves England behind when he's hired by a French extremist to kidnap a diplomat's daughter sailing to New Orleans. Stuck in the middle of the ocean, he discovers he's merely a pawn in the Frenchman's game. His target is actually a spy hired by the Cabildo... the most beautiful spy he's ever seen. Hired to take her best friend's place aboard a ship bound for the West Indies, Talia Montrose uses her feminine wiles to seduce the handsome rogue sent to capture her best friend. When she and the infiltrator uncover the truth that she's the bait in a scheme to seize her family's plantation, they band together to beat the Frenchman at his own game. Over land and sea, they surrender to their uncontrollable desires. Uprooting his moral grounding, Talon dishonors his family by falling for the creole seductress. Talia loses her heart to the only man willing to sacrifice his life for hers. But their love can never be. Talon is Romani, and his father wouldn't approve. Unfortunately, he can't live without her. Will he abandon his family traditions to live a life of happiness with the woman that stole his heart?*This book contains language and sexual situations. Recommended ages 18+.