Deeper than Desire - Softcover

Holt, Cheryl

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0312992823 ISBN 13: 9780312992828

Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks, 2004

Synopsis

With her family in dire straits, Olivia Hopkins reluctantly agrees to seek a marriage proposal from the aging Earl of Salisbury. But the plan goes awry when she finds an erotic volume in the earl's library. The book sets Olivia's body on fire. She simply cannot put it down-until she is caught red-handed by the Earl's devilishly handsome son-a man who quickens her pulse and stirs her imagination with thoughts she's never dared entertain...

Philip Paxton can't believe his good luck. Catching Olivia with the scandalous volume offers a superb chance to humiliate the father he despises. Using the book as bait, Philip lures Olivia into an electrifying affair that explodes into unbridled lessons of passion. Philip never expects to become enamored with his ravishing pupil. But what begins as a rakish scheme soon becomes a genuine affair of the heart-one that Philip will protect at any cost...

About this title

From the Back Cover

Cheryl Holt has captivated fans with her unforgettable, intensely sexy novels. Now, the queen of erotic romance adds another jewel to her crown with a mesmerizing tale of forbidden desire...

She Has A Wicked Secret...
With her family in dire straits, Olivia Hopkins reluctantly agrees to seek a marriage proposal from the aging Earl of Salisbury. But the plan goes awry when she finds an erotic volume in the earl's library. The book sets Olivia's body on fire. She simply cannot put it down-until she is caught red-handed by the Earl's devilishly handsome son-a man who quickens her pulse and stirs her imagination with thoughts she's never dared entertain...

And He'll Keep It...For A Price
Philip Paxton can't believe his good luck. Catching Olivia with the scandalous volume offers a superb chance to humiliate the father he despises. Using the book as bait, Philip lures Olivia into an electrifying affair that explodes into unbridled lessons of passion. Philip never expects to become enamored with his ravishing pupil. But what begins as a rakish scheme soon becomes a genuine affair of the heart-one that Philip will protect at any cost...

"Cheryl Holt demonstrates her phenomenal understanding of women's secret longings...With titillating and provocative narrative, she builds both the sexual tension and the romance to the point of eruption." -Romantic Times on Absolute Pleasure

About the Author

Cheryl Holt is a lawyer, novelist, and mom who lives on the Oregon coast. Her varied employment history includes public school teacher, mediator, cook, bartender, lobbyist, musician, and political activist. A graduate of the University of Wyoming College of Law, she worked as a law clerk for the Attorney General of Colorado and Wyoming. Later, she served as a deputy district attorney in metro-Denver. She is a national award-winning author, and her novel Total Surrender was the winner of the prestigious Reviewer's Choice award by Romantic Times magazine. Deeper Than Desire is her eleventh book.

About this edition

• Publisher: St. Martin's Paperbacks
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0312992823
• ISBN 13: 9780312992828
• Binding: Mass Market Paperback
• Number of pages: 384