Tempest in Eden - by Sandra Brown (Paperback)

About the Book

A nude model, Shay Morrison is perfectly comfortable with her sexuality--at least outwardly. But when she encounters Ian Douglas, a conservative minister, his harsh disapproval forces her to confront the pain hidden within her heart. Feeling scorned and challenged, Shay decides to prove that Ian is susceptible to the same desire as any other man.

Book Synopsis

Opposites attract when a nude art model sets out to seduce a conservative minister who disapproves of her profession but can't seem to resist her.

Renowned artist's model Shay Morrison thinks nothing of exposing her body to inspire great works of art. But hidden inside her, where no one can see, is the pain of a failed marriage. Then, while visiting a weekend cabin, she accidentally walks in on Ian Douglas as he steps out of the shower. Every gorgeous bit of him is immediately apparent -- as is his disapproval of Shay.

What isn't so obvious is his profession: Ian is a minister in a straitlaced community. Challenged and hurt, Shay decides to seduce him. But waiting for her are the traps of her own weaknesses and the potent force of attraction . . . as a woman with a troubled past tries to understand a man different from anyone she has known before, and new feelings rise from her heart

From the Back Cover

A renowned artist's model, Shay Morrison has posed nude to inspire great works of art. But hidden inside her, where no one can see, is the pain of a failed marriage. Then she accidentally walks in on Ian Douglas -- as he steps from a shower. His embarrassment and disapproval of Shay are immediately apparent. What isn't so obvious is his profession: Ian is a minister in a very staid community. Challenged and hurt, Shay decides to try to make him fall in love with her. Yet as she plans to capture Ian, her best-laid plans take her into emotional territory where she's never been....Now a woman with a troubled past tries to understand a man different from anyone she has known before, and the new feelings rising from her heart.

Review Quotes

"A masterful story-teller, carefully crafting tales that keep readers on the edge of their seats". -- USA Today

About the Author

Sandra Brown is the author of seventy-seven New York Times bestsellers, including Blood Moon, Out of Nowhere, Overkill, Blind Tiger, Thick As Thieves, Seeing Red, Outfox, Tailspin, Sting and Mean Streak. Writing professionally since 1981, Brown has published over eighty novels and has upwards of eighty million copies of her books in print worldwide. Her work has been translated into thirty-four languages. Brown holds an honorary Doctorate of Humane Letters from Texas Christian University, where she instituted the Excellence in Literary Fiction, or ELF, a scholarship awarded annually to a creative writing student. She has served as president of Mystery Writers of America, and in 2008 she was named Thriller Master, the top award given by the International Thriller Writer's Association. Other honors include the Texas Medal of Arts Award for Literature and the Romance Writers of America's Lifetime Achievement Award.