Temptation and Surrender LP

Handsome,wealthy,andwell-born,JonasTallenthaseverythingagentlemanneedstoenjoyLondonsocietytothefullest--andhehas.He'splayedcardsuntildawn,flirtedwitheligibleyoungladies,andmadelovetosomeineligibleones.Butnowhe'srestlessandboredwiththemindlessfrivolityandcarelesspleasure,soit'swithasenseofreliefthathetakesupthereinsofhisfamily'sestateinruralDevon.Hismostpressingneedistohireanewmanagerfortheinn--thecenterofvillagelife.Suchasmalltask,yethediscoversfewdecentapplicantsarewillingtoliveinaquietcountrybackwater.ThengenteelbutimpoverishedMissEmilyBeauregardappliesfortheposition.Jonas'sinitialresponseisanemphatic"no"Ladies,especiallyoneasattractiveasEmily,belongintheballroomorthebedroom,notrunninganinn.Butwithnoalternatives,hegrudginglyallowsEmilytotry,andsherapidlyprovesherselfworthy,resurrectingtheinnwithtactandskill.ButEmilyhasasecret.It'snotonlytheneedtoprovideforherselfandherorphanedsiblingsthathasbroughthertoDevon.She'ssurreptitiouslysearchingforafamilytreasurehiddeninthevillage,theonlycluestoitslocationacrypticrhymehandeddownthroughthegenerations.Emilyisdeterminedtosolvethepuzzle,findthetreasure,andreinstateherfamilytoitsrightfulplaceinsociety.ButEmhasn'tbargainedonJonas.Hisexperienceistemptation,hisattentionsirresistible,andhe'sdeterminedtoaidherinherquest.Heeventuallypersuadeshertotrusthim,andtogethertheyunraveltheclues.Butsomeoneelseiswatching,waiting,andoncethefamilylegacyisunearthed,thevillainstrikes,threateningEm,herfamily,andthelovesheandJonashavediscoveredineachother'sarms.