The Gift and the Temptation
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Last published Mon, Nov 20, 2017
Leslie Shelton, 30, returns home to Old Westbury at their family's Double C Ranch after her grandmother dies. Time spent there with Ethan Wade, a 40-year-old ranch owner and family friend to the Shelton's, leaves Leslie craving more. Is it possible for them to be more than friends? For this to happen, Ethan must move beyond the past, or his divorce, and not struggle with their age difference. Then a Mr. Wesley Travis blows into town, turning Old Westbury upside down leaving Leslie's heart further lost and confused, especially after he caresses his lips with hers. How can she be attracted to this man when she loves another? As Ethan and Leslie argue over Wesley's true motives for being in Old Westbury, Ethan kisses Leslie also. Now two men are competing for her heart and soul. Leslie wonders where it will lead her. They are completely different men, igniting passion on two different levels. Which one has her heart? Which one has her soul? Can one man have both?
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