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An Inescapable Temptation
Running from her past…she bumped into her future!
Nurse Francesca Cruz has taken a job on a cruise ship bound for the Mediterranean—the perfect retreat from her breakup—except, she finds herself trapped with gorgeous but arrogant doctor Gabriel Russo.
She knows his type well: that devastating smile, those come-to-bed eyes and that easy charm. She won't be tempted twice.
But with nowhere to escape—except overboard—and her delicious boss lying in the next cabin, it's easier said than done!
Nurse Francesca Cruz has taken a job on a cruise ship bound for the Mediterranean—the perfect retreat from her breakup—except, she finds herself trapped with gorgeous but arrogant doctor Gabriel Russo.
She knows his type well: that devastating smile, those come-to-bed eyes and that easy charm. She won't be tempted twice.
But with nowhere to escape—except overboard—and her delicious boss lying in the next cabin, it's easier said than done!
253 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 2013
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March 10, 2013
AN INESCAPABLE TEMPTATION by Scarlet Wilson is a Mills & Boon February 2013 release.
Francesca Cruz took a job on a cruise liner so she could get away from her past and see the world at the same time. Then she meets doctor Gabriel Russo.
But she knows of him, a playboy billionaire, and she has to keep her distance, but would she be able to?
She tries to but is unable to resist the simmering attraction between them. Yet Gabriel is not the commitment type and runs a mile from the word ‘family’ would they be able to reach their happy ever after? Why does Gabriel run from commitment? And what is Francesca’s past secret, which she is hiding behind the pain in her eyes?
AN INESCAPAPABLE TEMPTATION is a well written romance amid the medical drama. It was an emotional uplifting story. Author Scarlet Wilson’s story-telling makes the characters come alive on the pages and the reader is personally involved in their happiness and craves the resolution as deeply as they do. This is a story about recovering from past guilt and grief and moving forward. The premise was wonderful and story moved along very fast.
I loved this story and highly recommend it.
My rating 4.5 out of 5 stars.
March 12, 2013
I have often wondered how nurses find the dedication needed to tend to the sick, the long hours are one thing but what about the risk of getting emotionally attached to your patients and when losing them to death , how do you handle it? But never have I stopped to think about the nurses and Dr's that serve on cruise ships.
So far away from their homes and families and going from port to port. I am sure if must be very exciting seeing the world in this manner and just as in a hospital you meet new faces with each trip, but what about their "back home" and the reasons for them leaving it behind to travel the world.
In this read the author delved into the life of Francesca, a dedicated nurse on the run from a past and a secret best kept close to her heart, the author showed me that there is always a reason people take the actions they do, and in the process you can gain a new perspective of life.
The character of Francesca however discovers more than she bargained for when meeting her new boss, impossibly good looking sex on legs ready to heal any of your desires Dr. Gabriel Russo, but she does not reckon that their first meeting would involve her lips fused to his in an attempt to save his life!
The main characters of Fran and Gabriel were both well written. Fran is strong and independent yet the pain in her eyes is what shows she is not as strong as she wishes to portray to the outside world, and the author does a stunning job at taking the lost woman and bringing her out from hiding by setting her right into the path of a man worthy enough of dismissing all her past hurt.
Gabriel was pure delight! I loved that he is the fun and flirty type tempting Fran into submission taking her dreams of pink and fluffy and turning them into hot and sexy,yet holding back at the same time, this made for some truly wonderful moments of conflict and definitely burned up the pages with sexual heat simmering on the surface ready to explode at any given moment.
But yes ladies he also has the dreaded commitment issue most men have, but when the author reveals the truth you will be too shocked to be mad at him.
The backdrop setting of a cruise ship was different yet very exciting as the author showed the non fun part to me as reader with the medical emergencies that can creep up on the staff to the luxuries that lounging around in the sun can do for one's peace of mind.
The dialogue was a emotional one with the author using her words perfectly to show the anguish and hurt her characters are facing. I highly recommend this read for romance readers that love a bit of drama in their reads.
5/5 star review
" He'll melt away her past by showing her the future"
So far away from their homes and families and going from port to port. I am sure if must be very exciting seeing the world in this manner and just as in a hospital you meet new faces with each trip, but what about their "back home" and the reasons for them leaving it behind to travel the world.
In this read the author delved into the life of Francesca, a dedicated nurse on the run from a past and a secret best kept close to her heart, the author showed me that there is always a reason people take the actions they do, and in the process you can gain a new perspective of life.
The character of Francesca however discovers more than she bargained for when meeting her new boss, impossibly good looking sex on legs ready to heal any of your desires Dr. Gabriel Russo, but she does not reckon that their first meeting would involve her lips fused to his in an attempt to save his life!
The main characters of Fran and Gabriel were both well written. Fran is strong and independent yet the pain in her eyes is what shows she is not as strong as she wishes to portray to the outside world, and the author does a stunning job at taking the lost woman and bringing her out from hiding by setting her right into the path of a man worthy enough of dismissing all her past hurt.
Gabriel was pure delight! I loved that he is the fun and flirty type tempting Fran into submission taking her dreams of pink and fluffy and turning them into hot and sexy,yet holding back at the same time, this made for some truly wonderful moments of conflict and definitely burned up the pages with sexual heat simmering on the surface ready to explode at any given moment.
But yes ladies he also has the dreaded commitment issue most men have, but when the author reveals the truth you will be too shocked to be mad at him.
The backdrop setting of a cruise ship was different yet very exciting as the author showed the non fun part to me as reader with the medical emergencies that can creep up on the staff to the luxuries that lounging around in the sun can do for one's peace of mind.
The dialogue was a emotional one with the author using her words perfectly to show the anguish and hurt her characters are facing. I highly recommend this read for romance readers that love a bit of drama in their reads.
5/5 star review
" He'll melt away her past by showing her the future"
March 13, 2013
I loved this premise. Say you have a loyal, loving friend and a man lets her down. You hate him too, right? Wouldn't you love to go in on your friend's behalf and teach the sod a lessson of a lifetime! Well, that's what happened when Fran found herself working opposite Gabriel, the 'Italian' Stallion doctor who'd broken her friend's heart. It didn't matter that he'd just almost been killed trying to save someone's life. We girls must stick together, right?
Well, maybe! The trouble is, before long the sparks are flying between Nurse Fran and the good doctor. Hey, this wasn't supposed to happen!
I loved the characterization of the two protagonits and the sparky dialogue between the two. Scarlet Wilson knows the medical world well and gives a ring of authenticity to this romance set in the medical world. And I also loved reading about the atmosphere on a Meditarranean cruise ship.
Now I want to add going on a Mediterranean cruise to my wish list.
A great read from Scarlet Wilson. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Well, maybe! The trouble is, before long the sparks are flying between Nurse Fran and the good doctor. Hey, this wasn't supposed to happen!
I loved the characterization of the two protagonits and the sparky dialogue between the two. Scarlet Wilson knows the medical world well and gives a ring of authenticity to this romance set in the medical world. And I also loved reading about the atmosphere on a Meditarranean cruise ship.
Now I want to add going on a Mediterranean cruise to my wish list.
A great read from Scarlet Wilson. Satisfaction guaranteed.
November 17, 2020
This was nice but it sort of lost me half way through.
I liked the medical side, that was really detailed and involved so I enjoyed that part. Just the romance wasn't as great.
I liked the medical side, that was really detailed and involved so I enjoyed that part. Just the romance wasn't as great.
February 19, 2013
3 stars
This is a nice romance. There is lot of medical drama on board there cruise ship.
Francesca is a nurse on a cruise ship as they are loading passengers and supplies, their is cry for her help. A teenager had fallen off into the sea and someone dived after him. He got the boy and trying to get to help and he is bounced into a sea wall. A small boat was sent after they got the teenager in but the man was not breathing.
Francesca looked the teen over quick and told someone to get the doctor and get the kid warmed up. Franceseca saw that the man was not breathing and started CPR. She got him breathing again and found out he was her new boss doctor Gabriel Russo.
After things calmed down she realized he was the doctor playboy that her roommate was dating 6 years ago. He kicked her out of his apartment in the middle of the night and Francesca was called to go rescue her. Francesca was angry at him and now he was her new boss.
Francesca was waiting for her visa to take another job. She has not spent much time anywhere the last few years. She is doubting her nursing skills since her father died. His death has messed with her head.
Gabriel wanted to be closer to his father as he is fighting his own health. His father wanted him to take over the family business instead of being a doctor. He is rich and tired of his family in the news. He has a hard time knowing when people liked him for himself or his family money. He became a doctor because of family death when he was six year old.
Gabriel admires Francesca nurse skills but he wonders why she does not have confidence in her skills. He wished she had not told the others on the medical staff that his family was rich.
Makes me want to think of going on a cruise. See some of the places that they talk of like the leaning tower of Pisa.
I was given this ebook to read and asked to give a review of it by Netgalley.
Publisher: Harlequin Medical Romances (February 1, 2013) 136 pages ASIN: B009YLXORC
This is a nice romance. There is lot of medical drama on board there cruise ship.
Francesca is a nurse on a cruise ship as they are loading passengers and supplies, their is cry for her help. A teenager had fallen off into the sea and someone dived after him. He got the boy and trying to get to help and he is bounced into a sea wall. A small boat was sent after they got the teenager in but the man was not breathing.
Francesca looked the teen over quick and told someone to get the doctor and get the kid warmed up. Franceseca saw that the man was not breathing and started CPR. She got him breathing again and found out he was her new boss doctor Gabriel Russo.
After things calmed down she realized he was the doctor playboy that her roommate was dating 6 years ago. He kicked her out of his apartment in the middle of the night and Francesca was called to go rescue her. Francesca was angry at him and now he was her new boss.
Francesca was waiting for her visa to take another job. She has not spent much time anywhere the last few years. She is doubting her nursing skills since her father died. His death has messed with her head.
Gabriel wanted to be closer to his father as he is fighting his own health. His father wanted him to take over the family business instead of being a doctor. He is rich and tired of his family in the news. He has a hard time knowing when people liked him for himself or his family money. He became a doctor because of family death when he was six year old.
Gabriel admires Francesca nurse skills but he wonders why she does not have confidence in her skills. He wished she had not told the others on the medical staff that his family was rich.
Makes me want to think of going on a cruise. See some of the places that they talk of like the leaning tower of Pisa.
I was given this ebook to read and asked to give a review of it by Netgalley.
Publisher: Harlequin Medical Romances (February 1, 2013) 136 pages ASIN: B009YLXORC
March 21, 2013
This book tells the story of Francesca who is a nurse in a cruise ship and Gabriel, her newly appointed doctor. Gabriel is new to the cruise ship and on his day reporting to work, he jumped into the sea to rescue a boy and as a result of banging his head on the dork, he fainted. Not realising who he is, Francesca performed CPR on him and she got her surprise when she finally realised that not that Gabriel is her boss, he was also the playboy doctor who threw her friend out of the house in the middle of the night. Called it a bad first impression, Francesca showed her unwelcome feeling to Gabriel and it make Gabriel wondered what he had done wrong to received such an unfriendly glare from Francesca. Both Francesca and Gabriel came from a different background. She just lost her only family member; her father and is craving to put her root somewhere and is waiting for visa to take another job while Gabriel, although being labelled as rich playboy, is pretty much down to earth, is back to the family and has reluctantly taking over his family business even though it is not something that he wants. Being associated with his family’s money, he no longer knows who is true to him and not on his money.
This is a medical romance book and as such, there are many medical emergencies drama being told here. Am thoroughly enjoyed those drama and the way both Francesca and Gabriel dealt with it. The author does seem to know about the medical world and the drama narrated in the book seem pretty real to me.
This is a medical romance book and as such, there are many medical emergencies drama being told here. Am thoroughly enjoyed those drama and the way both Francesca and Gabriel dealt with it. The author does seem to know about the medical world and the drama narrated in the book seem pretty real to me.
March 26, 2013
In An Inescapable Temptation by Scarlet Wilson Francesca Cruz is running from her past. She cannot stop doubting herself and her past decisions. If she had been more attentive she could have saved her father’s life, but she blames a handsome doctor who turned her head for her inattentiveness. Even more she blames herself because he left her as soon as her father died and showed what he was truly made of then, something that she somehow overlooked while dating him. Now she has taken a job on a cruise while she gets her visa to work in Australia as a nurse practitioner.
Gabriel Russo cannot stand the media anymore. They have invaded his family’s privacy his entire life. To run from them and the problems currently facing his family he decidesto take a job on a cruise, far enough away from Italy and everyone who immediately associates him with his family and does not his credentials.
When Francesca first meets Gabriel, he is unconscious after trying to rescue a teenager from drowning in the sea. Read More...
Gabriel Russo cannot stand the media anymore. They have invaded his family’s privacy his entire life. To run from them and the problems currently facing his family he decidesto take a job on a cruise, far enough away from Italy and everyone who immediately associates him with his family and does not his credentials.
When Francesca first meets Gabriel, he is unconscious after trying to rescue a teenager from drowning in the sea. Read More...
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