Temptation's Tender Kiss

Destiny's Daughters #1

by Colleen Faulkner

It was a daring scheme, but by pretending to be his Tory twin brother, patriot spy Sterling Thayer hoped to infiltrate the King's army in Philadelphia. But even more dangerous was the burning desire he felt for auburn-haired rebel Reagan Llewellyn.

Genres: Historical Romance, American Revolution, Romance

446 pages, Paperback

First published December 16, 1990

About the author

Now writes as Colleen French.

Reviews

[Tiffany Day · Rating 3 out of 5]

I read the follow-up book to TTK a few years back and really enjoyed it. Unfortunately, this one wasn't as good (which is odd, as they are both so similar in general plot that one would think the first book would be better). The first half was fine, but the second became very drawn out and repetitive - almost like you could tell the author was just trying to fulfill some arbitrary page-count requirement. I also found the h grating and illogically difficult. 3 stars

[bibliolatry · Rating 2 out of 5]

The book started off well, but Reagan was headstrong to the point of utter stupidity. Yes, she was brave, but she often endangered the lives of those around her with her actions.

She was also hypocritical. Thinking of her own happiness, but not really caring about her sister’s happiness. Everyone else could see that her sister was not helpless—just not Reagan.

Another flaw in the writing was that the evil characters had to be vile looking. The good characters were always handsome or beautiful. Too much stereotyping.

Overall, except for “Indian” John and Reagan, the characters were fleshed out and well rounded—not cartoonish.

[Mary · Rating 3 out of 5]

Though it was a little drawn out and meandering, I liked the action and intrigue. However, overall the reading experience was overshadowed by the derogatory terms used over and over again for the antagonist, who is half indigenous. It didn’t seem historically accurate or add anything to the story other than a sense of bigotry and gratuity. From what I can tell, this book was written in the 1990s or later, but it reads to the political correctness standards of the 1950s :/

[Tammy Downing · Rating 5 out of 5]

An engaging tale set during the Revolution.