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The Tempted (Eden's Children) (Intrigue, 626) Paperback – August 1, 2001

by Amanda Stevens (Author)
4.4 out of 5 stars 50
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The Tempted by Amanda Stevens released on Jul 25, 2001 is available now for purchase.
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  1. Book 2 of 3
    Eden's Children
  2. Print length
    256 pages
  3. Language
    English
  4. Publisher
    Harlequin
  5. Publication date
    August 1, 2001
  6. Dimensions
    3.25 x 0.5 x 6.5 inches
  7. ISBN-10
    0373226268
  8. ISBN-13
    978-0373226269
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Harlequin; First Edition (August 1, 2001)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 256 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0373226268
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0373226269
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4.8 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 3.25 x 0.5 x 6.5 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.4 out of 5 stars 50

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Amanda Stevens

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Amanda Stevens is the award-winning author of over fifty novels, including the modern gothic series, The Graveyard Queen. Her books have been described as eerie and atmospheric, “a new take on the classic ghost story.” Born and raised in the rural south, she now resides in Houston, Texas, where she enjoys binge-watching, bike riding and the occasional margarita.

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L David
5.0 out of 5 stars ... the three book series of the Eden Children very good.
Reviewed in the United States on May 15, 2017
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Read the three book series of the Eden Children very good.
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Reviewed in the United States on August 22, 2017
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Loved it could not put the book down.
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The series was very good. This was the 3rd book in the series and I wasn't disappointed.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Great Author.
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Very good with a difficult subject.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2016
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Enjoyed her story and how she presented it.
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Mark Louis Baumgart
4.0 out of 5 stars ". . . he could tell from the odd angle of her head that her neck was broken."
Reviewed in the United States on July 23, 2012
"Eden's Children: The Tempted" by Amanda Stevens is the second novel in Eden's Children trilogy, with each book involving three separate kidnappings that have occurred in Eden, Mississippi. The plot all started ten years ago with the kidnapping of five-year-old Emily Cross, then there was an abatement for ten years until the kidnappings of five-year-olds Emily Campbell and Sara Beth Bordie. In the first book Stevens examined and solved the kidnapping of Sara Beth Brodie. In this second book Stevens tackles the mystery of Emily Campbell, who is a dead ringer for the previously kidnapped Emily Cross.

Unfortunately, while a self-made woman, Tess Campbell, Emily's mother, is hardly rich, and now after so much time has elapsed, the investigation into Emily's kidnapping is being scaled back. Tess has teamed up with Naomi Cross, the mother of the long kidnapped Sadie, who now is channeling her energies into The Children's Rescue Network.

Still, this is Tess's book, and it is mostly up to her to solve the mystery of Emily's kidnapping. However, as the investigation is being scaled back, Tess finds her finances in shambles. In a last ditch effort to keep the investigation alive, Tess decides to raise the reward on any information on her daughter's kidnapping.

Yet, to do this, she has to confront a dark secret of her past. This happens fairly early in the novel, so I'm not giving anything away. She has to go to Emily's rich father Jared Spencer for help. Unfortunately, Jared doesn't know that he is the father of Emily. It all happened during a summer of passion, when Tess and her mother worked as housekeepers and servants for the Spencer family. Then Emily and her best friend Melanie Kent, learned some evil truths and realities about the Spenser family, mostly about Jared's brother and mother. Then, the two women are mysteriously run off the road. Melanie was put into a wheelchair for life, and afraid of further consequences, Tess decided to keep her pregnancy a secret and left Jared behind. Now, after five years of separation, she has to go back and ask Jared for help, all while keeping the fact that Emily is his daughter from him, because she is afraid that he might take Emily from her. As she asks for help, Jared learns that old wounds have not healed, and Tess' abandonment still hurts, while he finds that he still loves her. At the same time, Royce, Jared's jealous brother is taking an interest in Jared's affairs.

Jared is conflicted as he feels old feelings bubbling up. He wants to help Tess, but he's not sure why. Does he still love her, is it because he wants to know why Tess left him, or is it a combination of the two? As the novel progresses the romance between the two becomes reignited, and Jared begins to suspect what relationship Emily is to him.

Stevens has a knack for creating great characters, here we get Tess Campbell, who is a textbook example of a wretched lonely woman whose child is abducted, and who is at her resources end. She has to turn to somebody whose family she is afraid of; somebody there tried to kill her, and whose current friends and acquaintances are just plain tapped out.

Stevens is no slouch when it comes to suspense. Stevens creates a cozy romantic mystery/suspense novel in which by the novel's end almost everybody is suspect. Is it the hissable anus that is Jared's creepy brother? Then there is Jared's mother, who is a mean-spirited, vicious, class conscious, autocratic, manipulative bitch, who is willing to marry off (prostitute) her children merely to keep her societal standing. And what is the secret that Melanie Kent is keeping, and there is a question of what does Willa Banks, a volunteer in the search for Emily, have to do with all of this.

Stevens has written suspense, and she's written romance, but even her romances have had a sense of suspense to them. If you're only interested in romance, then this novel will probably disappoint you, if, however, you're looking for a good suspense cozy with a romantic sub-plot, a sub-plot that has its own bit of suspense, then this is a novel for you. It's true that this novel will work better if you read part one of this trilogy, but it's not essential, as while there is some carry over in the form of characters and plot from the first book, the mystery here is separate from the first, and the book concentrates on different main characters.

The ending is a little too neatly wrapped up, but, if you like solid novels of romantic mystery, peppered with a rather caustic opinion of classism then you'll like this.

I have on this site also reviewed the following Amanda Stevens novels:

 The Devil's Footprints
Eden's Children #1:  Innocent (Eden'S Children) (Intrigue, 622)
Eden's Children #2:  The Tempted (Eden's Children) (Intrigue, 626)
Eden's Children #3:  Forgiven (Eden's Children) (Harlequin Intrigue, No. 630)
Showdown in West Texas (Harlequin Intrigue)
Stranger in Paradise (Dangerous to Love USA: Arkansas #4)
The Whispering Room
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4.0 out of 5 stars A thrilling 2nd book to a series
Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2016
Tess Campbell's 5 year old daughter was taken in the first book of the series. She was abducted on the 10-year anniversary of another little girl from the same school yard playground. This book let's you know the child is still alive as she has parts in this book. She knows she's being held captive, is scared and fantasizes about her daddy (though she doesn't have one) rescuing her like a fairy tale princess.

Tess Campbell is beside herself with trying to find her daughter. She needs to increase the reward amount for information, but doesn't have it. She decides to go to the one man she hopes can help her: Jared Spencer, the man she loved as a teenager and is her daughter's father, though he hasn't a clue. When she asks him for financial help, he does simply because it's Tess' daughter. He also feels a connection to the little girl just looking at her picture in the paper, but he doesn't know why.

Jared Spencer is from a wealthy family. Tess' mother was their housekeeper and Tess has always known she doesn't belong in his family. Jared's mother has made it crystal clear she is beneath them.

This book has many flashbacks so the reader can understand the dynamics of their relationship when they were young. These flashbacks also provide the reader with why Tess doesn't want Jared to know he's the father.

Jared feels a need to help Tess beyond just the check he wrote. He also can't understand why she still won't believe their statuses in life have always been a problem for them to have a relationship. As he grows closer to Tess again and learns he's a father, the search for him takes on a whole new meaning.

When they find their little girl, Amanda brings to life for the reader a connection for Jared and his little girl. A little girl, through her innocent eyes, puts such a clarity on them becoming a family.

Finding this little girl perfectly sets up the third and final book in the series: finding Sadie, a little girl taken so many years ago.
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