Review Passion by Lisa Valdez

PASSION
by Lisa Valdez
ISBN: 0425203972
Publisher: Berkley (July 5, 2005)

A woman called Passion. A man who would make her true to her name.
In her second year of mourning, lovely young widow Passion Elizabeth Dare never dreamed she would be with a man again--and certainly not a complete stranger. But amidst the crowds of London's Crystal Palace, Passion finds herself discreetly, yet insistently, pursued by a sensual gentleman who awakens her long-supressed desires. After a loveless marriage of restrained propriety, Passion abandons herself to true bliss for the first time.
Intoxicated by his encounter with the beautiful stranger, Mark Randolph Hawkmore, Earl of Langley, cannot wait to see her again. As a series of rapturous rendezvous follows, he and his mystery lover find something rare and wonderful blossoming between them. But a blackmail scheme against the Earl threatens to destroy everything. As a scandal brews, each will have to choose between duty and desire...their love for their families--and their love for each other.

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What a beautiful book! Hot and steamy and I also shed some tears.
I just loved Mark's and Passion's story. It was my first Lisa Valdez book and the hot erotic scenes often made me blush till behind my ears while reading. I couldn't put the book away, had to keep reading!
Great read!