Cheryl Holt
Authors: Too Tempting to Touch
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TOO HOT TO HANDLE
“A luscious erotic romance as a coy innocent collides with an alpha male in steamy love scenes . . . delectable,”
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RT Book Club Magazine
Top Pick
“Cheryl Holt. . . weaves this erotic romance like a master.”
—Romance Divas
“A wonderful, amusing battle of the sexes.”
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Midwest Book Review
FURTHER THAN PASSION
“Fantastic . . . a keeper . . . Holt has finely tuned the art of delving into secret fantasies and drawing out what women want. In this deliciously sensual story, she keeps readers glued to the pages by infusing every one with plenty of sizzle. Very sensual.”
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Romantic Times
(starred review)
“Holt pens a compelling, erotic tale . . . a sensual feast of love, betrayal, and sensual pleasure,
Further Than Passion
takes the reader beyond the typical consequences of desire for happily ever after. . . [a] powerful story that readers will find impossible to put down . . . each character springs vibrantly alive, living in the reader’s imagination long after the last page is turned.”
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Midwest Book Review
“A deeply passionate book . . . very seldom does a historical novel find its way to my shelf, but this is one author for whom I will always make an exception. Fans won’t be surprised to find this book on their keeper shelf.”
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A Romance Review
“Holt’s most exciting story of all.
Further Than Passion
is an intriguing and spellbinding love story.”
—Fallen Angel Reviews
“Highly erotic . . . a poignant and emotional love story . . . only Cheryl Holt can write such sweet, erotic romances that touch the heart, body, and soul.”
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Historical Romance Club
“Holt is an extremely talented author. Every book she writes is so sexy, the characters so real, that I’m sorry when the story comes to an end.”
—FreshFiction.com
DEEPER THAN DESIRE
“Just about the best writer of erotic romance that we’ve got.”
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Statesman Journal
(Salem, Oregon)
“Sexy, titillating love story . . . add some suspense, abductions, a mad villain and an exciting climax and you have all you need in an erotic romance.”
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Romantic Times
“A jewel . . . intriguing, compelling, and passionate.”
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Old Book Barn Gazette
“The thing that I like best about Cheryl Holt’s writing is that she makes her characters come alive as their stories unfold. You get mad, glad, sad, and sexy as the devil while reading her glorious books that not only are well-written erotic stories but have substance and good story lines concerning the characters’ lives that make them human and realistic. Now this is a writer to watch because she is going places. Ms. Holt delivers stories that you love reading. They are hot and spicy . . . filled with compelling characters that set your heart to racing with her imaginative and titillating storytelling.”
—ReaderToReader.com
“An intricate tapestry of intriguing characters.”
—Romancereaderatheart.com
“Romance fans will enjoy this erotic tale of forbidden love that feels and is right. Holt turns up the heat with this superior historical.”
—TheBestReviews.com
“Cheryl Holt will ravish her reading audience with this well-written tale. Her clever plot will lure the reader on, as she seduces one to continue reading page after page. Filled with sexual tension and loaded with secondary story lines, one comes away satisfied. If a delightful taste of erotica is what you are looking for, you will find your senses replete in
Deeper Than Desire.”
—Simegen.com
TOTAL SURRENDER
Best Sensual Novel of the Year
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Romantic Times
Magazine
“Cheryl Holt is something else again. I was totally blown away by
Total Surrender
, a tale both erotic and poignant. Sensational characters, and a very compelling read that readers couldn’t put down unless you’re dead! It’s also the dynamite sequel to last year’s
Love Lessons . . .
don’t miss this author. She’s a sparkling diamond.”
—ReaderToReader.com
“A lush tale of romance, sexuality, and the fragility of the human spirit. Carefully crafted characters, engaging dialogue, and sinfully erotic narrative create a story that is at once compelling and disturbing . . . For a story that is sizzling hot and a hero any woman would want to save.”
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Romance Reviews Today
“A deliciously erotic romance . . . the story line grips the audience from the start until the final nude setting, as the lead characters are a dynamic couple battling for
Total Surrender
, The suspense element adds tension, but the tale belongs to Sarah and Michael. Cheryl Holt turns up the heat with this enticing historical romance.”
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Writerspace
“A very good erotic novel. . . if you like a racy read, you’ll enjoy this one!”
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Old Book Barn Gazette
“Cheryl Holt is very good at what she does.”
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Statesman Journal
(Salem, Oregon)
LOVE LESSONS
“With her well-defined characters, even pacing, and heated love scenes Holt makes an easy entry into the world of erotic romance . . . readers will enjoy
Love Lessons.”
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Romantic Times
“Hot, hot, hot! The love scenes sizzle in this very sensual romance between two people from different worlds . . . readers enjoying an erotic romance will not be disappointed.”
—Writers Club Romance on AOL
St. Martin’s Paperbacks Titles
by Cheryl Holt
Too Hot to Handle
Further Than Passion
More Than Seduction
Deeper Than Desire
Complete Abandon
Absolute Pleasure
Total Surrender
Love Lessons
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TOUCHCheryl Holt
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TOO TEMPTING TO TOUCH
Copyright © 2006 by Cheryl Holt.
Cover photo © Kristin Zabawa Photography
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ISBN: 0-312-93798-9
EAN: 9780312-93798-0
Printed in the United States of America
St. Martin’s Paperbacks edition / March 2006
St. Martin’s Paperbacks are published by St. Martin’s Press, 175 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10010.
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1 LONDON, ENGLAND, 1812 . . .
“Do you feel sorry for me?”
“Dreadfully sorry, darling.”
At the sound of voices, Ellen Drake halted in shuffling her deck of cards. She’d been anxious for a quiet interlude and a chance to rest after a trying day, but apparently, no privacy was to be had. She was huddled in the shadows of the earl’s library, hiding and playing solitaire at a writing desk that was situated behind a large potted plant. She peeked around it.
From her discreet location she couldn’t see who’d entered, but it was a man and a woman. Considering that they’d sneaked away from the crowded party—as had she—and that they were cooing and purring, it was obvious that a romantic tryst was commencing.
When the man spun the key in the lock, Ellen’s suspicions were confirmed. He was bent on seduction, and his partner eager for it to happen.
Of all the rotten luck!
Ellen glanced about, searching for a rear door by which she could escape, but there wasn’t one. She was
trapped, and the sole means of exit was her bumbling into the middle of the torrid scene, which she was loathe to attempt.