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An Ellora’s Cave Romantica Publication
www.ellorascave.com
Tempting Tess
ISBN 9781419916069
ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Tempting Tess Copyright © 2008 Regina Carlysle
Edited by Helen Woodall.
Cover art by Syneca.
Electronic book Publication May 2008
With the exception of quotes used in reviews, this book may not be reproduced or used in whole or in
part by any means existing without written permission from the publisher, Ellora’s Cave Publishing,
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This book is a work of fiction and any resemblance to persons, living or dead, or places, events or locales
is purely coincidental. The characters are productions of the author’s imagination and used fictitiously.
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T EMPTING T ESS
Regina Carlysle
Dedication
To Alisha Paige, Tessa Rae, Cindy Spencer Pape, Judith Rochelle and Desiree Holt.
Fellow authors and sisters of the heart. For the fun, the belly laughs and the strong
shoulders when needed. I couldn’t make it through a single day without you.
Trademarks Acknowledgement
The author acknowledges the trademarked status and trademark owners of the
following wordmarks mentioned in this work of fiction:
Alice in Wonderland: BKN International AG Corporation
Inn of the Mountain Gods: Mescalero Apache Tribe of the Mescalero Reservation,
The Indian Charter Corporation
Pinot Noir : Wineland Ltd.
Spider-Man: Marvel Character, Inc.
Wizard of Oz: Turner Entertainment Co.
Tempting Tess
Chapter One
Night had fallen to crisp cool temperatures in the beautiful Ruidoso Mountains and
as the evening grew, turning into a deep incandescent blue, so did Tess Garrity’s mood.
Vacations were supposed to make one feel better, not worse, weren’t they?
Nope, not happening.
At least not tonight.
She’d been here for a couple of days in an effort to reevaluate the vast wasteland
that was her life. At forty-five, she was a widow and the mother of a grown daughter.
Now here she was thinking things through, hoping for something, anything that could
make her feel alive again.
Pathetic.
The wide back porch of her rented cabin was rustic, offering a panoramic view of a
vast wilderness that called to something deep inside her. What that something was, she
had no clue. Feeling a desperate sort of urgency grab her, she’d come outside with a
bottle of Pinot Noir she’d picked up earlier today during her jaunt into town for
groceries. She eyed the half empty bottle ruefully and walked over to pour herself a bit.
Half a glass only. There was something really sad about drinking alone and she was
already feeling a little tipsy.
Sinking down onto a comfy couch, she curled her legs under her and sighed.
Glancing toward the cabin that sat to her right, she wondered briefly about skimming
out of the nightgown she wore and changing into some jeans and a tee. Yeah, she could
traipse over there in the dead of night clutching her half empty bottle of Pinot Noir and
knock on the door of the sexiest, hottest man she’d ever seen in her life.
The very thought made her giggle.
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