Tempt a Lady Author:Susan Weldon Rayne was a little girl when her father, Jasper North, abandoned her to make his fortune out west. Now as a woman, she heads to Nevada for a reunion with the supposedly repentant reprobate. But someone else is waiting for the proper, finishing school-bred beauty when she steps off the stage: Jasper's handsome young business partner Case O'Malley... more », Virginia City's most notorious sinner. A spy for the Union cause, Case cherishes his reputation as a hell raiser for it masks his dangerous mission. The last thing he needs is some meddlesome do-gooder trying to reform him so the sooner he sends Jasper's straight-laced daughter packing, the happier Case will be. But he never expects Rayne to enchant him so thoroughly with her innocent sensuality compelling Case to pursue a very different sort of undercover activity.« less
I've had this one since I was a teen. It's still a great book. I've read it a few times now. A first time for me by this author. Will have to look at her other books. :)