Duty or Desire
A Steamy Contemporary Romance
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4.7 • 21 Ratings
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- $5.99
Publisher Description
New York Times Bestselling Author
What happens when a man of unshakable conviction
meets the woman who rocks his world?
Pete Higgins is an honorary Westmoreland, a man of his word—of course he’ll put duty to his orphaned niece first. Too bad the temporary nanny is tempting him with every look. Myra Hollister captivates him. But she’s keeping dangerous secrets, the kind that remind Pete of all he’s lost before and what he can’t afford to lose again…
PUBLISHERS WEEKLY
Simplistic characters and an overstuffed plot drag down the tepid fifth romance in Jackson's Westmoreland Legacy series (after His to Claim). Denver Sheriff Peterson Higgins, a bachelor following the death of his fianc e, recently assumed guardianship of his brother's 14-month-old daughter. When his live-in nanny requests time off, he finds her replacement in Myra Hollister, despite his fear that the beautiful woman, 12 years his junior, will prove too much of a temptation. Myra's in hiding from her cartoonishly evil brother, who's plotting to keep her from gaining control of the family company on her 25th birthday. Though Myra shares Pete's instant attraction, she doesn't want the complication of getting involved with her boss. Pete's close friends in the Westmoreland clan sense the chemistry between the pair and conspire to get them together, but when Myra's family drama takes a violent turn, negotiating their fraught relationship will have to wait. Despite life-threatening stakes, blunt, tepid sex scenes and intrusive exposition slow the pace. Though series fans will enjoy checking in with recurring characters, many readers will be turned off by the age gap and boss-employee dynamic of the central relationship.
