The Minister's Wife — Delia Parr

The events of a small town in Upstate New York escalate into a maelstrom of buried secrets, dangerous lies and forbidden love...

Desperate to rise above the scandal of her birth, Emilee became the minister's wife not for love... but for redemption. Now a model of virtue and respectability, she is dedicated to serving those who once shunned her. Only too late does she discover she has chosen the path to heartache. The minister's wife has fallen in love -- with another man -- and only faith and determination not to be her mother's daughter stand between her and the greatest temptation of her life....

Jared Burke saw his own need reflected in Emilee. Her virtue, her sensuality, and her intelligence fueled his tormented soul; she was the kind of woman he wanted, the kind he never believed he could claim. Until now. For too long he has run from the vile secrets that drove him away from his home. Now he will face his demons... now he will discover if he truly is his father's son.