The Sweetest Temptation — Cheryl Barton

As a teenager, Gabrielle Mann fell in love with strikingly handsome Adonis Duqette, an older, close family friend. He was the sweetest of temptations who helped her save face in front of her friends. He then broke her heart by rejecting her declaration of love. Adonis is his given name; A.D. is what his friends call him. As a special forces operative, he was simply known as, Jaguar. When the Mann family is in need, Adonis drops everything to provide protection for Gabrielle, no longer a teenager, but a sexy, vibrant, damn-near irresistible woman. He once had no problem resisting his desire for her. Being back in her life, he was about to risk it all for the woman he had begrudgingly left behind. Gabrielle's star-studded career as Hollywood's next IT girl is derailed when an unknown assailant targets her political family. Adonis reappears in her life to her chagrin. He once told her to forget about him and she did. Now he's back, looking hotter and hunkier than any man should legally be. While he's trying to save her life, she's trying to save her heart from the one man she vowed to never love again. Gabrielle is about to learn that some things are easier said than done.