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1、TemptationNoraRobertsOrchardownerChaseElliotshowedamarkedpreferenceforsomethingupinoneofhisappletrees—andwhenlovelyEdenCarlboughdroppedintohisarms,heknewhe'dcaughtsomethingspecial.ButEdenhadbeenhurtbefore,anditwouldtakepersuasion—andtemptation—toconvinceherthey'dfoundparadise…t
2、ogether.contents12345678910SILHOUETTEBOOKSTEMPTATIONCopyright©1987byNoraRobertsISBN0-373-21897-4Allrightsreserved.Exceptforuseinanyreview,thereproductionorutilizationofthisworkinwholeorinpartinanyformbyanyelectronic,mechanicalorothermeans,nowknownorhereafterinvented,includingxe
3、rography,photocopyingandrecording,orinanyinformationstorageorretrievalsystem,isforbiddenwithoutthewrittenpermissionoftheeditorialoffice,SilhouetteBooks,233Broadway,NewYork,NY10279U.S.A.Allcharactersinthisbookhavenoexistenceoutsidetheimaginationoftheauthorandhavenorelationwhatso
4、evertoanyonebearingthesamenameornames.Theyarenotevendistantlyinspiredbyanyindividualknownorunknowntotheauthor,andallincidentsarepureinvention.ThiseditionpublishedbyarrangementwithHarlequinBooksS.A.®andTMaretrademarksofHarlequinBooksS.A.,usedunderlicense.Trademarksindicatedwith®
5、areregisteredintheUnitedStatesPatentandTrademarkOffice,theCanadianTradeMarksOfficeandinothercountries.VisitSilhouetteatwww.eHarlequin.comPrintedinU.S.A.ThisbookisdedicatedwithgratitudeandaffectiontoNancyJackson.Chapter1^»"Ifthere'sonethingIhate,"Edenmumbled,"it'ssixo'clockinthe
6、morning."Sunlightpouredthroughthethinlyscreenedwindowsofthecabinandfellonthewoodenfloor,themetalbarsofherbunk,andherface.Thesoundofthemorningbellechoeddullyinherhead.Thoughshe'dknownthatlong,clangingringforonlythreedays,Edenalreadyhatedit.Foronefancifulmoment,sheburiedherfaceun
7、derthepillow,imaginingherselfcuddledinherbigfour-poster.TheIrish-linensheetswouldsmellever-so-slightlyoflemon.Inherairypastelbedroom,thecurtainswouldbedrawnagainstthemorning,thescentoffreshflowerssweeteningtheair.Thepillowcasesmelledoffeathersanddetergent.Withagrunt,Edentossedt
8、hepillowtothefloor,thenstruggledtositup.Nowthatthemorn