Key West sizzles as Meryl Sawyer creates

breathtaking suspense in a sensual novel of danger,

secrets, and a woman s awakening desires

A NEW FACE...

They called her Beauty and the Beast because half of her face was

exquisitely lovely, and half disfigured. But when Amy Conroy fled her old

life to start anew in Key West, a terrible car crash changed everything.

Mistaken for Shelly Ralston, a victim killed in the accident, Amy was

rushed into surgery to reconstructher now shattered face.

A NEW LIFE...

Matthew Jensen, investigative reporter, wants nothing to do with

Shelly Ralston. Her attraction to him has become a chilling obsession.

Called to the hospital, he mistakenly identifies the gravely injured

woman as Shelly. Desperate to save herself, Amy changes places

with Shelly Ralston.

A WILD PASSION...

As beautiful "Shelly," Amy thinks her dreams have come true...even

though an enemy from her past is moving ever closer. Her involvement

with Matthew is developing into a relationship of mistrust mixed with

deepening passion. Now she plans on gambling everything--including

her life--to experience a man s love for the very first time...

"A RIVETING WORK OF ROMANTIC SUSPENSE...

NEAR PERFECTION."

rePublishers Weekly on TEMPTING FATE