Sons of Temptation Series by Tanya Holmes

Category: Romantic Mystery/Romantic Suspense. This is not erotica or romantica. This is a romance centered around a murder mystery. Heat Factor: 3 out of 5 -- The sexual tension is high, and the burn is slow. Sex is character-driven, rather than plot-driven.================================Love, betrayal and murder in a small town.Twelve years after her mother's murder, Shannon Bradford fears she may have helped convict an innocent man... moreCategory: Romantic Mystery/Romantic Suspense. This is not erotica or romantica. This is a romance centered around a murder mystery. Heat Factor: 3 out of 5 -- The sexual tension is high, and the burn is slow. Sex is character-driven, rather than plot-driven.================================Love, betrayal and murder in a small town.Twelve years after her mother's murder, Shannon Bradford fears she may have helped convict an innocent man. Even worse, her prominent family may have had something to do with it. Desperate for answers, she seeks help from the one person least likely to give it. Her best friend and childhood crush, Trace Dawson. The man she sent to prison. Serving hard time for murder has left Trace angry and bitter. As far as he's concerned, digging into the past won't replace the years he's lost or erase the hell he's lived. Now that he's free, Shannon Bradford tops his list of bad memories. But he never counted on falling in love. Set in a sleepy little town during the dead of winter, this award-winning romance novel is a tale of one woman's quest for truth and a man's struggle to forgive… less

After two years in Saint Mary's Asylum Coltrane Dawson is ready for the world, but is he ready for love? Cole Dawson's life is filled with solitude and one-night stands. Get on, get off, and get out—that’s his motto. Anything more would expose the darkness that still lurks within him, a darkness he's not willing to share with any woman. That is, until a chance encounter puts him face-to-face with the one he's wanted since forever... moreAfter two years in Saint Mary's Asylum Coltrane Dawson is ready for the world, but is he ready for love? Cole Dawson's life is filled with solitude and one-night stands. Get on, get off, and get out—that’s his motto. Anything more would expose the darkness that still lurks within him, a darkness he's not willing to share with any woman. That is, until a chance encounter puts him face-to-face with the one he's wanted since forever.

Self-doubt and a crippling case of writer's block have all but destroyed Nina Gray's career. Everything changes after Cole shows up as “The Entertainment” at her birthday party. And when they cross paths again, entering into an unconventional business arrangement that some deem scandalous, the two embark on an emotional journey of discovery, forgiveness…and perhaps even more.Author's Note: Temptation's Edge is a standalone, so if you haven't read Within Temptation, you'll have no problem reading this one. New hero. New heroine. New story. Also, Book #1 was a romantic mystery. This book is a straight contemporary romance. less