Smuggler's Temptation

Scandalous Brews Book One

Mr. Quinton Avery Sinclair is a smuggler, a scoundrel, and now, a father. Thrust into parenthood by way of his sister’s untimely death, Quint must find a way to make his bread legitimately, lest his nephew suffer. One final smuggling voyage has carried his rotted ship across the Atlantic and into Boston’s harbor to sell a load of inherited whisky. It should be easy enough; lie to the taxman, escort the barrels to the warehouse, leave the selling to his contact within Temptation Brewing. No problem. At least, it was no problem until one Miss Eve Anderson started meddling.

Harlot, temptress, soiled dove; descriptors that became Eve's bosom friends in the wake of an indiscretion that landed her squarely in the scandal sheets. Such youthful folly taught her one important lesson: scandal sells. When her family's brewery later found itself flirting with bankruptcy, Eve put said lesson to good use, leveraging her reputation in the process.

Temptation is flourishing six years later thanks to an ongoing arrangement with The Boston Bell newspaper. She supplies the scandals, they supply the coverage, everyone earns a tidy profit. Quick, simple, predictable; the exact opposite of her other profession. Eve's love of midwifery, born from tragedy, ignites her soul, lending her purpose in a world otherwise devoid of it.

Her life is a careful and delicate balance between two worlds; harlot and healer. When a run-of-the-mill whisky arrangement turns out to be far more complicated than originally described, she finds herself torn in yet another direction. Will her carefully portioned life survive a smuggler's run?

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