Passion's Fury — Rita Balkey

He'd always wanted a woman like her....

Independent, feisty Hester Vail craved passion, excitement, and a man who would fulfill her wildest fantasies. So when she was packed of to Ohio for having, once again, disgraced her dignified, upstanding family, she was exhilarated. Until she came face-to-face with Jack Wilmot, a 'real' man of passion, desire and brute strength. Could she risk giving in to the desperate longings this strong, virile bruiser invoked? Or would she lose her hard-won freedom and her virtue to a scoundrel who would love her and leave her with just her dreams...?

She'd always dreamed of a man like him....

Having known little else but the violent, often savage, world of boxing, Jack Wilmot thought of women as vain, deceitful creatures who offered nothing more than a moment's pleasure. But when he encountered Hester Vail, the proper Bostonian with the honey-blond hair and incredible green eyes, he wanted more than just a night in her arms. To caress her soft, alluring curves and taste her sweet ruby lips was all he longed for, until his aching body demanded that even if it meant going to hell and back, he had to have her....