The Temptress — Abigail Barnette

When a tree falls in Miranda Prospero's yard, she has no idea what lies in store for her. Trapped at her father's cottage on Mackinac Island with no job and no boyfriend, the last thing she's looking for is a romance with the guy she rejected when they both were in high school. But Ariel, the meddling, horny spirit who has spent two-hundred years watching her from his bark-covered prison, has different plans for her.


Greg Ferdinand spent his adolescence pining for Miranda. A success at business and a failure in love, he's using his summer at his parents' house to recover from a messy divorce. Seeing Miranda again turns him back into that insecure, nerdy kid desperate for her love. The timing couldn't be more terrible, but Greg isn't willing to let his chance to be with Miranda slip away.


Despite the sexual sparks that fly between them, getting Greg and Miranda together will take a miracle, and Ariel is more than willing to be that miracle. Never has there been a matchmaker more devoted, and he's willing to do whatever it takes, even if that means creating a tempest or two...


**Publisher's Note** The As We Like It anthology is a six-book grouping of stories that includes Twelve Nights by Katie Blu, Midsummer's Dreaming by Simone Anderson, The Temptress by Abigail Barnette, Vamplet by Dakota Rebel, Two for the Shrew by Bronwyn Green and Romero and Julian by Brynn Paulin. Each story is the author's updated interpretation of a classic Shakespeareian tale. Three stories release on 11/16/2011, and the remaining three release on 11/23/2011. While the stories share a central theme, they do not need to be read in order. Enjoy!