Debra Dier

Debra Dier writes American historical romance that often places determined characters inside Regency-era conflicts. Saint’s Temptation returns to Clayton Trevelyan, Earl of Huntingdon, and Marisa Grantham after a broken engagement and seven years of separation. Clayton comes home from war changed by military service and intelligence work, while Marisa discovers a plot against his life and refuses to remain outside the danger. The original paperback appeared through Leisure Books in December 1998. Subsequent editions substantially revised elements of plot and characterization while retaining the central reunion. The novel belongs to Dier’s Heiresses sequence and follows Devil’s Honor, linking Clayton’s story to an established family and series setting. Bibliographic records classify Dier’s work primarily as historical romance and place Saint’s Temptation among her late-1990s releases. The book uses a threat against Clayton, past misunderstanding, and wartime injury to complicate its courtship rather than treating reunion as automatic. It represents Dier’s characteristic blend of Regency society, suspense, and emotionally guarded protagonists.