Download or read book An Irresistible Temptation written by Carol Baxter and published by Allen & Unwin. This book was released on 2006-11 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set against the backdrop of a particularly divisive period in colonial New South Wales, Australia, this sensational story recounts the scandal that centered on the alluring convict Jane New and her role in the public vilification of Governor Ralph Darling and the elevation of William Charles Wentworth from journalist and public figure to the colony’s master political operator.