Stella had hired temptation personified Stella Rawson controlled Rawson Electronics, not as a decorative figurehead, but as the competent businesswoman her husband Mark's untimely death had forced her to become. She was livid when board members opposed her choice for a highly sensitive management position and accused her of personal rather than professional interest in young, ambitious Russ Langford. And Russ's rugged good looks and undeniable virility only weakened her position. When she began to see Russ as more than a business associate, Stella bemoaned her complete lack of discretion in loving so unwisely.