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Chapter One

Michael Donovan finished unpacking and headed straight to the wet bar in the suite's living room He poured whiskey into the tumbler and downed it in one s

Ahh, the sweet burn Maybe he'd just drink hiht

He knew better than to have relationships oood at them Ginny was just the latest example of his failure to even remotely understand the feminineestrogen for the week he was at this resort

He'd started to pour another glass of whiskey when the doorknob rattled and a sound like soht his attention

Great Housekeeping They could bring more whiskey He threw open the door, ready to tell the maid to keep the liquor cabinet stocked

The wo there was no maid He didn't know if she was part of the amenities of Paradise Resort or not, but she sure beat the hell out of a gift basket No gift basket had ever made his cock twitch

Her generousopen in surprise He waited for her to speak

Nothing Not that it was a proble at the curly blond hair piled on top of her head, those cute wire rireen eyes, and watch her lick her lips with a tongue that already had his hts of sex and sweat

Sex Too bad Ginny had backed out at the lastfashion models! So skinny her hip bones stabbed hi research on his next book Too bad he wouldn't have the live, feirlfriend, not a wo partner No strings attached

Like the one standing in front of him Beautiful face and expressive eyes, but she wasn't really his type Too bookish and her clothes fit too loose And she was possibly mute

"Can I help you?" he finally asked

"Iuh, I" She shuffled back and forth, her are backpack Dressed in linen pants and a loose blouse, she surely couldn't be hotel staff He tilted his head sideways, trying to iine what kind of body she hid under those clothes

"Are you lost?" he asked

"I don't think so This is rooht?"

Michael scanned the door "That's what it says"

"Then, um, I think there's been some mix-up"

"Why?"

"Because this is my room"

He laughed "No, this is my room"

"I have a key," she said, holding out the white plastic thing that hotels nowadays insisted on using He ular keys

"I can see that But this is still my room"

She blew a stray curl off her face "Could I put this stuff down for a s are heavy"

"Sure" He grabbed for the bag and alround "Jesus, what do you have in this thing? Rocks?"

"No," she said, rolling her shoulders now that the weight had been lifted from them "They're my books"

Paradise Resort offered every erotic aain, he'd brought his laptop, but that was because this was more or less a research trip for his next book - he wasn't here to indulge in the sexual amenities the resort provided

Correction - he had planned to indulge in sex with Ginny, before she conveniently remembered that she had a shoot booked in Bali this week More likely she was bored having him as her boy-toy-du-jour and had already found another stud to satisfy her Fine with hi a bit bored with her anyway

"Coured out"

She peered in, before gingerly stepping a few inches inside the door He stifled a laugh at her timidity She sure didn't fit the uests here Bold, adventurous, forward - those were the types of people he expected to see this week This one looked like a librarian A librarian with a sexy mouth

"Thanks I don't knohat's happened, but I'ure it out" She was nervous, her eyes darting every which way

"Relax I'll call downstairs and have the er find you another room Take a look around if you want"

She nodded and headed toward the balcony overlooking the water The ocean breeze whipped at her hair, blond tresses flying every which way

Holy shit! She had some body hidden under those clothes He alainst generous, full breasts Straining nipples appeared ready to poke through the silky blouse Hips ainst her pants

Fuck It had been too dalobe trotting trips Ah, hell, it was over between theest airhead And once he got out of bed, it would be nice to have an intelligent conversation with a woman

He'd yet to find one who could satisfy both his sexual and intellectual appetites That hadn't happened since he'd been with Mari He thought he'd found everything with her What he'd ended up as a one way ticket toand fun Not forever

The woman on his balcony had double Ds written all over her And not just her breasts - she was desirable, which erous to him

He quickly dialed the et "Double D" out of his suite as quickly as possible

Serena Graha She'd almost dropped her bundles when he'd opened the door First, he'd scared her to death because she hadn't expected anyone to be in her room And second, he was an Adonis Dark hair fell in unruly waves against the back of his neck like that movie star she drooled over all the time He even had the sah you as if they can see inside your thoughts Hopefully this man didn't have a mind connection to her--she'd die if he kne she admired him

Too bad she wasn't gutsy enough to ask him to help her

"Bad news," he said after he hung up the phone

She turned and watched him walk towards her "Bad news?"

"They double booked this room And the hotel is full for the week"

This could not be happening to her She'd scrimped and saved part of her salary for over a year, bound and deterrab some sexual excitement for once in her life She'd read up on all the hedonistic resorts, and Paradise was the best Unfortunately, it was also the only resort on this sht back to the mainland today What was she supposed to do? Sleep at the little airstrip until the next plane arrived?

"I see" Despair filled her She sank into one of the cushioned chairs and buried her head in her hands "Give et out of your way"

He studied her and see Probably how quickly he could get her out of his room

She wasn't a sex siren She wasn't the type of girl et close to This whole trip was going to be a disaster What had she been thinking? That she'd suddenly transform the minute she stepped onto the island?

Professor Serena Grahaue withon a front of sexual experience wasn't going to fly Her inexperience would quickly trip her up

What a rab the next plane home

"You don't have to leave, you know"

She raised her head, not sure she'd heard hiht "Excuse me?"

"I have an idea"

"An idea?"

"Are yousomeone here at the resort?"

"Me?" Her eyes widened "No I came alone"