During the days, they were fierce nineteen-year-old rivals in a collegiate golf competition, but at night, their passion sizzled under the sheets. After Team USA won, Rio "River" Vargas returned to his native Spain and Greg Thorenson headed back to his home in the United States. But when Rio didn't respond to a letter he sent, Greg wasn't sure if Rio's silence was because Greg had beaten him for the win or because their affair had been only a four-night-fling.<br><br>Now, professionals at the height of their game, they meet again as competitors in a major tournament in the California desert, where the prize of thousands of dollars is at stake. It's been six silent years since those wild, hot nights as young men. Maybe for Rio that earlier passion had been an experiment, an aberration of who he really is and of whatever Greg may have meant to him. But to Greg, that earlier passion had been something deeper ... he had fallen in love.<br><br>Upon seeing Rio again, Greg is torn between ignoring the past or re-igniting the banked embers of emotion to see where they'll lead. But can he risk it? If Greg opens himself to love, and also wins this tournament, Rio may very well walk out of his life a second time ...

Hole in One

“If you have no plans for dinner, come with me to my friend’s house for a little party. Have some fun. We’ll talk. You’ll like her. It’ll get our minds off tomorrow.”


Since Greg could think of only one thing he’d like to do to take his mind off golf, he said, “I’ll take a rain check. We start early tomorrow.” He hated the clutch of his heart at the mention of a woman.


“Come with me. We’ll have a good dinner, share part of a bottle of Merlot, catch up on our news. You know this course. You don’t need to walk it. Marleena likes meeting new friends.” River put an arm around Greg’s shoulder and swept him along. That arm felt so good, so natural. Greg couldn’t resist. 2


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