Rainn may fear tropical storms more than anything, but his love of flowers has landed him a gardening position on the Caribbean island of Dominica. Loneliness leads him to take tours with breathtakingly handsome local guide, Sam.<br><br>Sam is taken with Rainn, but not at all with the planned hotel where Rainn works as a gardener. Windemere Resorts is quietly destroying Dominica’s natural beauty, and now Sam and his friends hope Rainn will help them obtain information they need to stop the hotel from being finished.<br><br>Rainn wants Sam badly, but what if he’s being used? An out-of-season hurricane bearing down on the island makes his worst fear a reality, and now he must decide if he should break the law for Sam. Can he trust Sam with his heart and body?

Hurricanes and Rainn

As the weather worsened, Rainn’s jaw hurt. He realized he’d been clenching his teeth nonstop. He’d made five trips in vans and Jeeps carrying water, food, and blankets to the government school. Returning from his sixth trip, he saw Sam on his moped talking to a guard. Rainn asked the driver to stop the van and stepped out.


“He’s my friend,” Rainn said to the guard. “He’s helping out.” The guard nodded and let them pass.


“I’m sorry I didn’t wait for you to contact me,” Sam said, “but then I remembered. I brought you a local phone.”


Rainn felt a wave of surprise. How thoughtful.


“I have something for you, too, in a way,” Rainn said. He showed Sam the photos of the trashed beach. “I decided I’ll help. But I don’t know how I’ll have the opportunity to insert the thumb drive. Not now with the storm.”


Sam raised an eyebrow. “Perhaps I can install the drive after everyone leaves the grounds.”


Chapter 8