Because his pool is untended and filthy, romance author Robert Fine needs to hire a pool boy for the summertime position at his estate. So at the beginning of summer, he places an ad for a pool boy to hire. Enter Kent Tacoma, an ex-Navy stud, handsome, who lands an interview. Almost immediately Robert enjoys his company and himself, hiring Kent on the spot. As Tacoma tends the pool, Robert cannot keep his hungry eyes off the young man. All he can think about is his desire. Unfortunately, Tacoma starts to break Robert’s house rules with a local bad boy named Katz Strong, Tacoma’s opposite. Soon a jealous Robert is convinced Tacoma is under Katz’s bad influence. As Tacoma pulls away from Robert and grows closer to Katz. Robert finds his rage building. Can’t the three men just get along? As summer comes to a close, Tacoma becomes the center of everyone’s attention. Whose heart will survive the heated summer?

The Pool Boy

“How dare you insult me like that. I’m not old,” I said, laughing.


“It’s not an insult. It’s mere fact. You’re older than you believe. You suffer from a misconception. You’re not twenty-two, as I’ve already said. You are thinking with nothing more than your jewels. I know you well enough to say this. You love your young men. You always have. But there is a time to stop. Perhaps today is that time. Let the pool boy go. Don’t worry if he doesn’t come back. Let him be free of your selfish ways, your seduction.”


“Shame on you, Rose. Ladies don’t talk like that. Besides, I have no intentions of seducing Tacoma.”


“You are a kind liar, my friend. It’s why I adore you.”


“I won’t be hanging my head in shame.”


Chapter 14