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

Of course, there was only one window that I knew of that could share a sugary-sweet view of Tacoma near the pool—the pool boy’s private room where he slept and dreamed.


Shame on me for thinking that I could enter there. Shame. Shame. Shame. It was his personal space. His private space. A locale specifically designed for the young man. His private domain. It would have been sinful for me to cross inside, passing through his entryway, driven by my hunger to spy on him. It would be a true invasion on my part if I carried out such a task. A travesty. A sin. Dishonesty at a full level. A red alert. A breach between employer and employee. Top-notch rudeness.


I wouldn’t enter his bedroom without him knowing.


Chapter 19