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

But, maybe he wasn’tas na?ve as I thought, since he responded to my question with, “Rumor has it that a boy like me can find something fun up here.”


I raised an eyebrow, slightly gasped. “And what kind of fun did you have in mind? What are you saying?”


I should have never asked those questions for two reasons. One, I was still his employer, and stepped over my boundaries as a professional. And two, Kent Tacoma, I realized for a brief moment, was too perfect for me, too model-handsome, too beautiful. Shame on me for asking those questions.


He fingered the queer horror novel in his hands and ignored me. Instead, he asked, “What are youdoing here, Robert? Shouldn’t you be at home writing?”


Chapter 30