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

I concentrated on his movement, concerned, wondering who exactly I had allowed to enter in my home.


The door clicked behind him after he left and I immediately locked it.


“Something bad is about to happen,” I whispered to the mirror. “I don’t know what. I don’t know when. But something is. Be careful, Robert. Be very careful. That young man cannot be trusted. He’s dangerous.”41: Taking Tacoma Out


I didn’t like the idea that Katz was taking Tacoma out for the evening. I wasn’t informed right away about their planned escapade, which ticked me off. That unfolded unexpectedly…


Tacoma hunted me down in the wine cellar, the deepest parts of the lake house, one floor beneath the kitchen, and informed me of his evening with Katz.


Chapter 45