Katie Mayes is the executive manager for a large, east coast beach resort. Unfortunately, her boss has discovered her one secret -- her seasonal flings with Caleb Beckett, the Entertainment Director. Company policy dictates no internal fraternization, especially between managers and their subordinates, so her boss gives Katie a choice.<br><br>Caleb or her job.<br><br>She avoids personal encounters with Caleb, until one fateful night a week before the resort’s big summer launch. Then, she runs into him at a local nightclub. When Caleb approaches her, she tries to give him the cold shoulder, but he follows her onto the dance floor where the music, her desire, and his persistence break her will. She claims it’s one more before they break it off completely, but Caleb insists on more than just a single night with her. Far from an ending, he views the summer as their true beginning.

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But she was going to make sure they weren’t seen. And maybe this would slake her thirst for him, at least temporarily.


Lacing her fingers through Caleb’s, Katie shot him a wicked grin when he glanced down at their hands. “Someplace dark,” she agreed, hoping he would take the hint. “I’ll let you lead the way.”


It seemed that everybody at the Wooden Nickel was there to dance. The balcony was virtually empty. They wound through the tables and chairs, moving farther into the shadows and farther from the bustling crowd. As soon as they were alone in a secluded corner, Caleb pushed her against the wall and claimed her mouth. His hands immediately sought her skin, pushing beneath her camisole to cup her breasts.


Chapter 4