Can you hear the party music and feel the heat of the sun when you open this great beach read? Definitely.
Alexa is the darling of the scandal press. Player Ric is the arrogant hotel entrepreneur. When they meet as Alexa fulfills her flirty holiday dare the atmosphere is so electric it rivals summer lightning.

The author skillfully provides insights into the characters' psyche. Traumatic childhoods have rebounded on their adult lives. Are they too damaged to risk their hearts again?

Their connection is sizzling and unwelcome. Especially when Ric tricks Alexa into working with him on a project close to his well hidden heart.

Alexa's vulnerability is disguised by her zest for life and fiery temper but it makes her easy to like. Ric is tortured and plagued by his past. Afraid his good fortune will be snatched away from him by the inquisitive media.

This story is absorbing but very easy to read. Full of emotion, sensuality and humour a must for your beach bag this summer.

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