My eyes never left hers as she came up behind me, wrapping her arms around my waist, and placed her cheek on my spine. The feelings of completion engulfed me. “Thank you, Uncle Dean,” she said sweetly. “Did you just say uncle?” I asked menacingly, and I felt her smile on my back. This woman was too much.

    Sand, sun, sea—what could be better to help her work through her guilt? Even if the presence of the man responsible for the shooting, Agent Zane Vincent, seems counterproductive to her mental health. As Kendall gets to know Zane, and realizes he feels worse about what happened than she does, it becomes impossible to hate him. And their mutual attraction becomes impossible to deny. Kendall and Zane soon agree to put the event that brought them together in the past—and spend the present exploring their most erotic desires. Do they have a future in the real world when their week in paradise is over?18,600 wordsPreviously published; newly revised by author.