Playing with Desire, Pleasure Cove

It was supposed to be a summer fling, but it’s just not cooling down: “Well-plotted . . . Readers will enjoy sharing their bumpy ride to their happy ending.” —Publishers Weekly

Next in line as CEO of his family’s international luxury-resort empire, Liam Westbrook didn’t make his way to the top playing it safe. So when the fast-living British bachelor spies an exotic beauty under a smoldering North Carolina moon, he makes a scandalous proposal. The night culminates in an all-consuming passion that leaves them both burning for more. Liam knows he can’t just walk away. But after a devastating past betrayal, can he trust where his heart is leading him?

Maya Alvarez’s two young daughters are her entire world. But when she ends up alone—on her birthday—the divorced single mother does something totally out of character. She accepts an invitation that leads to a hot summer fling with a seductive stranger who makes her feel bold and desirable again. When Maya must return to the real world, will Liam and their pleasure-fueled fantasy end up as only an affair to remember?

Praise for Reese Ryan’s novels

“Sweet.” —Kirkus Reviews

“Fast-paced and engaging.” —Romance in Color