As spotlighted by Kate Cuthbert in the January Romance Buzz.
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Chapter One
Danielle Rayne wheeled her suitcase into the elevator and turned around. As the doors closed her gaze caught on two tall, attractive men, one with sandy blond hair and one with light brown hair, neatly tied back in a ponytail. They were crossing the hotel lobby toward the reception desk, both stylishly dressed in slim fit jeans.
Oh, my God. Jake and Trey.
The two men she had fantasized about for almost fifteen years. Two men who had haunted her dreams. Kissing her. Holding her. Her cheeks flushed as hot, sweaty images from those dreams rippled through her mind.
The older woman standing beside her glanced her way.
“Are you okay?” she asked, kindly blue eyes taking in Danielle’s burning crimson cheeks.
“Yes, fine thank you. Just a bit of a cold coming on,” she lied.
She took a deep breath and tried to steady her racing heart. As much as she yearned to be with Jake… or Trey… or both… it would never be. Because Jake and Treywere in love… with each other.
At least, they used to be. When she knew them in college.
Were they still together? They had arrived at the hotel together. Of course, that wasn’t such a surprise. A lot of the old gang would be here. Danielle had flown to Buffalo to attend her old friend Harmony’s wedding.
Old friend? Well, more like an acquaintance now. She and Harmony could have had a close friendship, but Danielle hadn’t kept in touch, even though Harmony had tried for a while. She’d sent emails, Christmas cards, letters.
Danielle had always intended to write her back, but never seemed to get around to it. Eventually Harmony’s emails and cards tapered off, and then stopped completely.
Danielle didn’t mean to sabotage her chances at friendship, but somehow, by inattentiveness, she always seemed to manage it. She knew that she had issues with letting people get close, but a part of her desperately wanted closer relationships with people. Wanted a friend to share things with, a friend to talk to, someone who cared about her.
The elevator doors opened on the fifteenth floor. She smiled at the lady beside her and stepped from the elevator, then pulled her suitcase behind her down the long hallway toward her room.
* * *
“You’re in room 1512, Mr. Jamieson. I hope you enjoy your stay.”
Trey glanced at the lovely desk clerk’s nametag, then returned her smile with an added wink.
“Thank you, Georgia.”
Her cheeks flushed slightly.
Jake nudged his friend’s arm as they stepped away from the desk.
“Stop flirting with the poor woman,” Jake said with a grin. “You know it’s not going to go anywhere.
“Why do you think that?” Trey asked as they approached the elevator.
“Well, for one reason, because we’re meeting with Nikki and Angela tonight.”
Trey pushed the elevator call button. “Sure, but then there’s tomorrow.”
He glanced across the lobby at the lovely blonde Georgia as she consulted her computer. She swept her long waves of silky hair back over her shoulder, then glanced up to see his gaze directed at her. She smiled luminously, then returned her gaze to her current client, but Trey could tell the woman was interested. Very interested.
“And who knows… maybe Georgia would be interested in joining us tonight.”
Jake chuckled. The elevator doors whooshed open and he followed Trey inside.
“What? Two women not enough for you?”
“Well, I do have to share with you… and I don’t think Nikki or Angela would mind.”
“No, I’m sure they wouldn’t.”
The doors opened and Jake exited the elevator, followed by Trey.
“Down this way,” Jake said as he headed left down the hallway. “I think they’re the two at the end of the hall.”
Danielle unzipped the vinyl cover and removed the aqua dress she intended to wear to the wedding tomorrow, then hung it in the closet. She heard male voices in the hall and peered out the peephole. Jake and Trey walked by her room.
Good heavens, they were on the same floor. In fact, since she was the second last room from the end, they must be in the room next to hers, or the one across the hall from that one.
They were definitely still together, Danielle decided. They’d arrived together and now it seemed they were in the same room. She heard a door open, then click closed.
Acclaim for the novels of Opal Carew:
4 stars!
"A beautiful erotic romance...real and powerful." --Romantic Times
"This one's so hot, you might need to wear oven mitts while you're reading it!" --Romance Junkies
"Opal Carew is truly a goddess of sensuality in her writing." Dark Angel Reviews
"Opal Carew brings erotic romance to a whole new level...
She sets your senses on fire!" Reader to Reader
"Whew! A curl-your-toes, hot and sweaty erotic romance. I didn't not put this book down until I read it from cover to cover...I highly recommend this one." Fresh Fiction
"The constant and imaginative sexual situations keep the reader's interest along with likable characters with emotional depth. Be prepared for all manner of coupling including groups, exhibitionism, voyeurism, and same sex unions" --Regency Reader 4 stars!
"Written with great style. ... a must for any erotic romance fan, menage enthusiasts in particular." --Just Erotic Romance Reviews
"Delicious in its sensuality. Opal Carew has a great imagination and her sensual scenes are sure to get a fire going in many readers." --A Romance Review
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