Can Madame Eve work her magic one more time? Leo Santos left the one man he loved behind to care for his ailing father. Sky Macy never forgot his one and only that got away. When they meet again on a blind date setup by 1Night Stand, will they go their separate ways or will the sparks reignite the love they never forgot?
On a secluded beach at the resort Las Casitas Villas in Fajardo, Leo and Sky come face to face after years apart. Passion ignites so hot it threatens to burn them from within. They both will need to open their hearts and learn to trust if they hope to find love during one night of passion in a tropical paradise.
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Skyler
smiled, remembering the first time he’d seen the olive-skinned young man.
Leopoldo Maria Santos. The hotheaded Latin that blew into his life with the
force of the hurricanes that hit Leo’s homeland. He had strutted into Sky’s
dorm room three days before classes started, freshman year.
“Hi.”
Skyler’d waved from his perch on the bed. He’d been dressed in shorts and a
tank top, trying to stay cool in the muggy early September day in Philadelphia.
“You a nursing student, too?”
“Yo? Hell no. Not that I have anything
against nurses, but aren’t they usually women?
Teacher. That’s what I want to
do.”
Hmmm, clearly not from around there, not with that accent.
“Nah,
men are nurses, too. Maybe it’s not as common, but I’m hoping that’s in my
favor. Where you from, cool accent?”
“Puerto
Rico. Just arrived here last week. Stayed with my sister and her fiancé in New
Jersey.” His new roomie, tanned and handsome, dumped his duffle on the empty
bed. Sky moved over to sit on the bed. “So, I’m Sky. Skyler but not too many
people call me that. And you?”
“Leopoldo
Maria Santos. Leo, for short.”
“Damn,
man, Maria is your middle name? Sucks to be you.” Sky laughed so hard, tears
streamed down his face and he held his side.
Intrigued
by the boy with the girl’s middle name, Sky admired his passion. It didn’t hurt
that Leo also had killer looks.
Skyler
pulled himself from his reminiscing and squinted in the sunlight, trying to get
a better look at the man on the dock. Could it be Leo? He wanted to shout from
the balcony but feared disturbing the other guests. And what if the man only
resembled Leo? Years passed and people changed.
Still…. Telling himself he
needed to get to the dock anyway, he grabbed his overnight kit and sunglasses
and made his way to the lobby desk.
“Hi,
Celia, can you tell me where I go catch the launch? I swear I saw someone I
know down by the marina.”
“Well,
you won’t have much time to spare, but that’s where you’re headed. Out the
front door, follow the right-hand path down to the marina, about a five-minute
walk. When you get there, look for a yellow launch and ask for Joe. He’ll take
you across to Palomino. Everything is ready there for you.”
“Has my
date arrived on Palomino yet?” His voice cracked, nerves getting the best of
him. How did Madame Eve choose the perfect person for someone? Would they get
along? Have the same likes or dislikes? And had he really spotted Leo?
“I’ve
not seen him, but I have it on good authority,” she winked, “that the man of
your dreams is already on the island, enjoying the sun and sand.”
“Celia,
you’re a tease, but I can tell we’re going to get along.” He chuckled and even
that slight bit of humor settled his nerves. “Wish me luck. The man of my
dreams may be just a short boat ride away.”
“You
have no idea,” Celia called after him.
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