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.
Excerpt
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.
“So what, your mami couldn’t figure out
what to call you, so she decided on Sky instead of bird? What the hell stupid
name is that? At least, where I come from, having Maria as your middle name,
boy or girl, is something important. I was named after the Virgin Mary.”
Disdain filling his voice, he gave Skyler the hairy eyeball.
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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