A standalone story guaranteed to keep you warm on a cold winter’s night..

I was determined to overcome every challenge and climb the corporate ladder at record-breaking speed. And then I met Kanoe: sexy Hawaiian local-boy surfer. Even though sun, sand, and surfers are as foreign to me as the L.A. corporate world is to Kanoe, our sexual chemistry sizzled. As we spent sun-warmed days and plumeria-scented nights in each other's arms, we started falling hard.

But love was totally out of the question. Kanoe was rooted in his island home, and my future beckoned in L.A. As the clock ticked down, I realized that letting go might be the greatest challenge I’d ever had to face.

Warning: Contains a combustible situation near a volcano; steamy scenes on beaches and in lava pools; hints of voyeurism, exhibitionism, and bondage; and some very creative uses of a surfboard.

Note: Previously published as “Never Let Me Go” by Jennifer Haymore