Prologue

Richard Lim needs a vacation.

He’s had a rough time after the death of his father and the betrayal of his fiancée. But with a visit to a recent business acquisition—a private island resort in the Bahamas—he has a chance to mend his broken heart.

When a hurricane blows in, a misplaced passport and a stalled elevator bring Richard together with an unusual woman named Maya. She’s unlike anyone he’s ever met—down to earth, incredibly sensual, and even quoted Plato.

She also has no clue that he’s rich…

Maya dela Rosa, a waitress from the Midwest, is stranded with the hotel’s domineering yet sexy manager Richard. What’s the harm in a little fling when it’s just the two of them, alone in paradise? But after several nights in his arms, Maya is ready to give her heart—and her body—to the man in charge.

But she soon discovers there’s more…