Golden Sands — Mary Lasota

Davine Beck, a young Chef, was quite content working in Johnny Weston's restaurant in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Unexpectedly, Bolton Reed, owner of countless lavish restaurants around the world stopped in for dinner. He loved the food and asked Davine if she would come to Bonaire to operate his vast restaurant, the Bon Bidi, which was not doing well. Davine immediately fell in love with Bolton Reed even though his argumentative ways were difficult for her to cope with. After much thought, Davine accepted the challenging position, which was a tremendous advance to her career. Their arguments about necessary changes were fierce. Their lovemaking was sizzling. Davine was creative and implemented changes that drew the crowds making it the Number One restaurant among the tourists. Bolton had many women in his day. Davine thought he was making love with Hazel Jones, a beautiful singer, because she lived in Bolton's mansion, as did Davine. Arguments continued and Davine decided to go back to the United States. She loved Bolton but they seemed to only hurt one another. Finally, Bolton admits the truth, which is that he, loves her and only her very much. He asks her to marry him.