Heat Wave — Barbara Delinsky

It was simply sultry

Caroline Cooper was hot. And after dealing with other people's crises all day, she was frustrated. But throwing open her window to catch the night breeze did little to solve her problems. Directly across the courtyard sat a man -- as scantily glad as she -- who inspired steamy and unsettling fantasies .. . .

Driven onto his fire escape by the sweltering heat, lawyer Brendan Carr was weaving fantasies, too -- around Carolina....

Both were soon to discover how much better reality could be.