Trusting Again — Peggy Bird

Imagine Cynthia Blaine's surprise when she walks into the bar at the Heathman Hotel in Portland Oregon and sees the man she's been trying to forget for weeks after he commissioned an expensive piece of her jewelry for “a friend's birthday.” There was no point fantasizing about him. He was taken.

But over a cup of coffee, he convinces her to give this relationship a try. Marius woos her on a sailing trip through the San Juan Islands and their romance seems on solid grounds. But during his six-week business trip to Central America, Cynthia gets a shock. And when she goes to Portland to pour out her heart to her best friend, she has another shock - Marius, in Portland, not where he said he would be and with another woman.

It'll take more than a good cup of coffee this time to get Cynthia and Marius to their happily-ever-after.

Sensuality Level: Hot