âYou want me to be your love slave for the week?â Mitch asked
âIt would get this mutual attraction out of our systems,â Nicole admitted. Then an impish smile crossed her face. âBesides, I thought the love slave part would be kind of fun.â
Mitch laughed. âKeeps you in charge, doesnât it?â
She shrugged, neither admitting nor denying his claim. âDo you have a better idea?â
Leaning forward in his chair, Mitch reached out and touched her thigh with two fingers, slowly drawing a pattern on her slick skin down to the inside of her knee. Judging from the quick catch of Nicoleâs breath and the darkening of her eyes, he knew she liked it. Mitch couldnât deny that he thoroughly enjoyed arousing Nicoleâs senses, and he had to admit he liked her completely and totally aware of him. As she was right now.
âI think there should be no restrictions on either one of us,â he said finally, sitting up and bracing his hands on his knees. âIâll be your love slave and do anything you askâas long as youâll agree to do the same for me.â
When it seemed as if she was about to argue, he put his finger over her lips, silencing her. âAfter all, Nicole,â he said, giving her a heated look, âI have a few fantasies of my own Iâd like to fulfillâ¦.â
Dear Reader,
I hope youâve enjoyed all the books in the FANTASIES INC. miniseries. This last book, Wild Fantasy, more than lives up to its title and is everything a fantasy should beâsexy, erotic and a little bit forbidden. Mitch Lassiter and Nicole Britton have secretly wanted each other for years. Now, partnered for a week-long charity event on a lush island resort brimming with wicked possibilities, they make a pact to indulge in a hot, steamy, anything-goes affair. Trouble is, neither one of them anticipates just where their wildest fantasies will lead themâ¦.
Speaking of wild, hot and eroticâ¦be sure to look for my next release in Harlequinâs newestâand hottestâseries yet: Harlequin Blaze! Heat Waves will hit the shelves in October 2001.
Iâd love to hear from you. You can write to me at P.O. Box 1102, Rialto, CA 92377-1102, or e-mail me at [email protected]. For a list of my upcoming releases, check out my Web site at www.janelledenison.com.
May your wildest reading fantasies come true.
Janelle Denison
HARLEQUIN TEMPTATION
679âPRIVATE PLEASURES
682âPRIVATE FANTASIES
732âFORBIDDEN
759âCHRISTMAS FANTASY
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811âSEDUCED
832âSEDUCTIVE FANTASY
âHEREâS THE AD you wanted to proof for the annual charity event on Wild Fantasy.â
Merrilee Schaefer-Winston smiled at her assistant as she retrieved the copy of the advertisement. She just needed to give it a quick glance over before she sent it out to newspapers and travel agents throughout the country. âWonderful. Thank you, Danielle.â
The young girlâs eyes sparkled enthusiastically. âIf previous years are anything to go by, this event should be a smashing successâfor the guests and the charities that win.â
Merrilee nodded, feeling equally optimistic. âThatâs what Iâm hoping.â
Danielle left the office to return to other duties and Merrilee leaned back in her chair, scanning the information and the bold caption blazoned across the top of the ad: Wild Fantasy. Where Anything Goes And Anything Is Possible.
Including love, Merrilee thought. Yes, especially that.
Three years ago, she realized she had more money than she knew what to do with as a result of the phenomenal success of her fantasy resorts and the money her late husband had left her. Consequently, Merrilee decided to try something different on one of her island resorts: a vacation that would not only benefit her guests, but other peopleâs lives as well. Thus, the idea of a charity event was born. Out of the four island getaways she owned, Wild Fantasy seemed the perfect place to host the kind of games that would be just as uninhibited as the islandâs name implied.
Her rules were simple and straightforward. Single guests paired up for a week to engage in sexy, adventurous games with the goal of accumulating points and ultimately winning monetary prizes for a chosen charity. While the main object was to have fun and interact with your partner, with each successive competition the challenges grew more intense and difficult, requiring both partners to work together to achieve goals or be eliminated from the contest.
In the process of striving to win, most people discovered things about themselves they never knew they possessed. Physical strengths theyâd never tapped into before, and the internal fortitude to overcome emotional weaknesses and vulnerabilities.
Merrileeâs greatest hope was that everyone left the island with a new respect for their own individual abilities, and a sense of pride for what they accomplished in their quest to win. On a more personal level, her fondest wish was that her guests made a more intimate connection with their partner. Sometimes love happened during the course of fun and games, and other times the couple parted as friends. Either way, everyone was guaranteed a good time, along with a personal fantasy request of their own to be fulfilled during their stay.