Hope Robinson, soon to be
Hope Clark again, is freshly separated from her husband. The Christmas
Caribbean Cruise that was meant to be their 10th wedding anniversary is now a trial
run for their new lives as single people. Hope even has a list of objectives:
meet new people, sleep with someone other than her husband. When playboy
Giuseppe Moretti offers to buy her a drink and help her enjoy the cruise, Hope
has a choice to make….
Excerpt:
His
fingers squeezed hers in a warm, comfortable handshake, and a spark of
excitement shot up her shoulder.
How long since Josh’s touch elicited anything remotely as
exhilarating as this?
“Hope,” she introduced herself. Then, after a tiny hesitation, she
added, “Clark. Hope Clark.” There. She’d done it. Used her maiden name again
and the world hadn’t collapsed in a tearful heap around her.
“May I buy you a drink, Hope Clark?”
“You may.” With that, she put a big, fat, Giuseppe-shaped tick next to
Action Point Two on the list. Action Point Two, Meet Other People.
Action Point One had been
Going On This Cruise As A Single Person. Originally, she had booked it as their
tenth wedding anniversary celebration, a deluxe stateroom with a huge bed and a
balcony, lured by the photo of a couple taking their morning coffee on their
private sun-drenched deck. To Hope, the picture represented the very essence of
contentment. A lazy day spent with the man she loved….
“Do you like Club Penguin?”
The question brought Hope
back from her dreamland. “Pardon?”
“Club Penguin,” Giuseppe repeated. His voice, thick and rich, made Hope
think of Christmas eggnog. “The bar on Level Eight. Shall we?”
She nodded. Didn’t care
which bar. Tick the box next to Action Point Two, that’s all she wanted.
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