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When Lane Eliot, an 18-year-old recent high school graduate, headed down to the Pacific Coast of Mexico with friends to the celebrate their achievements, Lane had no concrete plans except to relax and celebrate her recent accomplishments with her friends and to anticipate the new adventures that lay ahead. But for the beautiful girl with hazel-eyed beauty with the lush body of a Renaissance beauty, her plans changed.For her friends, “adventures” began on the beach and included days of soaking up the Mexican sun and nights of celebrating their adulthood. And while Lane was invested in the soaking up the sun of Puerto Vallarta, the young, still innocent girl was not as invested in the drinking and “sleepovers” that her friends had planned for the nights and the men they might meet in Puerto Vallarta. So, Lane spent her evenings in a lounge chair looking longingly at the Pacific Ocean—longing to swim in the beautiful blue waters, but knowing that she should not swim alone.But her Mexican adventure completely morphed into a life-altering encounter when she met “GI Joe”, a 28-year-old SEAL who with his blonde hair in a military haircut, a body that declared hours of training and workouts, and piercing blue-gray eyes, was also on a break before his next deployment. Sitting himself down next to the lone beauty, he discovered her longing to swim, but unwillingness to swim alone. And, so they agreed to be swim buddies. But what the chance acquaintances who became lovers never imagined was that their brief magical week-long encounter, with no disclosure of full names, would touch them so profoundly, having consequences that would be life changing.Now, 10 years later, single mom Lane still thinks about that magical week and the man who opened her heart to love—a love she still felt profoundly. She thinks of “Joe SEAL” every day when she looks at her smart, curious, athletic, engaging daughter who looks so much like a feminine version of the man she had loved for a week. With her blonde hair and sharing the same eye shape of her dad but rather than the startling blue gray, she shared Lane’s hazel-colored eyes, Lane saw her former lover in their sweet daughter.But, life brings unexpected surprises. Lane’s boss at McLeod Capital Investment, Dane McLeod, a former SEAL, is helping his SEAL buddy Archer Graves organize the recent merger of two security firm operations and work forces. Arch’s West Coast security operation, On Point Security, has merged with Noel St. Martin’s East Coast company to create Saint Security, with offices on the East and West Coast. And while Arch knows well how to handle the security operations, the office organization and the merger of the two firms is daunting.So, when he turns to his military buddy for help, Dane admits that he didn’t create the order in his world. He walked into his dad’s well-organized company because of the presence of Lane Eliot, his irreplaceable and indubitable office manager. And out of friendship, he is willing to loan Lane to newly merged Saint Security to help him set up the new organizational structure. So, while Arch looked forward to the help of this organizational angel, what he never imagined was the office angel was the beautiful woman whose image had lived in his heart for the last 10 years—his sweet Lane. And while she helps him organize his professional life, would she be willing to help him bring wholeness to his personal life?I am voluntarily leaving a review for this Kindle purchase, but enjoyed reading it so much that I have purchased all the other romances in this Ajme Williams series.
