Excerpt of The Lust Boat by Roz Lee

Candace didn’t know what to expect, but when she stepped
into her stateroom she knew this wasn’t it. The wall above
the bed depicted a peaceful scene of a seaside villa at
sunset and the rest of the room resembled a Greek boudoir.
Pillows in shades of cream and white, trimmed with gold
Hellenic borders, covered the king-sized bed. A matching
comforter added a luxurious touch. For a moment Candace
forgot all her qualms and flopped on her back onto the
billowing soft bed and looked straight up. “Oh. My. God.” A
wide-eyed reflection of herself stared back at her from the
mirrored ceiling.

She rose to a sitting position, grateful for the
comfortable mattress. If she could get past seeing herself
in bed she would sleep well. Candace stared at the welcome
basket on the built-in vanity. The elaborate arrangement,
more than anything else, brought home the enormity of the
mistake she’d made by letting her friends talk her into
this cruise. She didn’t like to think of herself as a
prude, but the array of sex toys and suggestive items in
the basket told her how naïve she was. She poked through
the basket, afraid to touch the contents. A few, like the
rubber penis, were self-explanatory, but Candace blushed as
she read the instructions on the boxes. Clearly there was a
lot more to sex than she’d ever dreamed of. Among the toys,
creams and oils were several books. Like most college co-
eds she’d explored the Kama Sutra. The one in the basket
was a modern version, complete with full color photos that
had more than her skin heating. Maybe it wasn’t too late to
go ashore. She ran to the outside door and stepped onto the
glass-enclosed balcony. Miami was nothing more than a speck
on the horizon. The Lothario had sailed, and her ship was
sunk. Somehow she would have to figure out a way to make
the most of the situation.
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