Claire Mulligan's fiancé, James Weston talks her into
becoming contestants on the reality show Eden in hopes to
win money to save their struggling family business.
Once filming starts, James seems more interested in the
other female contestants than Claire. After a spur of the
moment attempt to draw his attention, Claire finds herself
naked on the beach during a total island blackout. Instead
of James, cameraman Mitch Talbott, comes to her rescue. He
can't see her and She can't see him....but the attraction
and chemistry ignites.
When morning comes and Claire leaves Mitch sleeping in his
cabana she sneaks back into her room. As the day continues,
she tries to put Mitch out of her mind but is finding it
harder to do than it should. Mitch is also having trouble
not thinking about Claire. He is questioning everything he
thought he had everything figured out.....he is now
rethinking his plans. Mitch decides that Claire is worth
breaking the rules to find his mysterious Sea Goddess. Will
he be able to even find her? More importantly, will he be
able to convince Claire to forget about James and take a
risk on him and chase rainbows?
Jennifer Archer produced a great novella with characters you
become attached to in the first paragraph or two.
Sometimes love is worth breaking all the rules.
When Claire Mulligan’s fiancé decides they should become
contestants on the popular reality show Eden to win money to
save their failing business, she reluctantly agrees. But
once filming starts, James seems more interested in the
other female contestants than her.
After an impulsive attempt to draw his attention, Claire
finds herself naked on the beach during a total island
blackout. But instead of James, cameraman Mitch Talbott
comes to her rescue. He can’t see her; she can’t see him.
But the sparks they generate light up the night.
When morning comes and Claire has disappeared, Mitch decides
it’s worth breaking the rules to find his mysterious sea
maiden. But will he be able to convince Claire to forget
about James and take a risk on him?
This Retro Romance reprint was originally part of the Heat
Wave anthology published by Love Spell in June 2003.