Katherine (Kate) Stuart is a rising star, catapulted to success by her confidence and competence, and making her the youngest partner in a private equity firm. On a business trip, Kate is slightly shaken by an unexpected, but very enticing, encounter with David Hanover, who seems to know everything about her. From Shanghai to Hong Kong, San Francisco, Washington D.C., Germany, Afghanistan and London, Kate’s fate tangles tighter with David. But Kate has never met him before. Kate's curiosity turns from frustration to smoldering desire, and then moves from fantasy to passion in Initial Ardor.Kate plus Ivy and Anna are strong, intelligent, and highly sensual and sexual women. Initial Ardor is mature erotica – there’s a good story that heightens the characters’ depth, passions & sex. There is hot passions and hotter sex within a compelling story. This novel is not a Fifty Shades knock off. No BSDM or dominance. Readers should be 18 and over due to graphic sexual content and the essential capacity to read a complete story with compelling characters.A successful U.S. TV female talk show host said she just wants to get to the good stuff - the "how" - for romantic erotic literature. While I recommend you read this tale in sequence for a more entertaining, sensuous and sexy story, for your quick search, here's the locations of the hot ( smoke, sparks, hot, fire, hottest fire)2* (smoke; tease) 4* (fire; three-way fantasy)9* (hottest fire; finally together)11* (hot; redux)12* (hot; shower) 19* (sparks; schwimmbad)20* (fire; sequential ‘three-way’)22* (smoke, teasing)24* (hot; revenge sex)27* (sparks; redux 2)30* (hot; redemption) 35* (smoke; teaching toys)37* (hottest fire; mind over matter; saved best for last – don’t peek)