Up and Coming

by Layla Chase

On the brink of heading for a Mexican vacation full of sun, tropical drinks and sexy men, Carina Torkel is ordered to fill in for a colleague at a Dallas training session. In addition to the annoying last-minute changes in her schedule, she doesn’t have a reservation and the hotel is packed with conferences. To top that off, she has snagged the interest of a much-younger stranger whose dark-eyed gaze sends shivers down her spine.

Rico Quinton makes decisions with confidence...and he’s usually right. The moment he connects glances with the honey-haired woman across the hotel lobby, he knows they will be fabulous together. Patience proves him right as he waits for her to accept the challenge.

In the light of day, will their differences pull them apart?

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First published January 1, 2008

About the author

The combination of years spent working with words in the secretarial field and a love of reading romances sparked Layla’s initial urge to write. Add to that the experience of reaching a landmark birthday, and you might say a mid-life crisis was born. Relocating from her native California to Texas in 2000 provided more time to focus on the craft. A direct challenge form a critique partner turned Layla’s writing toward the sensual side and she hasn’t looked back since. Writing erotic romance allows her to spread her creative wings and let her imagination take off.

Multi-published in historical, paranormal and contemporary, Layla’s sexy stories are mixed with a bit of humor or a tug of emotion, but always have a happy ending.

Layla lives in south Texas with her engineer husband and teenage daughter. Her other three children are scattered up and down California and having adventures of their own. When not writing or plotting her next story, she spends time reading, watching movies and traveling (so many possible locales for the next adventure).