When Slade Masters, her closest friend in the Marine Corps, proposes to her, Caitlyn O’Neill lets her thrill overshadow the catch. It’s a marriage in name only. Slade thinks a temporary marriage is the perfect solution to their problematic living situations in the barracks. Despite her reservations about the deceit involved, Caitlyn is thrilled to live off-base and experience the culture of the island of Okinawa, Japan, as a local—especially with Slade. Swept up in the excitement of apartment hunting and planning a wedding, she silences the anxiety within and goes along with Slade’s plans. They struggle to fight their growing attraction while acting on their script. On their wedding night, their bodies heat up with the thrill of being so close. Desire intensifies during a heated moment on the dance floor. How can they play off the charade of their marriage now that they have complicated their arrangement? Have they ruined their plan or will they find a way to continue? Or has their passionate night together uncovered hidden desires impossible to ignore? Reader alert! Caitlyn’s fantasies about her marine buddy Slade invade her thoughts over in Okinawa, Japan. Beware! When you read about their passionate encounter, you’ll experience another kind of heat on this tropical island. To My Readers: Dear Readers, this story was inspired by a mock proposal (i think) during my days “shooting the s**t” in the Marine Corps. Slade and Caitlyn have a wonderful friendship, two people who’ve connected on the beautiful remote island of Okinawa, Japan. Yet neither admits their feelings run deeper—and hotter—than they’ve revealed. At their staged honeymoon, all masks come off during a passionate encounter too powerful to ignore. About The Author: Lisa Carlisle Served In The Marines On The Remote Tropical Island Of Okinawa, Japan, Parris Island, And The California Desert. She Then Backpacked Alone Around Europe And Lived In Paris, The City Of Her Dreams. She Currently Lives With Husband And Children Outside Of Boston And Loves To Escape To Local Cafés To Write Paranormal And Military Romances.