THE CALM BEFORE THE STORM... All work and later for play has always been Nikki Wade's motto. Until the enticingly hot yet complicated Bakari Youngblood convinces her otherwise while at a conference in Jamaica. After a tough emotional two years of pain and loneliness and one night of unexpected passion with Bakari, Nikki gives in to his request to be uninhibited. And soon, she re-discovers herself and realizes that love is possible again. But is that love possible with Bakari who seems to be holding something back? *This can be read as a standalone and a prequel to the Forbidden Trilogy* **Nikki Wade had an experience of a lifetime! This novella brought the heat!**