Blurb:
Hermione’s in Budapest on a romantic weekend break. Or at
least it should have been romantic—an unexpected break-up means she’s visiting
the Hungarian capital alone. Determined to make the most of it, she goes on a
night-time river cruise, the perfect opportunity to see some of the city’s
beautiful sights after dark.
On the boat, cute Budapest native Emil serves her cocktails.
They chat a little on the journey, engage in some banter, and when Emil asks
Hermione out for dinner, she’s seriously tempted. But she’s a long way from
home, by herself—is dinner with a complete stranger a good idea? Hermione
decides to take a chance, and what follows is an unforgettable night which will
transform her life forever.
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Excerpt:
Locating the correct pier, Hermione pulled her ticket from
her pocket and showed it to the girl welcoming passengers onto the boat. The
girl—the badge pinned to her blouse giving her name as Reka—glanced at the
ticket, and smiled. “Thank you. Please take a seat inside until the boat
arrives. Enjoy your trip.”
With a nod, Hermione gingerly headed along the gangplank and
boarded the vessel, wondering what Reka meant. Surely this was the boat? She
shrugged, smiling at the other members of staff she passed, and followed the
buzz of chatter to find the other passengers. Maybe it had been a
misunderstanding, her meaning lost in translation or something.
Heading up a couple of steps to a bar room full of other
tourists, she quickly took a seat at an empty table by the window. She’d have a
great view of Budapest’s riverside highlights from here—and she was sure they’d
look different again once night fell. Already the sky was darkening—it was
almost four p.m. on a chilly January day.
She was so intent on admiring the Chain Bridge that she
didn’t know there was anyone beside her until someone said, “Excuse me, madam?
Would you like to take advantage of our special drinks offer?”
Turning to the source of the voice, her fluttering heart the
only indication that she’d been startled, she smiled. “Maybe. What’s the
offer?”
Her smile widened as she studied the man who’d spoken. He
looked to be around her age—early twenties, and damn cute. Dark, slightly
overlong hair curled on his head, deep brown eyes gave him an intensity that
increased the flutters in her heart, and the dimpled smile he flashed as he
replied lit up his handsome face. “It is happy hour. Two drinks for price of
one.” He paused, looked at the empty seat beside her, then glanced over his
shoulder as though checking if anyone was coming to join her at the table. “But
perhaps you would only like one? Maybe I can see if yours can be half price…”
“It’s okay,” she replied firmly. “I’m going to be on the
boat for a while, I’m sure I can manage two drinks. I don’t have to have them
at the same time, do I?”
He shook his head. “No. I will be serving on the other boat
in a moment, so I will look after you and your drinks to make sure you get
special price.”
Immediately following his mention of an additional boat, a
loud voice rang out. “Ladies and gentlemen, we are now ready for you to board
the tour boat. Please be very careful while stepping from one boat to the
other. As soon as you are all seated, we will begin the trip. Thank you.”
It was then Hermione realised that as she’d been gazing out
of the window to one side, a smaller boat had pulled up alongside the one she
was on. Everyone was getting up and moving to the staircase. “Thank you,”
Hermione said, glancing at the man’s name badge. “Emil. I would absolutely like
to take you up on your offer.”
He smiled, and she returned the gesture, only allowing the
grimace to take over her face once she was out of his view. She was glad of any
language barriers at that moment—hopefully it had prevented Emil recognising
the blatant double entendre in her words, inadvertent though it had been.
As she emerged into the main space of the tour boat, she
worried there wasn’t enough room for her and she might have to share a table
with someone else. Not that it would be the end of the world, but over the past
couple of days in the Hungarian capital, she’d become accustomed to her own
company, even begun enjoying it. And the beautiful city had been more than
enough of a distraction, in any case.
Author Bio:
Lucy Felthouse is the award-winning author of erotic romance
novels Stately Pleasures (named in
the top 5 of Cliterati.co.uk’s 100 Modern Erotic Classics That You’ve Never
Heard Of, and an Amazon bestseller) and Eyes
Wide Open (an Amazon bestseller). Including
novels, short stories and novellas, she has over 140 publications to her name. She
owns Erotica For All, is book editor
for Cliterati, and is one eighth of The Brit Babes. Find out more about
her writing at http://lucyfelthouse.co.uk,
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