Super model Sandrine Ford can’t forget the brief affair she had with world renowned photographer, Maxwell Porter, on a shoot in Australia. He can’t forget her, either.
Despite their mutual agreement that “Whatever happens in Australia stays in Australia,” he pursues a relationship with her upon their return to the United States. He calls numerous times and sends her gifts and flowers. Sandrine rebuffs all his advances, until she’s face to face with him again.
This is a free short story available on the author's site.
Delaney Diamond is the USA Today Bestselling Author of more than 60 contemporary romance and romantic suspense novels, and dozens of romance short stories. She reads romance novels, mysteries, thrillers, and a fair amount of nonfiction. When she’s not spinning tales of romantic fiction, she’s in the kitchen trying out new recipes, dining at one of her favorite restaurants, or traveling to an interesting locale. She enjoys learning about time management and ways to increase productivity and shares her recommendations on her For Authors page at delaneydiamond.com. She also offers self-publishing consultations, leveraging her extensive experience to guide and support authors through the publishing process.
I downloaded this free short story from www.delaneydiamond.com and thought it would be a good way to get to know Delaney as a writer. I have heard her name before but have never read one of her books. When reading the description, I wondered how she was going to cram that much history into a short story; after all, the main characters know each other pretty well by the time we come in on their story.
However, I was not disappointed. In just 21 pages, Delaney managed to pull you into the passion and sexual tension of the main characters. She was also able to present their past history in a way that was extremely subtle. Within just a few pages, you feel like you already know these characters.
If this short story is any indication of what a reader can expect from Delaney Diamond, then I will definitely be checking out more of her books!
What a cute little story this was! Maxwell had plans to get the woman who stole his heart doing a photo shoot in Australia some time back and Sandrine, a former model was afraid to take that leap of faith with him since their night together was only a fling. Or so she thought. I enjoyed this story from the beginning to end.
I found it very riveting, Sandrine was so afraid to take a chance at love but Maxwell would not give up, he was in love her and he set out to convince her they could be together happily. I truly great book!