It had been the summer after college graduation when I built the first weapon control system prototype in my mom’s garage with money from a summer job and a research grant. I’d figured all along I could have finished my three-mile run instead of cutting it short, but I preferred to be the man in control of his ship instead of the one slamming into an iceberg. He was well worth the seven figures I paid him. I’m on my way down there now to make sure there are no delays. Tests are slated to start in thirty minutes.

Yes, they arrived a while ago and have passed through security.

I reached for my sunglasses and noticed movement in the water near the beach. The sun had risen high enough in the sky that spots appeared in front of my eyes whenever I blinked. Fortunately, Michael shared my impatience with preamble. After acknowledging my call, he asked what I wanted done. I had phone and Internet access and if urgent business came up, the flight to Tucson in my private jet barely exceeded an hour. He and my office manager, Jocelyn, kept Gallero Avionics running whenever I escaped to my Cabo San Lucas villa. I downed a cup of potent Columbian coffee before calling my chief engineer. Even in January, temperatures tended toward balmy. Brilliant red clouds, bloated with rain, billowed in the pastel sky and fiery orange light danced across the sea. The sky glowed red with promise before the sun peeked above the horizon of choppy sea. The Sea of Cortez, usually glassy calm in the morning, was a mire of waves hooded in white. The sailor-take-warning weather put my senses on high alert-the sea air smelled like salt and fresh rain. A warm thanks goes out to Extasy Books author Ellen Cross for her constant encouragement and support during the best and worst of times-she’s become a dear friend even though we’ve never met and live on distant continents. I also would like to thank my husband, Christopher Ferko, for his ongoing support of my writing career, despite the oddities this work presents for our relationship and family.

I wish to thank my editor, Priyanka Mehta, for her diligent work on this manuscript. Seaside Seduction Copyright © 2015 Sabrina Devonshire Smashwords Edition ISBN: 9781310051906 Cover art by Jaycee DeLorenzo ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Any resemblance to actual events or locales or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are products of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Your support of the author’s rights is appreciated. Please purchase only authorized electronic editions, and do not participate in or encourage the electronic piracy of copyrighted materials. Criminal copyright infringement, including infringement without monetary gain, is investigated by the FBI and is punishable by up to 5 years in federal prison and a fine of $250,000. The unauthorized reproduction or distribution of this copyrighted work is illegal.

Seaside Seduction by Sabrina Devonshire