Building a successful South Carolina resort has been Alexandra Haughton's passion. She's not about to let her pride and joy be bought by some huge conglomerate?and she's certainly not about to let the CEO, Sterling Powell, try to woo her out of it. So he's handsome and charming, with a devilish smile that looks like it can be backed up with serious bedroom skills. Fine. If he wants a challenge, she'll give it to him. It's official: Alexandra Haughton needs some serious reintroducing to life's most delicious pleasures, and powerful businessman Sterling Powell is just the man to do it. He's never backed down from a challenge, and Alexandra looks to be the ultimate. Of course, no one said he had to play fair. Moonlight cruises, candle-lit dinners, walks on the beach, and the kind of no-holds-barred kisses that make certain mergers look very appealing are all on the menu. Oh yeah, she'll cave and not just in the bedroom. Sizzling sex isn't enough. What Sterling wants is something of a more permanent kind, and this is one challenge he does not intend to lose.