The mercury is soaring, and it’s the perfect time to dive into a pool of uninhibited sensualitytake a break from the heat with this collection of steamy summertime encounters featuring four of the most popular African American women writers.Going south for her summer break, a high school math teacher puts her assets to work as an exotic dancer in Maxed Out by Brenda L. Thomas. But when her secret double life follows her home to Philadelphia, things swing wildly out of control as she tries to walk the line between sexy woman and sex object. Worlds collide when a street-smart beauty scores with a multimillionaire during a summer that climaxes with the New York City blackout. Crystal Lacey Winslow captures the edgy thrillsand the dark sideof carnal pleasures in Sex, Sin & Brooklyn. In Rochelle Alers’ Summer Madness, a sexy brother with a mysterious past turns a pretty librarian’s play-it-safe Hamptons vacation into a torrent of sensual delights. But can she trust him without knowing his whole story? A jilted bride is on the Rebound in Re Shonda Tate Billingsley’s tale of passion in unexpected places. A Houston attorney goes solo on the Belize honeymoon she was supposed to share with her husbandand makes a sizzling connection with a handsome stranger in paradise.