The Surrender Gate

New York Times bestselling author Christopher Rices first foray into erotic romance, THE FLAME, earned accolades from some of the genres most beloved authors. Sensual, passionate and intelligent, wrote Lexi Blake, its everything an erotic romance should be. J. Kenner called it absolutely delicious, Cherise Sinclair hailed it as beautifully lyrical and Loreli James announced, I look forward to reading more! Now, Christopher returns you to the world first introduced in THE FLAME with an all new novel of The Desire Exchange Emily Blaines life is about to change. Arthur Benoit, the kindly multi-millionaire who has acted as her surrogate father for years, has just told her hes leaving her his entire estate, and he only has a few months to live. Soon Emily will go from being a restaurant manager with a useless English degree to the one of the richest and most powerful women in New Orleans. Theres just one price. Arthur has written a letter to his estranged son Ryan he hopes will mend the rift between them, and he wants Emily to deliver the letter before its too late. But finding Ryan wont be easy. Hes been missing for years. He was recently linked to a mysterious organization called The Desire Exchange. But is The Desire Exchange just an urban legend? Or are the rumors true? Is it truly a secret club where the wealthy can live out their most private sexual fantasies? Its a task Emily cant undertake alone. But theres only one man qualified to help her, her gorgeous and confident best friend, Jonathan Claiborne. Shes suspected Jonathan of working as a high-priced escort for months now, and shes willing to bet that while giving pleasure to some of the most powerful men in New Orleans Jonathan has uncovered some possible leads to The Desire Exchange and to Ryan Benoit. But Emilys attempt to uncover Jonathans secret life lands the two of them in hot water. Literally. In order to escape the clutches of one of Jonathans most powerful and dangerous clients, theyre forced to act on long buried desires for each other. When Emilys mission turns into an undercover operation, Jonathan insists on going with her. He also insists they continue to explore their impossible, reckless passion for each other. Enter Marcus Dylan, the hard-charging ex-Navy SEAL Arthur has hired to keep Emily safe. But Marcus has been hired for another reason. He, too, has a burning passion for Emily, a passion that might keep Emily from being distracted and confused by a best friend who claims he might be able to go straight just for her. But Marcus is as rough and controlling, as Jonathan is sensual and reckless. As Emily searches for a place where the rich turns their fantasies into reality, she will be forced to decide which one of her own long-ignored fantasies should become her reality. But as Emily, Jonathan and Marcus draw closer to The Desire Exchange itself, they find their destination isnt just shrouded in mystery, but in magic as well.