Just One Kiss — Carole Dean

THE KINDNESS OF A STRANGER

Despite the gathering darkness and whispering snow, Nikki Johnson decided to take one last run down the mountain. With the recent merger of her company with Prisma International, Nikki knew the rest of her time at this luxurious Canadian ski resort would be spent in sales meetings and presentations. If she had but one afternoon on the slopes, she was going to savor it.

In seconds, she was flying down the mountain. In minutes, she was lying in a pile of snow at the base of a tree. To make matters worse, Nikki's fall was witnessed by a nearby skier, a determined man with ebony hair and glittering green eyes. When he insisted that Nikki leave the trail and follow him to his private lodge, she didn't have the strength to resist.

Despite his awkward bedside manner, Nikki found his touch soothing. Before he dropped her off at the lodge, Nikki surrendered to a wild impulse and asked him for a kiss -- just one innocent kiss. She had no idea how much trouble one kiss could cause -- until she walked into the conference room the following day. The man whose lips had sparked fire in her heart was none other than Michael Dorado, her new boss and head of Prisma International!