Kat On A Hot Tin Roof — Maree Anderson

Kat Meyer sleepwalks—buck naked sleepwalking, just to make it even more humiliating. Adding to the stress, her lazy cat Cupcake seems bound and determined to be a cat-burglar extraordinaire. But instead of just leaving gifts like house keys and trinkets on her pillow, Kat's pet has now gravitated to stealing rings. Specifically, Jace Burton's granddaddy's ring. And Jace just happens to be the big-shot architect Kat is vying with the other designers to work with.  When Jace wakes in the middle of the night to find a naked and highly distraught Kat in his living room, he's inclined to believe her bizarre tale of sleepwalking and cat-burglars-of-the-feline-persuasion. And did he mention she was gorgeous? And naked? As an added bonus, he's beyond grateful to learn that Kat's found his grandfather's missing ring. But Jace is appalled to think of what harm might have befallen Kat while she prowled the streets naked at night. She's gotten right under his skin and all his protective instincts kick in with a vengeance. It's sure no hardship to escort her safely home—nor to help her figure out how'n the heck she's getting out of her deadlocked house at night. But then the unbelievable truth smacks Jace right between the eyes, and he doesn't know what the hell to think. Should he hide what he's seen from the woman he's fallen head over heels for? Or reveal the truth and risk losing her forever…. **Originally published July 2011 in Secrets Volume 30, Desires Unleashed by Red Sage Publishing. (Warning: Contains graphic language and scenes more suited to adult readers.)