Night Mission (1Night Stand)

By Desiree Holt

Navy SEAL Gabriel Walker didn’t think he was asking too much, just a hot woman with some brains who made his down time between missions pleasant. And maybe a little bit more.

Forty-something Maggie Fitzpatrick wanted a younger man with a sex drive to match her own and even smarts to hold a conversation. And maybe a little bit more.

When Madame Evangeline paired them for the one night stand, neither of them expected the explosive chemistry, the very hot sex...and a little bit more.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Decadent Publishing
• Release date: Jul 7, 2011
• ISBN: 9781613330036

Desiree Holt

A multi-published, award winning, Amazon and USA Today best-selling author, Desiree Holt has produced more than 200 titles and won many awards. She has received an EPIC E-Book Award, the Holt Medallion and many others including Author After Dark’s Author of the Year. She has been featured on CBS Sunday Morning and in The Village Voice, The Daily Beast, USA Today, The Wall Street Journal, The London Daily Mail. She lives in Florida with her cats who insist they help her write her books, and is addicted to football.

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Night Mission

By

Desiree Holt

A 1 Night Stand Story

Smashwords Edition Copyright © 2011 by Desiree Holt

ISBN: 978-1-61333-003-6

Cover art by Dara England

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~DEDICATION~

To Laura Kubitz.

If not for her, this opportunity would never have happened.

Chapter One

I have found the perfect match for you.

Gabriel Walker lounged back on the couch, feet propped on the coffee table, and stared at the screen on his laptop. And it stared right back at him. Yup, still there.

Her name is Maggie Fitzgerald, he read on. All of her specifics are listed in the attached document. I’ve included two photos of her as well, as you requested. All the arrangements are ready, waiting only for your confirmation. If all is acceptable, please reply to this message and I will make the appropriate arrangements at the Castillo San Antonio. Madame Evangeline.

Gabe ran a hand over his stubbled jaw. Who’d believe that an alpha SEAL Team leader needed to apply to an online dating service? SEALs were supposed to have their pick of women.

Yeah, sure. But my problem is, no matter which woman I pick, my interest fades before I even get my pants off.

He looked at the header on the email. 1Night Stand. Well, he’d sure had plenty of those in his lifetime. So why had he felt it necessary to arrange one so formally?

He’d stumbled on the site late one night while bored and surfing the Internet, and it had piqued his interest. Oh, what the hell On extended leave after four back-to-back missions in the Middle East and bored out of his skull with inactivity, playing games the women he knew found so fascinating no longer appealed to him. SEALs weren’t trained to be idle, so a little harmless exploration of the 1NS web site didn’t seem too out of line. He’d even had a good