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Play along for the chance to win an advance copy (uncorrected proof) of my November Brava EXTREMELY HOT! I’ll pick two winners from the comments, and post the winners in the comments section on Tuesday.

Read this quote:

The door to the office kitchen was closed.

Ivy York stared at the dingy beige door, a knot of anxiety ballooning in her stomach. She’d never seen the door closed before. She’d been working at KCEX radio station in Claremont, California, for over two years now. Not once had she seen the door closed.

Nor had she ever heard those particular sounds coming from inside the office kitchen.

She put her hand out and touched touch cold doorknob. Open it, her brain insisted. You don’t want to know, the little girl in her replied. But she was a grown-up woman with responsibilities, not a child. She turned the knob and shoved open the door.

She swept her gaze around the room, barely taking in the left side of the kitchen with the beige Formica counter top, stainless steel sink, coffeemaker, and microwave shoved up against the old brown refrigerator that hummed like a DC-10. The brown table and chairs in the middle of the room didn’t catch her attention either.

But the sight that met her gaze on the right side of the room damn near seared her eyeballs. She got an eye full of…

For the chance to win, what do you think Ivy saw?

Don’t forget to check the comments on Tuesday to see who is the winner!