New York Times bestselling author Christopher Rice’s first foray intoerotic romance, THE FLAME, earned accolades from some of the genre’smost beloved authors. “Sensual, passionate and intelligent,” wrote LexiBlake, “it’s everything an erotic romance should be.” J. Kenner calledit “absolutely delicious,” Cherise Sinclair hailed it as “beautifullylyrical” and Lorelei James announced, “I look forward to reading more!”Now, Christopher returns you to the world first introduced in THE FLAMEwith an all new novel of The Desire Exchange…Emily Blaine’slife is about to change. Arthur Benoit, the kindly multi-millionaire whohas acted as her surrogate father for years, has just told her he’sleaving her his entire estate, and he only has a few months to live.Soon Emily will go from being a restaurant manager with a uselessEnglish degree to one of the richest and most powerful women in NewOrleans. There’s just one price. Arthur has written a letter to hisestranged son Ryan he hopes will mend the rift between them, and hewants Emily to deliver the letter before it’s too late. But finding Ryanwon’t be easy. He’s been missing for years. He was recently linked to amysterious organization called The Desire Exchange. But is The DesireExchange just an urban legend? Or are the rumors true? Is it truly asecret club where the wealthy can live out their most private fantasies?It’sa task Emily can’t undertake alone. But there’s only one man qualifiedto help her, her gorgeous and confident best friend, Jonathan Claiborne.She’s suspected Jonathan of working as a high-priced escort for monthsnow, and she’s willing to bet that Jonathan has uncovered some possibleleads to The Desire Exchange—and to Ryan Benoit. But Emily’s attempt touncover Jonathan’s secret life lands the two of them in hot water.Literally. In order to escape the clutches of one of Jonathan’s mostpowerful and dangerous clients, they must act on long buried desires—foreach other.When Emily’s mission turns into an undercoveroperation, Jonathan insists on going with her. He also insists theycontinue to explore their impossible, reckless passion for each other.Enter Marcus Dylan, the hard-charging ex-Navy SEAL Arthur has hired tokeep Emily safe. But Marcus has ulterior motives for taking the job; he,too, has a burning passion for Emily, and he turns out to be as roughand controlling as Jonathan is sensual and reckless. As Emily searchesfor a place where the rich turn their fantasies into reality, she willalso be forced to decide which one of her own long-ignored fantasiesshould become her reality. But as Emily, Jonathan, and Marcus drawcloser to The Desire Exchange itself, they find their destination isn’tjust shrouded in mystery, but in magic as well.Emily Blaine's life is about to change. Arthur Benoit, the kindly multi-millionaire who has acted as her surrogate father for years, has just told her he's 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. There's 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 it's too late. But finding Ryan won't be easy. He's 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?