**This is Book One of the Challenges of the Heart Series** She's innocent, he's not. What happens when naive meets heartbreaker? What happens when a deliciously handsome and determined foreigner falls for the same woman? Will her heart get torn to pieces as it is pulled in two directions? Read on and find out. And of course vote, comment, and share.

A mysterious invitation to a Masquerade party leads a young, curious woman on an adventurous night she'll never forget. This is a one shot written for a Wattpad Romance Contest. Just a taste. This steamy romance one shot will leave your mouth watering. Hot, heavy and to the point, you'll savor each morsel. Enter at your own risk, as this tale has been known to make temperatures rise. Enjoy!

*COMPLETED AND EDITED* "I stand straight up and turn around and he's so close I can feel the heat from his body warming mine. I look up at him and say "you scared me a little" softly. I feel Andreas place his hands on my hips and we're so close it's actually making my heart beat so fast. "Andre-" I start to say. "Shhh schätzchen" he says softly in his thick accent. I stand completely stuck looking up at him. I couldn't stop thinking about how good he looked and how close we were. "I really want to kiss you" I hear him say as he stares down at my lips. " Naomi Johnson, Nomi for short, is a young college girl interested in becoming an Interior Designer for a big firm in the city. Everything in her life is going smoothly until her boyfriend of six months asks her to meet his parents. After the initial butterflies of meeting his parents subside, Naomi is faced with another problem. It seems as if her boyfriend's father, a well to do artist in the city, has an interest in her, and not one of conventional means. Worst of all, she finds herself attracted to him as well, and let's just say it's not due to him being an artist. Will Naomi be able to resist temptation? Or will she give in to the strong, mysterious man? Even though he is most certainly forbidden.