"He turns his head and looks questioningly at her. She nods and locks eyes with her. Then they kiss. First, it is soft, almost hesitant. Then harder and more demanding. Emma supports herself on the one hand and lets the other wander up and down over his body. She feels a thrill run through him."

Emma has car trouble on a Swedish motorway in the middle of the night ... without any battery left on her phone. She moves down the only path she can see and comes past a house with a sign: Silent Retreat. Emma is greeted by a man and soon, she settles down in the quiet and sensory environment. All she wants is to be touched by the stranger, and her car is long forgotten.

Christina Tempest is a Danish writer. She writes thrilling and exciting erotic stories, often with elements of romance.