The secret’s out so we’re taking you deep behind the scenes at The Screaming O’s high-fashion photo-shoot, which captured 8 bikini-clad beauties – one a Playboy Playmate! – posing for our 2014 swimsuit calendar. We thought you’d like a sneak peek of what’s coming your way!

This year we brought the model mayhem to a water studio in the middle of the desert and got hot and bothered (literally, it was 99 degrees out) as photographers snapped away. The theme was simple – teeny tiny bikinis in our signature red and white – and the ladies splished and splashed under the sun while the rest of us discreetly practiced our breast stroke.

And you would have, too, if you were upthisclose with 2013 Playboy Playmate Kristen Sanne. But every model had a silly streak and we had no idea what some of these gals had up their sleeves. One of our favorite memorable moments was when Mercedes Terrell went missing only to reappear wearing a skin-tight Wonderwoman uniform. Her superhero antics might not have made it into the calendar, but most of the crew felt safe (and excited) knowing that Mercedes was there to save the day.

So get pumped for our 2014 Screaming O Calendar, the perfect gift for anyone who wishes bikini season was all year long. You’ll see a sexy squirt gun fight, some side boob, and more than one waterfall shot that’ll make you wish you’d taken the day off.

It never feels like work when you have this much fun, especially when you get to work with a talented and professional team, and The Screaming O would like to thank Kristen and Mercedes and the rest of our 2014 Screaming O Calendar models: Katelynn Ansari, Gemma Lee Farrell, CJ Gibson, Sydney Maler, Danielle Ruiz, and Shawna Welch.