He left her once to keep her safe.
He won't make that mistake twice.

Nine years ago, Rafe Savoca vanished from Mara Lanza's life.

No goodbye. No explanation. No closure.

Now, in the last place she'd expect to see him, Mara finds herself face-to-face with the man she never completely got over.

Rafe has secrets. Mara has questions.
Then they're...

Lucy has always known what she wants: a man who takes charge.
She got Max Traeger.

He decides. He leads. He expects obedience.

Then the rules become real. So do the consequences.
Because Max has always known what he wants: love on his terms.

His rules. His discipline. His control.

She should walk away. Instead, she falls deeper.
And the deeper she...

Lucy wanted Max in charge.
His rules. His decisions. His consequences.

Now everyone will see what that means.
Her friends. His family. The outside world.

But the rules are only beginning.

Max doesn’t intend to hide what they are.
And Lucy is about to learn that surrender is much easier in private.

Because Max wants more than her obedience behind closed...