He’s calm, cool, and in control, but she puts his dominance to the test.

Xander Rivera is the Head of Legal at Atabey Industries, the successful marketing conglomerate he owns with his brothers. His days are spent using his words to bend others to his will for the benefit of the company, while his nights are spent mastering the minds and bodies of submissives at a local lifestyle club. When his little sister begs him to let her best friend Viola stay at his home, he reluctantly agrees and gains a housemate who gets on his last nerve. He does his best to ignore her, but her bratty behavior makes him itch to take her over his knee. A mutual agreement changes everything he’s believed about what he wanted for his future, but life is never simple. Will he be able to admit his feelings, or will he lose the best thing that’s ever happened to him?

She’s sassy, sexy, and self-sufficient, but he makes her want to submit to his every command.

Viola Spencer is a Miami socialite who spends her days on social media and dances the nights away at clubs. While spending Christmas with her best friend’s family in Portland, her friend suggests she takes some much-needed time away from her busy life and a guy who has been sending her threats. Living with stodgy Xander leaves her bored, and she passes her time writing and rearranging little things in the house, much to her pleasure and his chagrin. While doing research for her book at a local lifestyle club, she meets a mystery Dom who introduces her to a whole new world of possibilities. At the same time, things heat up at home, leaving Viola with a decision to make. Will she jump in the deep end and discover what it’s like to surrender, or will she flee and return to that which is familiar?