Being a single mother running a catering business isn�t easy. Finding time for love is nearly impossible. Adding in a man with his own family issues could be a recipe for disaster. Ethan is at his wit�s end. Gina, his brother�s ex-wife, has threatened to reveal that Ethan is a member of the Playground, an exclusive BDSM club, unless she gets more alimony from the family trust fund. The scandal that would arise from such a revelation must be avoided at all costs--not only for the sake of Ethan�s reputation, but for the future of his relationship with his treasured sub, Rebecca. Rebecca is a single mother working hard to expand her catering business. The only peace she finds from her building stress is in the handcuffs of her strong Dom, Ethan. But Rebecca�s life is not her own. Her teenage son is not handling Rebecca�s divorce well, and Rebecca feels the responsibility for her son�s happiness like a weight on her shoulders. Between her business and her son, she has little time for herself--or the growing emotional demands from her Dom. Ethan is determined to take their relationship to the next level, and Rebecca is equally determined not to upset her son further by revealing that she has a new man in her life. Fortunately, Ethan is a Dom with a passionate interest in seeing that his sub is happy�even if he has to whip some sense into her. He�s making progress until suddenly his own problems take a turn for the worse. His brother Zach has gone missing under suspicious circumstances, and now it�s all Ethan can do just to keep himself out of jail. The cat, as they say, is out of the bag. As their lives spiral out of control, will Ethan and Rebecca be able to find a way back into each other�s arms?