Foster child. Teenage whore. Now a veterinarian, MacKensie turned her life around, but scars remain. She saves her affection for the animals who never judge or scorn her, but it's time to move on from her past in Iowa. So, she arranges a vacation exchange to job hunt in Seattle.

Although the house is lovely, one room is locked. Foster care left her with two ‘gifts’: a neurosis about locked doors and the ability to open them. Once inside the room, she's appalled…and intrigued. Chains and manacles, whips and paddles, odd benches with straps…

When Alex returns home days early and finds MacKensie trying out the spanking bench in his locked dungeon, he’s furious. But her wariness arouses his protective nature, so he strikes a deal to keep her close—she’ll act as his submissive in exchange for a place to stay and help finding a job.

He’d planned to use the veterinarian to deter an ex-girlfriend, not replace her, but with MacKensie’s compelling mixture of strength and vulnerability, the little submissive slides right into his well-defended heart.

Note: Full-length, sizzling-hot novel with no cliff hanger and no cheating. A protective, dominant hero. A vulnerable, intelligent heroine with a traumatic past. One sigh-worthy romance (and adorable pets).