A grieving professor and dominant is captivated by a young journalist who walked into his life to write an article about his late fiancée. Both are determined to find out the truth about one another, even if they don’t like what they discover.

Joey, an entry-level journalist at Sensations magazine, is overwhelmed when she is assigned an article about a woman who died at Unbound, Chicago’s premier BDSM club. When Reyn, Unbound’s manager, saves her from an abusive date on Unbound’s open house night, he offers to show her what it means to be a submissive to make up for her terrible first time. Joey jumps at the opportunity, quickly learning Reyn was engaged to the woman whose death she’s investigating. As they explore their chemistry, they realize that their secrets threaten to destroy the intense and passionate relationship they’ve developed.

In this contemporary erotic romance, Joey and Reyn must decide if their love is enough to overcome the lies they’ve told and the secrets they’ve kept.