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Request ARC accessDiscover a world where power is the ultimate aphrodisiac, and desire is a battlefield where every touch is a test and every surrender a strategic move.
Meet Beatrix Winslow-Hale: a renowned erotica author who meticulously crafts worlds of forbidden fantasy and unbridled sensuality. She believes control is her absolute birthright, a principle woven into the very fabric of her existence. Her scandalous literary empire is built on meticulous independence, fueled by her unwavering understanding that true power begins with what touches your skin first—the exquisite silk and lace she chooses as her daily armor and most intimate invitation.
Her lifelong partner-in-crime, Manon de Rochemaure, a dazzling supermodel and fashion icon, taught Beatrix that desire, defiance, and delicious revenge can be wielded with devastating precision.
But Beatrix's carefully constructed world is challenged by Dorian Wolker, a man whose dominance isn't merely wielded, but inhaled. He doesn't chase—he makes others burn to be taken. When a calculated encounter leaves Beatrix's meticulously crafted life in peril, threatening the very foundations of her control, she finds herself facing an unraveling she never anticipated.
Now, with Manon's strategic brilliance and a shared, potent thirst for exquisite vengeance, Beatrix must plunge into a high-stakes game of psychological and carnal warfare. Can she reclaim her voice, redefine her identity, and turn the tables on the man who thought he owned her very p