After five years of taking on the world alone, Suzie Kaspar is starting to wonder if there’s more to life than school schedules and a to-do list that never seems to end.

Like maybe a hot, commanding veteran who is built like a Viking god and makes Suzie’s mouth water just looking at him.

But even though Connor makes her body sing with pleasure as he draws her deeper and deeper into his world of dominance and submission, she resists the urge to lay her troubles at his feet.

And when a family friend’s devastating secret is uncovered, Suzie is forced to choose between trusting Connor with the people she loves most in the world…

Or playing it safe, alone, once again.