Josh's descent into submission continues, as his trainer Talia applies her skills at teasing, humiliation and re-conditioning to soften him up. Will Josh's resistance hold? Or will Talia accomplish what Juliette desires: crafting him into the perfect slave?

As Talia continues her assault on Josh's resistance, he makes a surprising new friend inside the Manor, and Juliette returns to check on his progress. He is understandably happy to see her, but Juliette's feelings toward him don't sit well with Talia. Her revenge upon him will leave Josh a changed man forever.

How far will a man go to win the girl of his dreams? Juliette Hartford runs Blackwood Manor, a successful winery in the Pacific Northwest. But the business is actually a front for something much more bizarre: the country's foremost training center for submissive males.

As Talia's revenge on Josh becomes clear, it is obvious to all that he's been changed forever.

Meanwhile, Juliette's old friend Monique arrives from France, where she runs The Chateau, a sister facility to Blackwood Manor. She and Juliette mend some old fences, with startling results for poor Josh.

At 12-years-old, Claire Barker developed a massive crush on her best friend Sarah's older sister, the handsome, butch Alex Williams. Now 27 and a successful entrepreneur, Claire's interest hasn't waned - despite Alex's fashion photography career keeping her overseas for months at a time. When Alex moves home unexpectedly, she and Claire end up enjoying a surprise, wine-fueled reunion that alters their relationship forever. Are Claire's dreams about to come true, or will real life prove to be more complicated than her fantasies?

I trust no one. I thrive with control and I've learned to be ruthless and coldhearted. A love life? I'm not interested. But I still have desires. That's where Dahlia came in; my treasure. She had never been a submissive before and I was eager to train her. When I saw her on stage at the auction, dressed in gold, I knew I had to have her. She's mine for an entire month. I own her. But one lie changed everything.

Tiernan de Haas doesn’t care about anything anymore. The only child of a film producer and his starlet wife, she’s grown up with wealth and privilege but not love or guidance. And when they suddenly pass away, she knows she should be devastated. But has anything really changed? She’s always been alone, hasn’t she? Jake Van der Berg, her father’s stepbrother and her only living relative, assumes guardianship of Tiernan who is still two months shy of 18. She's sent to live with him and his two sons, Noah and Kaleb, in the mountains of Colorado.

There are many rules a priest can't break. A priest cannot marry. A priest cannot abandon his flock. A priest cannot forsake his God. I've always been good at following rules. Until she came. Then I learned new rules.

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