Deadly Reckoning

Is she a snake in the grass, or an innocent victim? Pete Brummer excels at Club Nexus security job, where he's worked since his friends Kurt and Ethan opened its dungeons. But his personal life is taking a dive. His sometime-sub has moved on. His nights are disrupted by intense nightmares of his best friend's suicide ten years ago. Neck-deep in logistics for accommodating a VIP guest—an import/export "e;businessman"e; with a suspiciously scrubbed history—he's shocked to recognize two faces: Gio Accardi, rising crime lord, and the hot number in his entourage, Darcy effing Thomas. Back in high school, when he'd assumed his Dominance was too much for her sweet innocence, she answered his rejection with a string of poor choices that cost more than one life—then she vanished. Darcy's hiding a cache of proof against Accardi and needs Pete's help. Despite the danger, he can't resist the perfect opportunity to avenge his friend's death. As he takes her on an extreme journey, he suspects she's trying too hard to pretend she isn't enjoying his demands and humiliations. And that maybe she's not the conniving snake he thought she was, but a woman who's paid far more than she deserved for the past. Adults Only. Full details at the author's website.