A defiant debutante sworn to stay free.

A commanding viscount determined to master her completely.

Beatrix sweeps into London's glittering season armed with sharp wit and fiercer resolve, vowing no arrogant lord will ever cage her. She never expects the Viscount's piercing stare to pin her across a crowded ballroom, nor how swiftly his low, dangerous voice will unravel every defense she built.

Their clash erupts into fire: his large hand closing around her wrist, hauling her into shadowed alcoves where skirts lift and bare skin meets punishing palm. Each blistering spank shatters her pride, leaving her flushed, dripping, and arching for the next stinging stroke that turns fury into desperate craving.

With the betrothal papers already signed and society watching, every heated correction and trembling surrender binds her tighter to the man who owns her pleasure, her innocence, her future.