Can you ever escape your basic human instincts? When Eleanor Schreiber’s lover gives her an order she can’t obey, she’s left with two choices—compromise who she is or leave him. Eleanor’s inability to give in makes the decision an easy one. Without protection, there is only one place she will be safe—her mother’s convent in upstate New York. Now in hiding, could a forbidden encounter set her on a new, dominant path? Kingsley Edge is grieving for the woman he loved. Withdrawing to a tropical paradise, he’s haunted by the past and desperate to forget. When a beautiful stranger crosses his path he discovers a sexual kindred spirit. Both of them in hiding, both looking for something they can’t have—could the truth break their bond? Can either of these relationships work, or will the ties that bind them force them back to their former roles?