The Dark Garden: A Novel

A deliciously potent tale of one woman€s quest for self-discovery.

Rowan Cassidy likes to be in charge€"especially in her personal life. As a mistress at Club Priv©, the most exclusive bondage/S & M club on the West Coast, Rowan can live out her dominant fantasies safely, and with complete control€"until the night Christian Thorne walks in. Self-confident and sophisticated, he€s a natural dominant if Rowan€s ever seen one. Yet she can€t stop thinking about him and imagining his touch.

Christian has returned home, hoping to break free from his dissatisfaction and malaise€"and discovers the cure in Rowan. He€s dying to get his skilled hands on her and watch her surrender, to unlock the mystery of her that captivates him. Determined to be her master, he makes Rowan a daring proposition: give herself over to him for thirty days.

Rowan finds Christian€s offer terrifying€"and impossible to resist. But abandoning herself to Christian€s power might be more than she can handle. . . . Or it might be the realization of her true nature and the dark garden within her. There will be only one way to find out. And once the game has begun, there€s no turning back.