He was supposed to enforce the law. Instead, he broke every rule.
At eighteen, directionless and fiercely defiant, Amber Jones has no intention of playing by the rules of her mother’s new husband. Vince Burke is a towering, commanding police officer determined to bring order to his new household, starting with his rebellious stepdaughter.
Amber bitterly resents his strict curfews and heavy-handed authority, but beneath her hostility lies a dangerous, unconfessed truth: his dominant demeanor arouses her in ways she dares not admit. When a missed curfew finally pushes Vince to enforce his own brand of raw discipline, the boundaries between hatred and desire instantly shatter.
But the strict authority figure Vince plays at home hides a lawless double life that Amber never imagined.
While searching his closet, Amber stumbles upon a shoebox full of cash and bricks of evidence-tagged cocaine. Believing she finally has the leverage to break his rules forever, she confronts him with the blackmail. Instead of backing down, Vince takes total control, pulling her headfirst into a scorching, addictive affair defined by absolute submission and intense secrecy.
The game turns lethal when Vince’s criminal double-life catches up to him. A violent confrontation leaves a gang member clinging to life, triggering a relentless street vendetta and an internal police investigation. With a target on Vince’s back and the walls closing in, the suburban illusion explodes. Vince has no choice but to run—and Amber refuses to let him go alone.
As they cross the point of no return, how far will Amber go to protect a dirty cop, and can their addictive bond survive the brutal reality of life on the run?
Themes include taboo, stepdad, stepdaughter, age gap, dominant older man, submissive younger woman, daddy dom, ddgl, cheating, forbidden love, romance, bdsm, and more.
