[Siren Classic: Consensual BDSM Contemporary Romance, MF, spanking, bondage, sex toys, HEA] When her husband leaves on his latest business trip without telling her about it, Jillian Hall McNeil begins to think that her husband is planning to leave her and run away with his new assistant. After all, they've been married seven years, and he no longer seems interested in being her Master. Gunnar McNeil decided things need to change. He is spending too much time away from the woman he loves more than life itself. Planning to surprise her, he buys a ranch in central Texas and chooses a new direction for their lives. When Jillian's father dies, he races home to be by her side, but is shocked by her assumptions and finds he must work to regain her submission. Does Gunnar have the seven-year itch to leave with his new assistant? Can Gunnar keep his surprise a secret? And why is he spending so much time in Texas?