Love Beat — Flora Dain

She's scared of it -- but craves it. He's a pro, but doing it with her scares him too. S&M is scary stuff. For scary, read exciting…

She craves it but is scared to admit it. He does it for fun and profit, but doing it with her scares him too. S&M is scary stuff -- and scary means exciting, as TV presenter Tunis Vale learns when she meets media mogul Cade Fitzlean, hosting a themed house party at his secluded mansion to launch the hot new BDSM movie Hit'n'MissTrix.

They're fiercely attracted, despite broken pasts, tricky relatives, snoopy colleagues and pressing deadlines as she and her team race to make a short, punchy promo about their stay to coincide with the premiere.

Their lavish hospitality includes free goodies, pampering and S&M taster training, but to her horror, Tunis is booked for sessions with a celebrity Dom called the Panther. His career bombed a year before when she threw up at his feet on live television. Himself a former Dom, Cade offers to take her sessions instead. His regime is harsh, and, in return, he wants her full submission for the following week.

With her career at stake and her heart on the line, she must choose -- submit to Cade or face the Panther's revenge…