Submission for Skeptics — Diane Leyne

Writer Kris Comisky was manipulated into insulting a room full of Doms during a book launch at Seattle's notorious Club Libertine. Once she realizes her error, she decides to undergo sub training so she can write an article both as an apology and to help clear up misconceptions about the lifestyle. University professor Damon Redmeyne and firefighter Brad Martin are Doms and lovers, and they live upstairs from Kris. They're also in love with her and volunteer to be her trainers, hoping it will help her see them as more than just friends and open her up to the idea of a permanent menage relationship. Kris takes to the lifestyle immediately but is also fearful. Her family has a history of domestic abuse, and she's having trouble coming to terms with a relationship involving pain no matter how many orgasms Damon and Brad give her. Can she let go of her upbringing and love them back before it's too late?