Jessie cannot deny her feelings for Austin Wilde. His overwhelming dominance intrigues and frightens her, but she can't see any kind of forever with him. Her determination to go the distance with his demands thrills Austin. With each of her sweet acts of submission, the hardness around his soul melts away. He's watched her shed her city girl notions and embrace the quirks of his childhood town. He knows she's the one woman who can truly bring him and his four brothers together. But time is running out to get Jessie to say yes to his proposal. Will the darkness in Wilde extinguish all hope for them before she does?