Ten years ago, Maxwell you-can-just-call-me Clark thought he would spend his life as a military man. But his world turned into a nightmare when a suicide bomber destroyed Clark's career. It's been a long road to recovery, but now Clark finally has peace. His bar, Glow, is the place to be in the city of New Amsterdam; Lucian Gray, the son of the mayor, employs Clark as a confidential information man; and Clark’s side venture as part-owner of a BDSM club is quite the profitable release. Clark’s life is a good one, so long as no one gets too close.<br><br>Then a man walks into Glow who will forever change Clark’s rules and reality. Thinking Professor Daniel Germain is just another handsome face ripe for Clark’s kind of good time, Clark puts on his smoothest moves. When the professor turns him down, Clark goes on the hunt, and what he discovers shows him that even the deepest wounds can be healed by submitting to love.

Hearts Under Fire

Fifteen minutes later, Clark shoved his book under one arm when he saw Daniel walk out the front door. Clark couldn’t help but grin as he watched Daniel give Clark the once over, turn to go, pause, and whip his head back around in a vicious double-take. Clark grinned.


Daniel’s apparent shock inspired a wave of butterflies, and Clark had to remind himself of all he knew about this man. The least of it was that Daniel had already turned him down. So there was no point in making this about anything but business.


Picking up the half-empty container of tea, Clark ambled toward Daniel, easy smile on his face. He tossed the cup into a trash can and paused a few feet away from Daniel, one hand slipping into his pocket.


“Hello,” Daniel said, and chuckled. “I thought you were one of the students there for a minute.”


Chapter 13