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

As they neared the end of the hallway, Daniel picked up his pace when he saw a familiar, slender figure leaning against the front desk. “Mary!”


“Danny! You idiot!” The short, salt-and-pepper-haired woman collided with Daniel, threw her arms around him, and squeezed until he couldn’t breathe. “You moron. You…” Mary shook him, hugged him, and started in again without losing a breath. “You’re damned lucky Bailey reported your status when he found you, or I’d have hunted you down. Damnit. Let me look at you.”


She abruptly pushed Daniel away from her and twirled a finger. He held his arms out and turned for her, with a sheepish grin at Clark. “Good?” he asked.


“Good,” she said with a sigh, walked up to him, and poked him in the shoulder. “Don’t. Do. That. To. Me. Again.”


Clark stepped next to Daniel. “Yes, let’s listen to the nice lady, shall we?” Clark quipped, a sly smile showing dimple and upper teeth.


Chapter 81