Gavin Kingsley is the president of Forbidden Desire, an exclusive escort service. He's arrogant, dangerously handsome and impossible to ignore. Something dark within him calls to the shadows inside Emma Bell. The librarian believes his tragic past reads like one of her favorite literary classics. And the deeper she falls into his world, the more she crave him like a drug: pushing every boundary she has, and challenging everything she thought she ever...

When Quinn Kingsley's tutor is ill, Alessandra is sent to continue his Italian lessons. She's too young for him-- but she innocently tempts him beyond belief. She finds his attentions exhilarating. Flirting with this man is like playing with fire, and she's bound to get burned. But she's moving to Italy in three weeks to teach English. Is the attraction enough to survive the complications of a massive age gap and an international love affair?