Dr. Baron Jones doesn’t lose control.Not in the operating room.Not with the press.And definitely not with women.
Until her.
Penny—the live-in caregiver hired to help his ailing mother—is the one woman who’s challenged him at every turn. For months, Baron has watched her from a safe distance, clenching his jaw while she bossed him around his own damn house, moved through his life with impossible grace, and got under his skin in ways he couldn’t explain.
But now he’s done waiting.The family’s settled. His mother is stable.It’s time to go after what he wants—with everything he’s got.
And what he wants is Penny Delgado.
What Baron doesn’t know? Penny is just as tired of pretending she doesn’t want him.
She’s kept her heart locked down for years—ever since her ex-husband destroyed her sense of trust and nearly took her spirit with him. But after a long talk with her blunt, loving mother, Penny realizes she’s doing it again: running. Running from the one man who makes her feel safe and wild in the same breath. The one man who sees her.
Now she’s ready.To stop hiding.To stop fearing.To stop denying the slow burn that’s been building between her and Baron from the moment they met.
But when these two stubborn souls finally collide, years of unspoken tension and unrequited longing explode into something neither of them saw coming—and both of them crave. As the walls between them fall, secrets are revealed, hearts are laid bare, and seduction becomes a dangerous game neither of them can walk away from.
He’s used to controlling everything.She’s used to protecting her peace.But love like this? It plays by its own rules.
