It's a disaster from the start when feisty Regan runs into tall, dark and gorgeous Giovanni at an Italian train station. Literally. Among the contents of the handbag she spills at his feet is a racy BDSM book, Prisoner of Sex. Regan is mortified, especially when Giovanni manages to end up in the same private compartment with her on the train to Venice.

Giovanni is a Sexual Master, an expert at awakening the fantasies of secretly submissive females. Under the influence of his seductive power, Regan agrees to give herself over to his domination for a single night. It is all the time Giovanni needs to bring the book—and Regan's dreams—to life.

In one wicked night he shows her all the bliss a woman can find writhing naked in a man's chains, feeling the sweet bite of his crop and the touch of his masterful hand. The next morning, as agreed, he releases her and walks away.

Angry, disillusioned, Regan returns to New York determined to resume her life and forget this man who can bring her to her knees with just one look.

Until Giovanni comes to claim her…