Vinnie Bernardi wants to leave his past as a spoiled rich boy behind and find himself as a proud, gay submissive. He's set his sights on two possible dominants: Charleston, a graying, sexy, straight-as-an-arrow physical trainer, and RJ, the straight-talking dyke who owns the bar where Vinnie dances. Neither is exactly ideal, but Vinnie is slowly falling apart and needs a top to help him hold it together. He chooses Charleston, but Vinnie's presence in Charleston's life stirs up some deadly ghosts from the man's mysterious past. After years of trying to avoid the real world, Vinnie may find himself pulled back into it-but he might not survive long enough to get what he truly needs: love and a firm hand to shelter it.