Eric Dupree has travelled the world, seeing and doing it all as a Navy Seal. Now as part owner at Rossi Security, Inc., he jumps at the opportunity to relocate to L.A. and become managing partner for the new Decadence Club opening there as well. Being Master Dom at Decadence LA is right up his alley. The Club is successful and Rossi is growing by leaps and bounds. He should be thrilled, but something is missing. As he approaches middle age, he finds that he needs more than his bachelor lifestyle can give him. In walks Valerie Thornton, widow, mother and BDSM innocent. What has brought her to his club of all places, and why can't he get her out of his mind?

Valerie is suffering from an empty-nest. No longer can she distract herself with her children and volunteer activities. She has long suppressed her desire for a strong man, who can nurture those desires and bring the submissive inside her to life. When a mysterious invitation to a new BDSM club arrives in her mailbox, she sees it as a fateful intervention. Marshaling her nerve and cramming herself into a little leather skirt are no small deeds. Walking into the most exclusive club in L.A., Valerie is overwhelmed by the testosterone filled atmosphere, each man she see seems to be more handsome and sexier than the next. Then she meets Eric, the owner manager, who takes her breath away. He seems perfect and she knows he could bring her secret fantasies to life. She's ready to throw herself at his feet, but refrains. How could he possibly be interested in a forty-year-old widow and BDSM novice like herself?