Rules to Live By

Four intimate tales of power exchange, discipline, risks taken, and pleasures earned. A list of rules to live by. In Cari Z’s House Rules, jealousy leads Jonathan to break the rules his lover has established. He can’t decide which he enjoys his punishment, or the reward afterward. Good thing he gets both. A lesson in humility. In The Harder They Fall by Heidi Belleau and Lisa Henry, spoiled college boy Tad hires a prostitute, but “Daddy” couldn’t care less about what Tad wants. Instead, he’s going to give his spoiled little boy exactly what he deserves. A cage that means freedom. In Master Key by Anah Crow and Dianne Fox, Marquis offers Navin the key to the most intimate of locks, hoping it will help them to prioritize their relationship. And it does—until work and insecurities threaten to drive them apart again. A spool of rope and a desire to be bound. In CTRL Me by Anna Zabo, a night out between friends turns hot and tempting when Gabe deliberately pushes Tom’s submissive buttons. Then Tom discovers rope in Gabe’s glove box — and not the type for securing luggage. Word 66,400; page 248