Unbought

In this house, nobody buys anybody anything. He has never had to ask for a single thing in his life.

Celestine Lacroix is principal viola of the Atlanta Symphony and a four-year member of the Obsidian Club — a precise, well-negotiated submissive who knows every rule of the house and has never let an arrangement run past three months.

Heath Caldecott is a payments founder whose money has never once been refused. Signed in as a guest, he tries to buy her a drink; she tells him exactly what his money is worth in here. So he does what any newcomer does: he asks. For every yes, separately and out loud. And he turns out to be very good at being refused.

Six weeks later there is a collar spoken of between them. Then, without a word to her, his foundation endows the school strings programme she has fought to keep alive — with his name on the letter. Now the only question is whether a surrender freely given can survive looking bought.

A fully explicit, open-door BWWM BDSM romance about consent, money and the one thing that cannot be paid for. Perfect for fans of Sara Cate and J. Kenner.