Will he forgive her, or will he lose her?

Life in the Florida Keys is everything Ace Aster dreamed it would be—sun, sand, and a profitable business that keeps his days busy.

Everything is perfect, right up until a sweet little Georgia peach rolls into town, determined to uncover the secrets Ace has carefully kept locked away. Her nosy investigating brings her to the brink of disaster, not once but twice, leaving Ace with no choice but to keep her as close as possible.

Not that it's such a hardship, especially when it turns out Bloom is not only willing to accept the discipline he metes out, his creative punishments leave her sore and desperate for his touch.

But a broken promise soon shatters Ace's ability to trust the people around him. And unless he can find it in himself to forgive Bloom, he won't just lose her. He'll lose the life—and the fortune—he's worked so hard to build.

“Careful, darlin’, I don’t have a lot of tolerance for women who act like little brats.”

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“I need to go.” She recovered and stalked to her car. He followed, a looming presence at her back that somehow made her feel safe. When they arrived at her red sports car, she spun on her heel to ask him his name, but his glowering mien took her back a step, her backside banging into her car.

“What? What’s wrong?”

“Gee, I don’t know, Bloom Davenport, could it be that you’re a beautiful woman in a strange place that attracts negative attention? Or maybe because you are driving a sports car not made for the terrain around these parts.” He kicked her tire. “That your tires are almost bald, making driving treacherous, or that you parked in the darkest corner of the lot where anyone could grab you and do whatever they wanted to you?”

He leaned over her as she pressed her back against the unyielding side of her car.

“I never met a woman more in need of a keeper than you, darlin’.”

Bloom didn’t know exactly what part of his chastisement set her off, but she’d had enough.

“Now you listen to me, you-you—”

“Ace,” he said with a smirk.

“Fine! Mr. Ace, I’ve been on my own for years. It’s not my fault this backwoods town seems to be filled with men who like to think they are god’s gift. I don’t need a keeper. I’m just fine.”

“You keep telling yourself that, darlin’.” Ace straightened and stepped back, giving her room to move away from the car.

Bloom pulled her keys out of her purse and unlocked her door. She got in her vehicle and started the engine. Ace tapped on the window. She depressed the button until the window was half-open.

“Yes?”

“Do up your seat belt, Bloom.” She hesitated.

“Now, before I change my mind about that spanking and use my belt to heat your backside.”

Bloom glared but did up her seatbelt. Stepping on the gas, she peeled out of the parking lot and drove back to the B&B. She needed a hot bath and a good night’s sleep. Arriving in her room, she grabbed her vibrator and headed to the bathroom. Underneath all her bravado was a young woman, excited by everything Ace had said. Her soaked panties were proof enough and the itch in her core needed scratching.

Climbing into the tub, Bloom didn’t waste any time. She placed the vibrator against her hardened nub and moved one hand to her breast, tweaking and rolling her nipples. Normally, stimulating her clit was enough to bring on an orgasm in record time. But images of the large domineering man had her desperate to feel more. Bloom slid the vibrator inside of her, feeling the pulsations against her walls. Moving the vibrator in and out, she visualized Ace hovering over her, taking her slow and deep.

Seconds later, Bloom cried out, her body going rigid in the steamy water. When her muscles relaxed, she leaned back, and turning off her vibrator, dropped it to the floor mat. Satiated, Bloom played over the scenes from earlier in the evening. When Ace’s eyes held her, his dominance rooting her to her stool, it was delicious, and she knew his actions and words would be fantasy fodder for her masturbation sessions for a long time.

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