Celestina Sala is so far underwater, she can't remember what it's like to breathe. Grief-stricken by her identical twin's death, parenting her orphaned nieces, abandoned by the husband who never wanted to raise children, in debt past her eyeballs, and now just one more laid-off landscape-designer in drought-stricken Los Angeles--it's all Celestina can do to get through the day. Running into her former wealthy--and devastatingly attractive--client, Ryan Black, when she looks and feels her worst is just the cherry on the crap sundae her life has become.

When Ryan offers Celestina a way to pay off her debt, by submitting to whatever he asks of her, she's appalled. And tempted.

His colleagues and competitors describe Ryan as ruthless in business. It's true. And that no-holds-barred attitude is how he built himself from less than nothing to the immense wealth he enjoys today. So, when he has the opportunity to finally get his hands on Celestina's voluptuous body, Ryan employs every enticement at his disposal. He's wanted her for years--and respected the fact that she wasn't available--and now that she's practically dropped into his lap, he's taking advantage of the opportunity. He'll play fair, however, offering her a contract where she can choose, down to the tiniest details, what she's willing to let him do to her, for what price.

He plans to pay very well to be able to indulge his darkest desires with her.