num_pages: 212
description: A stranger in the wings a traitorous pair of toe shoes and a traumatic turn dancing with The Great Rubio For ballerina Ashleigh Keaton its been one hell of a night.But its not over yet. When Rubio drags her to a private BDSM party at his friends house in the ritzy part of London she meets Liam Wilder a lifestyle dominant and frighteningly seductive man. Liam pursues Ashleigh attracted by her strength and talent but she has secretsan abusive past and a crippling fear of intimacy that prevents her from connecting to anyone especially a kinky playboy reputed to be legendary in bed.Eventually he wins her trust and sets out to heal the troubled dancer awakening her to a world of erotic obedience and sensual abandon in a series of sessions at his home. But how pure are his motives? Is he helping her or endangering her fragile soul? Liam hides his own destructive secrets and so does Fernando Rubio their temperamental friend. Over time the three become embroiled in a tangle of artifice fears and lies that threaten to undo everything theyve worked for.Will Ashleigh and Liam find the strength to defeat their demons? Or are they cursed to sleepwalk through life forever afraid to experience the passion and intimacy of love?Note: This 81K word romantic novel contains reflections on childhood abuse and violence which may disturb some readers.
language: English
title: Waking Kiss
publisher: Scarlet Rose Press