Beth Davenport has no real interest in getting concerned with one other man for the foreseeable future. To say her final relationship resulted in catastrophe could be a colossal understatement. The one cause she agrees to place in an look at Serpent’s Kiss, a non-public kink membership in downtown St. Louis, is as a result of her finest pal, Nicole, received’t stop nagging her. When she walks within the door that night time, the very last thing she expects to do is meet a person who could have her reconsidering her ban on males.



As a captain with the St. Louis Hearth Division, Drew Parker is used to being in cost. His crew depends on him to verify they know what they’re doing and return dwelling to their households after each shift. It isn’t, nonetheless, what he needs in a relationship. Drew decides to affix Serpent’s Kiss to see if what appeals to him in fantasy is one thing he needs to discover in the true world. He’s additionally hoping that he’ll be fortunate sufficient to fulfill a lady with whom he can discover his needs. The night time Beth walks into the membership, he's intrigued. Drew has to get to know her higher.



After what occurred to her, Beth is reluctant to get entangled with Drew. It doesn’t matter that he's candy and charming. She’s been burned earlier than and Beth doesn’t suppose she will be able to survive having her coronary heart crushed once more. Drew, nonetheless, received’t take no for a solution. He needs a relationship and is decided to chip away at her defenses till she relents. Will she give him an opportunity, or did her ex depart her with scars too deep to heal?