A scorching steamy hostage romance involving enemies-turned-lovers... Grif McIntyre, a ruthless warrior, is renowned for his cruel interrogation methods, mastery of ropes and restraints, and unmatched, intolerable pleasure. He acquired a talent from a monster much more brutal than himself when he was too young. He assumes the mission, which involves breaking a crucial target, will be the same as all the others. The female he captures, however, is not what he anticipated. He has never previously felt such attraction as he does with her.