When Amelia Falmont's submissive desires result in public scandal, her unforgiving parents ship her off to the rural estate of her grandmother, a woman she barely remembers but has been raised to fear. She arrives feeling misunderstood, unloved, but most of all ashamed of the need that nearly led her into the clutches of a sadistic professor. Elias McCann is the fourth generation gamekeeper at Hillingswood. His family has always been loyal, but when Lady Eudora Falmont tasks him with tutoring her granddaughter about nature, he is hesitant, especially given her past. Elias is dominant by nature; the last thing he needs is the distraction of a beautiful submissive with trust issues. What starts as a task becomes a journey for both of them, and Elias soon discovers that Amelia's needs go far deeper than physical dominance. inside the beautiful young woman is a little girl craving a daddy's love and limits. Amelia's need is not the only secret that will be unearthed, for Hillingswood itself harbors a mystery from the past that threatens to tear the couple apart.