Sometimes the one you want is dangerously close Cole Winter has made a fortune running Illicit- an exclusive club for wealthy or celebrity sexual explorers where total secrecy is guaranteed. Estranged from his abusive father, his only close relationship is with his ex-spotter from military services, known only as Strike. Harlow Sanderson hasn't yet found her groove after college. She is back home with her mother and her mother's new husband, but prefers to stay in the city with her best friend Lily. Everywhere she goes she still imagines his face- her love, her first. When her dream manifests and she meets Cole again in an unlikely location, their union is as though they were never apart. But six years apart has brought many changes. Secrets have been hidden and feelings denied. Someone is determined to keep Cole and Harlow apart. And then a revelation that they may never come back from. Book ONE in the Club Illicit 3-part series featuring alpha male BDSM steamy stepbrother romance. Parts 2&3 are published and the ILLICIT series is complete - for now!