Love is… navigating the complications together. After receiving upsetting news, assault survivor, Mac Wallis, hides her distress from her Dom because she is worried she is just one new piece of emotional baggage away from being dumped. When Finn Taylor returns home unexpectedly for a surprise play session and discovers his submissive has been keeping secrets, he spends the day showing her how much she means to him. A Capella is a 5,000 word short story. While it takes place after the first book, One Gold Heart, it can be read on its own or at any point within the Dominant Cord or Dominant Cord Intermezzo series.

Using your safeword is not a sign of weakness. After growing up starved for affection, Hildy Klein will take whatever her Dom dishes out, even if it pushes her into dangerous waters. She doesn't want to give him any reason to hold back—the very thought makes her chest hurt. When Wil Kennedy’s sub fails to safeword during play, he's alarmed. For both their sakes, he needs to drive home the importance of limits without harming her in the process.