Darby just wants a drink when the airline cancels her flight, but she gets more: she gets noticed by Damien, a handsome man who wants to spend the night with her. Darby loves being dominated, so she travels to The Aerie, the private BDSM sex club Damien frequents, to see if she really is a submissive. At The Aerie, Damien's normal detachment fails him with Darby. He's obsessed with her enthusiasm and grace but he's locked his heart against her love.

Jenna uses The Aerie to exorcize some old trauma, but when the sexy blond Dom, Kai Johanssen, cuddles her after a scene, he breaks through her defenses in a way neither was expecting. She wants him to teach her how to submit sexually without pain, but can she keep the super-sexy surgeon from breaking her heart? Kai needs to have a sub with him in order to hang with his friends, but when he gives in to the desire to play with Goth-girl Jenna, he discovers she's different. He's entranced by Jenna's courage and flawless skin, but his usual casual way of playing with subs doesn't feel right with her. The sex is the best he's had, but he wants more than the occasional encounter at the club. He wants to date her...only neither of them knows what the protocol is for romance.

As the owner of The Aerie, Xavier Greer is considered a "Dom's Dom." He and his late wife, Penny, were the perfect D/s couple, until Penny died of breast cancer. Three years later, Xavier still hasn't found himself sexually attracted to anyone. Until Angela returns to the club. As a Domme. A charter member of The Aerie, Angela Vernon had been a great submissive. She and Penny had been friends, which is why Angela had left when she'd fallen in love with the one man she could never have: Xavier Greer. Even before Penny got sick, Angela knew it was wrong to want another sub's Dom. So she switched to being a Domme and tried to forget Xavier. Fate brings them back together, and Angela reluctantly rejoins The Aerie. When Xavier sees her, proud and tall, he wants her anyway he can get her. Falling for a Domme isn't exactly how Xavier imagined he'd find passion again, but there are even bigger surprises in store for him as Angela proves to be so much more than he'd assumed.

For one night, Colorado rancher Roman Grainger is an honored guest at The Aerie, Xavier Greer's private BDSM club. Roman's not sure the whips-and-chains stuff is for him, though, and he's about to leave when he sees Juliet Howard, half-naked, kneeling at his feet. Juliet Howard, a regular sub at The Aerie, figures she's won the sub lottery when she looks up at a real cowboy, complete with the boots and a Stetson in one hand. But when they get to The Medieval Room, she realizes that Roman's not exactly an experienced Dom. Still, he's the sexiest man she's seen for a long time. And since the regular Aerie Doms are either paired up with their own subs or nervous about playing with Juliet because she's "the delicate one," she's not letting Roman go just yet. Can one night together be the start of something wonderful, or will it just be a fantasy played out for them both?