Violette O'Reilly, concert violinist, is injured by a fall down the stairs in the subway after an evening performance at Lincoln Center. Her Dom, a well-known Manhattan real estate developer, Nik Rossiter, convinces her to recuperate aboard the Golden Dolphin,the 300 foot super yacht, on a BDSM cruise to Rio De Janeiro for Carnival while he looks into the incident. Violette can't believe anyone would hurt her on purpose, but Nik is sure it's not an accident. Can Nik protect Violette from a jealous friend and the Russian mob and convince her she wants to spend the rest of her life with him? Throw in some sexy jewel thieves and you're in for a hot trip to Rio. The usual suspects are aboard, including Captain Con Cortelis, First Mate Alex Dragados, Saltydawg, and Jamie Devereau and Anne Sutton.