Lesson In Faith by Kay Elle Parker

As a seasoned Dom, nothing much surprised Merrick Coleman.
Recalcitrant submissives, bratty Littles, sneaky masochists… he’d dealt with them all. His reputation as a fair yet strict Dom followed him from his previous life in New York all the way to Denver, a fact he took pride in.

Running from the community she’d been born and raised in, Tamsyn Drake battled the elements of a cold winter in Denver to reach safety.
After a disastrous tumble, injuring herself in the fall, she found sanctuary by hiding where she thought no one would look… until she was discovered by a man who promised to protect her, even from himself.

Without the voice of his little owl to guide him, Merrick must rely on his years of experience as a Dom to get the answers he needs… only the questions might just bring her past crashing down on them both, and bring Serenity to its knees.