Passion by Jamie K. Schmidt

New mom, Nefertiti “Tee” Robinson, wishes new dad Istvahn Olenev wanted to marry her because he loved her and couldn’t bear to be parted. Instead, she’s pretty sure he wants to put a ring on her finger because he knocked her up and wants their daughter to have both parents in his life. It’s not that she disagrees, but she is a modern woman who doesn’t need a husband. Since they both live and work at Couture — a fashion resort that fronts a secret sex club, it’s not as if he’s not going to see little Ezina every day anyway.

It’s hard to resist him when she sees father and daughter together. Tee knows that marriages have been based on worse beginnings, but she’s not ready to give up on having someone love her without all the baggage that Istvahn and she have. The first eight months of Ezina’s life had been a lot of adjusting and Tee is too tired and scattered to concentrate on a romance anyway.

But when Istvahn arranges for their boss Colleen and her new husband Chase to watch the baby for a long weekend, she jumps at the chance to sleep late and find herself again. Since they’re not leaving Couture, if anything goes wrong or if she misses Ezina, Tee can just go up a few flights of stairs. But she hadn’t expected Istvahn to be sharing this mini vacation with her. He’s set up dungeon scenes that rivals most of the kinky productions she’s seen during her time as Colleen’s administrative assistant. Suddenly, the handsome enigmatic head of security that she’s dallied with a few times is this Russian lover of such intensity, she fears for her heart and her sanity.