THE GIFT: Penelope Hart is a lonely librarian. Unfortunately, the only man at work is Victor Deveroux, the handsome but snooty new board chairman. His dark good looks make her heart race, though he's never been more than polite to her. But then Penny finds a gift from a secret admirer on her desk. The scandalous package contains a note hinting at sweet submission that both shocks and turns her on. A series of naughty gifts follow, finally culminating in an invitation to meet the giver at a discreet hotel. Drawn into a world of heady sensuality, Penny learns submissiveness can be deliciously powerful.THE COMMANDER'S CLUB: Courtney Fox is a journalist on a mission-to save her protégé who's been conned into joining The Commander's Club, a white slave ring. FBI agent Ty Dragon is working undercover as a slave trainer. In real life, he prefers his females spanked, obedient, and hot, although he'd long ago given up on finding the right submissive mate. While setting up the Club's implosion, he teaches feisty Courtney the power of submission, and realizes the perfect woman might be right under his nose.ONCE IN LOVE: Laura Brooks is stranded in Paris without a cent to her name, and she's in trouble. When she's approached to take a temporary position as a courtesan, she's more than tempted. The only problem is, she'll have to fake it. She's never had an orgasm in her life. But, adventurous by nature and sexually curious, she signs up for the job. Nick Renault, a self-made millionaire, is still wounded after his divorce. His sister-in-law, fearing he's turned into a workaholic drone, nags him into attending the courtesan auction. He goes just to shut her up, but when he sets eyes on the fiery redhead-obviously innocent and new to the game-he's taken with her. He hates the idea of her falling in another Dom's hands and buys her temporary services. He puts her through a crash course in submission, but Nick finds himself falling for the fiery goddess he'd only bought to save.