Roped by the Rancher

She built an empire on control. Now she'll have to surrender everything to a man who lives by his own rules. Maris Varnell, a 38-year-old CEO, is a titan of Wall Street, a woman who commands boardrooms and crushes her opposition with unbridled audacity. But behind the ironclad façade, she's a woman on the verge of collapse, haunted by a deep, lonely ache that no amount of success can soothe. In a moment of sheer desperation, she flees to a remote Wyoming ranch for a "bondage retreat, " a place that promises the one thing she's never allowed herself: to let go.
There she meets Thane Carver, a reclusive former rodeo star with a savage gaze and hands calloused by a life of hardship. He's everything she's not: untamed, raw, and brutally honest. He doesn't want her money or her power. He wants her submission. He promises to teach her the art of the rope, the thrill of surrender, and the ecstasy of losing control. Maris knows she should run from this dangerous, provocative man, but every command he gives, every knot he ties, ignites a forbidden desire she can't ignore.
But Thane has his own demons, a past as rugged as the mountains that frame his ranch. As Maris is drawn deeper into his world of pleasure and pain, she realizes that the ropes he uses are not the only things that can bind a person. Can she trust this enigmatic stranger with her body and her soul? Or will surrendering to him mean her ultimate destruction? The line between pleasure and agony is about to blur, and Maris will discover that the most tantalizing freedom can only be found in the tightest of bonds.