The centuries made it harder for Leo to care about the holidays and he decided not to join his adopted family for the week-long celebration. He wanted to stay home and indulge himself in a rare moment of dark angst, sipping on the blood of vampire wanna-bes as he waited for his muse.Then Nessa showed up on his doorstep, a blind firebrand wearing every piece of clothing that she owned to stave off the winter cold, with a message to come home... moreThe centuries made it harder for Leo to care about the holidays and he decided not to join his adopted family for the week-long celebration. He wanted to stay home and indulge himself in a rare moment of dark angst, sipping on the blood of vampire wanna-bes as he waited for his muse.Then Nessa showed up on his doorstep, a blind firebrand wearing every piece of clothing that she owned to stave off the winter cold, with a message to come home. He couldn't tell her no and he didn't want to let her go. To keep from hurting her pride, he offers her a job to be his model, starting immediately with a commission of a spanking series. He couldn't wait to get her over his knee and into his arms.Publisher's This book contains spankings. If you find yourself offended by the idea of a strong-willed alpha male turning his lady-love across his knee for some well-earned bottom smacks, then you might want to give this book a miss. less