Take one neurotic new girl in town and one kinky neuroscientist, add sparks and a side of sexual awakening. This might hurt later. Jolene Whitman has never left her hometown, hasn't been on a date in six years, and when her best friend asks her to move to Boston with her, she jumps at the chance to leave her country mouse roots behind. Starting over in a new city with one friend, no job, and her bank account bleeding out is enough to send Jolene's anxiety through the roof. Add in a hot post-doc with a dominant streak and it could be a recipe for a panic attack big enough to send her home with her tail between her legs. But submitting to Matthew Ward shuts up the running monologue in her head like nothing ever has before. Each night they spend together, exploring the limits of their trust, Jolene falls a little harder for the man responsible for her sexual awakening. Under Matthew's care and control, she finds a place where she understands exactly who and what she's supposed to be. She knows it's too good to last, that a man like Matthew will never stay with a woman like her. But if the cost of finding herself is a broken heart, she's all in.