A gripping tale of power, submission, and unexpected love. When anxious office worker Elise loses everything, she turns to Sierra, a dominant and enigmatic woman with a dark past. As their worlds collide, passion ignites—but trust is fragile, and desire alone won’t protect them from the hardships of life.
A darkly intoxicating love story and debut novel, Emma Bailey’s In Her Sanctum is captivating those craving romance entwined with depth, tension and more than a touch of darkness.
With the magnetic pull between its two protagonists, Elise (the high-performing and submissive office worker) and Sierra (the masculine a-typical mistress) creating a chemistry that is as deliciously fraught as it is deeply passionate, this novel immerses readers in the power dynamics at play between this seemingly unequal couple.
Bursting with passionate storytelling and the complexities of desire, the novel also delves into themes of resilience, self-discovery, and the transformative nature of love. An exhilarating and stirring first novel, In Her Sanctum establishes Emma Bailey as a bold new voice in the expanding LGBTQ+ literary landscape.
Synopsis:
They’re opposites in the widest degree.
Elise Hahnfeld is the ‘perfect’, obedient, high-performing office worker. She’s been a doormat for so many years it felt second-nature, but she’s growing exasperated at the drudgery of her normal life, her job that’s taken more from her than she can afford to give. If only someone was there to show her a different path, one where the unknown can be exciting instead of terrifying. Someone who could distract her from the mundane. When Elise loses everything, desperation drives her to do something unthinkable.
She gives up control to a dominant woman with a taste of the forbidden.
Sierra Kernan isn’t a stereotypical Mistress. She’s masculine, cocky… and exactly Elise’s type. Sierra is a barber-turned disciplinarian with a body that could turn even the straightest woman into a flustered mess with just a command. Sierra is everything that Elise isn’t confident, strong, and self-assured.
When their paths meet, Elise realizes that Sierra isn’t the revered Mistress she claims, but a woman with a dark past. Sierra’s jealous twin sister Abi is a toughened mercenary determined to make their lives a whole lot messier.
It’s a delicate dance of trust and submission. Elise is repressing a feistiness that only Mistress Sierra knows how to tame… but who says that being tamed is a bad thing?
Independently published, In Her Sanctum is available to purchase in paperback (ISBN No: 979-8312768480) priced £14.99 and Kindle format (£6.99) on Amazon
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