The Penitent

In a world of power plays and carefully crafted control, the deepest surrender is not to a person, but to the truth.

Lillian Parsons is a force to be reckoned with—a brilliant defense attorney who dominates courtrooms and secures acquittals for the guilty. But her success comes at a cost. The only way to shed the weight of her ambition is to surrender completely to a man she calls Daddy. In the sanctuary of his high-rise penthouse, their carefully orchestrated rituals of dominance and submission offer her the release she craves and the structure she needs.

Mitchell Stephenson is her anchor and her master. As a rising District Attorney, he commands respect by day and commands her pleasure by night. Their forbidden dynamic is a perfectly balanced secret, until a devastating promotion forces him to choose between the woman he loves and the career he’s built.

But Mitchell is hiding a much more terrible secret. As his behavior becomes erratic and their sacred rituals begin to fracture, Lillian’s sharp intuition tells her his coldness is a lie. The man who would punish her for losing control is now desperately out of control himself.

When the shocking truth is finally revealed, their world of power exchange shatters, replaced by a brutal race against time. The Penitent must lay down her role and face their hardest trial yet: finding strength in vulnerability, peace in surrender, and a love powerful enough to face the ultimate end.

This is a raw, emotionally devastating story of love, loss, and the transformative power of surrender, perfect for readers of dark, tearjerker romance.