“He didn’t ask for my trust. He earned it—one breath, one rule, one touch at a time.”

Vanessa arrives in Zurich with one goal — to outrun the past and the man who once taught her to submit without safety.
Mark Monroe has spent years burying his anger in meaningless nights and perfectly controlled lies. Until a chance encounter at a medical conference makes him face everything he thought he’d forgotten.

What begins as conversation and whisky becomes a weekend of rules, care, and discovery.
In his world, dominance isn’t punishment — it’s devotion. And for the first time, Vanessa learns that surrender can heal instead of hurt.

Between hotel rooms and half-truths, two people learn that love doesn’t fix you. It meets you where you’re broken… and stays.
Tender, addictive, and unapologetically sensual, Broken Rules is a standalone romance from The Hostile Takeover Universe — a story of trust, desire, and the power of choosing each other without limits.