New House. New Neighbors. New Rules.

Cassidy and Blake moved to the suburbs for a fresh start, but the quiet streets of their new subdivision hide a predatory secret. While Blake is busy optimizing their future, the neighbors next door are busy optimizing Cassidy.

James and Gillian Rook are experts at finding the fracture points in a "perfect" marriage. They don't just want Cassidy's friendship; they want her absolute submission. Through a series of psychological games and high-heat encounters, they begin to break her down, replacing her husband's spreadsheets with a much more visceral kind of order.

The contrast is undeniable. The surrender is unapologetic. From the first click of the shutter to the final, breathless encounter, Cassidy is discovering that being "claimed" is the only thing that makes her feel truly alive.

Welcome to the neighborhood. Leave your vows at the door. You belong to the Rooks now.

Themes & Tropes: Interracial Taboo, Behavioral Modification, Shared Romance, Suburban Noir, Domestic Suspense, Ultimate Surrender.

• We just started tracking this book.
• The current price of this book is FREE last checked 52 minutes ago.
• This book is currently at its lowest price since we started tracking it.

• Literature & FictionWorld LiteratureUnited StatesBlack & African AmericanRomance
• RomanceMulticultural & Interracial

• Publication Date: April 27, 2026
• Text-to-Speech: Disabled
• Lending: Disabled
• Print Length: 290 Pages
• File Size: 688 KB