Masked Desires

<p>As the heir to the prestigious European Duchy of Lycette Julianna is no stranger to pressure. But the mounting expectation to marry is only half the weight she bears. Secretly a submissive she fears that her nature might clash with the strength and authority demanded of her future role. Can she truly lead when every fiber of her being craves surrender?</p><p>Max Schneider has spent years as Julianna's loyal security guard a man of unshakable control-especially in his role as a Dom. But one fateful night he nearly killed a man in a fit of unrestrained fury to save a waitress and that moment continues to haunt him. Now drawn to Julianna in ways that transcend duty Max fears his past might make him a danger to the one woman who stirs his deepest desires.</p><p>In the swirling secrecy of Carnivale where masks conceal identities and passions burn unrestrained Julianna and Max are drawn into a dangerous dance of desire vulnerability and the unknown. When the masks fall away will they find freedom-or be consumed by the truths they uncover?</p>