{"product_id":"9781370875627","title":"Punished By Men: Book 8 of \"Dark Desires\"","description":"\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eHarley knows she's in big\u003cbr\u003e trouble when she is caught misusing company funds for her own pleasures. Her\u003cbr\u003e alpha male boss isn't going to hand her over to the police. No, he has other\u003cbr\u003e plans for her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eShe is blindfolded and\u003cbr\u003e punished in front of her peers for her indiscretions. Then, to add further\u003cbr\u003e humiliation to her punishment, he offers her to her colleagues to do to her as\u003cbr\u003e they wish. The worst part of it all isn't how rough they are, or how disgraced\u003cbr\u003e she is. The worst part of it all is how much she loves it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e~~~~~\u003cbr\u003e PG Excerpt ~~~~~\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Dress shopping receipts\u003cbr\u003e total $543.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"What about that?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"That's not a business\u003cbr\u003e expense,\" he said, deadpanned. \"You'll be liable for them.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"What?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"That means you'll have\u003cbr\u003e to pay for the expenses.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eHer cheeks burned red.\u003cbr\u003e \"I know what liable means. I meant how am I supposed to pay for\u003cbr\u003e that?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"You should've thought\u003cbr\u003e of that before you spent all that money,\" he said, making a note in his\u003cbr\u003e folder.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eShe felt her blood boil. He\u003cbr\u003e was being so unreasonable. There wasn't even a chance for her to defend\u003cbr\u003e herself! She thought she was just going to get fired and that would be the end\u003cbr\u003e of it. Instead he was enjoying himself pointing out all her indiscretions.\u003cbr\u003e There was no way for her to pay for that. She didn't have that much money to\u003cbr\u003e begin with. And he wasn't done.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eShe didn't have time to feel\u003cbr\u003e sorry for herself since he started talking again.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"$246 for lingerie is\u003cbr\u003e not company expense.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eShe cringed, but didn't\u003cbr\u003e respond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe stared at her, his face an\u003cbr\u003e expressionless mask that made her anxious and angry at the same time. It\u003cbr\u003e occurred to her that he was enjoying this a whole lot. She clenched her hands\u003cbr\u003e into tight fists. She wanted to punch the man in the face to shut him up.\u003cbr\u003e \"Do you have anything to say?\" he asked, though it sounded like\u003cbr\u003e taunting to her ears.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eShe shook her head.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Good, because I'm not\u003cbr\u003e done,\" he said.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eShe drew a deep breath and\u003cbr\u003e made herself comfortable in her seat. Her fingers fiddled with the buttons on\u003cbr\u003e her shirt and she found herself getting incredibly warm. She undid the button\u003cbr\u003e on her collar, opening up her shirt a little so she could breathe.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"The company certainly\u003cbr\u003e doesn't need a new violin or a sound system,\" he continued.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eShe ignored him and slowly\u003cbr\u003e undid the second button. The shirt was beginning to feel too suffocating. She\u003cbr\u003e wanted it off. She waited for him to stop her but when he didn't, she continued.\u003cbr\u003e The third button revealed the cleavage between her breasts.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eA thought occurred to her and\u003cbr\u003e she spoke before she could tell her mouth to stop. \"Did Jennifer get in\u003cbr\u003e trouble too?\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eHis eyes dip down and she\u003cbr\u003e felt her chest flush in response to the attention. Let him look. He would be\u003cbr\u003e easier to deal with if he found her attractive. \"Yes,\" he said\u003cbr\u003e simply.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eSo Jennifer had been stealing\u003cbr\u003e company cash too. \"How much did she spend?\" she asked despite\u003cbr\u003e herself.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Too much.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"More than I did?\"\u003cbr\u003e she asked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eHis perfect full lips curved\u003cbr\u003e into a wicked grin that made her shiver. \"What you spent is peanuts\u003cbr\u003e compared to the amount Jennifer took.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Oh,\" she gasped.\u003cbr\u003e Her heart swelled as she started believing she could get away with it. From his\u003cbr\u003e own words, he didn't think she took a lot. \"What did you do?\" she\u003cbr\u003e asked.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"Seized all her assets\u003cbr\u003e and threw her out on the streets,\" he said as if he was commenting on the\u003cbr\u003e weather.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eCold sweat trickled down the\u003cbr\u003e sides of her face. Maybe she wasn't going to get away with it after all. \"What\u003cbr\u003e do you want me to do?\" she asked, her voice barely a whimper now.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe closed the folder and put it down in front of him. That's\u003cbr\u003e a good sign. \"Looks like we're finally getting somewhere,\" he said.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"PublishDrive","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47163004027120,"sku":"9781370875627","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781370875627_p0.jpg?v=1763712510","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781370875627","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}