Matthew Banning spent his high school years admiring Ms. Livingston from afar, too shy to ever confess his feelings for the English teacher whose elegance brilliance captivated him. Now a college senior, he's put those hopeless fantasies behind him?until a chance encounter at a quiet bar during Thanksgiving break brings them face to face again.

Andrea Livingston remembers the quiet, thoughtful student who once sat in her classroom. But the confident young man before her now awakens something she's kept carefully hidden. When their reunion leads to her hotel room, Matthew discovers his former teacher harbors secrets that will challenge everything he thought he knew about desire, dominance, and his own untapped potential.

What begins as one unforgettable night evolves into a complex relationship spanning his final year of college. Each secret rendezvous?from Christmas break to spring vacation to graduation?reveals new dimensions of pleasure and power as Andrea guides Matthew through a world of sensation he never imagined.

But as Matthew is drawn deeper into Andrea's private life, he must confront difficult questions about love, identity, and the boundaries between student and teacher, submission and control.