Tate Walsh stands on the cusp of professional baseball stardom until an illicit manuscript leaks across his team locker room, pinning the blame unfairly on him. Gideon Mercer, his wealthy honorary uncle and team benefactor, swiftly smothers the scandal, but hauls Tate to his private residence to interrogate him about every explicit passage.
Tate assumes Gideon is administering cold discipline, completely blind to the possessive jealousy burning beneath his guardian's stern gaze. When a sudden family revelation confirms they share zero blood relation, Gideon sheds all parental restraint, pursuing Tate with unyielding, possessive passion.
