Sasha Li walks into a gym and is asked the one question no one ever asks: What do you want your body to do? Arman Voss listens—then keeps his promises. Voice before touch. Yes that means yes. No that ends it.
Heat coils under fluorescent lights as competency turns sinful. A trembling hand on a trap bar. A breath held too long while he sets the pins. Desire waits—until a message arrives from an unknown number, and watching turns into violation.
A hidden camera. A corporate backer who calls surveillance ‘content.’ A choice: stay quiet, or write rules that love her out loud. They draft their own contract—safe words inked like vows—while tension climbs from slow burn to wildfire.
Instead of running, they build. LANTERN is a gym that points cameras at doors, not bodies; where consent is a verb and aftercare is workflow. But the city has eyes, and some of them want a show.
He won’t be her savior. He’ll be her spotter. She won’t be his weakness. She’ll be his compass. Together they turn fear into fluency, power into practice, and want into the most dangerous thing of all—trust.
When a bell appears with a note—Ring if you want to build a life with me—Sasha must decide if safety can be the sexiest promise of all.
For readers who crave scorching chemistry, radical tenderness, and a pulse of danger that tests every boundary they set.
Tropes: Protective but Respectful, Communication as Foreplay, Contract Romance, Stalker Tension, Slow Burn → Inferno, Found Family, Coach/Trainer, Proposal Vibes
Genres: ❤️ Contemporary Romance, 🌶️ Erotic Romance, 🕵️ Romantic Suspense, 🏙️ Women’s Fiction
⚠️ Contains steamy scenes, adult language, and dark themes. For readers 18+
Heat coils under fluorescent lights as competency turns sinful. A trembling hand on a trap bar. A breath held too long while he sets the pins. Desire waits—until a message arrives from an unknown number, and watching turns into violation.
A hidden camera. A corporate backer who calls surveillance ‘content.’ A choice: stay quiet, or write rules that love her out loud. They draft their own contract—safe words inked like vows—while tension climbs from slow burn to wildfire.
Instead of running, they build. LANTERN is a gym that points cameras at doors, not bodies; where consent is a verb and aftercare is workflow. But the city has eyes, and some of them want a show.
He won’t be her savior. He’ll be her spotter. She won’t be his weakness. She’ll be his compass. Together they turn fear into fluency, power into practice, and want into the most dangerous thing of all—trust.
When a bell appears with a note—Ring if you want to build a life with me—Sasha must decide if safety can be the sexiest promise of all.
For readers who crave scorching chemistry, radical tenderness, and a pulse of danger that tests every boundary they set.
Tropes: Protective but Respectful, Communication as Foreplay, Contract Romance, Stalker Tension, Slow Burn → Inferno, Found Family, Coach/Trainer, Proposal Vibes
Genres: ❤️ Contemporary Romance, 🌶️ Erotic Romance, 🕵️ Romantic Suspense, 🏙️ Women’s Fiction
⚠️ Contains steamy scenes, adult language, and dark themes. For readers 18+