Her needs, his limits. White-hot chemistry and anguished desire. The promises and costs of a shared future: A slow-burn, friends to lovers romance. Award-winning novelist Quinn Layborn lost her muse the day her husband died. Still mourning more than a year on, the last thing she wants is a second chance. At writing or romance. Tonight, as dinner guests gossip in her breezy beach house--her agent's well-meaning intervention--she arms herself with a full glass of red wine: Don't come close. Until a raw and undeniable craving shatters her isolation. Cable network travel-show host Jonathan Jaines still struggles with the terrible mistake that ruined his marriage. Tonight, he watches Quinn move among the guests like a ghost. His heart aches for her. The vivacious woman he knew from the movie set a few years ago? Gone, replaced with a grieving widow. When she stuns him with the words she whispers in his ear, he cannot--can not--say no. One brazen move. Two simple rules. A journey of sensual discovery that will transform both their lives. From an eastern Long Island hamlet to a posh Manhattan dungeon, Quinn and Jonathan push the boundaries. Between pleasure and pain, control and surrender, trust and forgiveness. But as feelings and the risk of heartbreak grow, as their pasts and potential future collide, just how far is too far? Briskly paced and intense, Silently is a story about overcoming devastating loss and the unexpected people and places that help us begin to heal. Told in dual points of view, the book features a beta hero and characters over 40, strong language, and super-steamy bedroom scenes. (Length: approximately 43,000 words.) Silently is Book 1 in the Transformation Series. The books should be read in order.