MK is a genius-brilliant, bold, and just a little too mouthy for her own good. After pushing her hot-headed boss over the edge one too many times, she's one snarky comment away from being fired. But when the company's ice-cold CFO, Lucy Mellon, steps in to save her job, MK finds herself pulled into a whole new world of rules, expectations... and consequences. Lucy is sharp, ruthless, and feared by everyone at the company-and for good reason. She doesn't tolerate mistakes. She doesn't tolerate excuses. And she definitely doesn't tolerate disobedience. MK never planned to work under someone like Lucy. She never expected to want to. But when Lucy reveals exactly how she plans to keep her newest employee in line-spankings and all-MK has to decide: fall in line, or walk away. And honestly? She's never been good at walking away.

When 20-year-old Emma Brooks moves back in with the strict, no-nonsense family who helped raise her, she expects some awkward dinners and a few too many questions-not rules, curfews, and definitely not consequences. But the Harts run their home the old-fashioned way, and Emma is about to relearn exactly what that means. She's not a kid anymore-or so she thought. Caught between independence and the structure she thought she'd outgrown, Emma faces a journey of self-discovery, rebellion, and some very sore lessons along the way. Growing up was never meant to be easy... especially under the Harts' roof.