Francesca "Frankie" De Luca is fiercely independent and has always felt that she needed to pay her debts. Driving a cab and attending school in order to bring her business plan into a reality is her goal. Frankie has always been aware her circumstances and never let anyone pay for her or be someone's charity case. But underneath everything she has a submissive side that she is just aching to let out.

Frankie secures a meeting with Manhattan's BDSM Club owner, her plan to pay back the scholarship she received from his family. Knowing this will also give her an opportunity to check out what the club also have to offer. On her way out of the club, she stumbles to an open door which reveals a man taking out various toys from his bag. When she slips into the room with him, she comes face to face with Porter Evans.

Porter Evans is all about control. He thrives on it. He certainly knows this beautiful tomboy with ripped jeans is not the woman who was arranged to be in his room with him. So he plays along, tempting this woman giving her a spanking that takes her to orgasm......quickly. Before he can form a complete thought, she is out the door. Knowing he is not a man that seeks a permanent submissive, he knows one night with this woman will not be enough. He proposes a solution, she will work for him until 5pm and then afterward...he will give her a taste of the world she so desperately craves.

Porter led a solitary life until he met Frankie. He is a changed man with her. Ready to offer everything she wants, in bed, just not the family and children she wants. He thinks he is not a good man for her...but he is not ready to let her go.

I really enjoyed DRIVEN BY FATE. I loved Frankie and Porter together. They had great chemistry and their banter was light and comical. Although Porter did make a lot of mistakes and pushed Frankie away, she knew where her heart should be but just had to wait until Porter realized it.

DRIVEN BY FATE is book five in the Serve series. Each book can be read out of order or as a stand alone. Although this is the first book I have read from Tessa Bailey, I will certainly look for more from her.

Book Summary

A sexy category romance from Entangled's Brazen imprint...

The first rule is obey... and she already broke it.

Francesca "Frankie" De Luca always pays her debts. Even when it means stepping inside Serve, the sensuous Manhattan club that caters to particular adult desires. For Frankie, it's a taste of something she's always wanted—and never received. Until a sharply dressed Brit orders her into his room, and instructs her to undress before delivering the carnal punishment she so desperately needs...

She wasn't the woman Porter Evans was expecting. Not this wild thing with the pale, silvery eyes. And such cheek. But she violates Porter's strict rules of control. Temptation is a dangerous thing indeed. Yet everything about Frankie cries out for schooling about the tantalizing interplay of pleasure and pain. So Porter offers Frankie a deal she can't refuse—and the only thing she owes him is submission...