Madam, May I, Paperback

She's the ultimate madam with a heart of gold. But can she fulfill her own dreams--and stay at the top?

In the business of high-end, no-limits desire, Desdemona Dean is the best there is. This gorgeous madam can provide any sensual fantasy, ignite any insatiable hunger. She fiercely protects the women who work for her and helps them attain the lives they deserve--especially when it comes to her beautiful, troubled new prot g , Portia. But for Desi, having it all is no longer enough. She wants everything her shattered childhood denied her. And as she pursues an education and a normal life, she's falling hard for her handsome tutor--and can't resist schooling him in ways that are turning into more than just passion . . .

But as Portia spirals out of control, she's exposing any number of dangerous secrets. And as Desi desperately tries to save her and manage the damage, she's putting everything she's worked to build at risk. Now with her empire in peril, Desi must discover if she can survive . . . and truly be free.

Praise for the Mistress series

"Bryant's loyal audience will love the generous doses of passionate sex, glamour, and revenge."
--Publishers Weekly

"The Pleasure Trap is another testament to Bryant's awesome imagination . . . we are swept off our feet during the climactic reveal."
--RT Book Reviews

NIOBIA BRYANT is the award-winning and national bestselling author of more than thirty works of romance and commercial fiction. She is a two-time winner of RT Book Reviews' Best African-American/Multicultural Romance Award and received a Best Multicultural Fiction nomination for The Pleasure Trap. Want, Need, Love was a nominee for the Romance Slam Jam's Steamy Romance of the Year Emma Award. Her books have appeared in Ebony, Essence, The New York Post, The Star Ledger, The Dallas Morning News, Juicy magazine and many other national publications. Her bestselling book, Message from a Mistress, has been adapted to film. A proud native of Newark, New Jersey, Niobia currently resides in South Carolina where she writes full time. For more on this author who "can't stop, won't stop," visit NiobiaBryant.com, her Official Facebook Fan Page, and Twitter.com/infiniteink.