I want it all. Whips and chains. Hearts and kisses.Viola was the first woman I ever tied up. We had one of those brief but intense summer romances.OK, so I screwed that up. But now, years later, I've got a second chance.The thing is, she doesn't trust me. I write novels about a brutal spymaster whose craving for blood and torture is insatiable. Hidden in my home is an authentic medieval dungeon. I'm a connoisseur of finely-wrought leather floggers, silken ropes, the restrictive corset, the binding cuff.I don't mean to frighten her. But hey, I want it all. Whips and chains. Hearts and kisses. Mastery and submission, pleasure and pain. I'm looking for that special partner - somebody to torment, somebody to love.The door to my dungeon is open. It is up to her to walk in.The Dangerous Hero is a contemporary romance novel by USA Today bestselling author and Rita Award Winner, Linda Barlow.