After two intense encounters with her former student, Ainsley must admit to herself that she can see a future with Noma--but at what cost? Years spent protecting herself from heartbreak have left Ainsley terrified to take a chance on love. Everything--from their age gap to the judgment of others to a commitment to deeper intimacy--makes a relationship seem impossible.

When Noma asks Ainsley to go away with her to a secluded mountain cabin for Noma's final weekend in town, there's nowhere for Ainsley to run. And Noma is asking for harder scenes than either of them have ever explored before. Such intimate isolation with the only woman that she's been drawn to in years, and with nothing but raw chemistry and honesty between them, could unlock the last of Ainsley's crumbling defenses once and for all.

Ainsley and Noma's relationship comes to a head in the third and final story of the Chiaroscuro series.