Your Dad Will Do (A Touch of Taboo, #1)

The novel is narrated by Lily, a 26-year-old high school teacher who arrives on the doorstep of Shane, her almost-father-in-law, on a frigid January night. Dressed provocatively and trembling from cold and nerves, she watches as Shane, a broad-shouldered construction manager in his late forties, opens the door and immediately notices her engagement ring is gone. He asks what his son Max has done.

Lily reveals only that she and Max are finished. Shane lets her inside and makes her a vodka drink from memory, highlighting his attentiveness compared to his son. Lily reflects that she caught Max having sex with his secretary and suspects the cheating had gone on for months. She has come to Shane's house for revenge and, secondarily, for a physical desire she has long been suppressing.

In the kitchen, Lily raises a charged memory from the previous summer: She was swimming naked in Shane's pool and began touching herself, then noticed him watching from his bedroom window. She continued deliberately. Shane deflects at first but implicitly confirms everything. When Lily tells him she is no longer with Max, he presses for the full truth. She admits Max slept with his secretary and likely wanted to be caught. Shane apologizes, but Lily says she is not sorry, acknowledging the relationship was never right.

Shane discovers Lily is bare underneath her dress. He lists objections without pulling away: She was going to marry his son; she is young enough to be his daughter. When Lily asks if she should call him "Daddy," the question electrifies rather than ends the encounter. Shane adopts a dominant role, and Lily consents enthusiastically. On the living room couch, he controls when she is allowed to climax, establishing a dynamic of dominance and permission. During oral sex, Lily reveals that Max never once made her orgasm. Shane reacts with shock and anger, then asks her to stay the entire long weekend. She agrees.

Over Friday night, the intensity escalates. Shane films Lily on her phone with her consent, establishing an exhibitionist thread. They have sex first with a condom, then without one after drawn-out teasing. Shane grows possessive, warning he is "liable to keep" her. Afterward, he checks whether he has hurt her, establishing a pattern of rough sex followed by tender aftercare. Lily admits she is afraid of liking the intimacy of his bed too much. Shane offers to take the couch, but she falls asleep in his arms.

Saturday deepens both the physical and emotional stakes. When Lily struggles during sex, Shane stops and tells her to ask for what she needs. He confronts her: She is worried she likes this too much, and three days will not be enough. Lily protests that she was engaged to his son days ago. Shane responds that he is her "Daddy" now and they both prefer it this way.

At breakfast, Lily provokes Shane by refusing to wear the underwear he laid out and threatening to find satisfaction elsewhere. He spanks her, establishing physical punishment as both discipline and arousal, then denies her an orgasm. They drive to a sex shop, where Shane buys a butt plug and vibrator. In the truck, they begin having sex, but Shane spots Max's car in the parking lot. Lily throws herself flat, and Shane drives away. Max calls via Bluetooth, telling his father the breakup happened because "it wasn't working out" and that he is already dating his secretary. He dismisses the split as "not a big deal."

Max's callousness devastates Lily. She copes by initiating oral sex on Shane while he is still on the phone. Shane tells her Max is an idiot and declares he is going to date Lily, marry her, and make her Max's stepmother. They have sex in the parked truck, and Lily orgasms while crying, then breaks down sobbing. Shane holds her without demanding anything. Back at the house, she asks not to think about Max this weekend. Shane agrees but insists she will eventually have to face her feelings.

Shane creates a shift by setting up a cribbage board, a game they played frequently during Lily's relationship with Max. They talk about their jobs, and the easy conversation highlights compatibility beyond physical chemistry. The evening transitions into more intimacy, then dinner. Lily falls asleep before eating. Shane carries her upstairs and puts her to bed. She sleeps deeply for the first time since the breakup.

Sunday brings the emotional turning point. Their morning sex is markedly more tender and intimate, and Lily's internal monologue reveals she wants him to keep her and thinks she might love him. During orgasm, she blurts out "I love you." Shane does not address it directly but pivots to confronting Lily about her self-neglect since the breakup, insisting someone needs to take care of her.

Later, Shane proposes filming a deliberate revenge video for Max, a role-play of Lily showing up at his door for the first time. They act out an elaborate scene from the front door to the bedroom, where they have anal sex for the first time. Lily cries out that she loves him, and Shane demands she say it again. Afterward, she tries to retract the words, but Shane insists the declaration means everything.

While Lily rides Shane with the bedroom door open, Max appears in the doorway. Lily sees her ex, holds his gaze, and does not stop. Shane orders Max out. Downstairs, Lily handles the confrontation alone in a brief, raw exchange. Max asks if they are even. Lily demands to know how many women he cheated with. They agree the relationship was never right, and Lily returns the engagement ring. She finds her phone still recording in the living room, confirming Shane did not orchestrate Max's arrival. The revenge she sought feels hollow: Max was briefly shocked but not devastated.

Shane asks the question the story has been building toward: What if they did not stop? Lily admits she loves him but says it is too soon and hurts too much. Shane relents, promising to wait as long as she needs. They spend the rest of Sunday together with increasing emotional intensity, both aware it is a goodbye.

Before dawn on Monday, Lily pauses in the doorway. Shane reveals he has been awake. He tells her she is "it" for him. When she asks if he wants the videos, he tells her to send them only when she is ready to be his again, making the recordings a symbolic marker of commitment.

The narrative moves through months of sparse contact. In February, Shane checks on her. In April, Lily drunkenly texts wanting to see him; he picks her up but refuses to sleep with her because she is intoxicated. In May, she says she misses him but needs more time.

In June, six months after the weekend, Lily wakes up feeling ready. She lets herself into Shane's house with the spare key, films a new video of herself by his pool, and sends it. Shane calls within 60 seconds and arrives in 14 minutes. He tells her plainly that if she lets him in this time, he is keeping her. Lily tells him there has been no one else in six months; Shane reveals the same.

The next morning, Lily tells Shane she loves him deliberately, not in the frenzy of the moment. He says he loves her too and declares he is going to marry her. Lily says yes. She laughs, recalling his earlier declaration about making her Max's stepmother, and asks if Max will call her "Mom." Shane shakes his head and guides her mouth to him. She answers, "Yes, Daddy."