Tender Is the Tyrant — Violet Winspear

"I -- I sensed something RUTHLESS about him. He moulds people to his tastes, and he makes them submit whether they want to or not," Lauri described Maxim di Corte to her aunt Pat when, as an inexperienced girl, Lauri first joined Maxim's famous corps de ballet.

There was no doubt that Maxim de Corte would use these ruthless qualities to make her submit to him as a dancer, but could he make her do the same for him -- as a woman?

Hero: Maxim de Corte
Heroine: Lauri Garner
Aunt: Pat Donaldson