A therapist is coming undone.

Dr. David Thorne is losing his grip—on his marriage, his practice, and his tightly controlled life. His only anchor is his weekly session with Lauren, a patient whose sharp wit and quiet confidence expose the hollow spaces in his own carefully constructed world.

But when their professional relationship fractures into something deeply personal—and undeniably physical—David finds himself craving the one thing that could destroy him. Drawn to her body in ways that defy his understanding, he must choose between the safe life he built and the ruinous desire that makes him feel alive for the first time in years.

Hard Limits is a story of obsession, identity, and the dangerous cost of crossing the one line that was never meant to be crossed.