"After about 20 minutes of hellish terror, the burning began to subside. He had always known that the Countess was the kind of Woman who meant business. Nor had he ever taken this weekend lightly, but now the reality of his complete powerlessness really began to sink in. Her discipline could certainly be severe at times. Yet, he knew that it was also a loving discipline – hard love to be sure, but always with his greater good and self-improvement in mind. That insight had always made him feel so secure when he was near Her and now made it easy for him to surrender willingly for the entire weekend, no matter what cruel fate lay ahead."  

-excerpt from "Weekend With The Countess"