Maggie didn't plan on getting involved with her manager.

At least that's what everyone else believes.

Back home for the summer and working long shifts at Greg's Steakhouse, Maggie quickly notices the quiet tension between herself and Mark Dalton, the restaurant's confident and disciplined manager. Mark is older, married, and used to being the one in control.

But control can be a fragile thing.

What begins as lingering glances and harmless flirting slowly turns into something much harder to resist. Private conversations become charged moments. Boundaries begin to blur. And the careful balance between authority and temptation starts to unravel.

Mark believes the attraction is spontaneous.

He believes he is the one making the choices.

But Maggie has been watching him closely.

And Maggie has been taking notes.

Maggie: The Manager Study is the first book in The Maggie Protocol, a series exploring power, temptation, and the psychology of desire.