When 28-year-old Jonas is hired for a job in a university library, he is interviewed by Marcia Danvers and finds himself impressed by her efficiency and natural authority. Marcia hires him, but a few weeks later he finds himself called to her office following a number of complaints made against him for his shoddy work and unhelpful attitude. Marcia is prepared to give him a second chance, telling him he needs 'motivational training', structure and discipline. This strikes a chord with Jonas, as he was previously disciplined by his stepmother, now deceased. He soon learns what type of training Marcia has in mind when he receives a few whacks with her sorority paddle.

And so it begins ... a woman who thinks enough about him to take control, a woman who is as attracted to him as he is to her. They begin a relationship, with Marcia calling all the shots. She is the one who makes the rules, and if Jonas breaks them, he is punished, sometimes harshly. Yet Jonas isn't at all resentful; his life has changed for the better, they have great sex, and he has gained a new best friend as well as a lover. So when Marcia tells him it's time for him to ask her the all-important question, he proposes and she accepts, and from that point on Jonas learns how to be a disciplined and obedient husband. He finds it both painful and stimulating... but is more than happy with his lot in this female led relationship.