Carla is single, bored and frustrated with life. In his inimitable style, John Benson provides the perfect solution, facilitated by her colleague Marc who suggests they spend a weekend together ... during which she will give him control to punish and pleasure her as he sees fit. Initially unsure, Carla speaks to Agnes, an ex-girlfriend of Marc's whose response both intrigues and reassures her, describing Marc as like a tour guide to an alternate reality, intense scary and exciting. So Carla accepts the proposition and embarks on a journey of discovery experiencing forced pleasure and punishment, helplessness and naughtiness. It begins by the wearing of a certain intimate remote-controlled device during dinner, continues with reluctance and obedience, bondage and discipline at the touch of his wicked hands on her willing body, and ends with an epiphany of self-knowledge for Carla, who finally learns how to let go...

This volume also includes the following short stories: Third Morning; Change; Durance Vile; Star Bright; Placebo; Cynthia's Indiscretion; A Strumpet's Tale; Dawn at Work; and Today of All Days.