| Unexpectedly widowed, Gabrielle, a sexually inexperienced
author/historian, turns for emotional support to her late
husband’s closest friend, a courtly cosmopolite who radiates
masculine appeal. When Michael reveals that he desires
a slave willing to exist solely for his pleasure, his
shocking invitation resonates on some gut level within
the woman married for fourteen years to a man who suffered
from recurring bouts of impotence.
Trained by Michael to submit and obey, Gabrielle grows
to crave both the pain and the pleasure he uses to lift
her to astonishing heights of ecstasy. Just as she rejoices
in having learned how to please him, a magnetically
appealing stranger enters her life as Michael’s guest.
Raoul levies a bold demand which Michael considers
himself obligated to grant. Both virile, dominant lovers
strive with all their skill at erotic art, all their
compelling mastery, to win the slave’s permanent favor.
Ever more emotionally distraught, Gabrielle achieves
a startling new insight into her own sensual nature
that enables her finally to resolve the dilemma tormenting
her. |
