Susan has it all: good looks, excellent connections and a life spent amongst the rich and famous. But for all that, what she feels for everyone else is pretty well nothing but disgust.
Fourteen-year-old Serrah is sold as a slave in 1773 by the father of the son Serrah was lying down for in Sierra Leone, Africa, because the father wants perfectly formed Serrah for himself. The boy is manhandled by the British slavers and sailors on the Middle Passage voyage that lands him in South Carolina Colony to survive or not on his back on Daufuskie and Hilton Head Islands until his talent and perseverance get him to the brothels of Savannah and control of his own destiny.
After my intimate date with Larry, whom I had known for several months, he suggested that I visit his gentlemen's club to try pole dancing. With his keen eye for spotting potential dancers, he thought I would excel at it. He said, "Come by, and let my trainer work with you to see if you enjoy it." I thought, "Why not? It could be fun." I was surprised when I received a threatening note to stop copulating with members.
Julie was living her pampered, sheltered middle class dream, with a well paid executive husband and a luxurious suburban home that stretched the limits of even their generous, self indulgent budget. But that all changed when the sudden onset of hard times forced Julie to face a drastic and degrading choice.
Jennifer loved her clothes. She loved dressing nice and she loved shopping for new clothes. But Dave was just a working man and their finances couldn't support her shopping habit. When she bought some very expensive shoes, he had to step in and stop her...