They designed the perfect body for Rowan MacGregor, daughter of one of the Empire's more powerful nobles, but that just made her a more attractive target for those who wanted to possess her. In a future world, where human cruelty is aided by the cold steel of technology, it is her mind which is most in danger from the predatory lust of powerful men and women. Her father's new wife tests the limits of perversion and punishment upon her, and sets the stage for Rowan's fixation with pain and sexuality. Cast out into the coldness of space, other powerful men, as well as aliens and perverse computers will see her as a toy for their own use. And however strong her will, it might not be strong enough to resist her own dark hunger