Enter the dark and sensual world of the Black Jewels Trilogy with this intriguing prequel.

Jared is a Red-Jeweled Warlord, bound as a pleasure slave by the ominous Ring of Obedience. After enduring nine years of torment as a slave, he bravely murders his owner and escapes, only to be captured and sold into slavery once more.

The notorious queen who has purchased him, known as the Gray Lady, may not be what she seems. Soon, Jared faces a difficult choice: his freedom, or his honor.