What Master wants, Master gets. And in these five stories, his man delights in giving it to him. Daelyn’s online gambling lands him in a debtor’s collar, an unpleasant place for the free-spirited techno-elf. And nothing about his new owner is easy or predictable. Combat mage Cody is a little hyped up after his first real battle and it’s up to Vice-President Antoine to ground out the newest brother, before he sets the whole town afire. Kanovan crosses the galaxy playing music, but he always brings home something nice to his husband, Mirin. In their exploration of each other, they come to some uncomfortable truths. Andre follows his mother’s orders and buys the pretty slave boy from the training school. The question is whether he will use the boy for the intended political purposes or his own ends. Matteius saves the life of captive Ta’kari in the arena, and claims the outlander for his own. Meanwhile, Ta’kari has other ideas about his future.