p 　　 quot O quot is a talented photographer in her late twenties with a promising career ahead of her She is torn, however, between the tasks financial realities are forcing upon her and between her own artistic aims Encouraged by her boyfriend, Rene, quot O quot decides that she should pursue her artistic passion without reservation, setting aside financial realities until she has completed her very beautiful, avant-garde book of original photos In hopes of enabling quot O quot to focus her energies on the book, Rene introduces her to a mysterious benefactor, the wealthy and powerful Sir Stephen What starts out as a promising arrangement, turns out to be self-destructive for quot O quot She allows outside influences to corrupt her artistic vision, as she is drawn into a seductive world of deceit, power, and eroticism p