Equal parts memoir how-to and social satire Mistress Ruby Ties it Together is a guided tour through New York s S underworld where the author worked as a professional dominatrix to subsidize her writing career. As Mistress Ruby this former Catholic school girl took confessions from some of the country s most powerful men. Within the sanctity of the dungeon they revealed to her their darkest lusts fears and frailties -- as well as their sincere desire to connect with the opposite sex. Each of these provocative essays provides an insider s view of human deviation; together they present a startling portrait of our everyday selves. Mistress Ruby is a striking candid and humorous look behind the dungeon doors to a darker -- and often unexplored -- side of human nature.