Set in a not-too-distant future after a second civil war in the US - where slavery has been reintroduced and any man can be taken into it, especially if they're prisoners of that war - the rich and powerful of the New South anoint their sons to help in government and the family businesses, which can seem one and the same. The story follows a years-long e-mail correspondence between one-time jerk-off buddies, Steve and Stu, who were best friends through the war and kept in contact even though Stu's straight and opposed to slavery. Steve's gay and his first job is to learn how to be a slave master, with all the rules, regulations and erotic decisions it entails.