Intricately woven between past and present this is the story of Callie McGuire / "Mischief" who was abducted by gypsies and then sold to Judgement along with other captives who are sadistically beaten into trained submission to then be sold around the globe or like a few such as Mischief,  kept to become a Personal for the Masters at Judgement.  "Judgement" is primarily the story of Tane and Mischief which spans nearly ten years.  Ruthless does not begin to describe the treatment of the slaves.  Very well written and very hard to put down.