Meet Rubi Veronica Blass, age 29, and more female than most men can stand. She's got a billionaire daddy, a charming fianci, a plum job as the book critic of the Detroit Daily, and the world by the tail. Some people just know how to live, don't they? (Or do they?) Cynical. Shallow. Crass. Cunning. Conniving. Dauntingly witty. Careless with morals. Fabulously wealthy. Luscious in red hair. Deadly in physique.