This book is the personal account of Jillian Lauren, a young woman who found herself in a seedy "casting director's" office one second and on a plane to Singapore to hang out and party with some rich man who needed pretty girls for his parties. (If you have ever wondered how people wind up in crazy situations, this gives you an example of the bizarre underbelly of the entertainment world.) As it turns out, the "rich businessman" was Jefri Bolkiah ibni Omar Ali Saifuddien III, who is the son of the Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien III. This man is interesting in his own right, and I was shocked by his massive art collection that includes works by two artists I love: Renoir and Degas. The place that the author stayed was extremely opulent, which was a shock for a starving artist type.

I did not really enjoy the storytelling of this book. I felt like there were some really dull parts. Aside from that, I found it fascinating how a random American girl ended up in a harem in Asia living in luxury.