Bondage Life(r) is the true, untold story of the commercial bondage industry. Told from the perspective of the founder of FM Concepts, the longest-tenured bondage company ever, Bondage Life(r) is a memoir, a firsthand behind-the-scenes account of the bondage business, and a historical document. Written with humor and keen observation, the story begins in Toledo, Ohio, with a confused kid questioning his peculiar fascination with bondage imagery. At twenty-six, he shoots his first bondage video and within a few years, leaves a high-paying position at Warner Bros. Television to become a full-time commercial bondage producer.

Bondage Life(r) reveals an insider's account of commercial bondage from the 1980s to the present. It introduces the commercial bondage trailblazers - the models, producers, and riggers of yesterday and today. The most influential female bondage performers and the pioneering bondage production companies are rediscovered. Ultimately, Bondage Life(r) brings the clandestine business of bondage out of the shadows and into the light.