Wow. Many taboo-style releases tend to have a dramatic undertone; this one spits those out for breakfast. India Summer and stepdaughter Whitney Wright are incredible as an ex-hooker (Summer) and an anything but promiscuous stepdaughter (Wright). Summer latches onto a rich hubby (conveniently out of town) and promises Wright she is long done with that lifestyle—and they have it made living the rich life. Life is supposed to be so good now that she even promises to buy Wright a puppy and take her on a long drive on the PCH. Sappy, yes—but effective.

The problem is, pill-popping Summer can’t stop, and her new stepson, Robby Echo, sees her sex ad and blackmails her into keeping silent in exchange for doing Wright.

Naturally, Wright is devastated but submits. In a domination switch, Summer’s role, initially as an abusive, domineering stepmom, is reduced to a sniveling, sobbing, desperate pile of flesh as Wright seizes the moment and demands that she not only watch her disgrace herself for Echo’s passion—she must participate. What follows is probably one of the most guilt-ridden sex scenes of the year as all three of them, while performing admirably, really make sex feel dirty and, by visual osmosis, cause the viewer to likewise both feel for the characters and feel a bit guilty as well. Terrific acting by all.

The other extended scenario here likewise is a bit dramatic. Jill Kassidy and stepmom Alexis Fawx, best friends, tend to implode as mom’s new younger boyfriend, Derrick Ferrari, moves in and makes it apparent he is attracted to Kassidy. Ferrari gets this wide-eyed, devilish face and just oozes lecherous intent, and in order to get him to cool it, Kassidy works out a one-time deal where she does him so Fawx will not discover he is a jerk and be hurt by this revelation. Problem is, just as he starts to tickle her tonsils, an angry Fawx walks in, joins in defiantly to prove she can do him as well as her younger stepdaughter, and after a strong threesome, spits in her stepdaughter’s face and submissively looks to Ferrari for approval. So goes a mother’s choice.