ALEX STRYKER, the visionary entrepreneur, along his best friend, AVI SILVERSTEIN, is exploring how to take Stryker Software into the big leagues. Alex meets a gorgeous, fresh-faced blonde, AMANDA LIVINGSTON, another student at Stanford. Their eyes latch but Alex has his own agenda and weaves a web of deception. Amanda's impetuous reaction when she discovers the deception is destined to come back to haunt her. Their relationship seems doomed as they both behave badly. But Amanda discovers something surprising about herself that draws her back to Alex and into the dark world of BDSM. Avi enlists Amanda's aid in his pursuit of ABBY RUBIN, Amanda's best friend. Amanda weaves her own web of deception to trick Abby (albeit for a good cause). This trickery unwittingly unveils two individuals who pose significant threats. The A-Team must contend with the trials posed by the University, a business competitor, foreign spies and felons. Thursday's Child Volume One is an engrossing tale of courtship and intrigue which provides an intimate look at the boardrooms and bedrooms of Silicon Valley as the drama unfolds in the streets and alleys of the Bay Area.