Lara: Book One Of The World Of Hetar (World of Hetar)

Lara: Book One of the World of Hetar by Bertrice Small released on Apr 25, 2006 is available now for purchase. For Lara, a half faerie, half human, her beauty is a blessing and a curse. Sold into a Pleasure House by her father, she commits herself to a lifetime of servitude. But even in a place where pleasure is not censured but encouraged, her otherworldly beauty proves too much for her suitors. When Lara escapes, she is introduced to a new way of life, and an incredible man who opens her eyes to the growing unrest among their peopleand the extraordinary destiny that awaits her. Lara will journey the depths of desire and despair to find a love that will last an eternitya love that will change Hetar forever. "For Lara, the half-faerie daughter of John Swiftsword, her beauty is a blessing and curse. To raise money for her father, she agrees to be sold to a Pleasure House, but it turns out that no one, either because they fear her faerie heritage or her unnatural beauty, is willing to bid on her. Instead, Lara is put on a trading caravan heading to the coastal kingdoms of Hetar. First sold to the Forest Lords, who sexually abuse her, Lara escapes to the Desert Kingdom, where a Shadow Prince introduces her to the arts of seduction and desire. When Lara finally reaches the Outlands and meets one of its leaders, Lord Vartan, she discovers her true destiny."--Publisher description Welcome to the world of Hetar. A land of Forest Lords, of Shadow Princes and Coastal Kings. A place that is both civilized and savage. Where the social classes know their place, but where anyone can, under the right conditions, advance to the highest pinnacle. This is a place where pleasure is not censured but encouraged; where the ends are justified by the means. And yet all is not as perfect as it may seem. The orderly, elegant veneer of refined Hetar cannot prevent the rebellion brewing in the Outlands, a dangerous place of both magic and mystery Hetar is a world of Forest Lords, Shadow Princes, and Coastal Kings. It is a land of passions, both civilized and savage. Now a rebellion is brewing in the Outlands, a place of danger, magic, and mystery. This is the story of Lara, a half-faerie young woman, who sets out on a journey during this time of danger