Elizabeth Schechter's (Tales From the Arena #1) Opening Gambit

[Eva Millien]

Blurb:

(Off Goodreads)

The Ishkarin were created to be the perfect soldiers. The perfect predators. The perfect sadists. But what happens to the perfect soldiers when the war they were created to fight is over? In the Arena, the Ishkarin find an outlet for their natural instincts. Populated by the Collared, the sexual submissives who live to kneel before the predators, the Arena guarantees that the Ishkarin will not prey on the people they have sworn to protect. 

On the eve of his appointment as second-in-command to the Ishkarin forces, Gavir is gifted with a night with Iras, the so-called Queen of the Arena. One wild night of passion and pain later, Gavir is enthralled by the woman who wears the red Collar. But when his fascination reveals a secret long buried, how far will Gavir go to protect the woman who has captured his heart?

My Review:

The first book in the Tales from the Arena is an intriguing and unique erotic futuristic romance. The author has created a fantastic and engaging erotic world that grabs the reader’s attention and doesn’t let go. The characters are easily understood and leave the reader wanting to know more. I was thoroughly caught up in the story from the very beginning all the way to the last word.  I believe the series has lots of potential and I am looking forward to reading more books in the series.

4 STARS 4 FLAMES

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Tales From the Arena Series:

The Arena. Where predators seek their prey, where pleasure and pain await, and where love hides amidst the rumors, the secrets and the lies

The Ishkarin were created to be the perfect soldiers. The perfect predators. The perfect sadists. But what happens to the perfect soldiers when the war they were created to fight is over? In the Arena, the Ishkarin find an outlet for their natural instincts. Populated by the Collared, the sexual submissives who live to kneel before the predators, the Arena guarantees that the Ishkarin will not prey on the people they have sworn to protect. 

About Elizabeth Schechter

(Off the author’s site)

Elizabeth Schechter was born in New York at some point in the past. She is officially old enough to know better, but refuses to grow up. She has been, at various points in her life, a jeweler, an artist, a counselor, a minister, a fitness instructor, a singer, counter-person in a coffee-shop, a lab tech, a research assistant, quarter-staff master, a daycare worker, a high school English teacher, a kindergarten teacher, a stay-at-home-mom, an editor and a writer. She firmly believes in the Heinlein adage that specialization is for insects, and is still working on the tinker, tailor, soldier and spy parts of the list.

Elizabeth started writing in grade school, mostly for her own amusement. Her first novel was written while a student at the Bronx High School of Science, where she was regularly accosted before class by her friends, who were looking for the next chapter. She still has that manuscript somewhere, and readily admits that it is absolute and complete crap, but one must start somewhere.

Writing got pushed to the sidelines for a good number of years, until Elizabeth got involved in a play-by-email role-playing game that was completely story driven. That game rekindled her love of writing, and she teamed up with another player to further explore the lives of their characters. That exploration turned into a planned series of novels, of which the first two are complete.

Once Elizabeth started writing again, she found that she couldn’t stop. A friend pointed out an open call for submissions for a Circlet anthology themed on the Tarot. She came up with an idea about a most interesting tarot reading that turned into “The Hand You’re Dealt,” her first short story sale.

Elizabeth lives in Central Florida with her husband and son, and a most accepting circle of friends who are both very amused and very proud of the pervy, fetish writer in their midst.

Where to find the author:

http://easchechter.wordpress.com/

http://easchechter.wordpress.com/blog/

https://www.goodreads.com/author/show/3012118.Elizabeth_Schechter

http://www.twitter.com/EASchechter

https://www.facebook.com/Elizabeth.A.Schechter

To find more books by the author:

http://easchechter.wordpress.com/bibliography/