Title: My Warrior, My Slave
Series: Companion story of ‘Slave of Heart’
Author: Nana G.
Genre: Historical Erotic Romance
Length: Novelette (19,500 words)
Publisher: Smashwords Edition (August 3rd, 2013)
Heat Level: Explicit
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥3.5 Hearts
Reviewer: Thommie
Blurb: Gay Master/slave Erotic Romance. Orion’s promising military career is cut short when he is caught having a sex with another free man. He is condemned to lifetime of slavery after a public trial, a fate which Meme, his ex-lover, shares with him. When he finds out, he has been purchased by General Ares, he risks invoking the wrath of his former superior by pleading with him to also purchase Meme. Even though Ares is furious with Orion, he grants his request. Ares is determined to unravel Orion’s impassive facade and Meme may just be what he needs to break a warrior.
‘My Warrior, My Slave’ is a companion story of ‘Slave of Heart’. However, it can be read as a stand-alone work. The story contains explicit material with light BDSM content and is intended for adults only.
Product Link: http://www.amazon.com/My-Warrior-Slave-ebook/dp/B00EAXF666
Review: And this is what happens when I’m torn by a book. I loved it on one hand. It was an exquisite exercise in mind games and breaking a slave. It was erotic, intense, and capable of making your heartbeat drum high. But it was also heartbreaking due to the nature of the slave character.
Orion is not just a sex slave. He was a free man, a man with dreams and ambitions. He was a Master himself and most of all, the thing that affected me more than anything did, and he was a warrior.
In a society where men and women can indulge in same-sex intercourse with their slave, yet between two free men such thing is inexcusable to the point of said free men to lose their freedom and become sex-slaves themselves, witnessing the descend of a warrior was – for me at least – unbearable. My heart was held in a vise-like grip the entire read, weeping for Orion. While the transition from a free man to submitting, the mastery of how Ares managed to play his mind games and ultimately break Orion and make him his, was extremely erotic and mind-blowing, I still ached for the warrior and felt such a profound sadness. Even in the most sensual parts of this book, even during the most erotic and stimulating passages, that sadness never left me, surrounding my like a damned cloak.
So you understand my torment now, I don’t know how to truly evaluate this read. If I keep in mind how much it affected me, I’d say point for the author, mission accomplished. Still that lingering feeling makes me rip this book apart, if only it was a paperback.
In any case, I feel this work deserves praise, lots of it for it is quite powerful. I have no hesitation in recommending this to anyone who has an appreciation for mind games and M/s relationships. The scenes are light and described with smooth words, not cringe-like, and the length is quite short, making this read a nice and enjoyable break.
Enjoy!