Title: Helotry
Series: Written in Flesh
Author: Suzanne Van Rooyen
Genre: Paranormal/PsyFi
Length: Short Story (36 pages)
Publisher: Storm Moon Press (September 3rd, 2013)
Heat Level: Explicit
Heart Rating: ♥♥♥♥4Hearts
Blurb: Rontak is a slave, his status marked by the scars on his skin. In a fit of rage, he breaks free of his bondage and tries to hide himself in the city. With no resources, he knows it’s only a matter of time before he is caught. Through the kindness of a stranger named Tréy, though, Rontak is secreted away and given shelter and food. But when he learns the truth about Rontak, Tréy has to make a difficult choice between upholding the law and doing the right thing.
Product Link: http://www.stormmoonpress.com/books/Helotry.aspx
Reviewer: GiGi
Review: Wow! I’m impressed with this series of short stories from Storm Moon Press! Helotry is part of the Written in Flesh series, and Suzanne Van Rooyen does a great job of creating a foreign planet, and co mingling new and separate human species.
There were great tense moments when I was sure Rontak would be discovered, and both would be punished, for the slave’s escape no matter that he was really a refugee in this scenario. The one thing that I noticed most about this story is how well the author describes and entrances us with Rontak’s beauty, his strength, as well as creating some alien or otherworldly aspects to him.
Another enjoyable read by an author that is new to me and I can’t wait to dig up more of her work!