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I don't know what I was expecting with this book as I haven't read a Small novel in years but I was pleasantly surprised. The world is Hetar. Lara is a half faerie/half human born to a mercenary father who aspires to greater things. Her mother had left her when she was an infant but left her with a spirit guardian. Her father, desperately needing money, decides to to sell his beautiful daughter to one of the Pleasure Houses where she can be trained as a courtesan. But the Pleasure Houses start fighting over her and ultimately her beauty is a distraction and she is sold to the Forest Lords who want her to break an ancient faery curse. But Lara has a destiny and the Forest Lords are not it. Instead she finds a way to escape the. And begins her travels with the Shadow Lords and then to the Outlands. During her travels she discovers pleasure, happiness and love but this is only book 1, she's only begun to find her destiny. If I haven't made it seem that interesting, that was not my intention, but it was unexpected. It's not full of wild sex the way Skye O'Malley was but neither is it full of rich world building. But it is entertaining. Lara is a strong character. And she makes other women stronger by her presence. I'm not going to rush to read book 2 but I am happy that I read book 1.