A Novella
Swordswoman, Bodhi, rides into a tiny village. She wants to
get out of the heat and to have some food and drink. She didn’t imagine she
would be approached by a beautiful maiden in the tavern and invited to seduce
her. But women do tend to throw themselves at her quite regularly, so she’s not
altogether surprised. What is surprising is the reactions of the local people,
including the gorgeous Gwen. Something is wrong, Bodhi just has to figure out
what. Her mighty sword is no use without knowing what is going on in the
village.
Beautiful virgin, Gwendolyn, (Gwen) is living a mundane
existence, each day is filled with mundane chores. But......when an ugly ogre
arrives in the village wanting a fresh and luscious virgin, Gwen is chosen as
the offering served by her own villagers. Her days are numbered.
When the tall blonde swordswoman Bodhi arrives, Gwen hopes
against hope that she will be the one to save her. Bodhi isn’t quite the hero
Gwen envisaged saving her. She’s arrogant and rude, but she may be Gwen’s only
chance against being the ogres next victim.
This is a beautifully written fairy tale with a difference.
This one is for adults only. I loved both the main characters, Bodhi and Gwen.
They are as different as night and day. Although this book is short, the story
isn’t rushed at all and has a lot packed into it. It’s told in a typical fairy
tale style. The beautiful maiden, the dashing hero and the nasty ogre. But in
this case, the hero and potential rescuer of the maiden is a woman.
The story is a page turner from start to finish. The scenic
descriptions enabled me to actually lose myself amongst the characters as the
story unfolded. This is a sort of Grimm’s meets lesfic tale. Utterly delightful
and hopefully the first of more tales in the same vein by Del Robertson. In
fact, Bodhi and Gwen have only just started out on their journey, how about a
sequel so we can follow them on their path?
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