Arda: The Sailmaster's Woman

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Summary: An Author Not to Be Missed!
Review: 'Arda: The Sailmaster's Woman' is the first in a trilogy of stories by Annie Windsor from Ellora's Cave Publishing. This author is an incredibly talented writer who should not be missed! Once tried she will be added to your automatic futuristic read list with Dara Joy and Jaid Black.

Sailmaster's Woman mainly takes place on a different planet - although the Earth scene will leave you gasping in laughter. The new world, its inhabitants with their various trials and tribulations for survival and power, and more importantly the relationship between the heroine and hero are just a few of the nuances perfected by Windsor's writers touch.

The romance is steamy, emotional and tangible allowing the reader to fall right in without a bump. Honestly, they leave you begging for the next installment - which for me places Windsor in the can't put it down until it is read through in one sitting and then searching for the next.

Rating:
Summary: An Author Not to Be Missed!
Review: 'Arda: The Sailmaster's Woman' is the first in a trilogy of stories by Annie Windsor from Ellora's Cave Publishing. This author is an incredibly talented writer who should not be missed! Once tried she will be added to your automatic futuristic read list with Dara Joy and Jaid Black.

Sailmaster's Woman mainly takes place on a different planet - although the Earth scene will leave you gasping in laughter. The new world, its inhabitants with their various trials and tribulations for survival and power, and more importantly the relationship between the heroine and hero are just a few of the nuances perfected by Windsor's writers touch.

The romance is steamy, emotional and tangible allowing the reader to fall right in without a bump. Honestly, they leave you begging for the next installment - which for me places Windsor in the can't put it down until it is read through in one sitting and then searching for the next.

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Summary: An erotic read that will take you to the stars
Review: Annie Windsor proves to be one of the best authors of erotic romance. Sailmaster's Woman is full of heart and soul and the hottest sex in this galaxy or the next. A brilliant author.

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Summary: Well-written Erotic Science Fiction Tale
Review: Elise Ashton lived by two rules - 1. All men are boring and 2. Trust no one but her cousin Georgia. Why couldn't she find someone like the captivating space pirate with midnight hair and obsidian eyes who haunted her dreams, always leaving right before she climaxed? Elise knew she was doomed to live a life of loneliness until the alien OrTans captured her for Lord Gith, their prince. Drugged, naked and left to watch aliens having sex in the room next to her, Elise didn't know what was going on, but she knew she wanted out. Unknowingly, she called for Ki Tul'Mar, her dreamy space pirate who was all too real. When Ki, Sailmaster of the Andromeda, heard Elise, he knew that his shanna (beloved) was real. He had thought the beautiful blonde with the sparkling sapphire eyes was as legendary as the Lorelei she reminded him of. Maddened with the need to get near to Elise and rescue her, he immediately attacked Gith's ship and swept her to safety.

Elise wasn't sure that she was any safer with Ki than she was with Gith, but given the choice, she would choose Ki anytime - until Ki started acting strangely. The priest Akad calmly explained that he was in the throes of the Ardani mating fever, which hit all Ardani males when they find their mate before the binding ceremony and first joining, but that didn't make Elise feel any better. Terrified that Ki would rape her, Elise tried to protest that she wasn't Ki's mate, but the drug they gave her to deaden the pain while they removed her slave collar made everything all fuzzy. Before she knew it, she was lying naked in bed with the very aroused Ki. Ki was very careful to ensure that everything that happened was Elise's own desire for an Ardani would never do anything she did not desire and will do everything she wanted. Elise was in heaven for the seven day first joining period where everyone left them alone and she had long, lazy days full of pleasuring with Ki. On the seventh day, however, she discovered that Ki's younger brother Fari was in the room while they made love. Humiliated that Ki would value her so little, she demanded to know why Ki let Fari enter without letting her get dressed first. Elise was stunned when Ki responded by explaining that it was very common for siblings and close family members to share in the pleasures of their relative's mates and that once Fari, his brother, and Krysta, his sister, had all bonded that they and their mates would all share pleasure together. Furious that she would mean so little to Ki that he would share her with everyone, she threw Ki and Fari out of the room. But Ki would not be denied and quickly sent in the priest Akad to start training Elise in the ways of Arda and what it meant to be the Sailmaster's woman...

The Sailmaster's Woman was a very erotic tale with lots of sex scenes and a true story line, which is always a nice touch. I found the Ardani world quite fascinating, but was a little turned off that they were so into sharing their mates with their siblings and close friends. Still, the characters were well written and engaging - Ki was definitely worth fighting for! Elise was a strong female heroine who was not afraid to change and try out new things to become the mate that Ki needed and Ki himself was, of course, unbelievably sexy. Again, there was an engaging story line and a well thought out futuristic universe that was believable and at the same time, new and different. The author has a very nice writing style and there were none of those glaring grammatical errors that you usually find in erotica. If you enjoy reading erotica where people have multiple partners, including both male and female, then you will enjoy this book.

Rating:
Summary: Well-written Erotic Science Fiction Tale
Review: Elise Ashton lived by two rules - 1. All men are boring and 2. Trust no one but her cousin Georgia. Why couldn't she find someone like the captivating space pirate with midnight hair and obsidian eyes who haunted her dreams, always leaving right before she climaxed? Elise knew she was doomed to live a life of loneliness until the alien OrTans captured her for Lord Gith, their prince. Drugged, naked and left to watch aliens having sex in the room next to her, Elise didn't know what was going on, but she knew she wanted out. Unknowingly, she called for Ki Tul'Mar, her dreamy space pirate who was all too real. When Ki, Sailmaster of the Andromeda, heard Elise, he knew that his shanna (beloved) was real. He had thought the beautiful blonde with the sparkling sapphire eyes was as legendary as the Lorelei she reminded him of. Maddened with the need to get near to Elise and rescue her, he immediately attacked Gith's ship and swept her to safety.

Elise wasn't sure that she was any safer with Ki than she was with Gith, but given the choice, she would choose Ki anytime - until Ki started acting strangely. The priest Akad calmly explained that he was in the throes of the Ardani mating fever, which hit all Ardani males when they find their mate before the binding ceremony and first joining, but that didn't make Elise feel any better. Terrified that Ki would rape her, Elise tried to protest that she wasn't Ki's mate, but the drug they gave her to deaden the pain while they removed her slave collar made everything all fuzzy. Before she knew it, she was lying naked in bed with the very aroused Ki. Ki was very careful to ensure that everything that happened was Elise's own desire for an Ardani would never do anything she did not desire and will do everything she wanted. Elise was in heaven for the seven day first joining period where everyone left them alone and she had long, lazy days full of pleasuring with Ki. On the seventh day, however, she discovered that Ki's younger brother Fari was in the room while they made love. Humiliated that Ki would value her so little, she demanded to know why Ki let Fari enter without letting her get dressed first. Elise was stunned when Ki responded by explaining that it was very common for siblings and close family members to share in the pleasures of their relative's mates and that once Fari, his brother, and Krysta, his sister, had all bonded that they and their mates would all share pleasure together. Furious that she would mean so little to Ki that he would share her with everyone, she threw Ki and Fari out of the room. But Ki would not be denied and quickly sent in the priest Akad to start training Elise in the ways of Arda and what it meant to be the Sailmaster's woman...

The Sailmaster's Woman was a very erotic tale with lots of sex scenes and a true story line, which is always a nice touch. I found the Ardani world quite fascinating, but was a little turned off that they were so into sharing their mates with their siblings and close friends. Still, the characters were well written and engaging - Ki was definitely worth fighting for! Elise was a strong female heroine who was not afraid to change and try out new things to become the mate that Ki needed and Ki himself was, of course, unbelievably sexy. Again, there was an engaging story line and a well thought out futuristic universe that was believable and at the same time, new and different. The author has a very nice writing style and there were none of those glaring grammatical errors that you usually find in erotica. If you enjoy reading erotica where people have multiple partners, including both male and female, then you will enjoy this book.