Darias, Supreme Chief of Nexar, is tired. When the offworlder crashes on his planet, he takes her as slave, hoping to gain some respite in her sleek, sexy body. Instead he finds himself confronted by a woman whose tongue is as sharp as his blade. Worse, her outrageous beliefs on the roles of females are spreading, causing unrest among both sexes and damaging his tenuous control over an already unsettled populace. It’s time to tame his fiery captive. Darias demands her complete obedience.

But Riana demands his surrender. An independent trader with her pick of handsome, accomplished lovers, Riana has the sector by the tail until her cargo ship is caught in a fierce ion storm and crashes on a planet filled with barbarians. Taken slave, she gets a crash course in living life without her most precious possession—her freedom. Used to getting herself out of tight situations, Riana won’t go down without a battle. The too-sexy warrior is about to have the tables turned on him.

The battle of the sexes just took a twist.

Publisher’s Note: This title was previously published elsewhere but has been extensively revised for Ellora’s Cave.

Marcus of Leeds’ luck has run out. Caught with the Raven’s jewels in one hand, Marcus knows it is too late to plead for leniency—the Raven’s lack of mercy is legendary—so when he is offered the choice of fifty lashes or becoming a sexual slave for one month, he is stunned. Can he do it? Can he give his body to a man who offers pleasure…and pain?
 
When he discovers a thief in his bedchamber, Duncan of Ravenswood is torn between anger and lust. Despite his instant sexual response to the little thief, Duncan cannot allow such impertinence to go unpunished. And he has just the punishment in mind.