{"id":4028,"date":"2018-07-20T20:36:12","date_gmt":"2018-07-21T00:36:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/circlet.com\/?p=4028"},"modified":"2018-07-20T20:36:12","modified_gmt":"2018-07-21T00:36:12","slug":"new-book-tales-from-the-arena-by-elizabeth-schechter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/circlet.com\/?p=4028","title":{"rendered":"New book! Tales From The Arena: Opening Gambit by Elizabeth Schechter"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"c-book__details__value\"><span class=\"m_-2430979978863489364gmail-s3\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/circlet.com\/wp-content\/images\/Opening_Gambit_final_cover_100.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"150\" \/><\/span><\/span><em><strong>Tales from the Arena: Opening Gambit<\/strong><\/em><br \/>\n$6.99 ebook<br \/>\n<span class=\"c-book__details__label\">ISBN<\/span> <span class=\"c-book__details__value\"><span class=\"m_-2430979978863489364gmail-s3\">978-1-61390-192-2<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span>124 pages<\/p>\n<p>[wp_eStore_add_to_cart id=157]<\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-2430979978863489364gmail-p1\"><span class=\"m_-2430979978863489364gmail-s1\">Iras is one of the Collared: the men and women who live to provide taboo pleasures to the super-soldiers known as the Swords.<span class=\"m_-2430979978863489364gmail-Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-2430979978863489364gmail-p1\"><span class=\"m_-2430979978863489364gmail-s1\">To win a war, Tyrese created the Swords&#8211;fighters faster, stronger and tougher than ordinary soldiers, with the killer instincts to match. But when the war is over, the Swords&#8217; need for certain sorts of&#8230; stimulation remains. So the Arena was created, where the Collared voluntarily serve the Swords, providing them with an outlet for their aggression that they literally cannot live without.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"m_-2430979978863489364gmail-p1\"><span class=\"m_-2430979978863489364gmail-s1\">Amidst the futuristic torture devices of the Arena, Iras serves Gavir, an officer. He fulfills her deepest, darkest desires and a bond forms between them. But a dark secret from Iras&#8217;s past threatens all they have, and all they hope for.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong><span class=\"m_-2430979978863489364gmail-s4\">&#8220;<\/span><\/strong><strong><span class=\"m_-2430979978863489364gmail-s1\">Elizabeth Schechter fuses diverse genres with such artful subtlety that we barely notice the genius at work before our eyes. Schechter is not only an engaging storyteller, but a perceptive and intelligent observer of the human condition. (Can we say icing on an already tasty cake?)&#8221; &#8212; Erotica for the Big Brain<\/span><\/strong><em><strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>[wp_eStore_fancy2 id=157]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Tales from the Arena: Opening Gambit $6.99 ebook ISBN 978-1-61390-192-2 124 pages [wp_eStore_add_to_cart id=157] Iras is one of the Collared: the men and women who live to provide taboo pleasures to the super-soldiers known as the Swords.\u00a0 To win a war, Tyrese created the Swords&#8211;fighters faster, stronger and tougher than ordinary soldiers, with the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/circlet.com\/?p=4028\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">New book! 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