"Desperate to escape a forced marriage, she agrees to become a sex toy"

Trinity "Trin" Yeager is desperate to leave Rapture's Colony, a religious stronghold, before she is auctioned off to the highest bidder. Any unmarried woman who reaches the age of 25 is forced into marriage where women have little rights and no recourse. She decides to try to get hired on by the mercenaries who come to the colony for supplies. They are her only chance for escape.

Captain Nathan August and his executive officer Sebastian Cole are enjoying a evening in the bar reserved for the off-worlders who stop in at Rapture's Colony. Nathan can't wait to get their supplies and leave this backwater world. When Trin approaches him looking for a job, he can't believe his ears. Surely this sweet young thing is exaggerating her plight. Tempted, he decides to test her resolve to leave. He offers her a job as his sexual toy, with the stipulation that she also provide entertainment to Sebastian. Nathan is flabbergasted when she agrees to the job.

Nathan and Trin make magic together. It's a perfect fit of a dominant male and a sexual submissive. Although Sebastian is part of the action for the first encounter, Nathan quickly decides that he wants Trin all to himself. Will Trin want to stay with him, or was he just part of her plan for escape? Does Nathan have the nerve to ask for more?

MERCENARIES is a short, hot -- yet romantic short story from Ms. Knight. I cannot wait for her next offering, which will be in print format from a major publishing house. Ms. Knight shows why there are a select few ebook authors making their way into mainstream publication. Give this story a try if you're in the mood for a little dominance and submission.

Sensuality: Rated NC-17 by the publisher. Explicit sex, bondage, spanking, second partner (oral sex only); sexually explicit scenes: 4.

Reviewed by Denise Powers
Courtesy Sensual Romance
Posted September 14, 2003

Summary

Trinity Yeager faces an unhappy life on a colony of religious zealots who make the Taliban look conservative. Her only chance for happiness is to convince a mercenary starship captain to accept her as a member of his crew, giving her the transport off-world she needs.

But Captain Nathan August is skeptical that Trin's situation is as bad as she claims. He decides to test her. The only position available, he tells her, is that of his sexual toy. He expects her to back down, but Trin calls his bluff—even when he tells her his first officer will join him on the "test drive."

Trin, Nathan and first officer Sebastian Cole all get a ride they'll never forget. But just how far are they willing to go?

Sexual Content: NC-17. Genre: Futuristic. Book Length: short story.