She does see a man who has the only cell with bars on it – he can keep people out. There is nothing else on the end of it except a full stop. Even though she’s been sentenced to what amounts to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for a very minor offence. She’s interested in survival not suicide. The likely candidate has a bit of a harem going and Riana doesn’t like him on sight. She might have been able to hold her own against one, maybe two, but not against all of them and not for long. Even though Riana is no pushover, she is no match for tens of males who forgot the rules ages ago. Every day food gets dropped down a kind of chute and there is a fight to see who gets to eat and how much. They drop the prisoners in and that’s about it. They don’t spend time in the hold really. Give yourself to him in return for protection.” The guards don’t really guard.

Thrust into a prison where there are no rules and it’s very much survival of the fittest, Riana gets a piece of advice by a sorta-friendly guard: “Find the strongest man there. What worked for me (and what didn’t): Set in a future dystopian world where the galaxy is ruled by a corrupt and somewhat amorphous “Coalition”, t his novella certainly packs a punch. Survival is all she can hope for-until Cain. No one is ever released, and no one ever escapes. Sex is all she has to offer, so she uses it. Her only chance of survival is with Cain, a mysterious loner who has won his territory in the prison through intelligence and brute strength. It’s the only way you’ll ever survive.Ĭonvicted of a minor crime, Riana is sentenced to a prison planet-a dark primitive hold filled with convicts vying for power. Give yourself to him in return for protection. What it’s about: (from Goodreads) Find the strongest man there. This is the self-published version which has been “substantially revised and re-edited”. Note: This book was previously published by Ellora’s Cave under the same title with the author’s pen name being Zannie Adams. Why I read it: I bought it after positive reviews from trusted bloggers.

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