The Kitten and the Dragon's Cave

Lady Mathom's speech at the opening ceremony of the Mathomdale Fair has galvanised the people of the Line of the Goddess. Her command to find places for all the young people displaced by the war sets off a frenzied slave market as more and more families rush to register for slave ownership and haggle over papers of indenture, The Lady herself sets a good example by seeking out new young slaves to raise to the order of the Amethyst whilst Eugene agonises over the status of her own three slaves.Whilst so many young slaves are on the auction block, the situation of Julie Hawthorne remains unresolved. Caught in the middle of a bidding war for her own services, Julie is torn between conflicting interests and the terrible feeling that she is selling herself under false pretences. As she suffers the growing sensation of losing control of events, a new factor enters the lists. The Lady Shiro of the Oriental Gardens of Mathom Hall takes a more personal interest in the young girl and it is she who will put Julie to her sternest test yet…. In the very caves of the dragon.The twelth volume of Michaela Francis' unforgettable erotic fantasy saga raises the tension once more as the tale moves inexorably towards its dramatic climax.