title: Awakening Ariss
author: McLeod, Anitra Lynn
description: In the erotically charged world of the Harvesters, taking a woman's virginity is a man's greatest responsibility, but unleashing her potential for endless pleasure is the greatest of sins…Virile, golden-haired Kerrick performed his manly duties like a champion, bedding virgin after virgin with the restraint expected from a Harvester. But when his leaders decide to change the rules, the tables are turned, and Kerrick becomes the sexual servant of his destined mate, the beautiful and fiery Ariss.For the first time in Ariss' life, she is the master of her own pleasure. With Kerrick's slow sensual hand, undeniable physical gifts, and wicked imagination, she begins to experience sensations beyond her wildest dreams. Somewhere deep inside Ariss, something powerful has been unleashed, but when lust becomes love, who is the master and who is the slave?This previously published, extremely erotic futuristic/sci-fi/paranormal M/F romance contains a seductive warrior, a woman determined to break free, a brutal god with unfathomable desires, and a HEA that challenges the very foundations of the Onic Empire. 94,000 words or 376 pages. Originally published as Sinful Harvest by Kensington Aphrodisia.