"From Courtesan to whore"

Silken is a widely regarded courtesan, he has serviced many women/men throughout his career, although he preferred women he provided the highest pleasure that money can buy. But he is stunned when the owner of his house has lost him to pay off a gambling debt and he is now working for a house where he is downgraded to that of a whore and where he must only service men.

Silken gets more then he bargained for when he is summoned to be with Nananashi, a Nightwalker for an entire night. He finds himself very much attracted to the vampire and eager to see him. When the Nightwalker offers him everything he desires will he take the risk to accept it?

FREEDOM RISING by Willa Okati is awesome an absolute page turner. I loved Silken and even though he was brought to a lowpoint in his life, he did not let it get to him. I would love to see more of this world from Ms. Okati.

Barb Hicks

Reviewed by Barb Hicks
Posted July 3, 2005

Summary

Silken, a courtesan in the house of Mama Luck, has everything he could dream of. High enough rank to pick and choose among the finest ladies and gentlemen in the land, servants of his own, and almost enough money to buy out his contract and start his own House of courtesans. However, all that falls to wrack and ruin at the turn of a card. Lost in a bet to the greedy, stingy Illia, keeper of a house of men, his rank and privileges are gone in an instant. He is reduced to the lowest of whores, and to his horror is even ordered to service Nightwalkers -- vampires. Despite his fall from grace Silken retains his sense of honor and meets with his first Nightwalker, a creature named Nanashi. He doesn't expect the Nightwalker to be more gracious and kind than any mortal man he's met, nor does he imagine that he might fall in love with the dark...