Lara by Bertrice Small is an excellent fantasy novel that speaks about a girl named Lara who is an extremely beautiful half-fairy and half-human living in the magical and sensual world of Hetar with a blessing and a curse. Sold into a Pleasure House by her father, she commits herself to a lifetime of slavery. However, even in a place where pleasure is encouraged, her otherworldly curiosity proves too much for suitors. When Lara escapes, she sets on a journey that unveils growing unrest among their people and an extraordinary destiny that will forever change Hetar.