The book begins when Lara's stepmother, Susanna, convinces John to sell his daughter. Although John is against it, he sells Lara into slavery to enter a tournament. When he comes home from making the deal, he informs Lara of it, who seems to understand and accepts being sold. Lara helps her family get her father ready for the tournament while she awaits her new master.

When Lara is finally taken by her new master to be resold, he has trouble doing so because she's too beautiful. Lara is taken across the land of Hetar on her new journey, never really knowing what will happen, but she keeps going to find her destiny.

On her travels, Lara meets all different kinds of people and sees some of the most wonderful places. She goes from the forestlands to the desert, and finally to the outlands. Along the way, she makes a friend in the most unlikely of places, but Og is the one who gives her the hope of learning about her mother's people.

This story is about a very hard life one young woman has to go through. From one thing to the next, I was surprised by the characters' strengths and determination. And no matter what Lara's beliefs, she takes care of the people around her. The only thing I found difficult to truly believe was that Lara and her father didn't put up much of a fight to keep her with the family. Overall, this is a very good book. It's filled with adventure, drama and, of course, love.

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