The princess reached the post and her face was pressed against it, while her wrists were bound to the chains high above her head. Ropes were tied around her slender ankles and her blonde tresses were tucked over her shoulders to completely expose her pale narrow back. A monstrous sergeant walked out from the ranks, grinning as he ran a leather horsewhip through his huge hands, his manic eyes feasting on the sight of the gorgeous elf girl whose naked body he would soon lash mercilessly. Licking his lips, he gazed at her perfectly-formed buttocks and relished the prospect of laying a pattern of vicious red stripes across those sumptuous curves.

An extract from Beauty & The Beasts by Brendan X.

Female captives expect little mercy in these dangerous, war-ravaged lands. If they themselves are warriors, they might vainly hope to be treated with respect, but the hope is all too often dashed by the harsh reality of their plight. Nor are innocent civilians immune from cruel treatment, many unfortunate maidens being snatched from their homes to be kept as concubines or sold as slaves. The most savage ordeals, however, await those women whom the law regards as traitors or outcasts: the rebels, thieves and bandit girls upon whom the authorities desire to wreak brutal punishment.