An erotic novel of discipline, love, and surrender for the enjoyment of men and women.
This sequel to The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty, the first of Anne Rice's elegantly written volumes of erotica, continues her explicit, teasing exploration of the psychology of human desire. Now Beauty, having indulged in a secret and forbidden infatuation with the rebellious slave Prince Tristan, is sent away from the Satyricon-like world of the Castle. Sold at auction, she will soon experience the tantalizing punishments of "the village," as her education in love, cruelty, dominance, submission, and tenderness is turned over to the brazenly handsome Captain of the Guard. And once again Rice's fabulous tale of pleasure and pain dares to explore the most primal and well-hidden desires of the human heart.
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"Wow, the effect these books had on me was unexpected... at first. But then, I just couldn't put these books down for a minute. I had marathon nights with these little books. If you're easily offended by the hard core sadist theme, these books are not for you... Definitely, not cute, prim romance..." — Robin (4 out of 5 stars)
"Wow, the effect these books had on me was unexpected... at first. But then, I just couldn't put these books down for a minute. I had marathon nights with these little books. If you're easily offended by the hard core sadist theme, these books are not for you... Definitely, not cute, prim romance..."
" All 3 books are pure erotica. A.N. Roquelaure is really Anne Rice. After reading a few of her books I decided to pick these up too. I saw a review once that said that these books could have been combined into one book because it got repetitious of the same sequences happening over and over and I agree. "
" This was shocking, I couldn't believe she wrote dirty books. I took a break frow Anne for a long time after this one... "
" I definitely enjoyed the sequel more than the original, especially the bits with the Captain & Tristan and Beauty together. Definitely a good read! "
" This is the sequal to that stranger erotic series by Anne Rice. Absolutely speechless on this story. I mean, fruit stuffed up a woman, after that how can you comment? Yeah, I still found it an absolutely amazing read. "
" Definitely my favourite of the trilogy. All of Tristan and Beauty's introspection about the nature of their submission is really what made it for me. "
" intense and enthralling. getting ready to start the third book. "
" I can't believe how normalized I am to these books even by the end of book two. My level of wrong has risen very high indeed. "
" More orgies of submission in the dreaded medieval village. The pony play theme is expanded upon. "
" Seemed repetitive after the first novel in the series. "
" My husband and I enjoyed this series. "
" This was terrible!! I understand the shock value of these books, and they entertained me in a horribly cheesy way, but when beastiality is introduced, I stopped reading. Not going to read any more and don't recommend them. "
" I actually kind of liked this book. There was not nearly the same abuse as the first one, granted there are some really weird (and sick) things that go on, I did not feel the disgust as I did in the first one (OMFG! did I already acclimate to this!) This book was more sexual then degrading. "
" Hmmm, I never thought of sleeping as a sexual deviant! This book is part of a triology, that engrossed in sex, punishment,lust,etc. The book is definitely a good read. Keeps you in suspense. "
" If you have read the first in the series...you know...the rest... "
" She's still hitting you with so much spice in this sequel. Absorbing and sexy. Darker fantasy fanatics everywhere need to read these. "
" More episodes of BDSM. Not my type. But since I got started with the trilogy and finished book 1, I decided to finish this to move on to book 3. If BDSM is not your line, then this book is not for you. "
" Same complaints as the first book but more so. I'll read the third to finish the story. Or should I say, what little story there is. "
" classic s&m. Nothing to do with Disney's version. "
" Well written, but not as good as the first. The character of the Captain is fantastic. Not very realistic, but fantastic none the less. "
" I only liked because of Tristan and Nicolas' relationship. "
" Unrealistic book about bdsm part II. "
" Got it the first time. "
Anne Rice was born and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana. She holds a Master of Arts degree in English and creative writing from San Francisco State University, as well as a bachelor’s degree in political science. She is the author of over thirty books, including tales of the Mayfair Witches. Her first novel, Interview with the Vampire, was published in 1976 and has gone on to become part of one of the bestselling series of all time. She continued her saga of the Vampire Lestat in a series of books, collectively known as the Vampire Chronicles, which have had both great mainstream and cult followings. She lives in Palm Desert, California.
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