Beauty's Release A Novel [Paperback]

From Anne Rice, author of Beauty's Kingdom,the final book in the eroticSleeping Beautyseries

Before E.L. James'Fifty Shades of Greyand Sylvia Day'sBared to You, there was Anne Rice’s provocative take on the timeless fairy tale “Sleeping Beauty. “ In the final volume of Anne Rice's deliciously tantalizing erotic series, Beauty's adventures on the dark side of sexuality make her the bound captive of an Eastern Sultan and a prisoner in the exotic confines of the harem. As this voluptuous adult fairy tale moves toward conclusion, all Beauty's encounters with the myriad variations of sexual fantasy are presented in a sensuous, rich prose that intensifies this exquisite rendition of Love's secret world, and makes the Beauty series and incomparable study of erotica. In it, Anne Rice, writing as A.N. Roquelaure, makes the forbidden side of passion a doorway into the hidden regions of the psyche and the heart.Anne Rice was born in New Orleans in 1941. She is the author of many bestselling novels, including the widely successful Vampire Chronicles. Her first novel,Interview with the Vampire,was made into a film in 1994 starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt.  Her other books include the Mayfair Witches series, the novelsThe Mummy or Ramses the Damned, Violin, Angel Time, the Sleeping Beauty trilogy, and most recently,The Wolf Gift. Anne lives and works in Southern California.

Table of Contents

Title Page

Copyright Page

 

PREFACE

LAURENT: CAPTIVES AT SEA

LAURENT: MEMORIES OF THE CASTLE AND THE VILLAGE

BEAUTY: THROUGH THE CITY AND INTO THE PALACE

BEAUTY: EXAMINATION IN THE GARDEN

BEAUTY: MYSTERIOUS MASTER

BEAUTY: THE RITES OF PURIFICATION

BEAUTY: THE FIRST TEST OF OBEDIENCE

LAURENT: FOR THE LOVE OF THE MASTER

BEAUTY: THE WATCHER

LAURENT: A LESSON IN SUBMISSION

BEAUTY: MYSTERIOUS CUSTOMS

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