A collection that includes all three novels in Anne Rice’s seductive retelling of the Sleeping Beauty story.A spell has been cast upon a lovely young princess who sleeps, waiting for someone to save her. The Prince awakens Beauty, not with a kiss, but with sexual initiation. His reward for ending the hundred years of enchantment is Beauty’s complete and total enslavement to him…In 1983, Anne … him…
In 1983, Anne Rice, writing as A.N. Roquelaure, began the first installment of a series that is now considered a forerunner of erotic literature. This collection—containing The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty, Beauty’s Punishment, and Beauty’s Release—is a testament to Anne Rice’s irresistible talent, exploring the world of erotic yearning and fantasy in a classic trilogy that makes the forbidden side of passion a doorway into the hidden regions of the psyche and the heart.
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shocking, thrilling and could not put it down…if you are a fan of Ann Rice, you will love this. If you aren’t familiar with her work, give it a try – you might be surprised.
I really got into the book after a couple of chapters..
My daughter bought a couple of Anne Rice books for my birthday and I thought no way these are for me.Then I couldn’t hardly put them down….My husband liked them to and he didn’t read a word.. you will have to read to see what I’m talking about… Lol
Anne Rice’s early erotic series is truly original, well-written and absorbing. There have been many imitators since these stories were first published under the pen name A. N. Roquelaure, but none better than this. If you’re into fantasy worlds and light BDSM, this is the series for you~
Read all 3 books a very long time ago. Still have them and read them every so often. They are part of keep forever books. Also read her interview with a vampire series. Very enjoyable.
If you are not offended by this type of book it is worth the plunge into Beauty’s world for a little while if only from the safety of the page. I enjoyed this series far more than 50 Shades
I hesitate to recommend this book, because its niche is so specific: it’s a dominant/submissive, SM erotic fiction – more heavy on the erotic side than any compelling story line.
The first time I read this series, it was an eye opener for this naive woman.
I had no idea what BDSM was. I have re-read this series a few times now and I always seem to learn something new.
The sex scenes are HOT!
I good read for anyone interested in the BDSM lifestyle.
I read this series of book many years ago, and can across them last year, well worth the reread.
Not for the faint of heart.
I am that person who flips to the end of the book just to read the ending after the first few chapters. This book had nice flow and I knew the end because of the fairytale!
This is pure erotica and heavy on BDSM.
Just a bit disappointing
It was lots and lots of spankings. BDSM can be erotic when reading it, but it was beatings that didn’t really provide the reader with a variety. It was like what’s the purpose of this.
LOVED this, made me cry and was very different from the usual and was FAB
Yuck
this is the ultimate erotica and submission book that you will ever read. it took me about 4 months to read this book because i kept putting down. it was just a little to much for me
Oh gosh- you would not catch me reading these books but if you did : they are very imaginative. So far not hurtful because they seem to like being spanked.
Very discriptive and doesn’t leave much to spare. But there is a story. Great story. Anne Rice must have had a great time writing these.
This is a very different telling of a great childhood classic.
Great series! I have loaned them out many times to friends!
Sexy but very strange. I lost interest after a while. I liked the first half though.