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Description
The tantalizing sequel to The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty, Anne Rice's Beauty's Punishment deepens the erotic exploration of desire, power, and surrender. Writing as A.N. Roquelaure, Rice follows Beauty as she's separated from the Castle's decadent world and thrust into new circumstances that test her limits. Sold at auction and placed under the command of the Captain of the Guard, Beauty discovers that pleasure and pain are intricately intertwined as her education in dominance, submission, and the complexities of human connection intensifies. Rice's signature blend of psychological depth and sensual storytelling continues to probe the hidden yearnings of the human heart with unflinching honesty and literary grace. This second installment in the Sleeping Beauty series expands the world Rice created while introducing fresh dynamics and darker territories of fantasy. For readers captivated by the first book's intelligent eroticism and those seeking narratives that challenge conventional boundaries, Beauty's Punishment delivers sophisticated storytelling wrapped in provocative passion. A must-read for fans of richly layered adult fiction that refuses to shy away from exploring desire in all its complexity.
- Beauty's Punishment- A Novel
- By Anne Rice (as A. N. Roquelaure)
- Paperback; 256 pages
Description
The tantalizing sequel to The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty, Anne Rice's Beauty's Punishment deepens the erotic exploration of desire, power, and surrender. Writing as A.N. Roquelaure, Rice follows Beauty as she's separated from the Castle's decadent world and thrust into new circumstances that test her limits. Sold at auction and placed under the command of the Captain of the Guard, Beauty discovers that pleasure and pain are intricately intertwined as her education in dominance, submission, and the complexities of human connection intensifies. Rice's signature blend of psychological depth and sensual storytelling continues to probe the hidden yearnings of the human heart with unflinching honesty and literary grace. This second installment in the Sleeping Beauty series expands the world Rice created while introducing fresh dynamics and darker territories of fantasy. For readers captivated by the first book's intelligent eroticism and those seeking narratives that challenge conventional boundaries, Beauty's Punishment delivers sophisticated storytelling wrapped in provocative passion. A must-read for fans of richly layered adult fiction that refuses to shy away from exploring desire in all its complexity.
- Beauty's Punishment- A Novel
- By Anne Rice (as A. N. Roquelaure)
- Paperback; 256 pages
