Beauty's Release

by Roquelaure, A. N. (Author); Rice, Anne (Author)

• ISBN13: 9780452281455
• ISBN10: 0452281458
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1985-06-01
• Publisher: Plume

Summary

Before Fifty Shades of Grey, 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 trilogy, 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.

Table of Contents

Prologue: The Story Thus Far	ix
Laurent: Captives at Sea	1	(8)
Laurent: Memories of the Castle and the Village	9	(12)
Beauty: Through the City and into the Palace	21	(16)
Beauty: Examination in the Garden	37	(9)
Beauty: Mysterious Master	46	(6)
Beauty: The Rites of Purification	52	(6)
Beauty: The First Test of Obedience	58	(8)
Laurent: For the Love of the Master	66	(8)
Beauty: The Watcher	74	(7)
Laurent: A Lesson in Submission	81	(10)
Beauty: Mysterious Customs	91	(13)
Laurent: The Garden of Male Delights	104	(9)
Laurent: The Great Royal Presence	113	(8)
Laurent: The Royal Bedchamber	121	(11)
Laurent: More Secret Lessons	132	(15)
Beauty: Into the Arms of Fate	147	(5)
Laurent: Decision for Lexius	152	(4)
Beauty: Revelations at Sea	156	(13)
Laurent: Judgment of the Queen	169	(10)
Laurent: First Day Among the Ponies	179	(20)
Beauty: Courtly Life in All Its Glory	199	(12)
Laurent: Life Among the Ponies	211	(20)
Moment of Truth	231