In the first book of the Pleasure Wars Series, Taken by the Duke, we get introduced to Lady Portia as Ava's shy and sad friend. In Pleasuring the Lady, we hear Portia's story.
Due to the circumstances around her mother's illness, Portia has come to the realization that she will always be a spinster. Her main concern is caring for her mother and being a friend to Ava. When Portia is told the most recent sighting of Liam, Ava's brother has been at the Donville Masquerade. Portia feels compelled to help reunite Ava and Liam so that night, wearing the required mask, she goes to the Donville Masquerade to try to find Ava's brother. What she finds instead is a masquerade of erotic pleasures and Miles.
Miles, the Marquis of Weatherfield is being pestered by his sister to marry, but he is not in any hurry to do so. The childhood abuse from their father has left scars upon him and his sister. These memories make it hard for Miles to accept that love is a good thing. For him, love has never brought anything but pain in his life. Momentarily content with his bachelorhood, he makes a visit to the Donville Masquerade where he meets a lovely masked lady.
During another visit to the Donville Masquerade, Miles spots the masked lady a second time. Only this time he is caught in a compromising position and his masked lady is revealed to be none other than Lady Portia. He thinks of no other way around her ruination but to force himself into a marriage agreement.
I really enjoyed PLEASURING THE LADY, although it is the second in the series, this book focuses on the building of Portia and Mile's relationship. Jess Michael writes exceptional historical romance filled with strong emotional characters, passion, and erotic pleasures. I can't wait to read the next book she comes out with!
Once the game begins, there is no tearing your gaze away. The Pleasure Wars, Book 2 Her mother’s madness and her father’s and brother’s irresponsibility have relegated Lady Portia to the life of a wallflower. The only shining light in her life is her best friend, Ava, who is suffering a rift with her own brother. Portia’s quest to help takes her to the notorious Donville Masquerade in the hells, where—behind the safety of a mask—she witnesses shocking public acts of sin. And succumbs to the touch of Marquis Miles Weatherfield. Unfortunately, they’re discovered. And now, tainted by scandal, she and Miles are destined for a marriage neither of them want. But Portia makes a bargain that raises even Miles’s eyebrows. In return for saving her mother from the asylum, Portia will do anything Miles wants in bed. Shocked by his driving desire for Portia, Miles agrees. As they explore every wicked desire, every forbidden act that pleases them, they discover something that goes far deeper than flesh. But the lies that brought them together could be the very wedge that drives them apart. Warning: This book contains wicked encounters, erotic voyeurism, lies, a brief threesome, and unexpected kindnesses.
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