Ruby -- the proprietress of Madame Rouge' House for
Gentlemen of Taste -- is quietly relaxing when a large and
very angry man bursts into her parlour. Captain Derek
Price, an American sailor, is furious because he paid one
of Madame Rouge's girls to meet his first mate outside
the bordello and she didn't show up. Meeting customers
outside the premises is not something that is done at the
House. Ruby tries to appease the Captain, and his
suggestion is that Ruby herself could repay him in kind.
Ruby does not mingle intimately with her clients; she is
but a woman of business. But Ruby finds Captain Price
very attractive, just as much as he finds her alluring,
and she decides she might indulge herself, for once,
solely for pleasure.
REVEALING RUBY was a revelation to me, and I found that
this type of historical erotica makes more sense to me
than a lot of sex in some historical romances. REVEALING
RUBY does not pretend to be anything else than erotica,
and yet it is a refined, sophisticated and tasteful
historical romance as well. Ms. Kent does not present the
House as sordid nor as a paradise: it's how Ruby makes a
living as well as something the men want. I love how the
author takes care with historical details, such a modern
luxury of the era: the shower bath. I absolutely loved
the dichotomy between Ruby at work and at play; it felt
very realistic. Derek and Ruby are compelling characters,
not your usual types of heroes; I thought it made a nice
change from rakes and duchesses. The mood is very
seductive but still playful, and the sex scenes are
scorching hot.
REVEALING RUBY is a novella and the second instalment in
the Bound and Determined series; it can easily be
read as a standalone although It would have helped at the
very beginning to see a place and date mentioned; I had
to guess a bit. REVEALING RUBY is superbly written, moves
along quickly; it's a very enjoyable read. Ms. Kent was a
new author to me but I am very much looking forward to
the next book in that series! Very well done!
Unmasked by smoldering desire, a rigidly disciplined madame
gives in to the ultimate temptation in Lavinia Kent’s
seductive new eBook original novella.
As the proprietress of London’s most discreet house of
pleasure, Madame Rouge—Ruby to her clientele—prefers to
keep
her own company. The first rule in her establishment? She
never, ever personally entertains the customers. However,
the tall, dark, and provocatively tattooed American sailor
who shows up on her doorstep makes Ruby wonder whether some
rules were made to be broken. If she indulges, even just
once, Ruby’s loyal patrons might get the wrong idea. If she
doesn’t, she may never stop fantasizing about where that
tattoo leads. . . .
No complications: That’s all Derek Price, captain of the
Dawn’s Light, asks of his consorts on shore, and he’s
willing to pay handsomely for the favor. But of all the
women at Madame Rouge’s, the one he wants is the only one
he
can’t have, for any sum. Derek is not a man with an
abundance of patience. However, for a night with Madame
Rouge, Ruby, whoever she is, he’s willing to make those
lush
curves and sapphire eyes come to him.
© 2003-2024 off-the-edge.net
all rights reserved Privacy Policy