Beauty's Kingdom

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Years ago, I was given the first three books by someone who really enjoyed erotica. Erotica has never been my genre. I can‘t go forward with this book, given the horrific reality of sexual slavery in the world, and jump into this fantasy realm where consent doesn‘t exist and you ‘enjoy it‘. I have my own trauma and I know so many others who have theirs. I‘ve told myself I don‘t have to commit to reading it. Just not for me.

GondorGirl Oh, yeah, no. That sounds like a terrible read. 😨 12mo

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lydiadeetz31

Beauty's Kingdom | A.N. Roquelaure

so-so

I really wanted to like this book. The others in the series were great, but this one felt all over the place. Love scenes were rushed and short. Too many characters to keep track of. The last chapter was ok, but it was a hard read.

lucifare I have yet to read anything under Anne Rice‘s pen names and always wondered if they were any good or if I would compare them too much to her vampire chronicles or Mayfair witches. 3y

lydiadeetz31 The first 3 books were better...this was just ok. 😁 3y

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Suet624

Beauty's Kingdom | A.N. Roquelaure

I love books. Of course! Additionally, it‘s the beauty of Vermont and the artists who live here and decorate silos that make me happy. I‘m so thankful that I live four houses away from two of my four grandchildren and that I see them every day.

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Alwaysbeenaloverofbooks They are beautiful ❤️❤️❤️ 5y

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Leftcoastzen Cute! Are the leaves turning already or is that a photo from last year? 5y

OriginalCyn620 Adorable! ❤️😊 5y

Suet624 @Leftcoastzen that photo is from last year but my son is leading bike tours from northern Vermont to Canada and he says the leaves are changing close to the border. 5y

Reggie All of it, so lovely!😊 5y

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Updrifting

Beauty's Kingdom | A.N. Roquelaure

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What to do with a #bookishcouple photo prompt and a length of chain??? Time to dust off that Ann Rice (writing as A.M. Roquelaure) erotic trilogy, I say. Told in Rice's incisive prose, it's dang good writing... but not for the faint of heart. Move over, Christian Grey! #bookseries

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ShawnaHunter

Beauty's Kingdom | A.N. Roquelaure

so-so

The Sleeping Beauty Trilogy was my first foree into BDSM erotica and as such I was REALLY excited when this new one came out and...well, I mean...its alright but there's nothing new or shocking. The best comparison I can make is going to Disneyland as a kid vs as an adult. Its still fun and all but the magic isn't the same and the flaws show through.

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MaleficentBookDragon

Beauty's Kingdom | A.N. Roquelaure

@kylienoele my new mask and beads have found their home on my dresser with my other mask. #muglove

RainyDayReading Gorgeous mask! 7y

Avanders Ooooh 😍😍 7y

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TofuandBooks

Beauty's Kingdom | Anne Rice, A. N. Roquelaure

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This book was way better. Still weird and shocking but at least in this one people are sex slaves by choice and want that life. The first three made me uneasy how they were forced into it and then grew to love it like Stockholm syndrome! Really good end though I have to say.

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