The Lady's Tutor

By: Robin Schone

Narrated by: Lulu Russell

COSMOPOLITAN Must Read Erotic Novel
NPR Swoon-Worthy Romance
[A] HAPPYMAG TV Best Erotic Novel of All Time

“A beautifully written and original story [that] has more in common with D.H. Lawrence’s Lady Chatterley's Lover (for its daring portrayal of women’s sexuality in a repressed time) than any recent romance novel.” —All About Romance,

Elizabeth Petre—Daughter of the Prime Minister and Wife of the Chancellor of the Exchequer—seeks to seduce her coldly indifferent husband. Ramiel Devington—Bastard Son of a wealthy English Countess and a Powerful Arabic Sheikh —agrees to be her tutor. The Perfumed Garden of the Cheikh Nefzaoui , an ancient Arabic treatise on Erotic Love, is their textbook.

Elizabeth and Ramiel's sexual odyssey plumbs the depths of passion even as it plunges them into the filthy, deadly underbelly of English politics. Inspired by the Cleveland Street Scandal that rocked the foundation of Victorian government.

©1999 Robin Schone (P)2013 Audible, Inc.

Strange book

I read a lot of historical romance and love a good smut book. But this one was just kind of strange. Tons of plot holes, weird sex scenes, unbelievable plot twists...I dunno, it was just weird. The Way sex was described was honestly so unsexy sometimes that I ended up just laughing or cringing- which defeats the purpose of a good erotic novel. I even started texting my husband all the weird descriptions and he said "is this a book about sex with aliens?" And that sums it up.

Out of the ordinary

Love the writing. I am a fan of Beatrice Small. This is a different perspective.

Minus 1 Star

The Lady's Tutor is one of my all-time favorites, so I was excited to see this on Audible . There is only a single reason why I gave it 4 Stars. When I read a romance novel I hear a mans voice in my mind when a man speaks in the book. This book only had one narrator; a woman, Lulu Russell who do a fabulous job for the women characters. Yes she threw her voice, dropped octaves but still. You knew a woman was narrating. I wish that authors would request for both Men and Women narrate their books. That is my only issue with this.

Romance Bookie

A reviewer mentioned that this book wasn't memorable, But I beg to differ. Very well written, characters were well-developed, and plenty of passion. If you are looking for a bunch of raunchy sex scenes this book is not for you. This novel is full of verbal eroticism and is more sensual than sexual.

A LOVE STORY THAT ENDURED SO MANY CONFLICTS

This is a riveting, well written, well researched, beautiful, emotionally deep, heartbreaking love story that is thought provoking, has vivid detailed imagery with it's intense atmosphere and tells of two likeable character's desperate need to love and be loved during the prejudices of the Victorian era.

Elizabeth's (a naive trapped wife and mother) desire to rekindle the sex and passion in her loveless marriage by enlisting a known sensual sexual womaniser Ramiel (aka the Bastard Sheik) who has a damaged tragic past who agrees to teach her erotic skills but promises never to touch her. His technique is to make her study the sexually explicit erotica descriptions and dialogue held within the pages of The Perfumed Garden (Arabian type Karma Sutra) chapter by chapter and return after studying each chapter to discuss, in very 'clinical' terms, the erotic meanings and merits of each one.

Their relationship eventually morphs from a mere teacher/pupil relationship by two lonely, isolated, deep characters into an intense, gripping, sexually charged mutual attraction that's dripping with passion and sizzle. Then, as these two complex characters, who are both chasing redemption and love, finally move to the obvious next stage you feel that every kiss and caress is a reverent emotional affirmation of their feelings rather than just erotica.

But intertwined throughout the emotional, tender, sweet romance there are secrets, mysteries, attempted murder, twists, unpleasant surprises and shocking revelations (which I can't even hint at as it will spoil the unfolding of this tragic compelling story) that will push their relationship beyond it's limits. A mixture of interesting secondary characters that'll have you disgusted by, smiling with, frowning or screaming at and a couple you'll just wanting to hug.

Worth a credit? I couldn't stop listening to this deep, dark, compelling book that left me emotionally drained - so YES very creditworthy.