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Beauty's Release

By: Anne Rice
Narrated by: Samantha Prescott, Corbin Steele
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Publisher's summary

In the final volume of Anne Rice's 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 of Beauty's encounters with 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 an incomparable study of erotica. In it, Anne Rice makes the forbidden side of passion a doorway into the hidden regions of the psyche and the heart.

©1985 A. N. Roquelaure (P)2013 HarperCollins Publishers

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Not what I was expecting.

THE series has alot of sex, bondage, and great aspects, but I feel the story line didnt bring me in and make me feel like I was there.bi have listened to many books that have had me squeeze my thighs and squirming in my seat wanting to get the hubby home ASAP. This series did not do that even a little.

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Erotica

The books in this series are unapologetically erotic. If sex between all genders and bdsm is your thing this book will be a delight.

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Beauty Book 3

I loved the book. Anne Rice did an excellent job with writing this book, keeping with Beauty's journey and she was excellent with being so descriptive, making you feel like you were part of the story.

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Good Story. Male reader is TERRIBLE!

Story is what it is and it delivers. Don't get me wrong, the female reader does well, but the male reader leaves SO much to be desired. Completely incompetent - all of his parts should be reread.

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sooo slow

I had the hardest time getting into it, so much so that I quit trying . NOT anything like I've read from Ann Rice. Wish I could exchange credit but I waited too long. Sooo not impressed.

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The male reading was extremely cringy.

The constant mispronunciations and horrible voices used for different characters made listening horrendous. Just horrible!

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Just Wow

Ok…So at first I was so not into the constant butt whooping. But after the first book, I really enjoyed the intimacy scenes. And it’s almost like I got used to it, just like the slaves. Interesting story. Different from anything else. Erotic fiction for the win!

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Release the urge to let go and enjoy

This book is not for the “vanilla” this book is what opened sexuality is open to enjoy all forms of pleasure male female.
Yes is taboo and yes it’s not accepted by many people but is what is great about it….
I’ve downloaded book that erotica taboo etc and this by far has hit the mark I have read this book multiple times and I enjoy each in different new level. Enjoy! With and open mind

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RELEASE INDEED

FIRST OF ALL, IF YOU ARE AN ANNE RICE FAN OR THE FAN OF EROTICA YOU ARE IN THE RIGHT PLACE. IF YOU HAVE TO BE WARNED THAT AN EROTIC ADULT FICTION WITH THE TITLE "BEAUTY'S PUNISHMENT" MIGHT CONTAIN TRIGGERS, WELL YOU DEAR MAY BE IN THE WRONG PLACE UNLESS YOUR PSYCHOTHERAPY INCLUDES SUBMERSING YOUR SELF IN ALL THINGS SEX POSITIVE. YOU MY DEAR WILL NEED SENSITIVITY TRAINING, FOR YES SOME OF US FIND TO MADE UNCOMFORTABLE IS A PLEASURE, AND YES SOMETIMES WHAT MAKES AN ACT TABOO ALSO SOMETIMES MAKES IT EROTIC. OR AS A WISE PODCASTER ONCE SAID "DON'T YUCK SOMEONE ELSE'S YUM"

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I always love the beauty fantasies!

it's wonderful the way that Anne Rice creates her characters where there's always a little piece of each character that resonates with you.

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