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"Erotic short stories"
Reviewed by Raelene Gorlinsky
Posted June 29, 2001

This is a collection of three short erotic stories with an underlying common theme. Although the setting and time period is different for each, they all involve a woman as a sexual captive, being used initially against her will by several men, and swiftly coming to enjoy her situation. And Read more...

"This book will spontaneously combust!"
Reviewed by Kathy Boswell
Posted July 3, 2001

Not only did I think that my Rocket E-Book Reader would spontaneously combust but I was definitely hot and bothered reading these three highly erotic stories. I could not put this book down. I read it in a matter of hours and now will have to read it Read more...

"NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART!"
Reviewed by Sensual Romance
Courtesy Sensual Romance
Posted July 5, 2001

This trio of sexy stories written by popular SECRETS author Angela Knight are an excellent steamy read for the more adventurously minded. All three stories explore the dynamics of dominance and submission, flirting with some of the more intense aspects of bdsm. But these stories are not about abuse Read more...

Summary

In Anastasia Day's Bodice Rippers, three lovely women meet the Prince Charming they've been searching for ñ only to discover his idea of "happily ever after" includes handcuffs and riding crops. The first story, "Bondage, Beauty and the Beast," is definitely not the Disney version as the Beast teaches his Beauty erotic submission. In "A Question of Pleasure," a Union captain discovers his lover is a Confederate spy and sets out to discover just what secrets she's revealed ñ even if he must use sensuous persuasion to make her talk. Finally, a pretty mercenary becomes "The Bloodslave" when she finds herself a prisoner of war to three kinky vampires who consider her virginity an irresistible temptation.