"Delicious addition to the Not-So-Grimm Fairy Tales from Ellora's Cave"

Joringel of Gaziantep wants to step from his brother Khalid's shadow and have a kingdom of his own, and he plans to get it! For a thousand years Talia, Princess of the Aphrodisian people, has been asleep. An evil witch cast a spell, leaving Talia sleeping and the Aphrodisian people almost extinct. Joringel decides that he and his mighty swords are enough to awaken Princess Talia and become her King.

But along the way Joringel meets the beautiful Jorinda, an Aphrodisian maiden, and falls in love with her. When the wicked witch steals Jorinda from him, Joringel is frantic to find a way to rescue her. Joringel soon learns that to save Jorinda he must unite with his brother Khalid and together they must seduce the slumbering Princess Talia, awakening her with their two mighty swords and their lovemaking skills. If they can awaken the Princess, the three of them can face the evil witch and hopefully save Jorinda as well.

Are the twin Princes skilled enough to arouse Princess Talia from her thousand-year slumber?

Reminiscent of the fairy tales Sleeping Beauty and Jorinda and Joringel, Ann Jacobs captures and seduces her readers with this sensual and delicious tale of magic, love, and adventure.

This reader was swept away by Joringel and Khalid with their open heartedness and their passion. Ms. Jacobs sweeps the reader into a magical place that has no limitations and where anything is possible. Joringel's self-discovery and his heart learn that there are more important things than status and owning his own kingdom; his love for Jorinda and his passion are intense and very believable. The characters in this tale are all sensual, exotic, and capture the reader. Ms. Jacobs is a wonderful author who can thrill readers with her words, transfix us, entertain us with her characters, and always leave us scrambling for her stories.

Ann Jacobs AWAKENINGS is another unforgettable story in the Ellora's Cave Not-So-Grimm Fairy Tale series that add delicious spins to old tales that make us glad to be all grown up!

Rated: NC-17 by the publisher, explicit scenes, threesome sex acts (m/f/m).

Reviewed by Tracey West
Courtesy Sensual Romance
Posted August 14, 2003

Summary

Two princes, one throne; a sleeping beauty, a living statue and a land enslaved.

On the eve of his brother's coronation, Prince Joringel of Gaziantep sets off to make his fortune with his two swords: the wickedly curved scimitar he wields like an extension of his hand, and the powerful weapon between his legs with which he is equally skilled. He seeks to wake Princess Talia of Aphrodisias from her magical slumber, and so become her King.

But Jorinda, fair of face and figure, steals Joringel's heart—and a wicked witch steals Jorinda and turns her into a fountain. Joringel's only hope to rescue his Jorinda lies with his brother, Khalid. Together they must carnally reawaken Princess Talia, and then the three will face the wicked witch.

Will their swords be up to the task?

Sexual Content: NC-17. Genre: Not-So-Grimm Fairy Tale. Book Length: Novella.