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Product Description From Anne Rice, author of Beauty's Kingdom, the final book in the erotic Sleeping Beauty series Before E.L. James' Fifty Shades of Grey and Sylvia Day's Bared to You, there was Anne Rice’s provocative take on the timeless fairy tale “Sleeping Beauty. “ In the final volume of Anne Rice's deliciously tantalizing erotic series, 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 Beauty's encounters with the 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 and incomparable study of erotica. In it, Anne Rice, writing as A.N. Roquelaure, makes the forbidden side of passion a doorway into the hidden regions of the psyche and the heart. About the Author Anne Rice was born in New Orleans in 1941. She is the author of many bestselling novels, including the widely successful Vampire Chronicles. Her first novel, Interview with the Vampire, was made into a film in 1994 starring Tom Cruise and Brad Pitt. Her other books include the Mayfair Witches series, the novels The Mummy or Ramses the Damned, Violin, Angel Time, the Sleeping Beauty trilogy, and most recently, The Wolf Gift. Anne lives and works in Southern California. Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Table of Contents Title Page Copyright Page PREFACE LAURENT: CAPTIVES AT SEA LAURENT: MEMORIES OF THE CASTLE AND THE VILLAGE BEAUTY: THROUGH THE CITY AND INTO THE PALACE BEAUTY: EXAMINATION IN THE GARDEN BEAUTY: MYSTERIOUS MASTER BEAUTY: THE RITES OF PURIFICATION BEAUTY: THE FIRST TEST OF OBEDIENCE LAURENT: FOR THE LOVE OF THE MASTER BEAUTY: THE WATCHER LAURENT: A LESSON IN SUBMISSION BEAUTY: MYSTERIOUS CUSTOMS LAURENT: THE GARDEN OF MALE DELIGHTS LAURENT: THE GREAT ROYAL PRESENCE LAURENT: THE ROYAL BEDCHAMBER LAURENT: MORE SECRET LESSONS BEAUTY: INTO THE ARMS OF FATE LAURENT: DECISION FOR LEXIUS BEAUTY: REVELATIONS AT SEA LAURENT: JUDGMENT OF THE QUEEN LAURENT: FIRST DAY AMONG THE PONIES BEAUTY: COURTLY LIFE IN ALL ITS GLORY LAURENT: LIFE AMONG THE PONIES MOMENT OF TRUTH An Exciting Preview of Beauty's Kingdom THE EROTIC NOVELS OF ANNE RICE WRITING AS A. N. ROQUELAURE The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty • Beauty’s Punishment • Beauty’s Release Since 1983, A. N. Roquelaure has envisioned (for the uninhibited reader) a hypnotic and seductive adult fairy tale in the Sleeping Beauty novels. Now, the author of this exquisite erotic trilogy reveals her true identity—beckoning the reader into a sensuous world of forbidden dreams and dark-edged desires ... a world in which traditional ideas of submission and dominance and gender preference are thrown to the winds ... a world made irresistibly inviting by the adventurous spirit and imagination of the unrivaled Anne Rice. an erotic novel of discipline, love and surrender, for the enjoyment of men and women PLUME Published by the Penguin Group Penguin Putnam Inc., 375 Hudson Street, New York, New York 10014. U.S.A. Penguin Books Ltd, 27 Wrights Lane, London W8 5TZ, England Penguin Books Australia Ltd, Ringwood, Victoria, Australia Penguin Books Canada Ltd, 10 Alcorn Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4V 3B2 Penguin Books (N.Z.) Ltd, 182-190 Wairau Road, Auckland 10, New Zealand Penguin Books Ltd, Registered Offices: Harmondsworth, Middlesex, England Published by Plume, a member of Penguin Putnam Inc. Previously published in a Dutton edition. First Plume Printing, November, 1990 First Plume Printing, This Edition, May, 1999 Copyright © A. N. Roquelaure, 1985 All rights reserved REGISTERED TRADEMARK—MARCA REGISTRADA Roquelaure. A. N. Beauty’s release. Sequel to: The claiming of Sleeping Beauty and Beauty’s Punishment I. Title. PS3568.0696B’.54 85-1486 ISBN: 9781440657559 Cover desig