The chamber bloomed around Talia in decadent splendour that made her breath catch. It was circular, carved from the tower's living stone, but every harsh surface had been softened by fabric and firelight. Heavy velvet drapes in deep crimson hung from ceiling to floor around the walls, their folds creating alcoves and shadows that suggested spaces within spaces. But it was the bed that dominated-massive and draped in silk sheets the colour of fresh cream, piled with pillows in jewel tones that caught candlelight and reflected it in shimmers of ruby and sapphire and emerald. It sat in the chamber's centre like an altar, and Talia understood immediately what worship would be offered there.
"Welcome, Princess," a familiar voice said, and Talia's attention snapped to the figure emerging from behind one of the velvet drapes.
Lady Morwenna moved with feline grace, her body draped in a gown of black silk so sheer it revealed more than it concealed. Her breasts were clearly visible through the fabric, large and pale. The gown clung to her hips and thighs, making the absence of anything beneath obvious, and her hair fell in its perfect curtain of ink down her back.
"You came," Morwenna said, and there was satisfaction in her voice that suggested she had never doubted. "I knew you would. Your hunger is too great to be denied."
Then she stepped aside, and Talia saw what else the chamber held.
Three men stood in the space behind Morwenna, and they were completely, gloriously naked.
From bestselling author Cherie Wilde, creator of The Erotic True Story of Beauty and the Beast, The Erotic Adventures of Snow White, and The Erotic Confessions of Cinderella, comes a daring new retelling of a timeless fairy tale.
In the kingdom of Amoravelle, desire is celebrated openly, and sexual pleasure is a way of life. But Princess Talia has been denied all of it.
Cursed at birth by a vengeful fairy, Princess Talia is fated to fall into an enchanted sleep if she succumbs to the temptation of three men at once, a sleep that only true love's kiss can break. To protect her, she is raised in seclusion, shielded from men, untouched by experience, and kept ignorant of the sensual world beyond the palace walls. Yet longing cannot be contained forever, and curiosity begins to burn.
Secret encounters and forbidden exploration awaken Talia's appetite for pleasure. She discovers intimacy in many forms, sharing closeness with men and women alike, tasting desire, and learning what it means to want and be wanted.
Yet each stolen moment draws her closer to the fate waiting to claim her, and to the prince who may be her only hope of waking.
The Erotic True Story of Sleeping Beauty is a lush, provocative fairy tale of magic, temptation, and surrender, written for readers who crave fantasy with heat.
