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The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty

Sleeping Beauty Trilogy, Book 1

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The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty

Written by: Anne Rice
Narrated by: Samantha Prescott, Corbin Steele
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From bestselling author Anne Rice, writing as A.N. Roquleaure. In the traditional folktale of 'Sleeping Beauty,' the spell cast upon the lovely young princess and everyone in her castle can only be broken by the kiss of a Prince. It is an ancient story, one that originally emerged from and still deeply disturbs the mind's unconscious. Now Anne Rice's retelling of the Beauty story probes the unspoken implications of this lush, suggestive tale by exploring its undeniable connection to sexual desire. Here the Prince reawakens Beauty, not with a kiss, but with sexual initiation. His reward for ending the hundred years of enchantment is Beauty's complete and total enslavement to him…as Anne Rice explores the world of erotic yearning and fantasy in a classic that becomes, with her skillful pen, a compelling experience.

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I read these before Ann Rice was even known. loved it then, still love it now.
Fantasy erotica, narrated well, and clearly.
Recommend.

love this series

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way too slave-ish for my taste.. I couldn't finish it. There was too much punishment and slavery and it was very uncomfortable.

if you're into BDSM...

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If you are into spanking, you will love this book. Unfortunately, the spanking did nothing for me, and the plot and character development was insufficient to keep me interested.

Not my cup of tea

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I really had high hopes for this book. I love Anne Rice, and I like my romance/smutt books, but this was entirely to much for me. The rapes and humiliation was almost to much to bare. I almost have up halfway through. Just a caution for those who are easily triggered.

Wow.... Not what I was expecting 😕

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as a woman i refuse to listen to something degrading like this this shocked me

terrible

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