Review: Sex...sex..sex...and more sex!
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 11 4, 2013
What a wild ride! I'm exhausted having just read this entire book! In a nutshell, Shrinemaiden = high priced prostitute similar to the geishas/courtesans trained from the get-go to please their men. Adelai's lot in life is to be educated and trained to please the men who will pay big bucks for her service. But during her early stage, she falls for the mysterious Captain of the Guard, Thornton Altfyre and even though the High Priestess of the temple is a taskmaster, she encourages the meetings between the Captain and Adelai. The attraction is mutual and even though Adelai knows she cannot have him, she still pines for him. When Adelai is ready for her sexual training, lo and behold, the High Priestess arranges for the Captain to be Adelai's trainer for a whole month. What ensues is copious amount of sex....which gets wilder and wilder as the Captain must train Adelai in all aspects of sex. It is extremely hot and steamy. Ok..this story could have gone downhill with all this mindless sex but this book does have a story to it - full of intrigue, plotting, betrayal, villains, bravery,twists and turns, love and lust. I was amazed that with all the sex she had, she does not get pregnant or contract some sexual disease since all sex was done unprotected.This is an extremely hard story to read because Adelai is routinely humiliated sexually and the villains have her way with her even when her love (Thornton) is in the room with her at times. It's amazing how much sex she has to endure but her prior sexual training has made her ready for all the kinds of debasement heaped on her. At times I was cringing at how she was sexually taken and it was heartbreaking to see that Thornton would allow this to happen to her. But that said, what Adelai did was for the greater good for the kingdoms in jeopardy. And what I took from this is how strong and resilient Adelai was even after all the abuse she took and she never gave up on her love for Thornton. I really loved that Thornton was Adelai's love, but at times I would be so pissed at him for not coming to her rescue. I know everything done was for a reason but sometimes it was really hard to take. There is a big secret that is revealed at the end. I'm happy to say that the H & h have a HEA but they will have to endure much to get to that place. Can't wait for the next story which I'm thinking is about Wolf and his red headed slave! Warning: there is a lot of hot sex in so many ways...from basic to some BDSM and bit of deviancy...and it happens a lot. So if you can't stomach this, don't read it. But if you love an erotic story with a deep storyline then definitely check it out and get ready for the wild ride!