title: The Pleasure Hound
author: Johnson, Ines
description: Five hundred years after mankind ravaged the earth, women grasped the reins of the planet and set the world aright. Chanyn grew up in isolation in the ruins of the Great Destruction. All her life sheâ€™s wanted to find her one true love. When she encounters the dashing Lord Dain, with his kind eyes and pure heart, she believes her dreams of love are finally coming true. Until she meets with the roadblock that is her betrothedâ€™s bondmate. In a world where men outnumber women ten to one, Khial never thought heâ€™d have to contend with a woman entering his bond. He gave his heart to Dain when they were just boys and has been by his side every day in sickness and health. These days it's mostly in sickness as Dainâ€™s health deteriorates. Though his attraction to Chanyn increases with every encounter, Khial canâ€™t help but resent the young woman who comes into his love story to play the hero, but marriage to her may be the only way to save the man he loves. To prepare Chanyn for her union with the two males, Lord Dain hires a Pleasure Hound, an ancient order of monks tasked with instructing new husbands, who have little to no contact with women, in the art of female pleasure. Years ago a scandal left the Temple of the Pleasure Hounds near destitute. The young monk responsible for the scandal is given a chance to redeem himself and the temple when he is called upon to train the bonded triad in the orgasmic arts. What starts as a simple ritual soon turns carnal when the monkâ€™s heart begins to yearn for Chanyn, and hers for his.