The Price of Pleasure [CD-ROM]

Joanna Wylde (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 2002

A slave desperate for freedom.

A warlord incapable of love…

Neither Seth nor Calla harbor false hope for their futures—until their worlds collide in war. Now the rules have changed and the stakes are higher than either could have imagined.

Seth and Calla have one chance to change their destinies and the fates of their people hinge on their choices. Only when they risk everything to find each other will they truly know...

The Price of Pleasure.

(Sexual Content NC-17)

Editorial Reviews

Review

"A fast paced, racy novel filled with intrigue, villains and incredibly erotic love scenes that will keep the reader hooked." -- Catherine Loney, Romance Reviews Today

"Ms Wylde's first novel at Ellora's Cave is definitely a 5 star winner!" -- Charlene Smith, Sime~Gen, Inc.

Product Details

• CD-ROM: 200 pages
• Publisher: Ellora's Cave (April 2002)
• ISBN-10: 1843601702
• ISBN-13: 978-1843601708
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (14 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #9,694,085 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Another winner from Ellora's Cave, January 21, 2003

By 

J. Martin (CA, USA) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

This review is from: The Price of Pleasure (CD-ROM)

Joanna Wylde absolutely blew me away with her very first book. She writes like a pro and will please fans of Dara Joy. Joanna Wylde is truly one of the best in Science Fiction Erotic Romance.

Calla is a slave, desperate to escape the life that she has no choice in living.

Seth is a Saurellian who has given up on the hope of finding a lifemate, so he has dedicated his life to serving his people as a warlord and fighter.

Calla and Seth's first meeting is explosive, but Calla realizes that her owner could kill her for sleeping with Seth, so she hides from Seth and begs him not to tell. When circumstances force her to escape and masquerade as a "companion", Seth buys her and takes her off planet. She is going by a different name, and although Seth at first thinks she may be Calla, he is convinced by others that she is truly a pleasure worker.

There time together is hot and sexual but both of them have hidden agendas. Will they be able to work through their secrets and share a life together?

I truly cannot say enough good things about this book. Currently there are two other stories that take place in this futuristic world that are available from Ellora's Cave, and more are planned. I've read the other two and they are just as good, and now I'm desperately looking forward to more in the series. Keep them coming Ms. Wylde!

12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Sizzling erotica with good characters and nonstop action, November 10, 2003

By 

Trisha A. Howell "Howell Canyon Press author" (Los Angeles, CA, United States) - See all my reviews
(VINE VOICE)    (REAL NAME)   

This review is from: The Price of Pleasure (Paperback)

The Price of Pleasure is a shockingly explicit romance that features sympathetic characters and an interesting story. This is the steamiest and most graphic novel I've ever read. Joanne Wylde is a master at turning up the heat and keeping it on high. In addition, she knows how to tell a good story with nonstop action.

Calla is a slave on Discovery station in a futuristic world that's been conquered by the powerful Saurellians, a race of super warriors. Sexually frustrated because there are not enough women to go around on their planet yet genetically incapable of finding life mates in women of other races, the warriors who venture forth to conquer try in vain to slake their insatiable lust on pleasure workers in legalized brothels.

When Calla arrives to clean a room at the hostel where most of the Saurellians are staying, she runs into Seth, the Saurellian commander, and he grabs her as an intruder. One thing leads to another, and after they experience the most amazing sexual experience of their lives together, Seth knows that he must have her. But Calla is afraid that her harsh mistress will sell her to an illegal brothel if she's caught, leading to her death, so she lies, saying she's married to a man named Jess (who is really her brother). In disgust, Seth throws her out, but he becomes obsessed, seeking out women who look as much like Calla as possible.

When Jess is unexpectedly shipped away: sold to be a mining slave on another planet-an existence that will surely kill him-Calla must find a way to save him. With the help of her close friend Dani, a highly experienced pleasure worker, Calla escapes from her harsh mistress and refashions herself as Devora, a pleasure worker and Dani's cousin. And who better to buy her services than the man about to leave Discovery station to pursue some crazed renegades: Seth?

Devora and Seth experience internal and external dangers and adventures as they travel through the universe together. There are a number of twists that keep the reader on her/his toes, and s/he knows that a big revelation and blow up is coming even as Devora and Seth fall deeper in love.

The Price of Pleasure is an exciting and emotional read that is well worth the time. Author Joanne Wylde has created a futuristic world that is in itself very intriguing and is the background to more novels to come in this series. My only complaint is that the dialogue is often flat-not as exciting and entertaining as the plot and action. Still, this is absorbing read that the fan of erotic won't want to miss.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Timeless Tales review, September 14, 2003

By 

"tteditor" (Washington DC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Price of Pleasure (Paperback)

By TT reviewer Amy L. Turpin

The first time Calla comes into his presence, Seth has to have her. He can't explain it, but he has to have her and they both take their pleasure in one another. Then she tells him she is married. His first thought is to kill the unknown husband and take the lovely Calla for himself, but that is insane. Wasn't it? Oh well. He'll simply prove to himself that she is only a passing thrill. Isn't she?

Born into slavery, Calla knows that if her mistress finds out about the romp with her guest, she will sell her to one of the whorehouses that serve the mining camps. Not a pleasant way to die. When Seth tries to argue against her leaving him, she takes the only out she can think of; she tells him she has a husband. If she known how that one little lie would come back to haunt her, she probably would simply tried to run away from him, but then again, no one cares about a slave.

Circumstances change and Calla finds herself entering into a contract with the fierce warrior, but not as Calla the slave girl. She is now Devora, trained pleasure worker. In reality, Calla is simply a runaway slave and she is using the only means at her disposal to get away before she is caught. Their contract sealed, "Devora" and Seth make their way across the quadrant, Calla in search of the man she knows as brother, Seth for a band of rebels that threaten Saurellian controlled space. During the long months aboard Seth's ship, the two grow increasingly fond of one another, but each holds back an essential part of themselves for their own reasons.

Picking up the pilgrim/rebel, Calvin and his family, the rift between Calla and Seth grows. Calla is appalled at the way Calvin treats his wife and children and she can't understand why Seth seems to enjoy the man's company. Seth, on the other hand, detests Calvin but knows he holds the key to chasing down the pilgrims and ending the threat to his people. He knows Calla doesn't understand, but he can't bring himself to confide in her because of the chance that she could even inadvertently betray him and his people.

When the inevitable happens and Seth finds out the Devora is the slave girl he bedded at the hostel so many months ago, Calla is terrified he will sell her into slavery again. Afraid to trust him, not so much with her fate as that of Calvin's wife, Sarai, and her two children, Calla steals Seth's ship and leaves him stranded with the promise she'll send help.

With so many lies and so much deceit on both their parts, there seems to be no way for them to put the past aside and try to build a future together. That is, until Seth receives some astounding news . . . Suddenly, he sees his lovely Calla in a whole new light and he knows that he will do what ever it takes to get her back.

This book has non-stop action from beginning to end. If not on the battlefield, then certainly in the bedroom . . . or where ever the lovers in question happen to be at the time! Each character comes to life in vivid detail and the way Ms. Wylde describes a slave's existence is enough to bring a rush of moisture to anyone's eyes. This is the first in a series of books and once you meet these warriors and the women who love them, you'll not be able to resist learning more. A definite keeper!