The Senses Bejewelled (Nexus) [Mass Market Paperback]

Cleo Cordell (Author)

Book Description

Series: Nexus | Publication Date: April 22, 2010

Willing captive Marietta is settling into an opulent life of privileged captivity as favoured concubine in the handsome Kasim's harem. But when she is kidnapped by his Kasim’s enemy, Hamed, her new-found way of life is thrown into chaos. Reunited with her beautiful slave lover Gabriel she suffers the torments of a tainted desire. Kasim too has to face the toughest challenge of his life. For the only way he can win back Marietta from the clutches of Hamed and the arms of Gabriel is to agree to spend time as Hamed's plaything. Will his honour – and, indeed, his flesh, stand the test? And will Marietta be happy with the outcome?

An intense exploration of exoticism and the boundaries of erotic desire.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"[Black Lace books] create cult heroines.' Observer Life Magazine; 'Deliciously saucy' New Woman"

About the Author

Cleo Cordell was one of the original Black Lace Divas whose erotic novels were reprinted again and again throughout the nineties. She went on to write fantasy novels in the US, and now writes under a pseudonym. She is the author of Juliet Rising, Opal Darkness, The Captive Flesh and The Senses Bejewelled all available from Black Lace.

Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback: 256 pages
• Publisher: Black Lace; paperback / softback edition (April 22, 2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0352329041
• ISBN-13: 978-0352329042
• Product Dimensions: 0.8 x 4.2 x 7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 0.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #557,073 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars If you like Anne Rice's "Beauty" series, October 18, 2010

By 

Chosroes III (NC) - See all my reviews

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: The Senses Bejewelled (Nexus) (Mass Market Paperback)

Anyone attuned to the sensuous style of submission plumbed in the Anne Rice Sleeping Beauty trilogy should love this, the sequel to Cordell's "The Captive Flesh".

It's actually much cheerier than the Rice trilogy, but much of the ambience is nonetheless similar. Cordell has fun with the storybook trappings of pirates and kidnappings, but the real emphasis is on sensual descriptions of bared flesh and fetishistic clothing, and the inner mental space of the sensuously submissive heroine, whose amorous feelings encompass a number of beloveds of both genders, as well as some more disposable playmates.

This is hardcore erotica, so less adventurous readers should not apply. But it is a loving exploration of fantastic extremes of submission, and in that context it's an upbeat piece of polyamorous escapism. It's also very lushly written, and the plentiful erotic scenes are clever, varied, and imaginatively detailed.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, October 27, 2008

By 

L. J. Mytych "Book Obsessed" (Baltimore, Maryland) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   

Amazon Verified Purchase

This review is from: The Senses Bejewelled (Nexus) (Mass Market Paperback)

I found this to be a bit dull and boring. The write up of the book made it sound a lot better than it truly is.