Sudden Pleasures (Pleasures Series) [Mass Market Paperback]

Bertrice Small (Author)

Book Description

Series: Pleasures Series | Publication Date: June 5, 2007

Ashley Kimbrough has everything a woman could want. Not only is she wealthy and successful, she has a more than satisfying sex life in The Channel, a secret network that allows women to live out their wildest fantasies. But if she doesn't find herself a husband she could be in danger of losing it all.

Then multi-millionaire Ryan Mulcahy enters Ashley's life. With that Celtic warrior's body and drop-dead gorgeous face, he makes her fantasies run wild. Although their marriage is one of convenience, Ashley is starting to wonder whether she can use everything she learned from The Channel on her unsuspecting husband.

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About the Author

Bertrice Smallhas written thirty novels of historical romance and two erotic novellas. She is a New York Times bestselling author and the recipient of numerous awards. In keeping with her profession, Bertrice Small lives in the oldest English-speaking town in the state of New York, founded in 1640. Her light-filled studio includes the paintings of her favorite cover artist, Elaine Duillo, and a large library—but no computer as she works on an IBM Quietwriter 7. Her longtime assistant, Judy Walker, types the final draft. Because she believes in happy endings, Bertrice Small has been married to the same man, her hero, George, for thirty-eight years. They have a son, Thomas, a daughter-in-law, Megan, and two adorable grandchildren, Chandler David and Cora Alexandra. Longtime readers will be happy to know that Nicki the Cockatiel flourishes along with his fellow housemates, Pookie, the long-haired greige and white, Honeybun, the petite orange lady cat with the cream-colored paws, and Finnegan, the black long-haired baby of the family, who is almost two.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 18 and up
  
• Mass Market Paperback: 288 pages
• Publisher: NAL Trade (June 5, 2007)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0451221311
• ISBN-13: 978-0451221315
• Product Dimensions: 8 x 5.7 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (12 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #557,457 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Bertrice Small is a New York Times bestselling author with more than 34 novels in print. She lives in the oldest English-speaking town in New York state. Her website is bertricesmall.com.

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17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars SUDDEN PLEASURES earns 4.5 Blue Ribbons at Romance Junkies!, June 18, 2007

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Natalie S "ns65" (Nashville) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sudden Pleasures (Pleasures Series) (Mass Market Paperback)

Ashley Kimbrough is content with her life. She is independently wealthy and owns her own business. Satisfied with how her life is headed, she doesn't expect marriage to happen to her. Plus, she has The Channel, a clandestine women's-only cable network that caters to the fantasies of its viewers; so, her sex life is exceedingly fulfilling, as well. She has no interest in meeting men for marriage, until she meets with her advisors and is told the devastating news that her inheritance is in jeopardy unless she finds a husband. Completely thrown off guard, Ashley has no idea what she is going to do or how she is going to fulfill the terms of her meddling grandfather's will. Enter Ryan Mulcahy, who has an agenda all of his own.

Businessman and workaholic, Ryan Mulcahy finds himself in a similar predicament due to his father's will. It seems that in order to inherit and be in control of the company Ryan has made successful, he must find a wife by the time he is forty or his company will be sold and his sisters will benefit from the sale. Since Ryan's business acumen is the reason why the family company has been successful, he refuses to allow his sisters to reap what he has sown. Calling upon his lawyer, Ray, Ryan and he discuss his options and it seems that Ray has a cousin whose client is in the same boat as Ryan. One phone call later and the lawyers have set up a meeting between Ryan and Ashley Kimbrough to discuss the details of their "marriage of convenience".

I remember buying and reading books written by Bertrice Small when I was in college. Every book of hers I have read contained explicit and completely steamy love scenes where there were strong heroines and even stronger heroes. SUDDEN PLEASURES, while not a historical, is no less sensual and awe inspiring. Full of emotions and unruly feelings between Ryan and Ashley, I set in for an entertaining read - I got that and more. I loved how the characters started their marriage so nonchalantly thinking they would be able to contain themselves and not find love in their lives together. Ms. Small writes every character realistically and with realistic faults.

SUDDEN PLEASURES is the third book in Ms. Small's contemporary erotica Pleasures series, I recommend wholeheartedly reading the first two installments for enjoyment; but it is not necessary to enjoy this novel to the fullest. I am still and will always remain a faithful Bertrice Small fangirl.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars wonderful women's erotica, July 16, 2007

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Jennifer Adamson "Jenn" (Cincinnati, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sudden Pleasures (Pleasures Series) (Mass Market Paperback)

What a wonderful book!!! You may need to read the first two books Bertrice Small has written to understand "The Channal". This is a great series with lots of explicit encounters. Great bedtime reading!!!

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Much better than the last one, July 21, 2007

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Elvita Caprice - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Sudden Pleasures (Pleasures Series) (Mass Market Paperback)

This book was A LOT better than 'Forbidden Plessures' (terrible book). I think it's the best book in the 'Pleasures' series. I'm not sure how I really feel about the series. When I read these books I always feel like there is something missing. I did like Ashley and Ryan but their romance is forgettable. This book was good for a quick read but the love story is not one I'm going to remember.