Warm, by nature cheerful, dental receptionist Alice Waterman finds herself desperately in need of money when her mother is taken seriously ill. Reluctantly she signs on with Velvet Whispers, a sophisticated phone-sex business that entertains its wealthy male clientele with naughty talk and steamy erotic tales for a hefty fee, and for the first time confronts desires and a sensuality that, she begins to realize, lies beyond talk.
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44 of 44 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Sensuality with flare,
By Bob Petersen (petcook@erols.com) (Washington, D.C.) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Velvet Whispers (Paperback)
Velvet Whispers, Joan Elizabeth Lloyd's latest novel, is a story about Alice Waterman, a rather unglamourous 32 year old dental receptionist with a flare for story telling. Because of her mother's need for nursing home care and a friend's candid admission that she moonlights providing "phone sex," Alice becomes interested in doing so, too. From here on the story could have easily become a tired recital of sex-on-the-phone. Lurid exchanges leading nowhere could have soon bored the reader. But happily, this story doesn't. The plot development, the protagonist's transformations in her new role,and the book's other characters are all deftly sketched--and believable. This book is respectful of its characters,and,of you, the reader's intelligence as well. It's also delightfully erotic. The characters who could have so easily become 2-dimensional libidinal stereotypes, achieve a realism that's quite rare in books of this genre. In short, Velvet Whispers is an engaging tale, very well told by a skilled story teller about a modern Sheherazade(Alice's "nom de phone"). The sex, while deliciously described, is just one part of the story. Like her other books, Lloyd's latest is erotica with flare. It resists the temptation to provide a glib denouement and is engaging to the end. Its author deserves accolades for her literary skill and for her humanism as well. I can't think of anyone who does this type of novel better. I liked it--very much--and think you will, too! A fun read.
9 of 13 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
excellent book for a married couple to read together,
By A Customer
This review is from: Velvet Whispers (Paperback)
This is a really great book my husband and i read it together at night in bed it filled with wonderful ideas for a couple to do together
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