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Summary: A must romantica read
Review: A truly fabulous writer who is a must read from epublishers' Ellora's Cave group of high ranking quality authors. Price of Pleasure is the first in a series that will hook you onto her and the world she has created from the word go!It is science fiction romantica that will make readers of both genres happy without overdoing on either side. This is one author to watch out for.
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Summary: Timeless Tales review
Review: 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!
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Summary: Could have been better.
Review: Calla is a slave on Discovery station. She has no family other than her creche brother, Jess, who was hatched at the same time as her and raised in her age group. Jess has always protected Calla and is much more daring than she is - he is even planning their escape from Discovery station! But Calla is not quite ready to take the risk of being killed or sold and goes about her day to day duties keeping the hostel clean and helping prepare food, etc. Her mistress hates the Saurellians, who recently took Discovery station away from the Federation, but she doesn't dare speak out against them, especially with Seth, the Saurellian commander staying in the hostel. Calla just does her best to stay out of the warriors' way, but rouses Seth's suspicions when she goes into his room unannounced. She is just there to clean, but Seth is instantly aroused and they have a wild tumble on Seth's bed. Terrified that word will get back to her mistress, Calla lies and says that Jess is her husband. Disgusted that she would cheat on her husband, Seth throws her out and tries to forget how sweet she tasted... The very next day, Calla discovers that Jess has been sold to a mining outfit and she knows that he has, at most, a year to live in such brutal conditions. Finally discovering a backbone, Calla goes to her only friend, Dani, a licensed pleasure worker, and begs for her help in finding Jess and rescuing him. Dani is limited in what she can do, but she is able to get Calla some fake documents that show her as an experienced pleasure worker - Dani's cousin, Devora. When Seth spots Devora, she instantly reminds him of Calla, but the women are able to persuade him otherwise and he buys Devora's contract for a time span to keep him satiated while he is spying in enemy Federation territory. Seth doesn't know what it is about Devora, but he enjoys her company more than any other woman he has known and - for the first time in his life - he feels satisfied after he has [adult relations] with her. It is well known the Saurellians mate for life and only mate with other Saurellians. Due to the shortage of female Saurellians, most males die young, burned out from their insatiable passions. Seth has resigned himself to this fate, but Devora starts to change that and give him some hope. After his investigations are done, Seth fantasizes about taking Devora to his home planet and setting up a peaceful life there, but, due to some misunderstandings on both sides, Devora leaves Seth stranded on a remote planet and takes off with his ship to find Jess. Furious, Seth vows to hunt Devora down - no matter how long it takes or what he has to do to find her... The Price of Pleasure was a well-written erotic science fiction story, which in and of itself is worth quite a bit. The author created engaging characters that were easy to care for and that you could identify with and root for and had an actual plot! The storyline was good and could have been turned in to a traditional science fiction story if you took out the numerous [adult relations] scenes interspersed throughout the book. Sometimes I felt that the [adult relations] scenes were kind of forced into the book, actually, and that the story line could have done without them, but it is an erotic book so I shouldn't be surprised. I have not read any of the author's other stories set in the universe, but if she keeps up the same quality as in this book, I will have to check them out. Well worth your time to look into - available in print and in ebook format.
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Summary: An Entertaining Erotic Science Fiction Tale
Review: Calla is a slave on Discovery station. She has no family other than her creche brother, Jess, who was hatched at the same time as her and raised in her age group. Jess has always protected Calla and is much more daring than she is - he is even planning their escape from Discovery station! But Calla is not quite ready to take the risk of being killed or sold and goes about her day to day duties keeping the hostel clean and helping prepare food, etc. Her mistress hates the Saurellians, who recently took Discovery station away from the Federation, but she doesn't dare speak out against them, especially with Seth, the Saurellian commander staying in the hostel. Calla just does her best to stay out of the warriors' way, but rouses Seth's suspicions when she goes into his room unannounced. She is just there to clean, but Seth is instantly aroused and they have a wild tumble on Seth's bed. Terrified that word will get back to her mistress, Calla lies and says that Jess is her husband. Disgusted that she would cheat on her husband, Seth throws her out and tries to forget how sweet she tasted... The very next day, Calla discovers that Jess has been sold to a mining outfit and she knows that he has, at most, a year to live in such brutal conditions. Finally discovering a backbone, Calla goes to her only friend, Dani, a licensed pleasure worker, and begs for her help in finding Jess and rescuing him. Dani is limited in what she can do, but she is able to get Calla some fake documents that show her as an experienced pleasure worker - Dani's cousin, Devora. When Seth spots Devora, she instantly reminds him of Calla, but the women are able to persuade him otherwise and he buys Devora's contract for a time span to keep him satiated while he is spying in enemy Federation territory. Seth doesn't know what it is about Devora, but he enjoys her company more than any other woman he has known and - for the first time in his life - he feels satisfied after he has [adult relations] with her. It is well known the Saurellians mate for life and only mate with other Saurellians. Due to the shortage of female Saurellians, most males die young, burned out from their insatiable passions. Seth has resigned himself to this fate, but Devora starts to change that and give him some hope. After his investigations are done, Seth fantasizes about taking Devora to his home planet and setting up a peaceful life there, but, due to some misunderstandings on both sides, Devora leaves Seth stranded on a remote planet and takes off with his ship to find Jess. Furious, Seth vows to hunt Devora down - no matter how long it takes or what he has to do to find her... The Price of Pleasure was a well-written erotic science fiction story, which in and of itself is worth quite a bit. The author created engaging characters that were easy to care for and that you could identify with and root for and had an actual plot! The storyline was good and could have been turned in to a traditional science fiction story if you took out the numerous [adult relations] scenes interspersed throughout the book. Sometimes I felt that the [adult relations] scenes were kind of forced into the book, actually, and that the story line could have done without them, but it is an erotic book so I shouldn't be surprised. I have not read any of the author's other stories set in the universe, but if she keeps up the same quality as in this book, I will have to check them out. Well worth your time to look into - available in print and in ebook format.
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Summary: Breathless graphic, erotic scenes
Review: Courtesy of Love Romances
http://www.loveromances.com Calla is tired of fear and in being a slave and she wants to escape after Mistress Jenner, the owner of the hostel, sells her brother to work in a mine. With the help of Dani, she disguises herself as a pleasure worker and gains a 6-months contract with Seth, the commander of the Saurellian Warriors, who is obsessed with Calla from the beginning. Calla's new identity, Devora, starts a new life with Seth. They travel in Seth's space ship from station to station and Calla tries to locate her brother, Jess, during their journey. Every day and night with Seth on the space ship is full of adventures, erotic loving and pleasure. Calla cannot help herself from falling in love with Seth. Seth is a Saurellian and they don't have enough Saurellian women for marriage to produce the next generation. Saurellian warriors are also lusty men. For those that cannot find a mate within their clan, they join the war and find their pleasure outside the planet but they never succeed in producing the next generation by mating with women outside their own clan. THE PRICE OF PLEASURE is the first book in the Saurellian Trilogy featuring Calla and Seth. The stories of Jess and Logan will be released in THE PRICE OF FREEDOM and THE PRICE OF POWER respectively. Joanna Wylde's talent in creating graphic, romantic, erotic scenes is admirable and unbeatable and it will surely leave you breathless.
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Summary: Could have been better.
Review: I bought this because I read Dragon's Mistress first and liked it. I was disapointed in this story. I didn't like the heroine. He should have kicked her to the curb. I won't be continuing with this series.
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Summary: Awesome debut!
Review: I was at Ellora's Cave one day browsing the ebooks there. I came across The Price of Pleasure and it intrigued me. I purchased it and immediately read it. Wow! Great sexy, futuristic story. The heroine is on a mission and meets up with the hero. They embark on a journey that is full of adventure and sensual.
Her style reminds me of Jaid Black, who is considered one of the top authors in that field in electronic books. If you like Jaid Black, you will like Joanna Wylde's stories.
I found the pace of the story very good and even. The characters were well fleshed out and the scenes written. Hard to believe this is Ms. Wylde's first book. She writes like a pro.
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Summary: Hot and Sexy Futuristic
Review: If you love hot, sexy futuristic romances on the scale of Justine Davis' LORD OF THE STORM or Joanna Lindsey's WARRIOR WOMAN series you will love this book. This is a new author, but she is an excellent writer. The characters are 3-dimensional. The universe she created is realistic. She received 4stars from ROMANTIC TIMES for this book. I would highly recommend this book to people who like Jaid Black, Christine Feehan, Emma Holly, and/or the Red Sage books. You will not be disappointed.
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Summary: Another winner from Ellora's Cave
Review: 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!
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Summary: Another winner from Ellora's Cave
Review: 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!
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