Recommendations based on Beauty's Punishmentby A.N. Roquelaure

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  1. Beauty's Release

    by A.N. Roquelaure
    A tale of a young woman's awakening to the power of her own sexuality.

    In the first chapter of the story, Beauty is awakened from her hundred-year sleep by the Prince, not with a kiss, but through copulation, initiating her into a Satyricon -like world of sexual ... (Wikipedia)

  2. The Claiming of Sleeping Beauty

    by A.N. Roquelaure
    An erotic retelling of the classic fairy tale, exploring the power of desire and submission.

    In the traditional folktale of "Sleeping Beauty," the spell cast upon the lovely young princess and everyone in her castle can only be broken by the kiss of a Prince. It is an ancient story, one that ... (Goodreads)

  3. The Witching Hour

    by Anne Rice
    A dark and mysterious tale of secret families and supernatural forces.

    From the author of the extraordinary Vampire Chronicles comes a huge, hypnotic novel of witchcraft and the occult through four centuries. Demonstrating, once again, her gift for spellbinding ... (Goodreads)

  4. Taltos

    by Anne Rice
    A vampire's pursuit of immortality, set against a backdrop of ancient secrets and dark magic.

    Rice's new novel continues the epic occult saga that began with The Witching Hour and Lasher. Taltos takes readers back through the centuries to a civilization part human and part of wholly ... (Goodreads)

  5. The Queen of the Damned

    by Anne Rice
    A vampire queen's quest to restore the vampires to power and uncover the secrets of the past.

    Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found, here, In 1976, a uniquely seductive world of vampires was unveiled in the now-classic Interview with the Vampire . . . in 1985, a wild and ... (Goodreads)

  6. Belinda

    by Anne Rampling
    A young woman's sexual awakening and exploration of her desires, leading to a dangerous affair with an older man.

    "Who was she?" That was the first thought that came into my mind when I saw her in the bookstore. Who was she really? She's Belinda. She's sixteen years old. She's the object of one man's ultimate ... (Goodreads)

  7. Sleeping Beauty Trilogy

    by A.N. Roquelaure
    Erotic reimagining of the classic fairy tale, exploring themes of power, freedom and desire.

    Celebrate the daring gifts of Anne Rice, writing as A. N. Roquelaure, with this beautifully repackaged boxed set of the three erotic novels in her acclaimed Sleeping Beauty trilogy. ... (Goodreads)

  8. All Together Dead

    by Charlaine Harris
    Vampire Queen Sookie Stackhouse must use her supernatural powers to protect her town from a mysterious threat.

    The summit, which has attracted undead power players from all over the central United States, is sure to be tense, due partly to the ramping up of protests by the conservative, anti-vampire ... (Wikipedia)

  9. Anne Rice's The Vampire Lestat: A Graphic Novel

    by Faye Perozich
    An epic gothic tale of a vampire's journey through darkness and immortality.

    Collected for the first time, here are the twelve extraordinary illustrated volumes that form the graphic novel of THE VAMPIRE LESTAT. Evocative full-color paintings and an artful abridgment of the ... (Goodreads)

  10. Exit to Eden

    by Anne Rampling
    A steamy BDSM romance set on a private island resort.

    Welcome to the club to satisfy all your desires. In the Caribbean sun, the champagne flows and the games of pain and pleasure never stop. Lisa is the perfectionist. Elliot, the client. In their ... (Goodreads)

  11. Dead to the World

    by Charlaine Harris
    A supernatural romance of vampires and werewolves, set in a small town in Louisiana.

    This novel opens on New Year's Eve, three weeks after the events of, Club Dead, . Sookie Stackhouse finds Eric running down the road close to her home, but he seems to have lost his memory. Sookie, ... (Wikipedia)

  12. Living Dead in Dallas

    by Charlaine Harris
    A vampire detective novel, exploring a mystery that has its roots in the supernatural.

    This book opens with Sookie Stackhouse finding the dead body of Lafayette in the backseat of Andy Bellefleur 's car, which had been left at Merlotte's the night before. Sookie learns that her friend ... (Wikipedia)

  13. Son of a Witch

    by Gregory Maguire
    A story of redemption set in a fantastical world, as a young man searches for his true identity.

    Liir hid in the shadows of the castle after Dorothy did in the Witch. Left for dead in a gully, the teen is shattered in spirit and body. But silent novice Candle tends him at the Cloister of Saint ... (Goodreads)

  14. Rose Madder

    by Stephen King
    A woman's escape from an abusive husband leads to a fantastical journey of self-discovery.

    In 1985, Rose Daniels' husband, Norman, beats her while she is four months pregnant, causing her to miscarry . Rose considers leaving Norman but dismisses the idea: Norman is a policeman, and is ... (Wikipedia)

  15. Pet Sematary

    by Stephen King
    A family's terrifying journey of life and death, as the line between the living and the dead blurs.

    Louis Creed, a doctor from Chicago , is appointed director of the University of Maine 's campus health service. He moves to a large house near the small town of Ludlow with his wife Rachel, their two ... (Wikipedia)

  16. Reflected in You

    by Sylvia Day
    A passionate romance between two damaged individuals, traversing the highs and lows of a tumultuous relationship.

    Gideon Cross. As beautiful and flawless on the outside as he was damaged and tormented on the inside. He was a bright, scorching flame that singed me with the darkest of pleasures. I couldn't stay ... (Goodreads)

  17. Bared to You

    by Sylvia Day
    A passionate romance between two damaged people, learning to trust and love again.

    From #1, New York Times, bestselling author Sylvia Day comes the provocative masterstroke of abandon and obsession that redefined the meaning of desire and became a global phenomenon... Gideon Cross ... (Goodreads)

  18. Desperation

    by Stephen King
    A small town terrorized by a mysterious force, with a group of strangers struggling for survival.

    Alternate Cover Edition ISBN 0451188462 (ISBN13: 9780451188465) There's a place along Interstate 50 that some call the loneliest place on Earth. It's known as Desperation, Nevada. It's not a very ... (Goodreads)

  19. Mirror Mirror

    by Gregory Maguire
    A retelling of Snow White, exploring the perspectives of the wicked stepmother and the dwarves.

    In Montefiore , Italy in the early 16th century, a nobleman named Don Vicente de Nevada lives on a small estate with his seven-year-old daughter, Bianca, and a small staff, two of whom are Primavera, ... (Wikipedia)

  20. And Eternity

    by Piers Anthony
    The final book in the "Incarnations of Immortality" series, where the Incarnations of Death and Time must work together to save the universe.

    In the seventh novel of the series, three women—the ghost of Jolie, the ghost of Orlene (daughter of Orb), and a fifteen-year-old drug-addicted prostitute named Vita—try to discover a way to restore ... (Wikipedia)

  21. The Killing Dance

    by Laurell K. Hamilton
    A vampire detective investigates a series of gruesome murders, unearthing secrets of the supernatural world.

    The Killing Dance takes place in May, about a month and a half after Bloody Bones and like the previous novels, The Killing Dance begins with a potential job for Anita in her role as an Animators, ... (Wikipedia)

  22. Marabou Stork Nightmares

    by Irvine Welsh
    A young man struggles to make sense of the chaotic world around him.

    Roy Strang narrates the book from an (at first) unexplained coma, which he has been in for the previous two years. His life in this state is a miserable affair, surrounded by uncaring doctors and his ... (Wikipedia)

  23. Wielding a Red Sword

    by Piers Anthony
    A young man must wield a magical red sword to save his world from destruction, but at a great personal cost.

    Mym , an Indian prince, defies his father's plans for an arranged marriage, instead joining a travelling circus . He meets Orb, who teaches him to manage a stutter through song. He is soon ... (Wikipedia)

  24. The Acid House

    by Irvine Welsh
    A collection of stories exploring the dark side of Edinburgh's working-class culture.

    Description from the inside sleeve:, This scintillating, disturbing, and altogether outrageous collection of stories introduces to these shores a young writer already being called "the Scottish ... (Goodreads)

  25. The Fiery Cross

    by Diana Gabaldon
    Epic saga of a time-traveling couple navigating the dangers of 18th century Scotland.

    Claire, the heroine of Outlander , figures in The Fiery Cross as a reluctant oracle and wife to Jamie Fraser, her 18th-century partner, and faces the politics and turmoil of the forthcoming American ... (Wikipedia)

  26. Heaven

    by V.C. Andrews
    After her mother's death, Heaven is taken to live with her wealthy grandparents, but soon discovers dark secrets about her family's past.

    In the first part of the book, in 1961 a ten-year-old Heaven is awoken by her Granny and taken to a grave belonging to Leigh Casteel. Heaven is told this is her real mother who had died giving birth ... (Wikipedia)

  27. Bearing an Hourglass

    by Piers Anthony
    A fantasy adventure of a man's quest to reverse the flow of time and save the world.

    Some time in the future (as evidenced by technology in use that is much more advanced than in the first story), Norton —a man of about forty—is living a life of nomadic wandering when a ghost named ... (Wikipedia)

  28. A Breath of Snow and Ashes

    by Diana Gabaldon
    A time-traveling story of loss and redemption, as characters confront the past and the future.

    Claire is the wife of Jamie Fraser, her 18th century husband, and facing the politics and turmoil of the forthcoming American Revolution . The preceding novel,, The Fiery Cross, , concluded with ... (Wikipedia)

  29. Hunted

    by P.C. Cast
    A teenage girl discovers she is part of a legendary race and must use her powers to save the world.

    Zoey and her friends help Stevie Rae heal after the events at the end of, Untamed, – the arrow did not kill her, but took most of her lifeblood, so Kalona could be freed from the earth. Zoey and ... (Wikipedia)

  30. A Light in the Attic

    by Shel Silverstein
    A whimsical collection of poems, stories and drawings exploring life, love and the power of imagination.

    Last night while I lay thinking here, Some Whatifs crawled inside my ear, And pranced and partied all night long, And sang their same old Whatif song:, Whatif I flunk that test?,Whatif green hair ... (Goodreads)