Divine Torment

by Janine Ashbless

An ancient city... a goddess consumed by passion... and a handsome general...

This story takes place in the ancient temple city of Mulhanabin, where the voluptuous Malia
Shai, thought to be a goddess, is consumed by erotic passions that have no outlet. Into this
sacred city comes General Veraine—the rugged gladiator-style leader of the occupying
army—and he’ll stop at nothing to have her.

Genres: Erotica, Fantasy

271 pages, Paperback

First published August 8, 2002

About the author

Janine Ashbless is a British author of erotica and hot romantic adventure. Janine likes best to write paranormal- and dark-fantasy-themed fiction and has a lifelong interest in mythology, folklore and history.

Reviews

[Shaunesay · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not bad, a naughty book with an actual story. A fictional world, but kind of Egyptian/Roman/Indian-esque, I saw things from all those cultures in it.

The Irolians lead by General Veraine come to Yamani city of Mulhanabin to help defend it from the Horse-eaters, their cultures clash, but Veraine falls in love with their living goddess the Malia Shai, and she in turn falls in love with him.

[Laurie (barksbooks) · Rating 3 out of 5]

This was an okay black lace title, not my favorite but certainly not as horrible as a few I've read. It has a very pagan feel and takes place in the past and can get quite brutal at times. The heroine of the tale is a goddess in human form and the hero a conquering alpha male. Both will risk everything to possess each other. I did a lot of skimming as I found most of the book very slow moving. It has a lot of story, too much for this kind of book, if you're asking me :)