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Pleasurable Bargains
EDEN'S PLEASURE- Eight years ago, after a summer of sexual dalliance with Gervase Harcourt and his twin brother Gideon, Eden was forced into marriage. Now widowed and twenty six, she is eager to enjoy her freedom and explore her deepest sexual desires. When she crosses paths with the delectable Harcourt twins again, they offer to make amends for their part in her miserable marriage by fulfilling her sexual fantasies. They introduce her to Madame Desiree's House of Pleasure where any erotic dream can become a reality. She also learns love has its darker side and that for Gideon, not all the fantasies played out at Madame Desiree's are pleasurable. As Eden explores her sensuality she realizes her heart still belongs to Gervase. But is she more than just a sexual plaything to him? Forced to consider another unwanted marriage and convinced that her barren state is why Gervase hasn't offered to marry her, Eden flees from Gervase and the sensual web he's spun around her. But Gervase has learned his own lessons at Madame Desiree's...
Originally published in 2005.
ANTONIA'S BARGAIN- This book is the stand-alone sequel to Eden's Pleasure. Since the suicide of his first wife, Gideon has avoided emotional interactions with women in favor of less emotionally draining liaisons with men. When he unmasks "Anthony" Maxwell and finds he is, in fact, Antonia, he is still sexually intrigued enough to want to bed her. A reluctant heiress, Antonia knows she has to marry but she intends to do it on her own terms her wealth in return for a husband-free bed. Gideon offers to help her infiltrate the world of the ton dressed as a man so she can see her potential suitors in their natural habitat. In return, she agrees to allow him to teach her every trick in his sexual repertoire as long as he doesn't take her virginity. Her fear of marriage and pregnancy is a puzzling barrier that Gideon, despite his exceptional skills, finds difficult to penetrate. As they become more scandalously intimate, he has to decide whether to help Antonia face her fears or walk away from the only woman he believes he could ever love.
Originally published in 2007.
Originally published in 2005.
ANTONIA'S BARGAIN- This book is the stand-alone sequel to Eden's Pleasure. Since the suicide of his first wife, Gideon has avoided emotional interactions with women in favor of less emotionally draining liaisons with men. When he unmasks "Anthony" Maxwell and finds he is, in fact, Antonia, he is still sexually intrigued enough to want to bed her. A reluctant heiress, Antonia knows she has to marry but she intends to do it on her own terms her wealth in return for a husband-free bed. Gideon offers to help her infiltrate the world of the ton dressed as a man so she can see her potential suitors in their natural habitat. In return, she agrees to allow him to teach her every trick in his sexual repertoire as long as he doesn't take her virginity. Her fear of marriage and pregnancy is a puzzling barrier that Gideon, despite his exceptional skills, finds difficult to penetrate. As they become more scandalously intimate, he has to decide whether to help Antonia face her fears or walk away from the only woman he believes he could ever love.
Originally published in 2007.
225 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 2005
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Kate Pearce
163 books1,843 followersNew York Times and USA Today bestselling author Kate Pearce was born in England in the middle of a large family of girls and quickly found that her imagination was far more interesting than real life. After acquiring a degree in history and barely escaping from the British Civil Service alive, she moved to California and then to Hawaii with her kids and her husband and set about reinventing herself as a romance writer.
She is known for both her unconventional heroes and her joy at subverting romance clichés. In her spare time she self publishes science fiction erotic romance, historical romance, and whatever else she can imagine. You can find Kate on katepearce.com.
She is known for both her unconventional heroes and her joy at subverting romance clichés. In her spare time she self publishes science fiction erotic romance, historical romance, and whatever else she can imagine. You can find Kate on katepearce.com.
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April 23, 2010
Eden's Pleasure and Antonia's Bargain, 2 storys together. Brilliant.
(Edens Pleasure) 3.5 stars....focus's on Gervase and Eden, The twins father Viscount Harcourt was her guardian so she grew with them but Eden and Gervase fell in love. Manipulated and lied to by Viscount Harcourt Eden was married off to an older man while Gervase joined the military. Now 8 years later and she is widowed and meets up with the twins again, but Gervase's father tries to seperate him from Eden again.
(Antonias Bargain).5 stars..Antonia is wealthy and pressured by her family to get married. She is a virgin with a fear of sex because of what she witnessed with her parents. She dons mens clothes and enters The Pleasure House in the hope of seeing her potential suitors as they really are and hopefully find one that she can have a marraige of convenience with . Gideon's wife has commited suicide and his father wants him back on the marraige mart for an heir. Gideon usually only beds men but when he meets Antonia and aids her in pretending to be male around London, he realises that she may be the only woman to arouse him.
Loved both these books but Antonias Bargain is my favourite. Wasn't mad about Gervase and Eden and thought that Gideon stole the story from them as he was a far more interesting character. But for the erotic content alone it is well worth the read.
OMG, I loved Gideon and think it should be made law that every woman have a Gideon of her own. Imagine my surprise when Gorgeous Peter(Simply Sinful) was his lover, as if I wasn't excited enough. There are some wicked hot sexy scenes in this story. My only fault with KP is the abrupt endings in her books, (I dont mind when there is another in the series) but I would have loved an epilogue here. So wanted to know more about Gideon, and did Anthonia get over all her fears? I think Gideon pops up briefly in "Simply Shameless" when he brings Philip to the Pleasure House.
This is my favourite KP story so far, and did I mention Gideon???? This book is VERY EXPLICIT with a lot of MF/MM/MMF action.
(Edens Pleasure) 3.5 stars....focus's on Gervase and Eden, The twins father Viscount Harcourt was her guardian so she grew with them but Eden and Gervase fell in love. Manipulated and lied to by Viscount Harcourt Eden was married off to an older man while Gervase joined the military. Now 8 years later and she is widowed and meets up with the twins again, but Gervase's father tries to seperate him from Eden again.
(Antonias Bargain).5 stars..Antonia is wealthy and pressured by her family to get married. She is a virgin with a fear of sex because of what she witnessed with her parents. She dons mens clothes and enters The Pleasure House in the hope of seeing her potential suitors as they really are and hopefully find one that she can have a marraige of convenience with . Gideon's wife has commited suicide and his father wants him back on the marraige mart for an heir. Gideon usually only beds men but when he meets Antonia and aids her in pretending to be male around London, he realises that she may be the only woman to arouse him.
Loved both these books but Antonias Bargain is my favourite. Wasn't mad about Gervase and Eden and thought that Gideon stole the story from them as he was a far more interesting character. But for the erotic content alone it is well worth the read.
OMG, I loved Gideon and think it should be made law that every woman have a Gideon of her own. Imagine my surprise when Gorgeous Peter(Simply Sinful) was his lover, as if I wasn't excited enough. There are some wicked hot sexy scenes in this story. My only fault with KP is the abrupt endings in her books, (I dont mind when there is another in the series) but I would have loved an epilogue here. So wanted to know more about Gideon, and did Anthonia get over all her fears? I think Gideon pops up briefly in "Simply Shameless" when he brings Philip to the Pleasure House.
This is my favourite KP story so far, and did I mention Gideon???? This book is VERY EXPLICIT with a lot of MF/MM/MMF action.
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June 12, 2010
ok, I've only read the 2nd book, Antonia's Bargain. But I absolutely loved it. Antonia dresses up like a man to learn about men, instead she finds Gideon who is more than willing to teach her.
The biggest plus is that its not repetitious and the fun isn't over too soon. The entire book is enticing, yet teases you with both more story and more sex.
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June 12, 2010
The first story, Eden's Pleasure is not as intriguing as the 2nd one, but it has its merits. Gervase, the twin brother of Gideon, has always loved Eden, but after an indiscretion during their youth, she was forced to marry an elderly man, while he entered the military. They both feel abandoned due to the manipulation of Gervase's father, but Gideon brings the two lovers together. By some very unconventional means.
I really liked the angst that played a greater part at the end, for that I will rate this story a 4 (instead of a 3). It was not that enticing and somehow, I felt like something was missing.
The biggest plus is that its not repetitious and the fun isn't over too soon. The entire book is enticing, yet teases you with both more story and more sex.
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June 12, 2010
The first story, Eden's Pleasure is not as intriguing as the 2nd one, but it has its merits. Gervase, the twin brother of Gideon, has always loved Eden, but after an indiscretion during their youth, she was forced to marry an elderly man, while he entered the military. They both feel abandoned due to the manipulation of Gervase's father, but Gideon brings the two lovers together. By some very unconventional means.
I really liked the angst that played a greater part at the end, for that I will rate this story a 4 (instead of a 3). It was not that enticing and somehow, I felt like something was missing.
December 25, 2014
EDEN'S PLEASURE:
I really liked this. The story was only 88 pages and oddly enough it didn't seem that condensed. Needless to say the story was mostly sex (and it was hot! hot! hot!) but it did have a plotline. Eden was married to an abusive elderly man and had a horrible marriage. She's always been in love with Gervase and is finally free to marry him. His father doesn't want them to because she may be barren but they do anyway. I never felt that they were in love. The twins are twenty-nine, blond and blue-eyed. Eden's got black hair and green eyes.
I felt this short story was more about Gideon than Gervase. Gideon's married to Caroline, a masochistic woman and he just can't deal with it. They have a bad, sexless marriage but he can't divorce her because she'd blackmail him over a secret of his that she knows. I would have liked for this story to have been longer. I find Caroline interesting and would have liked to know more about her and her background.
I grade this story an A.
ANTONIA'S BARGAIN:
This 126 page sequel wasn't as good as I'd hoped. I find Antonia's not wanting to get married or have sex because of her parent's bad marriage silly and odd. I don't find her and Gideon's 'love' believable at all. I like both characters though I like Gideon more, probably because I know more about him. They have the suicide of someone close to them in common.
I wasn't impressed with the sex scenes, which was mostly oral sex. I'm not sure why Gideon wanted to marry her. I didn't sense a love connection. I also didn't like Antonia dressing like a boy.
This story gets a B from me.
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September 28, 2010
3 and 3.5 stars for two erotic regency romances with a lot of sex scenes.
3 stars for EDEN’S PLEASURE.
Pretty good. Definitely turned me on. Almost more sex than story.
Eden grew up with twins Gideon and Gervase. She and Gervase fell in love but his father was Eden’s guardian and forced Eden to marry an older man. Gervase left for military service. After Eden’s abusive husband dies, she reconnects with Gervase. His father again tries to separate them.
Data: Story length: 86 pages. Number of sex scenes: 11, includes rear door activity. Copyright: 2005.
3.5 stars for ANTONIA’S BARGAIN.
It was pretty good. A little different.
Gideon’s wife committed suicide. He likes sex with both men and women. Antonia is a virgin and afraid of sex because of her parents’ problems. She is wealthy and her guardian insists she find someone to marry or he will pick someone for her. She dresses as a man in order to frequent places men go so she can see her potential suitors when they are not putting on a show for women. She meets Gideon at a pleasure house. He offers to help her dress better as a man and take her to various male places. He also wants to seduce her. Sexual activities include two men together, group sex and rear door activity.
Data: Story length: 127 pages. Number of sex scenes: 9. Copyright: 2007.
DATA FOR BOTH:
Swearing language: moderate. Sexual language: strong/erotic. Setting: 1815 and 1816 England. Genre: erotic regency romance.
OTHER BOOKS:
For a list of my reviews of other Kate Pearce books, see my 4 star review of “Simply Sexual” posted 10/02/08.
3 stars for EDEN’S PLEASURE.
Pretty good. Definitely turned me on. Almost more sex than story.
Eden grew up with twins Gideon and Gervase. She and Gervase fell in love but his father was Eden’s guardian and forced Eden to marry an older man. Gervase left for military service. After Eden’s abusive husband dies, she reconnects with Gervase. His father again tries to separate them.
Data: Story length: 86 pages. Number of sex scenes: 11, includes rear door activity. Copyright: 2005.
3.5 stars for ANTONIA’S BARGAIN.
It was pretty good. A little different.
Gideon’s wife committed suicide. He likes sex with both men and women. Antonia is a virgin and afraid of sex because of her parents’ problems. She is wealthy and her guardian insists she find someone to marry or he will pick someone for her. She dresses as a man in order to frequent places men go so she can see her potential suitors when they are not putting on a show for women. She meets Gideon at a pleasure house. He offers to help her dress better as a man and take her to various male places. He also wants to seduce her. Sexual activities include two men together, group sex and rear door activity.
Data: Story length: 127 pages. Number of sex scenes: 9. Copyright: 2007.
DATA FOR BOTH:
Swearing language: moderate. Sexual language: strong/erotic. Setting: 1815 and 1816 England. Genre: erotic regency romance.
OTHER BOOKS:
For a list of my reviews of other Kate Pearce books, see my 4 star review of “Simply Sexual” posted 10/02/08.
February 4, 2009
The first story "Eden's Pleasure" was not that enjoyable to me. Gervase was far too domineering and possessive for my taste. The second related story, "Antonia's Bargain" was far better. Gidean was far more human.
-Joe-
-Joe-
March 13, 2009
2 stories. Eden's Pleasure and Antonia's Bargain. Loved them both.
October 10, 2010
First story was okay.
Second story I just couldn't get into.
I enjoyed her Simply series so much more. This was a bit of a let down.
Second story I just couldn't get into.
I enjoyed her Simply series so much more. This was a bit of a let down.
March 4, 2012
Pleasureable Bargins by Kate Pearce
ANTONIA'S BARGIN
EDEN'S PLEASURE
These two stories were okay. I enjoyed Ms. Pearce's “Simply” series so much more.
ANTONIA'S BARGIN
EDEN'S PLEASURE
These two stories were okay. I enjoyed Ms. Pearce's “Simply” series so much more.
March 1, 2010
Great book! Loved both stories!
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