Venetia Hamilton is no stranger to
erotic art – her father’s lush paintings are one of society’s secret pleasures.
But Venetia has never experienced true desire. Not until she meets Marcus
Wyndham, the Earl of Trent – a powerful man who holds her future in his hands
and awakens her curiosity with one searing kiss. His expert touch is only the
beginning of her carnal education, but something more dangerous than submission
may be the price she pays for such unimaginable delight…
Sin
by Sharon Page is a book full of action, adventure, mystery, romance, and lots
of erotic sex. There is black mailing, murder, mysterious accidents all
happening at an orgy. Sharon page spins a delightful tale of a not-so-innocent
innocent being introduced to the ways of sin. The setting is 1818. Smack dab in
the Regency era. Sharon Page has quickly become one of my favorite authors. She
is able to weave together so many genres that calling this book a simple
romance book seems almost a shame.
Sin
was the first erotic novel that I read. I have read romance novels all of my
life but it wasn’t until I bought this one that I was introduced to sexually
explicit, make-my-pussy-throb smut. Since then I haven’t been able to get
enough. I still enjoy a good romance novel but erotic novels are definitely my
favorites.
The
basically plot of the story is that Venetia is being blackmailed by Lydia
Harcourt. She has to ask Marcus (who is trying to save her from herself) to
take her to an orgy, where Lydia is at, in an attempt to get out of paying
Lydia. Marcus is a reformed rake but can’t seem to get away from the lust and
desire that Venetia makes him feel. In the end, Lydia has been killed,
everyone’s secrets are safe, and Marcus and Venetia are in love and talking about
marriage.
I was quite
interested in the way that Sharon Page describes love. “Intimacy. Friendship. Something glorious that both hurts and enriches.
And you know that if you lost it, you heart might never mend.” This view is
quite different than what is described in 1 Corinthians 13:4. Still it is one
of the best original descriptions I have heard.
“I am well aware that reality does not sell
books, my lord. After all, when is the hero of a romantic story ever balding,
pot-bellied, and riddled with gout?” This line cracked me up because it’s
true. How many romance stories have anyone but the tall, dark, and handsome be
the heroes? Well there is the tall, blonde, and handsome too. J
But the reality of is that most men do not look like that and yet we still
fantasize about what is not real.
The way
that Sharon Page writes is one of the things that draw me into her book. Sin
is packed full of witty lines that make it seem like the content is more
intellectual than a romance novel ever gets. “Resolute, determined, honorable to the point of heroic madness, Marcus
planned to stop Chartrand and his armed men.” The phrase ‘heroic madness’
definitely caught my attention because that’s what it was. Marcus was chasing
after an enraged member of the ton who was set on murdering gypsies in the name
of justice. Yet almost in contrast she has a funny line. “I’ve never seduced a woman that way before – in fact, I don’t believe
I’ve ever buttered a woman’s bun.” This was in reference to Marcus putting
butter on a roll for Venetia.
The
intellectual writing comes into play when the mystery of Lydia Harcourt’s death
occurs. There are people who won’t admit where they were, people who are
attempting to hide their identity and people who snuck into the orgy to become
part of the fun. The play on the characters are interesting because each
character has a different secret that they are trying to keep Lydia from
telling and it plays into the way that the characters react to the situation.
Marcus and
Venetia are the ones who discover where Lydia kept her book and are threatened
because of it. Venetia is attacked twice and Marcus comes to her rescue. It is
interesting that a reformed rake had such a protective streak in him. I’m glad
that Sharon Page didn’t have his character around a bunch of other women but
still illustrates that his feeling are just for her.
Alright, to
come to the orgy…(giggle) Yes I know it’s a bad play on words. The orgy is
basically the whole length of the book. There is a piece at the beginning and
at the end where they are in London but the whole middle of the book is Venetia
and Marcus at Lord Chartrand’s orgy in the countryside. Venetia has to hide who
she is in order to save her family’s reputation so she wears a mask that covers
most of her face and Marcus calls her Vixen or Vee. This makes for an
interesting twist on the story because the other characters are very interested
in knowing who she is.
The sex in
the book is great. There are lesbian scenes, gay scenes, ménage scenes and
many, many more. In the orgy sequences the descriptions are so good that if you
close your eyes that you can actually imagine yourself being there. I
personally would love to be involved in the lesbian scene that involves Venetia
with Marcus watching. That scene always makes me wet! In the scenes involving
Marcus and Venetia most are oral or anal scenes but towards the end she loses
her virginity and then they have sex in numerous ways.
There is a
really good anal scene. And Marcus’s fantasy is fascinating. I won’t tell you
what it is because it’s definitely worth reading on your own. I had a lot of
fun reading about the characters acting out the scenes from Venetia’s
paintings. There were lots of scenes and it was fun to think about being
involved in numerous ones.
Overall I think
that this book is worth reading. The mystery, intrigue, and the tons of sex are
worth imagining. It will take a bit of time to read this book but it’s worth
putting in the effort. There really is something in it for everyone. I rate
this book 4.75 stars out of 5. (I think it’s that good)
Publisher: Aphrodisia: Kensington Publishing Corp.
ISBN: 0-7582-1470-7
Price: $12.95 (cover)
