Maryanne Hamilton had
expected to be shocked, but the wanton orgy she finds in Mrs. Master’s salon
makes her wonder if she has walked into hell. Desperate to escape, she comes
upon the master of sin himself – Lord Swansborough. Fascinated by his
nakedness, she longs to touch every inch of his long, hard body. And when he
bid her come near, she quickly surrenders to his wicked promises of carnal
pleasure and sensual ecstasy…
Black Silk by Sharon Page is the second in the
trilogy about Rodesson’s daughters. As the sequel to Sin, we see a return
of a few characters and the novels flow really well together. Still this must
be looked at as standing on its own.
Black Silk is named so because Lord Swansborough
(Dashiel Lancelot Blackmore) dresses in entirely black. At first I thought it
was because his cravat was black silk but as I read it’s a lot more than one
piece of clothing that is black.
The plot of the story is that Maryanne sneaks out to go to
an address where her friend and partner, Georgiana, sent a note saying she was
in trouble. Maryanne charges to her rescue only to find herself in the middle
of an orgy and an erotic scavenger hunt. In the middle of trying to escape she
finds herself accidently locked in a room with Swansborough. She had fantasized
about him since meeting him at a ton ball. She spends the night with him and
three months later realizes that she’s pregnant. She admits what happened and
ends up married to him. There is an adventure that brings them closer together
and in love, and the story ends happily.
It’s hard to describe so succinctly what this book is about.
There is murder and a plot to frame Dashiel. But there is so much more involved
with a Sharon Page book that wrapping it up that neatly seems wrong somehow.
The characters are described well and the plot wraps around the flaws of the
characters which somehow make you think that you could walk into London and
actually meet these people. It makes them relatable and it makes you cheer for
their outcomes. In Sin Lord Swansborough was a dastardly rake who seemed
dangerous with a penchant for very dark and perverse pleasures but in Black
Silk he seemed more like a haunted man who wanted to lose himself in
pleasure to forget the horrors of his past.
As always Sharon Page knows her sex scenes. She has a
delightful mind that comes up with fantastical ways to make the reader wet (I
know I was) with the arousing and stimulating sex scenes. Calling it simply an
erotic novel seems sinful…like there should be a better word. I particularly
like the scene where Dashiel and Maryanne have to go up in a hot air balloon
and have sex so that those below can hear it. It was great because everybody
knew what happened even though they didn’t get to see it.
There was a particular quote that I wanted to share from the
book. “They could die in an orgasm that
would leave a man drained and limp and within seconds happily start bouncing
toward their next explosion.” This was in reference to women being able to
handle multiple orgasms while a man rarely is able to go two times in a row
without some sort of break. While true I had never seen it stated quite that
way before.
Overall I say this book is worth investing the time and
effort into reading. It’s not a difficult read but the darkness of tone makes
it a little harsh sometimes. The sex is definitely worth reading and the way
that the characters develop make you want to know what happens to them next. In
the end I am happy to give Black Silk 4.25 stars.
Publisher: Aphrodisia, a Kensington Book
ISBN-13: 978-0-7582-1471-3
Price: $12.95 (cover)
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