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The Three Ways of Desire
"The story and writing will draw you in . . . off the charts hot and steamy!! … definitely keeps you turning the page.”
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A powerful man puts his vast empire at risk because he will not sell his ward. Other ruling men demand the beautiful and intelligent Yolande, but he intends to keep her for himself.
On a world controlled by élite military and merchant families, Yolande is due to be sold to the highest bidder. Against all custom, however, her strange and remote guardian, Morrain, decides that she will belong only to him and his best friend, Hagen, although if his plans are discovered, it will mean the end of his family’s wealth and influence.
Morrain forbids Yolande to have contact with other men, apart from Hagen, and begins to take her, unwillingly at first, through a series of sexual adventures. He binds her emotionally to him and marks her as his possession. Yolande begins to respond to and care for the man who treats her with both hard passion and gentle tenderness.
But Yolande will only be safe from the other families when she is married, and although Morrain cannot be his ward’s husband, Hagen agrees to marry her and share her with her guardian.
Yolande comes to equally love the two men who now dominate her life. Although intriguing sensuality binds them together, Yolande finds fulfillment in the developing relationships, before being swept up in a rebellion and abducted.
Can Morrain and Hagen rescue the woman they both love and desire with equal passion, without revealing the extent of their mutual feelings for all to see?
The Next Great Read Book Review blog.
A powerful man puts his vast empire at risk because he will not sell his ward. Other ruling men demand the beautiful and intelligent Yolande, but he intends to keep her for himself.
On a world controlled by élite military and merchant families, Yolande is due to be sold to the highest bidder. Against all custom, however, her strange and remote guardian, Morrain, decides that she will belong only to him and his best friend, Hagen, although if his plans are discovered, it will mean the end of his family’s wealth and influence.
Morrain forbids Yolande to have contact with other men, apart from Hagen, and begins to take her, unwillingly at first, through a series of sexual adventures. He binds her emotionally to him and marks her as his possession. Yolande begins to respond to and care for the man who treats her with both hard passion and gentle tenderness.
But Yolande will only be safe from the other families when she is married, and although Morrain cannot be his ward’s husband, Hagen agrees to marry her and share her with her guardian.
Yolande comes to equally love the two men who now dominate her life. Although intriguing sensuality binds them together, Yolande finds fulfillment in the developing relationships, before being swept up in a rebellion and abducted.
Can Morrain and Hagen rescue the woman they both love and desire with equal passion, without revealing the extent of their mutual feelings for all to see?
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First published September 19, 2015
About the author
Judith Rook
8 books66 followersJudith Rook was born and raised in rural Yorkshire in the UK. The nearest city was Bradford, the great centre for wool processing, but she remembers fields running up to moorland much more clearly than mill chimneys.
Judith's early writing was done in old accountants’ ledgers which had blank sheets interleaved with the ruled pages. She wrote on the ruled pages as well. Not thinking of becoming a writer, Judith wrote whatever she felt like writing: stories, poems, reflections. Then life intervened and her imagination went underground. For some time, she worked in education and wrote articles and reviews about music.
After a few years, Judith began to write fiction. Recording ideas that had been bottled up for a long time, she thought that she had become an author. When rejection notices came in she joined two writing groups, developed her technical skills and learned how to write stories for other people.
Judith is an avid reader. Sci-fi is her favourite genre, then come the great classics, followed closely by fantasy. However, her taste is reasonably universal and perhaps one day she will try her hand at thrillers or crime stories. Judith greatly admires good crime writers.
As a young woman Judith emigrated to Western Australia where she lives now with a cat and a computer. From time to time she stirs herself to rally around important social issues and has been known to take to the streets in support, so long as there are good cafés along the way.
Periodically Judith turns to short stories. She finds that the challenges of short story writing refresh and strengthen the techniques which she uses in her novels.
Judith's early writing was done in old accountants’ ledgers which had blank sheets interleaved with the ruled pages. She wrote on the ruled pages as well. Not thinking of becoming a writer, Judith wrote whatever she felt like writing: stories, poems, reflections. Then life intervened and her imagination went underground. For some time, she worked in education and wrote articles and reviews about music.
After a few years, Judith began to write fiction. Recording ideas that had been bottled up for a long time, she thought that she had become an author. When rejection notices came in she joined two writing groups, developed her technical skills and learned how to write stories for other people.
Judith is an avid reader. Sci-fi is her favourite genre, then come the great classics, followed closely by fantasy. However, her taste is reasonably universal and perhaps one day she will try her hand at thrillers or crime stories. Judith greatly admires good crime writers.
As a young woman Judith emigrated to Western Australia where she lives now with a cat and a computer. From time to time she stirs herself to rally around important social issues and has been known to take to the streets in support, so long as there are good cafés along the way.
Periodically Judith turns to short stories. She finds that the challenges of short story writing refresh and strengthen the techniques which she uses in her novels.
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December 27, 2015
I was pleasantly surprised by this story. Firstly, because I thoroughly enjoyed it despite it being a fantasy novel, not the usual genre I read. Secondly, because although I knew there would be sex scenes, I did not anticipate them to be so hot and steamy. Wow, definitely worth a read.
The main characters Yolande and her Controller Morraine were entertaining and I particularly liked Commander Hagen – he was my favourite in this story. The three had a very interesting relationship. Whilst Morraine wanted Yolande for himself it was not allowed – it was his duty to give her to another family’s Controller. At the same time Hagen wanted Yolande but his birth ranking was too low to offer for Yolande. As for the heroine, she wanted both men for different reasons. Theirs was an interesting love triangle, intermixed with suspense as the other houses wanted to kidnap her for themselves.
Well done Ms Rook, I look forward to reading more of your erotic fantasy tales.
*Gifted for an honest review*
The main characters Yolande and her Controller Morraine were entertaining and I particularly liked Commander Hagen – he was my favourite in this story. The three had a very interesting relationship. Whilst Morraine wanted Yolande for himself it was not allowed – it was his duty to give her to another family’s Controller. At the same time Hagen wanted Yolande but his birth ranking was too low to offer for Yolande. As for the heroine, she wanted both men for different reasons. Theirs was an interesting love triangle, intermixed with suspense as the other houses wanted to kidnap her for themselves.
Well done Ms Rook, I look forward to reading more of your erotic fantasy tales.
*Gifted for an honest review*
September 24, 2015
I didn't know what to expect when I decided to read this and being honest, once I started I didn't know how I was going to fee about this book. I have to say I was pleasantly surprised by this story. Judith Rook is a great author who writes a strong storyline that flow beautifully. The story and writing will draw you in. The characters were good with great character development. If you are looking for a good story with some hot, steamy, panty melting sex scenes - This one is off the charts hot and steamy!! All around I would say this book was a good read that that definitely keeps you turning the page.
I was given this copy for an honest review through The Next Great Read Book Review blog.
I was given this copy for an honest review through The Next Great Read Book Review blog.
March 5, 2017
This is by far one of the hottest books that I have ever read. It has so much passion that I could feel the heat coming from my Kindle!
For the most part, I really enjoyed this book. It had a surprisingly strong female lead, strong and sexy men and plenty of adventure.
Overall, I felt that the story was really immersive. I loved the grandeur, the adventure and the role reversal that resulted in the woman having all of the power, which was a nice change.
I felt that there could have been a bit less sex and more character development so that the characters could have a stronger bond outside of the bedroom and I wasn't too keen on some of the darker themes but other than that, I did enjoy reading this story.
For the most part, I really enjoyed this book. It had a surprisingly strong female lead, strong and sexy men and plenty of adventure.
Overall, I felt that the story was really immersive. I loved the grandeur, the adventure and the role reversal that resulted in the woman having all of the power, which was a nice change.
I felt that there could have been a bit less sex and more character development so that the characters could have a stronger bond outside of the bedroom and I wasn't too keen on some of the darker themes but other than that, I did enjoy reading this story.
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