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Pleasuring the Lady (The Pleasure Wars Book 2) Kindle Edition

by Jess Michaels (Author) Format: Kindle Edition
4.2 4.2 out of 5 stars 1,357 ratings
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The shocking second book in The Pleasure Wars series by USA Today Bestselling Historical Romance Author Jess Michaels

Her mother's madness and her father's and brother's irresponsibility have relegated Lady Portia to the life of a wallflower. The only shining light in her life is her best friend, Ava, who is suffering a rift with her own brother. Portia's quest to help takes her to the notorious Donville Masquerade in the hells, where-behind the safety of a mask-she witnesses shocking public acts of sin. And succumbs to the touch of Marquis Miles Weatherfield. Unfortunately, they're discovered. And now, tainted by scandal, she and Miles are destined for a marriage neither of them want. But Portia makes a bargain that raises even Miles's eyebrows. In return for saving her mother from the asylum, Portia will do anything Miles wants in bed. Shocked by his driving desire for Portia, Miles agrees.

As they explore every wicked desire, every forbidden act that pleases them, they discover something that goes far deeper than flesh. But the lies that brought them together could be the very wedge that drives them apart.

Length: Full Length Novel
Heat Level: Steamy

This book is the second book in The Pleasure Wars series.
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Jess Michaels is the USA Today Bestselling Author of nearly 70 books.

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  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B06XJGCV4F
  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ The Passionate Pen (March 11, 2017)
  • Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 11, 2017
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • File size ‏ : ‎ 1705 KB
  • Text-to-Speech ‏ : ‎ Enabled
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  • Print length ‏ : ‎ 196 pages
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Jess Michaels is a USA Today Bestselling Author who likes geeky stuff like Star Wars, playing video games, Bob’s Burgers and collecting POPs! She also drinks a LOT of Diet Coke. Probably an unhealthy amount, but it’s her only vice. She will eat (almost) anything coconut, truly anything cheesy and nothing spicy (yes, she is a walking stereotype when it comes to that). She likes cats, her dog Elton and people who care about the welfare of their fellow humans.

Although she started out traditionally published by Avon/HarperCollins, Pocket, Hachette and Samhain Publishing, in 2015 she went fully indie and has never looked back! She is lucky enough to be married to her favorite person in the world and live tucked between the ocean and the mountains in Oregon.

When she’s not watching Our Flag Means Death or trying out all the new flavors of Greek yogurt, she writes historical romances with amazing heroes and sassy heroines who do anything but wait to get what they want.

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Edwina "I Love books"
5.0 out of 5 stars MILES AND PORTIA WILL MAKE YOU FEEL GOOD!!
Reviewed in the United States on November 25, 2013
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Miles and Portia meet at a Masquerade party for the second time and are found in a compromising position by Portia evil abusive brother. Marquis Miles Weatherfield marries Portia. They had been childhood friends and it was a surprise for Miles to find out the the massed women was Portia. He thought she was just some light skirt.

Let me say I LOVED Miles and Portia. This was a very romantic and very erotic story of two people who had been badly abused by their fathers. The story tells of their trying to adapt to married life and overcoming feelings of unworthiness. Miles is so loving and romantic with the virginal innocent Portia. Every girl should have a Miles LOL!! Portia was his equal in kindness, respect and loyalty. Portia was written perfectly for the HR period she lived in. She Was Not one of those annoying heroine that you read so much about today. Portia is a character you will love!!. I think her and Miles worked together to have a perfect marriage. This story is marriage building at its best. The two of them worked through their problems and lack of self confidence and grew together as a couple, instead of running from their problems or pretending they didn't exist.

Pleasuring a Lady is a very romantic and erotic makes you fell good romance story. All the characters are written very well. I just want to Say Well Done Ms. Michaels Very Well Done!! This is a must read for all HR fans.
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Diane K. Peterson
4.0 out of 5 stars Quick and compelling
Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2014
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Pleasuring the Lady, the second book in the Pleasure Wars series from Jess Michaels, is an erotic Regency story. We met the heroine, Portia, in the first Pleasure Wars book (Taken by the Duke) and the hero, Miles, appeared in another Jess Michaels book, An Introduction to Pleasure. Jess Michaels is no stranger to historical erotica and she knows how to titillate the reader in order to propel the story forward.

Lady Portia’s life is pretty much a mess. Her father and now her brother have ruined the family finances. Her mother suffers from some form of dementia. Portia accepts her life as a wallflower, her one joy being in her friendship with Ava (the heroine of Taken by the Duke). When Ava bemoans the suffering and disappearance of her brother Liam (his story is presented in Taken by the Duke) Portia decides to look for him in the last place he was seen, the decadent Donville Masquerade. There she does not find Liam, but runs into an old friend of her brother, Miles, the Marquis of Weatherfield. He doesn’t recognize, but is strangely attracted to her. On a subsequent trip to the masquerade they are discovered in a compromising situation and are forced to marry. From there they struggle to establish a solid relationship while experimenting with various sexual situations.

I always enjoy Jess Michaels’ books and this one is no exception. Pleasuring the Lady was a good continuation of the story begun in Taken by the Duke and I recommend reading them in order. We learned very little new information about Liam so readers will certainly look forward to his story in Beauty and the Earl, coming in April. Portia was a very sympathetic character and I felt for her struggles with her mother and brother. Miles was intriguing and complex. He believed that he was bound by his history and could not love, yet he was kind and caring. For me, Jess Michaels books fall on the lighter side of erotic romance. While she includes some things that would definitely put the book into the erotic category, it is not nearly as far-gone or crude as many other examples of historical erotica. It is important for readers to know, however, that this is a very hot romance, sexual activity is central to the story, and it goes beyond “vanilla” sex. As much as I liked Pleasuring the Lady I did not enjoy it as much as the previous book. I felt like there was a little less emotional depth. I thought Michaels’ portrayal of her brother was unexplainably harsh and one-dimensional. The erotic parts were interesting, but it seemed like the author was trying to include some explicit stuff that was not always needed in the story. It was, however, a quick and compelling read and I cannot wait for the final book in this series.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A Pleasure to Read!!!!!
Reviewed in the United States on December 9, 2013
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This is the 2nd book in the Pleasure Wars Series. Lady Portia has spent a life time being hurt and disappoint by others. She has sacrificed her life to care for and protect her mentally ill mother, her brother keeps them hidden away with little funds and is looking for an excuse to place his mother in the madhouse.
Portia’s best friend Ava (heroine for the 1st book) is desperate to find her brother and believes he may be hiding at the Donville Masquerade in the hells. Curious about the things that occur at the Masquerade, Portia decides to go there and look for Ava’s brother, instead she finds herself in the arms of the Marques of Weatherfield (Miles) and former friend to her brother.
Compromised and headed for the altar, Portia decides to bargain with Miles, he may have her body in any way he pleases and he will save her mother from the asylum. Miles eagerly agrees to the bargain but can they put their emotions aside and just enjoy each other’s bodies or will their hearts soon follow?
Wonderful read! I loved Portia and Miles, the story is very sweet and emotional but it also has a very hot and sexy side that keeps you wishing it wouldn’t end. Looking forward to the 3rd book in the steamy series.
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laurach79
3.0 out of 5 stars Not bad neither great
Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2014
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First I should say that I think I should stop reading romance for a while alltogether. As it is, reading an average of 3 to 4 books per week, I feel as if I've already read this storyline many times before, can predict what is going to happen/where the angst is going to come from from the start and can even predict the protagonists personalities upon introduction(which is not a difficult task as in most romances there is always one if not both of them who "hides" past heartbreak and due to that refuses to love again). As for the sex scenes, when you've read many steamy books and some of them have been pretty good ones, they have to be really well written for them to make you feel any heat.

It gets really boring and frustrating.

All this said, this is not a bad read although it is quite predictable and not all that hot.
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Eve
5.0 out of 5 stars I love this author
Reviewed in Canada on August 3, 2018
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I could not put this book down. Loved the story line and the characters in this book. I definitely will read all her books.
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Mrs Christine chambers
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on March 28, 2018
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What a brilliant read in fact the first time it did not all sink in so read it twice there's something for everyone a great romance a hero and a lot of naughty????
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Miss Anonymous
2.0 out of 5 stars Nun ja . . .
Reviewed in Germany on December 29, 2017
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. . . eine recht delikate Geschichte und möglicherweise nicht die beste um mit Jess Michals zu starten.
Für all jene die auch am gelungenen Ausdruck einer Geschichte interessiert sind kann ich sagen, das Jess Michals ihr Handwerk in Sachen Ausdruck durchaus versteht. Wenngleich ich andere Rezensionen zu anderen Geschichten gelesen habe, die ihr erzählerisches Talent in Frage stellen (finde ich nicht), und ab und an mal eine moderne Phrase dazwischen rutscht, störte das den Lesefluss für mich nicht im geringsten. Auch das erzählerische Tempo empfand ich als angenehm und habe keinen quälenden Längen durchlitten.
Der Inhalt wiederum ist . . . schwierig zu beurteilen.
Zunächsteinmal hat Jess Michals ganz offen grobarßen Spaß daran viel und vor allem durchaus ausufernde Erotik in inhaltlich gesehen recht kurze Geschichten zu zwängen. Das bedeutet jetzt nicht das die Geschichte inhaltlos war, doch der emotional Aspekt, den man in solchen trivialen, herrlich kitschigen Werken ja eher sucht, kam hier vor allem zum Ende hin recht kurz. Dafür wurde fleißig an der körperlichen Lust gearbeitet, die wie bereits erwähnt durchaus ausufernder beschrieben wird als in den Werken von besipielsweise Lisa Kleypas oder Lorrain Heath, dabei aber immernoch an der Grenze zu "Literatur" anzusiedeln ist und nicht "Pornogrphie". Was mich an dieser Geschichte nun gestört hat, war . . . ich weiß gar nicht genau wie ich das ausdrücken soll. Held und Heldin haben, wie die Inhalsangabe vermuten lässt, eine recht offene, sexuelle Bezehung, was meine moralischen Vorstellungen keinesfalls beleidigt hat. Die Tatsache allerdings, das diese "Offenheit" auch das offensein für voyeuristische Vorstellungen beinhaltet kratzte dann schon etwas an meinem persönlchen moralsichen empfinden, wobei es in dem Teil beim zusehen blieb, ehe man wenigstens übereinander herviel.
Der Punkt der mein eigenes Empfinden für Liebe und Moral und Treue dann tatsächlich regelrecht abgestoßen hat, war erreicht als der Held die Helden aus Angst vor seinen eigenen Gefühlen (die Autorin behauptet verwirrender Weise es handele sich um Liebe), von einem Dreier mit zwei Fremden überzeugen möchte (natürlich während er dabei zusieht), um sich und ihr die Grenzen ihrer Gefühle klar zu machen, was er natürlich hinter der Ausrede verbirgt, ihrem Mauerblümchendasein ein für alle mal ein Ende bereiten zu wollen. Und auch das wäre immernoch nicht so abstoßend gewesen, wenn die Heldin diesem Befehl nicht ein ganzes Stück gefolgt wäre, ehe ihr dann auffällt das sie ihren Mann eigentlich doch viel zu sehr liebt um sich von zwei fremden Männern beglücken zu lassen, während er seelenruhig daneben sitzt, zuschaut und dann auch noch irritiert ist als sie sich dann guterletzt, nackt und mitten im Oralverkehr zwischen zwei Männern doch noch weigert.
Tut mir leid, vollkommen unnachvollziehbares einfliesenlassen von moralisch sehr sehr dürftigen Handlungssträngen ist dann wirklich nicht meins und hat mir tatsächlich die komplette Geschichte verdorben.
Ich genieße kitschige Liebesgeschichten die sich gern auch auf erotischem Terrain abspielen dürfen gern um abzuschalten. Dann allerdings lieber mit überbehütenden Helden die den Gedanken, ihre Angebetete der Aufmerksamkeit anderer Männer ausgestzt zu sehen (geschweigedenn Sex zu haben) einfach nicht ertragen können, als diesem . . . keine Ahnung wie ich das nennen soll . . .
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Mairilyn
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful
Reviewed in Canada on August 30, 2015
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What a beautiful romance! It has all the ingredients to a good book...entertaining, well written, good character development and good pace.
You will enjoy it from beginning to end! Love, intrigues, friendship, sorrow and happiness all make this story a pleasure!
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Basingstoke Betty
4.0 out of 5 stars Naughty fun
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on February 2, 2016
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A naughty but sweet little piece of erotica. Oh I know the format is fairly similar to all others of this genre, but I love it nonetheless! I have no idea if some of the concepts in this book would have happened at this stage in history; they feel quite modern. But I forgive the author as the book still made me smile.... A little poetic license is allowed. After all, if I wanted a history lesson I wouldn't be referring to this section of the library!
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