Reviewed by Dan
TITLE: Earthly Pleasures
AUTHOR: Sera Trevor
PUBLISHER: Self-Published
LENGTH: 260 Pages
RELEASE DATE: November 7, 2018
BLURB:
Prince Paurick is a hedonistic degenerate—or at least that’s what his father and the rest of the royal family think of him, and he’s happy to live down to their expectations. But when the crops of their kingdom start failing, the king commands that Paurick be joined to Brother Laurel, a monk, in order to combine Paurick’s royal magic with that of the Goddess, and thus bring fertility back to the land. The union is only meant to be temporary, but Brother Laurel is so ugly and prudish that it might as well be an eternity. However, as they get to know one another, Paurick realizes he has misjudged Laurel and finds himself falling for the thoughtful and sensitive young man. The fate of the kingdom relies on their sexual union, but as time goes on, it becomes clear that the fate of their hearts is in jeopardy as well.
This Regency inspired gay romance fantasy is a steamy read featuring a delightfully debauched prince and a repressed holy man, who needs a little encouragement to embrace his sensual side. It is standalone and ends with an HEA.
REVIEW:
I like this author’s writing style. She draws you into the story quickly and then keeps you there. I read this one straight through, even though I’m miserably sick at the moment with Con Crud from GRL 2018.
In Earthly Pleasures the author takes us on a journey into an alternate world where princes have magical powers and there is an Earth Goddess as a deity. Prince Paurick is presented on page one as a bit of a slut, since he wakes up in bed with not one, not two, but three young men. We quickly learn that he is a party boy, with lots of money, and little or no responsibility.
Brother Laurel is quite the opposite. The survivor of a dark childhood, he is commanded by the High Priestess to give himself to Paurick. Sex between the two of them is the only thing that can help the people of a remote area of the kingdom.
Interesting times happen when the two very different men come together to meet the demands of the Goddess. The fate of the land is in their hands… or more accurately in their sex life. I particularly liked the end of the story. But no spoilers.
I enjoyed the book and recommend it to anyone who likes a story set in an alternate world, with a lot of similarity to our own.
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