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Once the game begins there is no tearing your gaze awayHer 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 brotherPortia s uest to help takes her to the notorious Donville Masuerade in the hells where behind the safety of a mask she witnesses shocking public acts of sin And succumbs to the touch of Maruis Miles WeatherfieldUnfortunately 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 eyebrowsIn 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 Warning This book contains wicked encounters erotic voyeurism lies a brief threesome and unexpected kindnesses Pleasuring the LadyUSA Today Bestselling author Jess Michaels likes geeky stuff Vanilla Coke Zero anything coconut cheese fluffy cats smooth cats any cats many dogs and people who care about the welfare of their fellow humans She is lucky enough to be married to her favorite person in the world and live in the heart of DallasWhen she s not obsessively checking her steps on Fitbit or trying out new flavors o25 Could have been a 3 or higher butI read this book because Miles a secondary character from An Introduction to Pleasure promised to be a swoon worthy hero At the beginning of Pleasuring the Lady he displayed all the trainers I liked Then an unnecessary level of baggage was added It did not fit with his character and created unnecessary angst There was a good balance of erotic and romance It was a romance with an erotic couple The heroine and heroine s relationship started strong and was engaging They held so much promise You coulda been a contender Meh What a waste of a perfectly good hero Library eloan Kindle Edition This review is from Pleasuring the Lady The Pleasure Wars Kindle EditionMiles and Portia meet at a Masuerade party for the second time and are found in a compromising position by Portia evil abusive brother Maruis 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 skirtLet 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 eual 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 existPleasuring 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 Kindle Edition Originally reviewed for Historical Romance Lover blogThis is book 2 in the Pleasure Wars series We met the heroine Portia in Taken by the Duke and the hero Miles in An Introduction to PleasureLady Portia has spent her lifetime being a wallflower During a conversation with her best friend Ava Portia sees an opportunity to make her friend happy and to try something daring Ava s missing brother has been seen at the Donville Masuerade in the hells Portia will do anything to put a smile back on her friend s face even venture into the hellsMaruis Miles Weatherfield is instantly draw to the mysterious masked lady and draws her into conversation Portia has known Miles almost her whole life and barely talks to him in fear of being recognized She uickly draws herself away and disappears into the nightSeveral nights have passed and Miles is hoping to see his masked lady again Portia is determined to find the brother of her best friend and ventures to the masuerade again where she gets help from Miles after some unwanted attention from another party goerMiles and Portia can t seem to fight their attraction for each other and end up being found in a compromising position by Portia s brother The only way to save their reputations is to marryPortia is terrified that her brother will put their mother in an asylum when she gets married so she makes a deal with Miles She will do anything that he wants to in bed in exchange for keeping her mother safe Will their marriage become than just a marriage in name I really enjoyed this story and it was nice to see Ava and Christian from Taken by the Duke again We see Portia blossom from a wallflower to someone with confidence that finally stands up for herself We also see the growth of Miles He realizes that the way he grows up does not define the type of man that he becomes As with all Jess Michaels books this book is NOT for the faint of heart There is lots of explicit love scenesThanks go to Jess Michaels and Samhain Publishing for a copy of the book in exchange of an honest review Kindle Edition Portia hasn t lived an easy life With a mother whose madness is well known a father who liked to gamble and a brother just like her father Portia has become a wallflower She knows no respectable man will marry her so she s resigned her life to living with her mother and servant Potts in a cottage far away from the rest of society Afraid to leave her mother for fear of what her brother will do Portia is forced to live in horrible conditions and with limited food Worse than a lonely life she feels the grief of her best friend Ava Windbury who has been unable to reconnect with her brother since she married his enemy Christian Rothcastle Her search will lead her to Donville Masuerade a place where sex and sin go hand and hand It s here that the elite go to find sex and to gamble Ava has said that it s rud that her brother has been seen there a place where any woman who goes will have her reputation ruinedPortia has never felt the intimate touch of a man the closest she s ever been to sex is the drawings she found among her brother s belongings That is until she puts on a mask and goes to the Donville Masuerade and finds Miles Weatherfield Miles is drawn to the woman with the mask unaware that below the mask is Portia Portia has never been attracted to Miles like she is when he kisses her the first time but Miles has no idea that under the mask is long time friend and occasional dance partner Portia It s here that she s found in a compromising position with Miles by her brother and it s either marry or she will be ruinedScared not only for her future but her mother s she will agree to do whatever Miles wants in bed to save her mother from the asylum that her brother wants her sent to She will discover passion like she s never before experienced in her life but how far will she go before it grows to be too much for her When feelings become involved can they let go of their pasts and learn to care for one another I must say that I loved Taken by the Duke but Pleasuring the Lady took my love for her work to a whole new level These two stories were so different and these characters so complex I loved every second of this book as Portia learned what true passion is and as she learns to let another care for her in a way she s never been cared for her entire life I look forward to the next book in the series because I know if there s one thing I can guarantee it s that the next book in this series will be just as great if not even better than the first two books Oh and if you haven t had a chance to read Taken by the Duke yet you ll want to because it s well worth the read 5 starsARC provided by author in exchange for a honest review Kindle Edition PLEASURING THE LADY by Jess Michaels is an exciting Regency Historical Romance set in 1814 London 2 in The Pleasure Warsbut can be read as a stand alone SeeTaken by the Duke What an interesting tale of a man who believes he can not fall in love or love anyone and the woman who proves him wrong Join Lady Portia and Maruis Miles Weatherfield on a journey of discovery of both their passion and their feelings for each other They discovery some things are far deeper than flesh Filled with liessecretsvoyeurismpassionscandalsizzling sensualitya brief threesome encounterkindnessvery wicked encountersand the power of love A very erotic romance Well written The sensual encounters is well written with tastebut Pleasuring The Lady is not all about the sensual encountersit is so much than an erotic tale Ms Michaels is a masterful storyteller to passion and love I love this series and am looking forward to the next installment Well done A must read if you enjoy historical romanceswith a few twists and turns as well as sensual encounters of the loving kind Received for an honest review from the authorRATING 45HEAT RATING WILD RIDEREVIEWED BY AprilR Review courtesy of My Book Addiction and More Kindle Edition Originally reviewed for The Book VixenIn a Nutshell Solid erotic historical romance that had sex than emotions but was good enoughWhy I Read this Book I revisit historical romance once in a while as it was my first romance genre when I d sneak them from the public libraryWhat I Liked I enjoyed the characters of Portia and Miles Portia has been sidelined her entire life and I liked that she makes a decision to claim her sexuality and visit the masuerade as a voyeur Unlike many erotic romances this one allows Portia to have a sexual awareness as she d self explored before and was a willing participant in the couple s sexual relationship Miles was a likeable character in that he wanted to bring Portia happiness inside and outside the bedroom and was uite selfless in his desires Readers will uickly see through Miles claim that he can t allow a connection between he and Portia other than sexual but it was still enjoyable getting past thatWhat I Also Liked This novel doesn t overreach itself It s an erotic romance and that s it There isn t a big villain to vanuish other than Portia finally telling her brother off and it doesn t have a big mystery plot instead the novel just shows the erotic journey of two people who allow their emotions to enter into their relationship as wellWhat I Didn t Like This is a solid book but it s not a wow me book The emotional denouement happens suddenly and close to novel s end and the couple primarily relate on a sexual level up to that point That s not bad of course but it also isn t going to make the book stand out from the nearly 500 that I read in a yearIMO Solid enough historical that I may pick up the next in the seriesreview copy provided by author Kindle Edition This was ok but there was a three day separation when heroine told hero she loved him and he freaked and didn t come home for three days I needed to know he didn t cheat any of those days Once he came home all was forgiven and even though heroine had expressed to a friend her fear he was with other women she never asks him and then the book ends with him declaring his love Kindle Edition Heroine Portia Wallflower of uncertain age spinster caretaker of her depressedmildly schizophrenic I assume from the descriptions and formerly beautiful mother Bullied by her older brother Hammond a titled gentleman but always stressed for funds and bitter Best friend of Ava who was the heroine of Pleasure Wars 1 Taken By the Duke Hero Miles the Maruis of Weatherfield 30 yrs old A rake with a well earned naughty reputation Has membership at scandalous clubs Had a harsh upbringing and inherited the title at age 17 Has a loving relationship with his sister Tenille who is happily married and who is trying to always set him up with appropriate ladiesWhat happens when an unexpected marriage occurs between two unlikely people Overall Rating 4 starsPlot 3 starsHero rating 4 starsHeroine rating 5 starsErotic Tension rating 4 starsErotic Descriptiveness rating 4 stars Kink level mild view spoilerKink is mostly voyeuristic hide spoiler Kindle Edition Pleasuring The Lady by Jess MichaelsGenres Adult Erotica Historical Romance4 StarsHistorical romances are not my favorite but there are a few authors who write them so well that I can t resist reading them Jess Michaels is one of those authors I can t say I love all her books but I can say I love most of the ones I have read of hers This is one I loved My reason for 4 stars is do to a few typosediting errors One of which really stood out I didn t highlight them all but the ones I did are visible on my Kindle Notes on Goodreads This is my 2nd book in this series I have read and I really enjoyed it Other than the above mentioned errors the story flows uickly and smoothly Her world build is very well done You can easily picture the time frame of old London from the visual to the attitude of the people at that time It is a lovely adult romance filled with erotic steam All the characters especially the main characters Miles Portia are well developed Their situations are both intriguing and very authentic to their era in history So it is very easy to see them both as real and having existed long agoI am going to reiterate this is an Adult Erotic Romance Children and Adults with Sensitive Constitutions need not apply Kindle Edition This is a 45 star book for me At the notorious Donville Masuerade Miles the Maruess of Weatherfield finds an unusual participant in the revels plainly dressed and simply accessorised the mysterious woman didn t act like a courtesan or a lady used to such depravity and what drew Miles to her was her curiosity and openness to such a sexual adventureThinking to help her friend Portia attends the Donville Masuerade to look for Liam Ava s brother but who she finds instead as an old childhood friend Miles had always been kind to her asking her to dance when no one else would Noticing her when no one else did He d always been courteous and solicitous to her It surprises her that amidst the decadence of the party Miles would single her out and approach her If this were any other time they would never have this kind of conversation or interaction but safe in the anonymity of the masuerade they share a near kiss during their first encounter It shouldn t have meant anything to either of them to Miles especially but it left both of them wanting And it was during their second meeting that they act on their curiosity And get caught in a compromising position by her brother his former friend When Portia s identity is revealed Miles has no choice but to offer for her to save both their reputations Beyond the complications that precipitated their marriage Miles and Portia must also address Portia s mother s situation and to save her from the asylum Portia strikes a very scandalous bargain with her husband in exchange for his help she offers him her complete and total surrenderOne of the uestions in this story is about genuine intentions Miles s suspicion that Portia deliberately entrapped him that night at the Donville Masuerade Despite what he knows of Portia he can t help but think it because he also knows Portia s brother a man clearly capable of using and abusing his family for his own gains There s also the uestion of why Portia was at the party She was there to find another man Liam the Earl of Windbury Even Portia admits that she believes she was in love with Liam when Miles asked her about him Still she was so responsive so open to sin and seduction he had to wonder if he was the first man to have pleasured her in some way Chapter 12It s not the best start to a relationship but Miles had made his bed and he is making the most of it He recognizes the same woundedness in Portia that he finds in himself and while he wasn t able to save himself or his sister he tries to help Portia heal and recover her identity and sense of self worthPortia is a wallflower and a spinster With her ordinary looks lack of dowry and with her mentally ill mother she knows she could never find what her friend Ava has found in her new marriage Portia is an amazing friend to Ava because despite her desperate situation she never begrudges her help or presence or support to her She listen to Ava as she worries about her husband and her brother Portia is completely selfless which I see as both a positive and negative for her She s so giving which is admirable But she also lacks a sense of self believing herself to be less than anyone else I thought it was sad that when she needed to talk to Miles about her mother she believed she had nothing to bargain with but her body The journey Miles and Portia take is very sexual and I felt it was an essential one we are at our most open most vulnerable but also our most powerful when we acknowledge and celebrate our sensuality and sexuality and Jess Michaels does an amazing job of showing this in Miles and Portia s encounters I loved Miles and Portia I loved their honesty and boldness and they are very very good in bed together For the most part it seems that the relationship is lopsided with Miles having all the money and means and control but I think Portia also contributes eually to their marriage She s unpretentious and very forthright with Miles and she really tries to understand him It is a story of awakening for both the hero and heroine Miles thought he was too damaged too broken to deserve love and Portia shows him otherwise banishing all the doubts and uestions he had about her at the start And Portia finds her confidence because of him I ve spent my entire life hiding trying to please men who didn t care about me I said yes when I meant no I kept uiet when I should have spoken I hid against walls and prayed no one would look at me Chapter 21When I first met Portia in Taken by the Duke I really thought she would end up with Liam Ava s brother but it seems Jess Michael s had a different man planned for Portia A man better suited to her I think All the characters in Jess Michaels s Pleasure Wars series are flawed in some ways and have broken craggy edges Miles fits Portia better there s a kindness in Miles that was sorely lacking in Portia s lifeIf you spend your life counting what you are owed and what you owe you will never be happy Portia he said softly We are in this situation now and we can make the best of it or not It s up to you what that answer is Chapter 8The one part of the story that didn t sit well with me is Portia s mother It s never explained what she has but it seems to be dementia When Portia and her mother were living in their simple house her mother had freuent episodes but when they moved into Miles s house it seemed that her mother was cured she had zero episodes after the move I wish the author had taken time to clarify this considering that the mother s condition was the whole reason for the bargain I was happy to see her lucid and she actually has a lot of wonderful and incredibly sage thoughts to impart to her daughterThomasina reached for her and Portia took her mother s hand without hesitation I know you give everything for me for your friends for everyone but yourself I only wish there was a reward I could offer you I only wish I could see you having fun experiencing some joy in your life Chapter 3 Kindle Edition

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