This work is dark literary erotica, not romance. If any romance genre conventions seem to be followed it is purely coincidence.Other books by Kitty Thomas:Novels:Comfort FoodTender MerciesThe Last Girl Submissive Fairy Tales (latest release--anthology of The Auction, Awakening, and The King's Pleasure)Novellas:The AuctionAwakeningThe King's PleasureGUILTY PLEASURES DESCRIPTION:Vivian Delaney leads a life of privilege, but behind closed doors she feels isolated and trapped in a gilded cage. Unable to achieve sexual pleasure with her husband, she finds herself in the capable hands of Anton, a massage therapist intent on awakening her to her full sexual potential. By any means necessary.As their secret meetings progress, she falls farther down a rabbit hole where the line between rape and illicit affair grows increasingly blurred. Anton will accept nothing short of her complete surrender as he molds and shapes her to be sold to the highest bidder.Publisher's Note:This is a work of fiction, and the author does not endorse or condone any behavior done to another human being without their consent. Further, this book contains no use of condoms or talk of STDs. It is fantasy, not reality and should not be read in any way as resembling reality.This book contains sexual situations of dubious consent, coercion, sexual blackmail, multiple partners, master/slave, girl on girl, humiliation, boot worship, oral play, and anal play.