Book Blurb
So begins the story of Annabelle, a young escort in Paris who has accepted her final proposition before marrying the powerful and generous man of her dreams, media mogul David Barlet. But the mysterious handwritten notes she has been receiving--notes that detail personal fantasies no one could possibly know--don't prepare her for the fact that her new client is her fiance's brother, Louie. Through visits to the Hotel des Charmes, where each chamber is dedicated to one of French history's great seductresses, Louie awakens Annabelle's body and her psyche, delivering her to heights of ecstasy and fits of passion.He pushes her beyond her limitations to tap into her deep seductive power--and she discovers that true freedom comes only when you fully surrender to desire.
Funny, sensual, candid, and revealing, Hotelles is a titillating novel of mysteries and surprises by a radiant new voice.
Toot's Review
Hotelles by Emma Mars is an erotic thrill ride of the mind and the heart and definitely not what you’re expecting!
Based in the early 2000’s, the book revolves around a twenty three year old girl, living in Paris and just starting out in life Annabelle, whom has just finished her schooling, is trying to break into the world of TV but she’s not having very much luck and to add to her misfortune, her wonderful, loving mother has fallen ill. With mounting medical bills and seeing no monetary respite in sight, Annabelle gets lured into the world of Escorts by none other than her best friend whom happens to be one as well. At first, sex is not involved. Annabelle starts out easy, just escorting men to private events, galas and such but as time goes on, Annabelle discovers she needs more money for the medical bills and ends up on her back in a hotel.
Where the story ends up taking a totally different turn, is when Annabelle, whom now goes by Elle for her nighttime activities, meets David at an event. David is everything a young, impressionable and desperate woman could want. He’s uber wealthy, handsome, and romantic but best of all, he seems to have eyes only for her. Soon the two start dating but Elle is keeping secrets. David has no idea about her nighttime activities but someone close to him does. Elle keeps receiving very personal notes talking about her deepest, darkest thoughts and whoever this is, knows things that Elle has never told another living soul.
As their romance blooms, David takes things to the next level and asks Elle to marry him. It looks like all of her dreams are about to come true but what she doesn't know, is that David has some secrets of his own and the only one whom might ruin their new happiness is his own brother, Louie. Unfortunately Louie has his own plans for the happy couple and he’s playing for keeps!
Like I said in the beginning, this story ends up not being what you think. It’s actually not chalk full of sex but it is full of a woman’s innermost thoughts about love, romance and sex. A lot of the erotic moments take place in Elle’s head and through these notes she keeps receiving. Don't get me wrong, there is sex but not like a normal erotica book. I'd probably put this more in the contemporary romance genre but it definitely is sexy. Oh and there’s also a bit of mystery in the book as well, as Elle delves deeper into her betroths’ life and tries to uncover the family’s deepest, darkest secrets on her own.
All in all, it was an interesting read and a nice departure from the basic erotic novels.
4 out of 5
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