TITLE: UNLOCK YOURSELF
AUTHOR: EVIE BLAKE
Pages: 48
Date: 12/11/2013
Grade: 5
Details: no. 0.5 Desires Unlocked
Own / Kindle
Blurb taken from the author’s website:
This
sensuous short story is the prequel to Liberate Yourself (previously published
as Valentina), the first novel in the Desires Unlocked Trilogy.
In Unlock Yourself let me draw you into the seductive world of Belle when she meets the iconic silent movie star Louise Brooks while wandering in the glittering wintry streets of Berlin in 1929 on a quest to unlock the deepest, most secret part of herself. Louise takes Belle to a place where she can explore her erotic dreams and fantasies while also experience the most intensely romantic liaison she has ever known.
In Unlock Yourself let me draw you into the seductive world of Belle when she meets the iconic silent movie star Louise Brooks while wandering in the glittering wintry streets of Berlin in 1929 on a quest to unlock the deepest, most secret part of herself. Louise takes Belle to a place where she can explore her erotic dreams and fantasies while also experience the most intensely romantic liaison she has ever known.
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This novella is a
wonderful introduction to the Desires Unlocked series.
The story is set in
Berlin in
1928 and Ludwika has slipped away from her controlling husband. She is roaming
the streets looking for something although she doesn’t know what.
“She needs some inspiration to
keep her heart in motion, to stop herself from withering and fading away
beneath her husband’s touch.”
Seen by her husband
as the instrument necessary to provide him with the offspring he wants, Ludwika
wants to feel passion:
“…a communion with a fellow
soul.”
When she meets a
beautiful young woman called Louise, Ludwika allows herself to be brought to a
party which will open her eyes to passion and cause her to lose her long hair
in favour of a haircut that makes a statement:
“I am no longer encumbered by
the wants of men. What I want is what I want for myself.”
Ludwika may have to
return to her cold husband before the night is over, she won’t be the same
woman. With her newly acquired name, Belle, and an understanding of passion,
the woman has discovered that freedom is achievable, even within the confines
of an unhappy marriage, if only she has the courage to go look for it.
This free novella
is a wonderful introduction to Evie Blake’s writing and her “Desires
Unlocked” titles. Even with only 48 pages to work with Evie Blake gives
her readers a wonderful sample of her exquisite writing, her wonderful way with
words and impressive storytelling powers. At the same time, readers who have
already read the first book in the trilogy, are given a wonderful opportunity
to spend a little more time with Bella and find out how this wonderful
character discovered her passion.
This is a lot more
than just another erotic short; this is a sexy story told in a literary style.
You’ll read this book for the beautiful writing as much as for the tantalizing
subject.
Do yourself a huge
favour and pick this free novella up from Amazon (UK or USA) and allow it
to lead you on to the full Desires Unlocked Trilogy.
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The Desires
Unlocked Trilogy:
LIBERATE YOURSELF (currently available)
Blurb, taken from the author’s website:
Previously published under the title
Valentina, the first book in the Desires Unlocked Trilogy is now available in
e-book edition under the title Liberate Yourself 12th November 2013
AN EROTIC STORY OF LOVE, MYSTERY AND THE DARK SIDE OF DESIRE
Milan, 2012. Photographer Valentina Rosselli is
living with her lover of one year, Theo Steen, but refuses to commit to
anything more. When she is offered an intriguing photography
assignment, to take pictures of those engaged in the darker side of
desire, she gets drawn into a shadowy world that reveals a part of
her she never knew existed….
Venice, 1929. Belle is the alter ego of a well-to-do socialite, trapped in an unhappy marriage and constrained by society. As Belle she plays out her fantasies by leading a secret life as a courtesan – but she will only truly be set free by finding the man who will love her.
Though decades separate them, Belle and Valentina’s lives are intertwined. Both will experience an awakening of their latent desires, but will they discover the connection between physical passion and true love?
'Both a heartbreaking love story and a romance raunchy enough to keep you warm at night' — Independent
Venice, 1929. Belle is the alter ego of a well-to-do socialite, trapped in an unhappy marriage and constrained by society. As Belle she plays out her fantasies by leading a secret life as a courtesan – but she will only truly be set free by finding the man who will love her.
Though decades separate them, Belle and Valentina’s lives are intertwined. Both will experience an awakening of their latent desires, but will they discover the connection between physical passion and true love?
'Both a heartbreaking love story and a romance raunchy enough to keep you warm at night' — Independent
For my review of “Valentina” click here.
LOSE YOURSELF (Currently available)
The blurb, taken from the author’s website:
Previously
published in print and ebook as VALENTINA
ON THE EDGE, the second book in
the Desires Unlocked Trilogy is now available in e-book edition under the title
Lose Yourself from 12th November 2013.
2012. Photographer Valentina Rosselli has been invited to participate in a show of erotic photography in London, an opportunity she finds impossible to turn down. Yet London is where her ex-lover Theo Steen now lives. Deep down Valentina knows that Theo is the only man she’s ever loved. Is it possible that they might be able to rekindle their passion, or has she lost him forever?
1948. Maria leaves Italy to study contemporary dance in London, where she falls passionately in love for the first time – but when she follows her lover to post-war Paris, with its hidden underworld of latent desire, she finds that love induces her to behave in ways she never thought possible.
As Valentina uncovers Maria’s story, and its ties to her own, she begins to question how much one should change for love. Is she brave enough to risk her heart and step over the edge?
2012. Photographer Valentina Rosselli has been invited to participate in a show of erotic photography in London, an opportunity she finds impossible to turn down. Yet London is where her ex-lover Theo Steen now lives. Deep down Valentina knows that Theo is the only man she’s ever loved. Is it possible that they might be able to rekindle their passion, or has she lost him forever?
1948. Maria leaves Italy to study contemporary dance in London, where she falls passionately in love for the first time – but when she follows her lover to post-war Paris, with its hidden underworld of latent desire, she finds that love induces her to behave in ways she never thought possible.
As Valentina uncovers Maria’s story, and its ties to her own, she begins to question how much one should change for love. Is she brave enough to risk her heart and step over the edge?
For my review of
"Valentina on the Edge" click here.
SURRENDER YOURSELF
(to be published January 30th, 2014)
Berlin, 1984. Tina Rosselli, the famous fashion photographer is permitted to cross the border into East Berlin for a single day. There, she meets a charismatic young cellist who arouses her as she hasn’t been in years. A passionate affair follows; one which will affect Tina for the rest of her life.
As the stories of the two women finally converge, both must embrace their inner desires and follow the path to true love
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