House of Dark Delights

by Louisa Burton

Book Overview

In this extraordinary debut, Louisa Burton extends an irresistible invitation to an erotic adventure that is quite literally out of this world. You're hereby invited to spend a night you'll never... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0553384120
• ISBN13: 9780553384123
• Release Date: January 2007
• Publisher: Bantam Books
• Length: 324 Pages
• Weight: 1.80 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 5.3" x 8.2"

Customer Reviews

The pleasurable Hidden Grotto!

From beginning to end I was captivated! A castle set in the french countryside where the wealthy imbark upon their inner most fantasies and desires. Burton does an excellent job with character description giving the reader insight to their past and present, you really feel a part of their world. I loved the history of these magical creatures which reside at Grotte Cache'e. You have a tall, seductive elf who can morph from male to female. An ancient Babylonian Goddess, a lusty Satyr, and a Djinni who is obligated to satisfy the desires of any human he touches. And a Vampire with bloodlust. The history of the castle itself is enchanting. Certainly erotic and some bondage regarding Charlotte whom accidentally touches Darius, the Djinni. I was pleased with the ending but found myself reaching for the second installment! I have read all the Hidden Grotto books and have enjoyed them all. They are all worth reading and leaves you with your own fantasies and desires reeling! Let the next Guests arrive! This is the first book in the series. Book #2 Bound in Moonlight Book #3 Whispers of the Flesh (Hidden Grotto) Book #4 In the Garden of Sin (The Hidden Grotto Series) Its always a pleasure to enter someone else's world for a while, Bravo Burton! Please never stop the writings of The Hidden Grotto.

Quality erotica

House of Dark Delights was well written. It had a good storyline with the right amount of sexiness. Just the way I like my books! We were introduced to the characters although I did get confused at times with who was who and they did what? The timewarp went through the centuries and it was interesting to find out how all the characters ended up in the same place and why. I enjoyed this book tremendously and I would not hesitate to recommend it to anyone with similar tastes.

One of the few times I'll ever give a book 5 stars!!!!

This was one of the best books I've read in quite a while. Actually, it's the best book I've read . . . ever! This is a book of intense eroticism but there is so much more to it than that. There is a very well-written storyline with well-developed characters set before an historical backdrop. This book was about having your deepest fantasies come to life, but, thankfully, not just in the sexual context. There was an academic wish-come-true as well as an emotional dream fulfilled. Among others. This book had it all and I am very impatiently awaiting the sequel, due out this fall. What an incredible debut from a truly gifted author! I will shout her praises from the rooftops. Brava, Ms Burton!!

FINALLY!

This is the erotica I've been waiting for my entire adult life: a fabulously exciting backdrop populated by the most outrageously sexy and original characters you could possibly imagine, doing, well, everything you could imagine and a whole lot more. How that library reviewer could have called HOUSE OF DARK DELIGHTS "mildly stimulating" is beyond me. All I have to say to her is, sweetheart, if you know of anything sexier than this, don't hold back! I myself can't imagine a hotter read, and believe me, I know my erotica. Louisa Burton knows precisely which buttons to push, and she pushes them with the skill of a master. My favorite character is Elic, the shapeshifting incubus. I'd kill for an hour alone with that bad boy. HOUSE OF DARK DELIGHTS is smarter and better written than Anne Rice's Beauty trilogy, with a delicious dose of wit. And it's the first of a series! I've already cleared the shelf space.

erotica at its best!

i truly enjoy erotica, but most of it (1) is not well written, (2) does not have a real plot, and (3) is not terribly exciting. louisa burton's debut novel is none of those. it is obvious that the author did a lot of research so the book feels historically accurate. this is literary erotica and i think it's hot. when you read it - and you must - don't hide this book behind a plain brown cover. display it proudly! give it to all your friends! i can't wait until the next book in the series...