Die dunklen Farben der Begierde

by Kristina Lloyd

A lavish erotic historical set in 1875The morals of Queen Victoria mean nothing to London's wayward and debauched elite. Young but naive Clarissa Longleigh is visiting London for the first time. She is eager to meet Lord Marldon - the man to whom she's been promised - knowing only that he's handsome, dark and sophisticated. In fact he is depraved, louche, and has a taste for sexual excess.Clarissa has also struck up a friendship with a young Italian artist, Gabriel. When Marldon hears of this he is incensed, and imprisons Clarissa in his opulent London mansion. When Gabriel tries to free her, he too is captured and the young lovers find themselves at the mercy of the debauched lord.

Genres: Erotica, Historical Romance, Historical, Romance, Dark

Paperback

First published September 17, 1998

About the author

Kristina Lloyd's erotic fiction centers on female sexual submission and frequently features themes of sexual obsession and danger alongside elements of the suspense thriller. She lives in Brighton, a seaside town in England and the setting for her controversial and most popular novel, Asking for Trouble. Her short stories have appeared in numerous anthologies, including several "Best of" collections in both the UK and US, and her non-fiction has appeared in publications such as The Guardian, Sunday Times Travel and the International Business Times. Her work has been translated into German, Dutch, Greek and Japanese. Kristina has been described as an author who "writes sex with a formidable force" and "makes no apology for writing transgressive fiction with some heavy female submission".

Find out more on Kristina's site

Reviews

[Tess · Rating 4 out of 5]

The only thing that would have made this story better is having Lord Marldon succeed in the end. How can Clarissa ever truly be satisfied with Gabriel?

[Choko · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is an erotica set-up as a historical romance. I usually like my romance mixed in with plenty of erotica, but this just doesn't seem up to par. There's sex, lots of it, even a regency setting, which is usually my favorite, but it does not sizzle! I am all for domination and although in theory I could agree with the premiss that domination with respect and love is better than domination for domination sake, the "bad" guy was much sexier and there was little to recommend the protagonist whatsoever, thus the premiss was not realized.
This being the first book I have read from this author, I will try more with hope for better things to come :)

[Michalyn · Rating 2 out of 5]

I usually like my romance mixed in with a good bit of erotica but this just doesn't seem to hold my attention. There's sex, lots of it, even a historical setting which I usually enjoy but every time I pick this up I just feel bored. I'm going to put it aside for now and try reading it again some other time. Maybe then I'll somehow discover its charm.

[Marlee Wray · Rating 5 out of 5]

Ms. Lloyd writes super hot books. Be warned that they're not romances and that there are episodes of dubious consent.

[Jo · Rating 4 out of 5]

Clarissa is engaged to the mysterious Lord Marldon, a man she's never seen although society won't tell her his true nature. She meets young handsome Italian Gabriel and they start to court but then she is taken hostage by her fiance. Marldon is cruel and perverse and delights in bringing women down to their base desires. Okay, this book wasn't what I was expecting but it was fun and pretty hot in parts.

[penelopewanders · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was one of the better Black Lace books I've read recently, except for the fact that although I ordered it new from amazon, the last several pages are missing! Theoretically they'll send me a new copy, but it was a bit irksome even if it was clear what the ending would be. Not sure what to do with this now.

[Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

Very hard core sexy book - I enjoyed but not for everyone. Would read more of her books.