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    Virtue and Vice
    Virtue and Vice
    Virtue and Vice
    Audiobook12 hours

    Virtue and Vice

    Written by Megan Hart

    Narrated by Stephanie Wyles

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    Years ago, Jarron Bydelay’s mercy allowed Notsah Mevoot to flee the House Bydelay and find her way to the Order of Solace. To prevent the need to take a queen he’s called for a Handmaiden – and she’s the one who arrives.

    Now called Redemption, the former thief remembers the man who is now king all too well, but Jarron does not recall her. With her former lover and head of the king’s guard pressuring her to convince Jarron to bend politically in a decision that will change the entire province, Redemption must discover which is more important – her duty as a Handmaiden?

    Or her duty to her heart.

    Five Principles of the Order of Solace
    1. There is no greater pleasure than providing absolute solace.
    2. True patience is its own reward.
    3. A flower is made more beautiful by its thorns.
    4. Selfish is the heart that thinks first of itself.
    5. Women we begin and women we shall end.

    Editor's Note

    Sex and Power...

    Hart’s “Order of Solace” series intertwines deep sexual connections with power relationships. “Virtue and Vice” features a king and a handmaiden who is tasked with seeing to his every pleasure. Years ago, the hero rescued the handmaiden from a bad situation, allowing her to join the Order instead. But now he doesn’t recognize her, and her gratitude is at war with those who want her to use her influence to guide the king’s policies. Like all of Hart’s characters, these two are richly-drawn, and none of their choices are simple.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBryant Street Publishing
    Release dateAug 31, 2021
    ISBN9781094427416
    Author

    Megan Hart

    When she was in third grade, Megan Hart fell in love for the first time. Not with a boy (that would wait until fourth grade), but with a story. Homecoming by Ray Bradbury leaped out at her from the pages of a library book, and she tumbled head over heels. In the dark ages, before the days of photocopiers, the only way for her to keep a copy of this story was to copy it out by hand so she could read it over and over again. Something funny happened, though, as she carefully printed it on lined notebook paper. She made "improvements." At age twelve, reading Stephen King's The Stand for the first time one memorable summer, it occurred to her that people really did write books for a living. That's when she decided to become an author. Megan began writing short fantasy, horror and science fiction before graduating to novel-length romances. In 1998, now a stay-home mom, Megan took up writing in earnest, attending her first writing conference and getting her first request for a full manuscript. In 2002 she saw her first book in print, and she hasn't stopped since. She's published in almost every genre of romantic fiction, including historical, contemporary, romantic suspense, romantic comedy, futuristic, fantasy and perhaps most notably, erotic. She also writes non-erotic fantasy and science fiction, as well as continuing to occasionally dabble in horror. Megan's goal is to continue writing spicy, thrilling love stories with a twist. Her dream is to have a movie made of every one of her novels, starring herself as the heroine and Keanu Reeves as the hero. Megan lives in the deep, dark woods with her husband and two monsters...er...children. I love to hear from readers! Please contact me at: readinbed AT gmail DOT com

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    • 4/5
      Good story. I didn’t know what would be the outcome until the last minute! Lots of sex and details within, but if you can handle it, it’s a decent plot.
    • 4/5
      While the narration wasn't great, the story was good. Warning! This one had a lot more sex in it than the other ones. This one was Erotic while the others in this series were not.
    • 3/5
      Taking off stars for narrator. DNF because narrator is so robotic. I gave up after a couple chapters, but I can tell it would be pretty good with an expressive narrator. I like the other books in this series so I might read the book edition.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 3/5
      Narrator is pretty awful, kept hoping that further along in the book she would relax but it's very frustrating

      1 person found this helpful

    • 1/5
      DNF THE USE OF AI IS INSULTING! We pay money for these books please do the courtesy of paying actors and not trying to cut corners with electronic voices! The inflection of the human voice is key to the enjoyment of the books. Just ruined a potentially good story

      4 people found this helpful

    • 4/5
      Book was pretty great. Narrator robotic and disconnected. Will recommend.

      1 person found this helpful

    • 1/5
      I can’t even enjoy the book bc the narrator does a bad job. My word, I just…. Can’t get into it. I feel like a jerknado saying so but it is true.

      2 people found this helpful