No Greater Pleasure

Written by Megan Hart

Narrated by Emma Lysy

There is no greater pleasure than providing absolute solace.

For Handmaiden Tranquilla Caden, each new assignment brings the chance at leading one more patron into solace.

For Gabriel Delessan, the services of a Handmaiden are a luxury he can afford—but not one he truly believes he deserves.

When a sense of duty becomes something more intimate for both of them, Tranquilla must convince Gabriel to accept what she can offer him – solace, yes. But more than that…love.

Five Principles of the Order of Solace

There is no greater pleasure than providing absolute solace.

True patience is its own reward.

A flower is made more beautiful by its thorns.

Selfish is the heart that thinks first of itself.

Women we begin and women we shall end.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Bryant Street Publishing
• Release date: Jul 13, 2021
• ISBN: 9781094419008

Megan Hart

Megan Hart is the award-winning and multi-published author of more than forty novels, novellas and short stories. Her work has been published in almost every genre, including contemporary women’s fiction, romance, horror and science fiction. Megan lives in southwestern Ohio, which is too far away from the ocean. You can contact Megan through her website at www.MeganHart.com.

Reviews for No Greater Pleasure

[Natale Michaud · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

It is sorta a romance, but more drama, infidelity and abuse more than romance. Talk about role reversal in the end.

[hannah collins · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

i found some of the plot/characters interesting but i cannot get past the male love interest’s personality flaws, the story was interesting but not nearly as romantic as a romance novel outta be in my opinion. only getting 3 stars bc the writer did a good job on the story the guy was just a d*ck

[saturnnalia · Rating: 4 out of 5 stars]

Megan Hart is a great writer, so great in fact that I didn't even notice 200 pages fly by before the first kiss. I'm used to more erotic stuff from Ms. Hart, but the fist sexual encounter comes pretty close to the end of the book. Learning about the charactures and watching them grow closer was very engrossing. Very enjoyable book.

[Bill Hair · Rating: 3 out of 5 stars]

Is this a multi-part story? Yes
Does it end in a cliffhanger? No
Genre(s) : Romance, Drama
Instalove? Sort of
Was cheating involved? No
Any major triggers to be aware of? No

2.75 Stars for me!
My rating range of this story... 3 - 4 Stars
If significant, why? n/a
Biggest deduction? n/a

Main Character Ratings...
H (Gabriel) = 2/10
h (Tranquilla) = 7/10
TSTL Moment(s)? No

Narrator Rating(s)
M () = n/a
F (Rose Holmes) = 7/10
If below 5/10, why?

If Comedy... Type? n/a
Funny, Cute, Cringe Inducing, Mixed or Just No!

Angst Level? Heavy
Light, Moderate, Heavy or Please Stop
3 Stars for me!

Internal Monolog/Dialog? Heavy
Light, Moderate, Heavy or Please Stop

Scenes with heat... Yes
What point does it start? 50%
How much of the story? 10%
Anything beyond M/F? No
If yes, explained

Heat Rating... 6/10
Clean or Fade to Black - 1 or 2
Normal to Descriptive 3-5
Detailed Descriptive Sex - 6-7
Um, Wow, Beyond Descriptive Sex - 8 or above

Was there so much sex or unrealistic sex that you rolled your eyes and/or skipped forward? No

The back story... The H is a cold accountant for the Queen who is married. The h is a handmaiden who has been assigned to serve him.

Romance or Gist: Very little as the H was a horrible person.

The drama explosion... The H is a jerk, again
Did it feel Real, OK or contrived? Ok
Was it OTT? Yew
Separation involved? Yes
Was it resolved properly or rushed? Rushed

Final Notes... The H was such a horrible person through most of the story that I was rooting for him to get mauled by wolves. I don't see how the h could stand being around him.

HEA or HFN? HFN
Book Source: Scribd

[Pam Denmark · Rating: 5 out of 5 stars]

A wonderful romance story! Held my interest the entire time. It is a creative story with lots of twists and turns! No Cliffhanger and HEA ?

[Kyra Steversherwood · Rating: 1 out of 5 stars]

Glorifies and romanticizes the cycle of abuse in intimate partner relationships. I’m not talking about the pre-existing abusive relationship either, but the main romance. Steer clear of this one.

Spoilers below

The love interest is physically and emotionally abusive, which is pointed out to her multiple times by a friend but the protagonist ignores it because he acts sweet later and a “it’s just how he is” mentality. Despite shoving her so hard she falls down multiple times during arguments, making her feel worthless and like he doesn’t care for her (the hot cold cycle you know well if you have ever had an emotionally abusive partner) and even witnessing him hitting another partner, she still doesn’t seem to get it. He acts like he is going to beat her multiple times and it’s supposed to be a testament to their love that she’s not acting scared of violent threats, until he psychologically “breaks” her. The complete opposite of consenting kinky couples from the first book, if you wanted to try to look at it that way.

When the partner is abusive and “a monster”, “not the partner you fell in love with”, then comes back and grovels and works extra hard to get back in your good graces, that is NOT a HEA, it’s the cycle of abuse. If you see this in your or your loved ones relationships, please call a domestic abuse hotline - in the US the info is:
National Domestic Violence Hotline [phone] (SAFE)
1-800-787-3224 (TTY)