The Pleasure You Give
by Tessa Kelwyn
👑 A path to the throne is not always the way you think of it…
- Genre
- Romance
- Chapters
- 30
- Status
- Completed
- Reads
- 926
18+Review by Julia ·
Princess Penelope of Veridian has always known her duty, which is to marry Crown Prince Luka and secure peace for her kingdom. She is determined to serve her people and become queen. Before any woman can marry the prince, King Aurelion demands that all potential brides undergo a sacred initiation and training in the art of pleasure. This training will be conducted by the kingdom’s famed royal sex slaves.
Captured Fae, known as adept of pleasure, among them is Rios, the most skilled master. Penelope is repulsed by the traditions and Rio’s role in them.
Will Penelope become the queen of Aurelion or the woman Rio awakens?
Themes Discussed in The Pleasure You Give
💪 Power, control, and autonomy
🔥 Desire vs duty
🍓 Emotional and sexual awakening
❌ Forbidden attraction
Reasons to Read The Pleasure You Give
👨🏻 Morally complex hero
😈 Slow-burn tension with dangerous chemistry
⚜️ High stakes royal intrigue
💋 Love triangle trope
Meet The Main Characters
👸🏻 Princess Penelope of Veridian
Penelope enters Aurelion ready to sacrifice her freedom for her people, but beneath her composure lies a hunger for truth. Her initiation awakens desire, defiance, and courage she never knew she possessed.
🤴🏻 Crown Prince Luka
Luka is the man Penelope is meant to marry. He is charming, polished, and distant. Is he a pawn in tradition or a hidden threat? It only becomes clear after Penelope undergoes her training.
😈 Rios
Rios is captured and forced to serve as the kingdom’s most skilled seductive worker. He has a soul full of defiance and a heart wanting to be free. His lessons shift from obligation to pleasure when it comes to Penelope.
👩❤️👨A steamy love triangle and royal intrigues all blend in this romance…
The Pleasure You Give synopsis
Princess Penelope of Veridian, obedient to her father's will, travels to Aurelion in hopes of becoming the future queen by marrying Crown Prince Luka, heir to the throne. However, she quickly learns that the path to the crown is unlike anything she expected.
The King of Aurelion demands that all potential brides for his son undergo a sacred initiation—an elite intimate training in the Art of Pleasure, conducted by the kingdom’s famed royal sex-slaves. Captured fae who they called Adept of Pleasure.
Among them is Rios, the Head Adept—the kingdom’s most skilled and seductive Master; cold, mysterious, and dangerously alluring. Though Penelope is repulsed by the kingdom’s traditions and Rios’s role in them, she agrees to endure the training for the sake of her homeland.
Read The Pleasure You Give – Chapter 1
[Penelope's POV]
The moment my sister opened her mouth, I knew my day would be ruined.
"And then," Roset leaned forward with that particular gleam in her eyes that always preceded disaster, "the Aurelion ambassador told Lady Meredith's cousin that their nobles take multiple lovers. In public. Can you imagine?"
The ladies gasped in perfect unison, fans fluttering like startled birds. I gripped my teacup tighter, forcing myself to sip the elderflower tea though it turned bitter on my tongue.
"Multiple lovers?" Lady Greta pressed a hand to her chest. "Surely you jest."
"Oh, that's not even the shocking part." Roset's smile widened. "They have these creatures. Trained from birth to satisfy every noble whim. Every... intimate whim."
"Roset." My voice cut through the whispers. "Perhaps we could discuss something more appropriate."
"More appropriate? Oh, but sister, this concerns you directly!" She turned to me with a smile sugar-sweet and venomous. "After all, you are destined to charm Crown Prince Luka of Aurelion and become his Queen, are you not? Surely you should know what sort of... customs... await you."
The circle of noble ladies leaned forward like vultures sensing carrion. Lady Cordelia's fan snapped shut with a sharp click.
"Please do tell us more, Princess Roset," she breathed.
"Well, I heard they keep those slaves called Pleasure Adepts." Roset began to pace behind my chair, her voice growing louder with each word. "Fae human-like creatures, bound by magic and trained to satisfy every conceivable desire of their masters."
"Roset, stop this instant—"
"Every noble household has them," she continued, ignoring my command. "Dozens of them, skilled in arts that would make a courtesan weep with envy."
"How barbaric!” Lady Beatrice gasped dramatically. “To use magic for such purposes!"
Tropes
- Arranged Marriage
- Love Triangle
- Week to Strong
- Royalty
- Forced Proximity
- Opposites Attract
- Virgin girl
- Steamy