Pleasure

Eric Jerome Dickey

Apr 2008 · Sold by Penguin

About this ebook

New York Times bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey, “one of the most successful Black authors of the last quarter-century”* explores the depths of desire in this sensual blockbuster.

Born in Trinidad and living in Atlanta after a relationship gone bad, Nia Simone Bijou is an ambitious writer who has it all. Except for the one thing that'll give her the control she craves-and the power she deserves: absolute, uninhibited sexual satisfaction. Now, in the sweltering days and nights of summer, the heat is on. Nia's fantasies will become a reality-with man after man after man. She will shatter the limits of erotic love. She will open herself up to experiences she never dared before. And as her fantasies begin to spin out of control, she'll discover the unexpected price of the extreme.



*The New York Times 

Ratings and reviews

This is why EJD is my favorite author. This book took me through so many emotions. It was quite a ride. I hated how it ended but that's because I live through the books I read and, like most, I wish for my ending to be a fairy tale. But we know those don't exist. I hope to see Nia Simone in another book. Wouldn't mind seeing Karl or Mark either *wink wink*

I did not like this book. I couldn't get pass the first 200 pages. It was horrifying nothing I expected from EJD. He usually writes so wonderful with characters filled with promise and meaning.. This is by far one of the worst books I have read this year. I liked the style of writing. THAT'S IT! It had a nice poetic feel to it. It started out really sexy, and very open. There were parts where I could feel just a tiny bit of pleasure. And Then... It got dirty. The sex was no longer erotic or sexy, it was dirty and nasty. Reading it made me feel uncomfortable at times and I thought that I would eventually throw up! (That is how disgusting it is) Ms. Tiptress PassionReads

This erotic adventure was a nothing short of SPI-CY !. . I was thoroughly surprised when I picked this one up, but I guess I should not have been too shocked since EJD has always possessed a particular genius for this particular fashion of racy writing. His ability to analyze the female psyche, and perfectly illustrate the complex minds of women is mystifying, since he is a man, but it just goes to show that he gets it. He gets women, and the achievement of this book solidifies that. The leading lady in this double-stuffed romance wrestles with satisfying her carnal desires while struggling to maintain her morality after she meets not one, but TWO perfect strangers.

About the author

Eric Jerome Dickey (1961–2021) was the award-winning and New York Times bestselling author of twenty-nine novels, as well as a six-issue miniseries of graphic novels featuring Storm (X-Men) and the Black Panther. His novel Sister, Sister was honored as one of Essence’s “50 Most Impactful Black Books of the Last 50 Years,” and A Wanted Woman won the NAACP Image Award in the category of Outstanding Literary Work in 2014. His most recent novels include The Blackbirds, Finding Gideon, Bad Men and Wicked Women, Before We Were Wicked, The Business of Lovers, and The Son of Mr. Suleman.