{"id":6967,"date":"2025-05-24T01:00:10","date_gmt":"2025-05-24T05:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/?p=6967"},"modified":"2025-05-31T22:20:07","modified_gmt":"2025-06-01T02:20:07","slug":"book-the-cost-of-pleasure-and-sexotherapy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-the-cost-of-pleasure-and-sexotherapy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Cost of Pleasure and Sexotherapy"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"book-992\" class=\"bdb-book-info\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/book_thecostofpleasureandsexotherapy.png?fit=250%2C353&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"The Cost of Pleasure and Sexotherapy\" class=\"alignright\"\/><strong>Title:<\/strong> The Cost of Pleasure and Sexotherapy<br \/><strong>Author:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/author\/alexia-saint-ange\/\">Alexia Saint-Ange<\/a><br \/><strong>Series:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/series\/spicy-pleasures\/\">Spicy Pleasures #1<\/a><br \/><strong>First Published:<\/strong> <span content=\"2014-05-13\">May 13, 2014<\/span><br \/><strong>Publisher:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/publisher\/univers-poche\/\">Univers Poche<\/a><br \/><strong>Pages:<\/strong> 40<br \/><strong>Genre:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/erotica\/\">Erotica<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/genre\/short-stories\/\">Short Stories<\/a><br \/><strong>Format:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/format\/earc\/\">eARC<\/a><br \/><strong>Source:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/source\/netgalley\/\">NetGalley<\/a><br \/><strong>Rating:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/book-database\/rating\/2\/\"><span class=\"bdb-font-awesome-star-wrap\"><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"fas fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"far fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"far fa-star\"><\/i><i class=\"far fa-star\"><\/i><\/span><\/a><br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/book\/show\/22233103-the-cost-of-pleasure-and-sexotherapy\" target=\"_blank\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/pastelgoth.net\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/addtogoodreads.png?ssl=1\" align=\"left\" border=\"0\"\/><\/a><br \/><br \/><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong> <p>The Cost of Pleasure: The office is full of interesting relationships. Who knows what will happen when the boss wants to discipline the employees?<\/p>\n<p>Sexotherapy: When a minor traffic accident turns into a visit to the spa, the greatest sensual experiences await . . .<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\n\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Review\",\n\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2025-05-24T05:00:10+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\"description\": \"The Cost of Pleasure and Sexotherapy\",\n\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Radical Dreamer\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"url\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/book-the-cost-of-pleasure-and-sexotherapy\\\/\",\n\t\t\t\t\"itemReviewed\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Book\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"The Cost of Pleasure and Sexotherapy\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"author\": [\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t{\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Alexia Saint-Ange\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/book-database\\\/author\\\/alexia-saint-ange\\\/\"\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t],\n\t\t\t\t\t\"isbn\": \"\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"numberOfPages\": 40,\n\t\t\t\t\t\"publisher\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Organization\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Univers Poche\"\t\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\t\"image\": \"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/book_thecostofpleasureandsexotherapy.png?fit=250%2C353&ssl=1\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"datePublished\": \"2014-05-13T00:00:00+00:00\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/www.goodreads.com\\\/book\\\/show\\\/22233103-the-cost-of-pleasure-and-sexotherapy\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"genre\": \"Erotica\"\t\t\t\t},\n\t\t\t\t\"author\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Person\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"name\": \"Jamie\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"sameAs\": \"https:\\\/\\\/pastelgoth.net\\\/blog\\\/\"\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t, \"reviewRating\": {\n\t\t\t\t\t\"@type\": \"Rating\",\n\t\t\t\t\t\"ratingValue\": 2,\n\t\t\t\t\t\"bestRating\": 5\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t}\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t\n<hr>\n<h2>Review<\/h2>\n<p>This one&#8217;s from the vault, one of the earliest ARCs I had ever read. <strong>The Cost of Pleasure<\/strong> and <strong>Sexotherapy<\/strong> are two short stories in which two women find themselves the unknowing participants in secret pleasure groups, making all of their fantasies and so much more come true.<\/p>\n<p>I liked the first story, <strong>The Cost of Pleasure<\/strong>, just a little bit more. I thought the rumors of the company founder and the intrigue of the office worker\u2019s activities made for an interesting concept. With just the slightest touch of BDSM, this story is fun with a narrator who is comfortable in her sexuality.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Sexotheraphy<\/strong> was also decent, focusing on another company secret, a secret retreat for women. These stories were hot and amusing at the time, but quickly forgettable. They are also now something of an anomaly, as only the french ebook editions appear to still be available.<\/p>\n<h2>Rating Breakdown<\/h2>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\nThe Cost of Pleasure: \u2605\u2605\u2606\u2606\u2606<\/td>\n<td>\nSexotherapy: \u2605\u2605\u2606\u2606\u2606<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Quote<\/h2>\n<p><center><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;<strong>aaaaaaaaaa<\/strong>.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><\/center><\/p>\n<h2>Content Warnings<\/h2>\n<span class=\"ubb-spoiler\"><a class=\"ubb-view-spoil\">View Spoiler &raquo;<\/a><span style=\"display: none;\" class=\"ubb-thespoil\">Sex <a class=\"ubb-hide-spoil\" style=\"cursor: hand; cursor: pointer;\">&laquo; Hide Spoiler<\/a><\/span><\/span>\n<h2>About the Author<\/h2>\n<div class=\"ubb-about-author\">\n<h3>About Alexia Saint-Ange<\/h3>\n<p>Alexia Saint-Ange is an erotica writer.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ubb-author-links\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodreads.com\/author\/show\/8247242.Alexia_Saint_Ange\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Goodreads<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3XGDJKB\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"\">Amazon<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Review This one&#8217;s from the vault, one of the earliest ARCs I had ever read. 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