The delicious and erotically charged sequel to, from the author of. This sequel to, the first of Anne Rice's (writing as A.N. Roquelaure) volumes of erotica, continues her explicit, teasing exploration of the psychology ...The delicious and erotically charged sequel to, from the author of. This sequel to, the first of Anne Rice's (writing as A.N. Roquelaure) volumes of erotica, continues her explicit, teasing exploration of the psychology of human desire. Now beauty, having indulged in a secret and forbidden infatuation with the rebellious slave prince Tristan, is sent away from the satyricon-like world of the castle.