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Desert Seduction

Sheikh's Woman / Her Desert Family / Sheikh and the Bride Who Said No

by Alexandra Sellers, Barbara McMahon, Susan Mallery

Published 2009300 pagesISBN 978-0-2638-6757-2

☆Sheikh's Woman - Alexandra Sellers Sons of the Desert #7 She'd awakened in a hospital, confused, to discover she was mother to a newborn...and wife to a steely-eyed stranger. Mere hours after gazing on Ishaq Ahmadi in London, Anna found herself at their desert home, which seemed both hauntingly familiar and oddly foreign. No evidence of a happy marriage existed in the palatial residence. No photographs. No clothes that fit Anna's slender build. No trust, given Ishaq's endless questions. There was simply the primal, passionate connection between them... and, of course, the baby. But Anna soon learned that nothing about her marriage was to be believed... ♡Her Desert family - Barbara McMahon Bridget Rossi isn't used to mingling amongst the seriously rich and famous. But through her cousin, Bridget has just been invited to stay with a powerfully sexy sheikh at his opulent desert oasis! Powerful, sexy Sheikh Rashid al Halzid is everything Bridget knows she can never have. After all, what does a quiet librarian have in common with a sheikh? So Bridget can't believe it when she's invited to stay in Rashid's desert oasis with him and his little son. His home is stunning, but despite the luxury, Bridget discovers a man who's buried his emotions. Ever since Rashid's wife died, his little boy has been crying out for his daddy. Bridget knows she can bring these two lost souls together.... The only problem is that in the process, she's falling in love -- with them both! But how can there be a happily-ever-after for two adults who are so different in every way? There's only one way for Bridget to find out.... ♡Sheikh and The Bride Who Said No - Susan Mallery Sheik and The Bride Who Said No - Desert Rogues #9 EVERYTHING ABOUT THE PALACE HAD ALWAYS INTRIGUED HER... Including the incredibly handsome crown prince himself. There was no denying that Murat was a man of mystery, power and many talents. But for a husband, Daphne Snowden wanted more. Sure, future "queen" sounded lovely, but she wanted someone who saw her as more than a woman to bear the next heir to the throne. Someone who respected her. Someone who loved her. Still, there was that niggling burning desire and unfinished business between them.... And though time had changed him, it had not erased her interest in the only man she ever loved. But obey his demands and marry him? Never!

Beyond its central premise, the book can be read through the connected lenses of Romance, Fiction. Those themes offer useful points of attention as the characters, ideas, or world develop, especially where the book complicates the expectations of its primary category.

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Romance · Fiction

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Reading lengthA standard-length read300 pages in this edition
Publication eraModernFirst published or edition dated 2009
Primary categoryRomanceAlso cataloged under Fiction
ISBN-13
978-0-2638-6757-2
Language
English
Edition record
OL29011025M
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A comfortable full-length choice for steady daily reading.

Begin with its place in Romance, then notice where the book resists that label.

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Read for connection, not completion.

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  1. What must each character learn before the relationship can become believable?
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  3. Does the emotional resolution feel earned by the choices that came before it?

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