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Desert Princess

Candlelight Ecstacy Supreme #117

by Hayton Monteith

Published 1986ISBN 978-0-4401-1895-4

She was an innocent. He was a worldly sophisticate. She was a student at UCLA. He was heir to the throne of a small but wealthy Middle Eastern kingdom. From the moment they met they were swept away by feelings they could barely control. And yet it was the very headiness of those passions. their suffocating power, that sent Philipa running from her husband, from the luxurious court at Dharan back to New York in search of independence. And she found it. A successful model, part-owner of her own agency. She had made her own life, But now, years later, Romain Al Adal had come: arrogant, unchanged, denying their divorce, determined to have her back. A whirlwind of fiery passions held them both in an unrelenting grip. She was his desert princess. He adored her. But could she love him, make a life with him without losing her very soul? (less)

Beyond its central premise, the book can be read through the connected lenses of Romance. 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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Themes to notice

Romance

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Balanced tone · Steady pace

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Publication eraModernFirst published or edition dated 1986
Primary categoryRomanceExplore similar books below
ISBN-13
978-0-4401-1895-4
Language
English
Edition record
OL10254618M
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Good to know

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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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Three questions to carry with you

  1. What must each character learn before the relationship can become believable?
  2. How do work, family, friendship, or identity shape the central relationship?
  3. Does the emotional resolution feel earned by the choices that came before it?

Editorial framework by Wesley Bryan, BookenDeX Founder and Editor.