Sheikh Without a Heart

by Sandra Marton

Dressed only in a skimpy sequin-studded bikini is not the way Rachel Donnelly wants to meet Sheikh Karim al Safir. Especially when he is so devastatingly handsome—and fully clothed!

Karim is horrified that this is the mother of his newly discovered nephew. His raging pulse at the sight of Rachel's barely dressed body belies his reputation as the sheikh with no heart, but he'll live up to it to ensure that the heir to the throne is raised in Alcantar!

Genres: Harlequin Presents, Harlequin, Romance, Royalty, Contemporary Romance, Fiction, Contemporary

192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2012

About the author

I've been a writer, one way or another, all my life. Before I could read, I made up poems and my mom wrote them down for me. In elementary school, my teachers almost always let me write poems or stories instead of requiring me to do art projects. Always, I dreamed of becoming a published writer...and that dream came true! I write novels about sexy, powerful men and independent-minded women, and what happens when they find each other and fall in love. My books are sexy and romantic, and they've very often full of romantic suspense. I write the kinds of books I love to read, and I hope that makes my readers happy.

Reviews

[StMargarets · Rating 2 out of 5]

He’s a sheikh. He doesn’t have a heart because mommy left when he was a boy. He’s a Neanderthal whose now-dead brother fathered a child.

Heroine is a spunky waitress in Las Vegas who lies and lies and lies so she can keep her sister’s baby. Of course, the H/h are instantly attracted to each other. The hero makes threats and throws around diplomatic immunity to intimidate the heroine who lets the hero think she is the mother of the child.

It’s been done before.

But – the hero is a quick worker. He kisses the heroine within the first ten minutes of meeting her. Barges in on her while she is taking a shower. Gets her in to bed within a week of living together in his apartment in New York.

He proposes marriage. Heroine accepts without telling him the truth. Once they’re back in the hero’s home sheikdom, they are greeted by the heroine’s sister.

Ooops.

And really that’s about it. The H/h have lots of sex and share child care duties. I wasn’t feeling the love, but SM keeps the story moving along.

[karen]

OH MY GOODNESS, IT IS A MEDICAL MARVEL!!

[Saly · Rating 2 out of 5]

This was such a typical Marton, hero thinks he is God, comes to clean up after his dead degenerate brother and makes assumptions about the heroine and who can forget the punishing kisses. Heroine is a typical HP heroine, silently suffers her younger sister's antics and even takes on her child, who she adores and pretends to be his mother. The hero takes her with him, she hates him, kisses him, you know how it goes. They fall fast for each other but still she continues to lie, things blow up and then HEA. Honestly, it's been done so many times before.

This is not a bad read if you know what you expect going in, drama and a heroine who melts when the hero touches her, I was just not in the right frame of mind to read this I guess since it is more of a 3 star, typical HP read but the whole monotonicity of it makes it 2 stars.

[willaful · Rating 3 out of 5]

I've been having a run of modern kinder/gentler/boring HPs lately; all the trappings but none of the crazy. This was just published a few month ago, but thankfully it's classic HP and classic Marton. Cynical tycoon Sheikh Karim meets feisty mother (he thinks) of his dead brother's child and falls in love against his will. Of course Rachel is really just the good sister taking care of the baby her bad sister wanted no part of. All was delightful in its unoriginal way, though a bit light on the humor and a bit heavy on the shut-up kisses. It would be a four star read except the ending fizzled out.

[Jacqueline J · Rating 4 out of 5]

Pretty decent typical SM. This is a trope we've read many times. The sister pretends the baby is hers to keep the rich uncle from taking it away from her. Typical arrogant SM hero who falls for the heroine but then there is the requisite break up a couple of page before the end where he finds out she's lied to him and he repudiates her only to come crawling back. But it's a formula that works for me so it's all good. Although I have found with my SM reading that I wish the hero's grovel was just a bit more thorough before the heroine falls all over herself forgiving him.

[Tia · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really liked this book but at the same time I was annoyed. The hero in the story has such a macho attitude that he thinks he's gods gift. He takes Rachel and her baby Ethan away, knowing that Ethan is his dead brothers baby. However what he doesn't know is Rachel is not Ethan's biological mother, her sister Suki is. After Suki abandoned Ethan, Rachel worked her hardest to make sure that he is well taken care of.

Karim, the hero, thinks he can just take Ethan and Rachel and so they travel back to his desert palace. Where Suki shows up, lies her face off about the situation and Karim abandons Rachel. Only learning the truth at the end of the story, then kissing immediate ass and claiming that he's loved her all along.

Of course I loved reading it but the God Complex guys really make me wanna smack em.

[Daniela · Rating 2 out of 5]

(Explícito). Me esperaba algo mejor pero teniendo en cuenta el tipo de libro es muy común, me pereció demasiado predecible y genérica la historia, un poquito más larga de lo que pensaba.
Rachel y Karim están bien. El papá de él y la hermana de ella son despreciables, no me gustaron, solo le añadieron intriga y un poco de drama al final. Se termina la historia y no se descubrió el porqué de la muerte de Rami. Si tan solo llegando a Nueva York hubieran arreglado lo del adn y los abogados creo que no hubieran alargado tanto del “tormento”, solo que todo pasó muy muy rápido, que no lo vi venir (bueno si pero muy rápido). ... historia corta con final feliz. Muy genérica la trama.

[A · Rating 1 out of 5]

The H claims to be the heir who cleans up after his brother who is a screw up gambler, drug addict etc., but he himself is just as bad as his brother as he almost rapes h, intimidates her all in the name of cleaning up. I skimmed through the first couple of chapters but it was too much drivel to continue. This can easily top the worst books I ever read list if I had one.

[Tigger · Rating 3 out of 5]

A very good read!

3.75 stars

[Lori Miller · Rating 5 out of 5]

He shouldn't have given suki anything.

[Tonya Warner · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sheikh Karim al Safir is the next in line to be the King of his country. He has always done what is expected, what is required, and what is needed for him to become a successful ruler one day. Part of his duty was to spare his father from the self-destructive life his late brother had lead. Cleaning up after Rami's worldwide jaunt before his death leads him to Las Vegas and the one place his brother had seemed to set down roots. Instead, he finds Rami had left behind a son.

Rachel Donnelly had spent a lifetime looking after her sister. When her sister, Suki, hooked up with Rami, had his son, then left him with Rachel, Rachel raised him as her own. Having Karim show up and threaten to take him away was more than she could stand.

I enjoyed the story. Two very different people, but with very similar family histories find that opening oneself up to love is sometimes all it takes.

[Nonieღserenity2bliss · Rating 1 out of 5]

I really am a sucker for punishment for picking this book. I've read most of the author's books and she always use the same formula. So if you have read one book, you've pretty much read them all. The hero is still as arrogant as ever, and the heroine is stupid, saintly, and meek. I'm still waiting for her to revert back to the days when her story is enjoyable, i.e The Barons and Knight Brothers.

[Missy · Rating 4 out of 5]

A brave gusty heroine in sparkling showgirl bikini raising a child born of her heart struggles to keep him when his studly macho uncle comes to clean up his late brother's messes. They are drawn together in love for the baby and a growing love for each other. The evil slutty selfish sister comes back & tries to destory everything but true love conquers all. A wonderful story about how the love of a woman & baby thaw out a man's abused heart to love & trust again.

[RomLibrary · Rating 3 out of 5]

Dressed only in a skimpy sequin-studded bikini is not the way Rachel Donnelly wants to meet Sheikh Karim al Safir. Especially when he is so devastatingly handsome—and fully clothed!Karim is horrified that this is the mother of his newly discovered nephew. His raging pulse at the sight of Rachel's barely dressed body belies his reputation as the sheikh with no heart, but he'll live up to it to ensure that the heir to the throne is raised in Alcantar!

[Diane · Rating 3 out of 5]

do people, in real life, really fall into bed with a man they just met a week or so ago? that just plain boggles my mind! especially if said man was trying to take your child away from you and didn't really have any scruples about doing so.

[Greiciane · Rating 3 out of 5]

Uma história que apesar de previsível nos prende para sabermos o desfecho. Aquele tipo de protagonistas que se enfrentam e lutam contra os sentimentos, mas que aquela eletricidade já existe entre eles e não tem jeito. É uma história de amor e intrigas, eu recomendo

[April · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had to take a break from the Hunger Games trillogy!

[Tanya Mayes · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book is a really cute love story. This was a good read left me wanting more. I had some questions that remained. There should be a part two.

[Sherry Lilly]

Library

[Emmaali · Rating 2 out of 5]

Niente di che

[Janie Hernandez · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this story!

[May ّمي · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5