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Exposed: The Sheikh's Mistress
Is Sheikh Hashim Al Aswad back with Sienna Baker, the model he nearly married, before photos exposing her past were revealed?
But Hashim doesn't know the truth behind the "scandal." And though he may just want to bed her, not wed her, with a passion this hot, can he walk away?
But Hashim doesn't know the truth behind the "scandal." And though he may just want to bed her, not wed her, with a passion this hot, can he walk away?
187 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2005
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About the author
Sharon Kendrick
1,234 books454 followersI was told off as a child for making up stories—little did I know that one day I’d earn my living by writing them!
To the horror of my parents, I left school at sixteen and held a bewildering variety of jobs: I was a London DJ (in the now-trendy Primrose Hill), a decorator and a singer. After that I became a cook, a photographer and, eventually, a nurse. I waitressed in the south of France, drove an ambulance in Australia, saw lots of beautiful sights but could never settle down. Everywhere I went I felt like a square peg—until one day I started writing again and then everything just fell into place. I felt like Cinderella must have when the glass slipper fit!
Today, I have the best job in the world, writing passionate romances for Harlequin. I like writing stories which are sexy and fast-paced, yet packed full of emotion—stories that readers will identify with, laugh and cry along with.
My interests are many and varied—chocolate and music, fresh flowers and bubble baths, films, cooking and trying to keep my home from looking burglarized! Simple pleasures—you can’t beat them!
I live in Winchester, one of the most stunning cities in the world, but don’t take my word for it—come see for yourself! I regularly visit London and Paris. Oh, and I love hearing from my readers all over the world…so I think it’s over to you!
To the horror of my parents, I left school at sixteen and held a bewildering variety of jobs: I was a London DJ (in the now-trendy Primrose Hill), a decorator and a singer. After that I became a cook, a photographer and, eventually, a nurse. I waitressed in the south of France, drove an ambulance in Australia, saw lots of beautiful sights but could never settle down. Everywhere I went I felt like a square peg—until one day I started writing again and then everything just fell into place. I felt like Cinderella must have when the glass slipper fit!
Today, I have the best job in the world, writing passionate romances for Harlequin. I like writing stories which are sexy and fast-paced, yet packed full of emotion—stories that readers will identify with, laugh and cry along with.
My interests are many and varied—chocolate and music, fresh flowers and bubble baths, films, cooking and trying to keep my home from looking burglarized! Simple pleasures—you can’t beat them!
I live in Winchester, one of the most stunning cities in the world, but don’t take my word for it—come see for yourself! I regularly visit London and Paris. Oh, and I love hearing from my readers all over the world…so I think it’s over to you!
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April 14, 2011
I sometimes wonder whether Harlequin Presents writers take the books entirely seriously... especially when I see a hero with a name like Hashim Aswad. (Probably a perfectly ordinary name somewhere, but the juxtaposition, for a Western audience... !) The story is pretty over-the-top in other ways too, with Hashim practically having an orgasm over the thought of Sienna’s incredible purity: “‘Innocent virgin,’ he moaned as he kissed her. 'My innocent virgin.’” Oh for heaven’s sake. Hashim proves himself a real ass-wad by getting all mean and vengeful when he discovers his innocent virgin once did a nude photo shoot -- though of course, she still is an innocent virgin, 'cause otherwise how would we get the remorseful hero? Not by him realizing he was an intolerant, sexist jerk, of course not -- only by him realizing she still has a hymen. Still, an enjoyable story; this was my second read
April 15, 2018
I hate to disagree with Deputy Marshall Raylan Givens ( above ) because I loooove him and I loved the tv series "Justified", but the above adage is untrue in the case of this novel. Sometimes a writer can create wonderful, angsty drama out of a shitstorm storyline but that failed to happen here. First off: I hated the H Hashim. This is how I see Hashim:
Hashim is a stupid asshole with little common sense and that's because he's ruled by his dick:
He's the worst type of chauvinist creepy H with a megalomaniac power complex when it comes to the way he treats the sweet heroine, Sienna. In this second chance romance, he uses his power and money to manipulate Sienna just because she's the one that got away. He seduces her just because he can. His attitude is no better than a spoilt brat little kid:
Now the story had a lot of potential. Sometimes, I enjoy a drama filled romance novel with revenge and a spiteful H because it keeps me glued to the pages. However, this storyline just fizzled right after Hashim took Sienna's virginity. They went from being these exciting enemies to being friends with benefits. The heroine's capitulation to his proposition that she be his mistress was too sudden and it seemed like she'd undergone a personality transplant. The author wasn't able to maintain the momentum and the story just kinda flatlined from that point onwards.
I've had this on my "currently reading" list for a couple months now and I finally skimmed through to the end in order to finish it and put it to bed. This was one of Sharon Kendrick's older novels and I have to admit that she's been a "hit or miss" with me. I hated Bought by Her Husband but I really enjoyed her most recent novel The Italian's Christmas Secret. I think I could've enjoyed this ( in spite of Hashim's "assholery" ) but the author's execution of the second half of the story was not up to par with the first half. If you want to read a sheikh romance that's really enjoyable, try Desert Prince's Stolen Bride.
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If you're a wonderful, non fickle human being who puts inner beauty at maximum importance in the scheme of life, then DON'T read the following paragraph. But if you're kinda superficial like me, feel free to read...
Ok so I started reading this a while ago and then I came to the part where the author described Hashim, the H as having a "beak of a nose" and said that he was also "both ugly and beautiful". I know I am not supposed to interpret it literally but I can't seem to get over it and move on. I really want to read the rest of the book but I can't enjoy romance novels if I don't find the MC's attractive. Yeah I know some people will find it dumb and fickle but that's just how I am. How can I overcome the fact that the guy has a BEAK of a nose ? I like H's to be conventionally sexy. I have very rigid personal specifications about what I find sexy in a man and I am so not finding this H sexy. Why couldn't Sharon Kendrick make him conventionally sexy like the sheikhs that Lynne Graham creates ? What's gonna happen when the MC's have a daughter? What if the poor thing gets a beak type nose like Hashim? The horror ! A woman should think of this when choosing a husband. I know I sound like a horrible person but I usually stay far away from certain books and certain authors because I know I won't find their MC's physically appealing. I hope I didn't offend anybody but I am not gonna be hypocritical and lie just to make myself look like a super wonderful person. This is just the way I feel and I'm sure every human being has his/her own specific idea of what he/she finds outwardly attractive in the opposite sex.
May 16, 2015
Five years ago Sienna and Sheikh Hashim had an affair. But when he found out that she'd done a topless photo shoot he left her. Now he is back in London and hires her to plan a party for him. This time he realizes that he loves her deeply and Sienna feels the same way about him but how will his conservative country accept a woman with Sienna's past?
I adored this book. Hero and heroine have insane chemistry and I could feel their hopeless love for each other. I was so sad when he had to leave her again, you could tell it was killing him inside. And then when he proudly proclaims his love Sienna on TV and the epilogue with their cute baby boy and how his people finally accepted her I was like OMG. Swoon. Melt. Tears. Butterflies.
I adored this book. Hero and heroine have insane chemistry and I could feel their hopeless love for each other. I was so sad when he had to leave her again, you could tell it was killing him inside. And then when he proudly proclaims his love Sienna on TV and the epilogue with their cute baby boy and how his people finally accepted her I was like OMG. Swoon. Melt. Tears. Butterflies.
October 13, 2018
3,5 stars
March 2, 2015
4.5 stars
November 27, 2014
I can't believe how bad this was....The hero's POV was hilarious "now let her see the real Hashim! who treated women as they liked to be treated! If you were cold and disdainful it seemed to make them want you more--never was a woman more giving in the bedroom than to a man who treated her with contempt!" This basically sums up this author's seduction plan...keep treated the spineless doormat like crap and she'll be begging you for it.
That's right, we have a "hero" who openly treats women like poop (totally cool because if they aren't virgins they deserve it) and is so freaking stupid that he can't differentiate between topless pictures and sex. But...I have to admit I started laughing out loud when heroine reflects on taking the pics for her mom's operation...of course it was her mom's operation! I really wanted it to be for a boob job instead of a hip replacement because it was so absurd... So now that we know all women who aren't virgins are to be treated with contempt (while the guy who is doing tons of women is just hunky dory) and just because he got her off (but threw her out because he won't contaminate himself by entering her...yes, a guy who has slept with tons of women actually says that to a woman he was dating) she goes 5 years without a single sexual experience, conveniently staying a virgin to be worthy of being treated like a human being again. Heroine, although she lets him con her with a fictitious job and seduce her, seems sometimes to have a brain in her head, realizing and telling him that he uses women as commodities, but then she melts and wants him. He makes it clear to her that her virginity is her greatest virtue and why he still wants her, as if nothing else about her has any value--I find it so hard to believe that she keeps falling for him when there is nothing lovable or even likable about this man except his bank account and his sexual skills.
Knowing the statistics on women who are trafficked and wind up in the Middle East, makes it just too hard to read about a Sheikh who is actually written as a man who could easily engage in trafficking of women (because to him non-virgins aren't worthy of any respectful treatment so lying or blackmailing or forcing them into sex is just fine). Way too close to the truth. Not romantic in the least...I genuinely did not want this hero to have a HEA or even a little happiness. I wanted him chained in a basement (ya know, the one in Pulp Fiction) which is my litmus test for how hateful I find a fictional hero...I consign him to fictional hell.
There were some really cheesy lines, so horrific that they were almost great. More laugh at loud moments (he controls the internet!) One of my favorites: "Let me see you orgasm in your blue jeans."
That's right, we have a "hero" who openly treats women like poop (totally cool because if they aren't virgins they deserve it) and is so freaking stupid that he can't differentiate between topless pictures and sex. But...I have to admit I started laughing out loud when heroine reflects on taking the pics for her mom's operation...of course it was her mom's operation! I really wanted it to be for a boob job instead of a hip replacement because it was so absurd... So now that we know all women who aren't virgins are to be treated with contempt (while the guy who is doing tons of women is just hunky dory) and just because he got her off (but threw her out because he won't contaminate himself by entering her...yes, a guy who has slept with tons of women actually says that to a woman he was dating) she goes 5 years without a single sexual experience, conveniently staying a virgin to be worthy of being treated like a human being again. Heroine, although she lets him con her with a fictitious job and seduce her, seems sometimes to have a brain in her head, realizing and telling him that he uses women as commodities, but then she melts and wants him. He makes it clear to her that her virginity is her greatest virtue and why he still wants her, as if nothing else about her has any value--I find it so hard to believe that she keeps falling for him when there is nothing lovable or even likable about this man except his bank account and his sexual skills.
Knowing the statistics on women who are trafficked and wind up in the Middle East, makes it just too hard to read about a Sheikh who is actually written as a man who could easily engage in trafficking of women (because to him non-virgins aren't worthy of any respectful treatment so lying or blackmailing or forcing them into sex is just fine). Way too close to the truth. Not romantic in the least...I genuinely did not want this hero to have a HEA or even a little happiness. I wanted him chained in a basement (ya know, the one in Pulp Fiction) which is my litmus test for how hateful I find a fictional hero...I consign him to fictional hell.
There were some really cheesy lines, so horrific that they were almost great. More laugh at loud moments (he controls the internet!) One of my favorites: "Let me see you orgasm in your blue jeans."
May 20, 2018
This hero really loves the heroine's b👀bs 😁
loved it
loved it
August 24, 2017
I enjoyed this book more than I expected to.
The story was episodic and as each era of this romance moves on to the next, the woman, Sienna seems to gain more power in the relationship - the Sheikh was unlikable and overbearing but I felt he grew through the story and also perhaps you can forgive him because he grew up in a men-centric and harsh environment and he is also a Sheikh who has been getting his own way for a long time - he's confused.
Possible Spoilers below
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The past: Sheikh meets girl and a whirlwind romance takes place. He is starting to think that maybe they have a future together. Sienna is a young woman of 19 and is starry eyed with her first love. But then he finds out that she isn't the pure young thing he had expected. He feels betrayed and makes her come and then breaks up with her without 'going all the way' as some sort twisted of sexual punishment.
5 years later: Sheikh has been left feeling unsatisfied and comes back to deal with the business of fucking the girl who fucked it all up by being a 'slut'. Sienna is more mature now, has a successful business and a home of her own. He is still very angry and engineers an elaborate scenario so he has a chance to seduce her and have his satisfaction. In this phase he is a very unpleasant person, and his plot succeeded in getting her by herself where she feels his overwhelming erotic magnetism. So they fuck. And he discovers that ... she is a VIRGIN. This changes EVERYTHING.
A few weeks later: Sheikh MUST have Sienna as his mistress and he's going to dress her and jet her and put her up in a fancy house. But she's like "I want to be your lover but you ain't buying me anything and I'll only travel when it suits my business commitments etc". So that's the terms of their relationship
A year later: The lovers have been meeting up when convenient but kingly pressures are weighing heavily on Sheikh. They both know that things can't continue and they break up amicably.
A few days later: the press have cottoned on to the relationship AND they publish the tawdry stuff from Sienna's past. So Sheikh offers to provide assistance for Sienna to get away to her mum's place and I think he pays her mortgage because she has lost her income.
Then it all wraps up very quickly: Sheikh asks Sienna to marry him and accept to live in his desert kingdom and accept that she wont have many freedoms as a woman. She accepts.
Epilogue: They procreate and Sienna is a hands on mum providing a homely and loving family environment.
The story was episodic and as each era of this romance moves on to the next, the woman, Sienna seems to gain more power in the relationship - the Sheikh was unlikable and overbearing but I felt he grew through the story and also perhaps you can forgive him because he grew up in a men-centric and harsh environment and he is also a Sheikh who has been getting his own way for a long time - he's confused.
Possible Spoilers below
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The past: Sheikh meets girl and a whirlwind romance takes place. He is starting to think that maybe they have a future together. Sienna is a young woman of 19 and is starry eyed with her first love. But then he finds out that she isn't the pure young thing he had expected. He feels betrayed and makes her come and then breaks up with her without 'going all the way' as some sort twisted of sexual punishment.
5 years later: Sheikh has been left feeling unsatisfied and comes back to deal with the business of fucking the girl who fucked it all up by being a 'slut'. Sienna is more mature now, has a successful business and a home of her own. He is still very angry and engineers an elaborate scenario so he has a chance to seduce her and have his satisfaction. In this phase he is a very unpleasant person, and his plot succeeded in getting her by herself where she feels his overwhelming erotic magnetism. So they fuck. And he discovers that ... she is a VIRGIN. This changes EVERYTHING.
A few weeks later: Sheikh MUST have Sienna as his mistress and he's going to dress her and jet her and put her up in a fancy house. But she's like "I want to be your lover but you ain't buying me anything and I'll only travel when it suits my business commitments etc". So that's the terms of their relationship
A year later: The lovers have been meeting up when convenient but kingly pressures are weighing heavily on Sheikh. They both know that things can't continue and they break up amicably.
A few days later: the press have cottoned on to the relationship AND they publish the tawdry stuff from Sienna's past. So Sheikh offers to provide assistance for Sienna to get away to her mum's place and I think he pays her mortgage because she has lost her income.
Then it all wraps up very quickly: Sheikh asks Sienna to marry him and accept to live in his desert kingdom and accept that she wont have many freedoms as a woman. She accepts.
Epilogue: They procreate and Sienna is a hands on mum providing a homely and loving family environment.
September 24, 2017
More reviews available at my blog, Beauty and the Bookworm.
The story here follows Sienna, an event planner whose life is upturned upon the reappearance of Hashim, the guy (and sheikh) she was involved with years before until he found out she'd posed for topless photos in a calendar in order to pay her mother's medical bills. Clearly, this made Sienna the worst sort of trash in his eyes, and so he dumped her, only to come back years later to torment her/have sex with her. That's the big theme here: it's totally okay to hire someone to work for you just because you want to have sex with them, and then sexually harass them until you get what you want. Oi. Anyway, Sienna eventually concedes to being Hashim's official mistress, but the scandal is revealed to the media! Gasp! I honestly didn't feel that these two had any chemistry, and Kendrick didn't do a very good job of developing plot or character here. It's totally possible to do a good job with both plot and character in a novella, but that wasn't done here, which was disappointing.
The story here follows Sienna, an event planner whose life is upturned upon the reappearance of Hashim, the guy (and sheikh) she was involved with years before until he found out she'd posed for topless photos in a calendar in order to pay her mother's medical bills. Clearly, this made Sienna the worst sort of trash in his eyes, and so he dumped her, only to come back years later to torment her/have sex with her. That's the big theme here: it's totally okay to hire someone to work for you just because you want to have sex with them, and then sexually harass them until you get what you want. Oi. Anyway, Sienna eventually concedes to being Hashim's official mistress, but the scandal is revealed to the media! Gasp! I honestly didn't feel that these two had any chemistry, and Kendrick didn't do a very good job of developing plot or character here. It's totally possible to do a good job with both plot and character in a novella, but that wasn't done here, which was disappointing.
August 9, 2016
A good read.
There is a lot of passion burning between Haskim and Sienna which adds some hot sexual tension.
Sienna is baffled by Haskim's extreme anger and hostilty to her and his desire to destroy her life. He really is an extreme male and so darn arrogent that he using somewhat childish behavior and thinking. He is hot and sexy but does that cancel out his bad behavior?
Sienna has tried to put everything behind her and make a good life for herself until he comes bursting back into her life determined to make her pay for the past. Yes, he was heartbroken and felt betrayed but he did not listen to her side, he just declared her guilty and left.
She would have liked a say all those years ago and thinks this is a second chance.....was she wrong. This is his revenge. He goes out of his way to hurt her and she lets him because she loves him....what????? Yes, he finally realizes he was wrong and tries to win her back.
Not one of the author's best books but still an entertaining read.
There is a lot of passion burning between Haskim and Sienna which adds some hot sexual tension.
Sienna is baffled by Haskim's extreme anger and hostilty to her and his desire to destroy her life. He really is an extreme male and so darn arrogent that he using somewhat childish behavior and thinking. He is hot and sexy but does that cancel out his bad behavior?
Sienna has tried to put everything behind her and make a good life for herself until he comes bursting back into her life determined to make her pay for the past. Yes, he was heartbroken and felt betrayed but he did not listen to her side, he just declared her guilty and left.
She would have liked a say all those years ago and thinks this is a second chance.....was she wrong. This is his revenge. He goes out of his way to hurt her and she lets him because she loves him....what????? Yes, he finally realizes he was wrong and tries to win her back.
Not one of the author's best books but still an entertaining read.
August 8, 2024
The hero is beyond unpleasant and cruel for far too long. Only when he discovers she is a virgin - does he realise he’s been wrong. What kind of messaging is that?
December 8, 2018
Great read
There are so many wonderful things that I could say about this book! Great, lovely, beautiful. It’s the kind of book that leaves you feeling great! I would read this beautiful love story over and over. I would highly recommend this for all Sheikh lovers!!!
There are so many wonderful things that I could say about this book! Great, lovely, beautiful. It’s the kind of book that leaves you feeling great! I would read this beautiful love story over and over. I would highly recommend this for all Sheikh lovers!!!
June 24, 2015
Years ago, Sienna and Hashim had an affair. Or nearly did. They dated, but he dropped her like a hot brick when he found out that she'd done a topless photo shoot before he met her. Now he's back in London, and wants to hire her to plan a party for him. But that's not all he wants - although he despises Sienna for her loose morals, he still wants her, too...
I feel a little guilty, because I keep giving Sharon Kendrick books bad or mediocre reviews, and skewering authors that I don't care for is really not my thing - if I don't like something by an author, I tend to move on and not read them again. But I'm going through five bags of books I found in Ryan's closet, that I had before my brain injury and amnesia and had totally forgotten about, and I'm trying to read them all so I can give them away. And I have a LOT of Sharon Kendrick books, both in these bags and in my bookshelves. That indicates to me that there was a point in time when I really liked her. So I keep reading, in the hopes that I'll discover why.
I don't think I'm going to find it with this book.
One thing I can say about Kendrick is that she generally doesn't bore me. Even when I don't like the book much, it tends to keep my interest till the end. I think The Final Seduction was the only one I couldn't get through, because I found the "hero" so loathsome.
Hashim isn't one of her better heroes, though. Some of the men in Ms Kendrick's books have been merely grumpy or arrogant, but Hashim tips over the edge into outright cruelty, which I don't find attractive at all. I'll cut him a bit of slack on his ideas that a woman's virginity is "her greatest virtue," since that seems to be a prevalent way of thinking in the Middle East (though I find it irritating, since men are certainly not expected to remain virgins), but threatening Sienna's career is definitely crossing a line. And I find it both cruel and stupid of him to be raging mad about a photo shoot she did before she even met him.
About half way through the book, Sienna and Hashim finally have sex, he finds out that she was a virgin all along, and he turns into a nice guy for the rest of the book. I'm not sure how I feel about that. On the one hand, the second half was a really pleasant read, and if Hashim had been that way all along I'd have rated this 3 or 4 stars. On the other hand, I HATE that he only started being nice to her because he felt that she was pure and innocent after all - the ugly implication behind that is that it's okay to treat women badly if they've had sex (or, God forbid, enjoyed sex with different partners!) because this somehow makes her less worthy of respect. I'm not much of a feminist, but that kind of thinking gets even my dander up.
So 2 stars, I guess. One star for the first half, three or four for the second half...yeah, we'll call it 2.
I feel a little guilty, because I keep giving Sharon Kendrick books bad or mediocre reviews, and skewering authors that I don't care for is really not my thing - if I don't like something by an author, I tend to move on and not read them again. But I'm going through five bags of books I found in Ryan's closet, that I had before my brain injury and amnesia and had totally forgotten about, and I'm trying to read them all so I can give them away. And I have a LOT of Sharon Kendrick books, both in these bags and in my bookshelves. That indicates to me that there was a point in time when I really liked her. So I keep reading, in the hopes that I'll discover why.
I don't think I'm going to find it with this book.
One thing I can say about Kendrick is that she generally doesn't bore me. Even when I don't like the book much, it tends to keep my interest till the end. I think The Final Seduction was the only one I couldn't get through, because I found the "hero" so loathsome.
Hashim isn't one of her better heroes, though. Some of the men in Ms Kendrick's books have been merely grumpy or arrogant, but Hashim tips over the edge into outright cruelty, which I don't find attractive at all. I'll cut him a bit of slack on his ideas that a woman's virginity is "her greatest virtue," since that seems to be a prevalent way of thinking in the Middle East (though I find it irritating, since men are certainly not expected to remain virgins), but threatening Sienna's career is definitely crossing a line. And I find it both cruel and stupid of him to be raging mad about a photo shoot she did before she even met him.
About half way through the book, Sienna and Hashim finally have sex, he finds out that she was a virgin all along, and he turns into a nice guy for the rest of the book. I'm not sure how I feel about that. On the one hand, the second half was a really pleasant read, and if Hashim had been that way all along I'd have rated this 3 or 4 stars. On the other hand, I HATE that he only started being nice to her because he felt that she was pure and innocent after all - the ugly implication behind that is that it's okay to treat women badly if they've had sex (or, God forbid, enjoyed sex with different partners!) because this somehow makes her less worthy of respect. I'm not much of a feminist, but that kind of thinking gets even my dander up.
So 2 stars, I guess. One star for the first half, three or four for the second half...yeah, we'll call it 2.
December 2, 2012
Is Sheikh Hashim Al Aswad back with Sienna Baker, the model he nearly married, before photos exposing her past were revealed?
But Hashim doesn't know the truth behind the "scandal." And though he may just want to bed her, not wed her, with a passion this hot, can he walk away?---
“Hello again,’ he said softly.
His accent was silky, rich and deep, and the tiny blush which had begun deepened to heat her cheeks. Her heart thumping in her chest as if it had just discovered how to beat, Sienna”
“He sent her the briefest of looks before continuing.‘In Qudamah , your Sheikh is permitted by law to have a harem of up to sixty women.’
Sienna sat bolt upright. She hadn’t knownthat !
‘But I do not wish to have sixty women. I wish for only one, for I believe in monogamy.”
“For I have found my very own houri , and I intend to make her my wife.’
Later, Sienna would discover the significance of that particular word. A houri was a beautiful young woman but—far more crucially—she was a virgin”
Excerpt From: Presents, Harlequin. “HP-2488 - Sharon Kendrick - For Love or Money series - Exposed- The Sheikh's Mistress.” iBooks.----JB
I like the classic lust at first sight. It was very obvious that Hashim fell for Sienna the fist Time he saw her, hook, line and sinker. Their sexual chemistry was unbelievable,although it didn't come to them actually having that kind of liaison.
Some might not like the "hero judging the heroine" or the ever guilty without proper trial scenario. But I do like it, it gives spice and conflict to the characters. So, I appreciate it, no matter how shallow the reason was. But I must admit, he was shallow and I hated him for it. Hehe.. Sharon must be an effective writer for me to have the emotion. 4/5
I posted some of my favorite parts. I'm sure you'll enjoy them too. --JB
But Hashim doesn't know the truth behind the "scandal." And though he may just want to bed her, not wed her, with a passion this hot, can he walk away?---
“Hello again,’ he said softly.
His accent was silky, rich and deep, and the tiny blush which had begun deepened to heat her cheeks. Her heart thumping in her chest as if it had just discovered how to beat, Sienna”
“He sent her the briefest of looks before continuing.‘In Qudamah , your Sheikh is permitted by law to have a harem of up to sixty women.’
Sienna sat bolt upright. She hadn’t knownthat !
‘But I do not wish to have sixty women. I wish for only one, for I believe in monogamy.”
“For I have found my very own houri , and I intend to make her my wife.’
Later, Sienna would discover the significance of that particular word. A houri was a beautiful young woman but—far more crucially—she was a virgin”
Excerpt From: Presents, Harlequin. “HP-2488 - Sharon Kendrick - For Love or Money series - Exposed- The Sheikh's Mistress.” iBooks.----JB
I like the classic lust at first sight. It was very obvious that Hashim fell for Sienna the fist Time he saw her, hook, line and sinker. Their sexual chemistry was unbelievable,although it didn't come to them actually having that kind of liaison.
Some might not like the "hero judging the heroine" or the ever guilty without proper trial scenario. But I do like it, it gives spice and conflict to the characters. So, I appreciate it, no matter how shallow the reason was. But I must admit, he was shallow and I hated him for it. Hehe.. Sharon must be an effective writer for me to have the emotion. 4/5
I posted some of my favorite parts. I'm sure you'll enjoy them too. --JB
January 14, 2015
Five years ago Sienna Baker met Sheikh Hashim Al Aswad when he had a meeting at the hotel where she work. They attracted to each other, and so the usual things entail. But then Hashim know about nudie photos of Sienna, and so he left her. Now he is back and plan to get his revenge. He blackmailed her to plan a party for him, when actually he just want to bed her. In short, now they realize that they love each other. But it’s not that simple, because Hashim is a sheikh, and he had obligations to his country, and a woman with Sienna’s past would not deemed as a good wife for a sheikh. I like the epilogue when we told that Sienna’s journey as Hashim’s wife isn’t a smooth one, but in the end the people can accept her. It’s kind of hard, I guess, to accept her past in a conservative country like that.
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February 16, 2022
What happened years about the pace of their present. Dianna out of desperation, years ago, posed for pictures that showed her so called lack of morals. She did so for the money. Years later she is sweeper off her feet by a dashing sheikh. Only he dropped her and left her. Has him is back for her. But not for marriage. But to be his mistress. What happens when he finds out the truth about the pictures? What happens when he also finds out that she has another secret? Will they ever get their own happy ending?
August 18, 2015
I hated the hero and thought the heroine was an idiot for not only putting up with his horrible behavior towards her. She had no backbone at all. The romance plot could have been a really lovely story with two worthwhile main characters. The main character embodied all the worst characteristics of a sheikh/ruler, which was also a disappointment.
July 2, 2016
Une production harlequin dans la moyenne. Quelques fioritures stylistiques qui m'ont fait sourire : sur la tete de mon chameau, les montagnes et les rivières, et la participation au jury du concours de choux fleurs
Sinon rien de neuf sauf un heros plus obtus que macho....
Sinon rien de neuf sauf un heros plus obtus que macho....
June 3, 2021
Is Sheikh Hashim Al Aswad back with Sienna Baker, the young girl he nearly married, before topless photos exposing her past were revealed? But Hashim doesn't know the truth behind the "scandal." And though he may just want to bed her, not wed her, with a passion this hot, can he walk away?
April 20, 2011
Good book - does not disappoint.
January 24, 2016
I am at odds with what to think about this book. In a nutshell though, this was a so-so read with more on the better part of the scale rather than the bad.
July 22, 2016
Molto carino e scorrevole!
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