The Sheik and the Bought Bride

by Takako Hashimoto (Illustrator), Susan Mallery

Victoria was handpicked to be an assistant by the crown prince of the desert kingdom of El Deharia. So then why would the Imperial Guard suddenly break into her room and drag her away wearing nothing but a negligee? Her good-for-nothing father has been in trouble for gambling before, but to think he would have tried to cheat at cards against Prince Kateb... The prince's personality is as fierce as his scarred face. He earned the scars amid a failed kidnapping, during which they say he killed a man. Rejecting palace life, he has been known to disappear to a desert village for months at a time. Victoria despises her father, but can't abandon the promise she made to her dying mother. She pleads with the prince to set him free, and the prince agreed...on one condition. She would become his lover, and join his desert harem!

Genres: Manga, Romance, Comics, Harlequin, Graphic Novels

127 pages, Kindle Edition

Published December 4, 2013

About the author

See also 橋本 多佳子

Reviews

[Sincerae Smith · Rating 4 out of 5]

3 stars for storyline.
4 stars for artwork.

[Julie (Let's Read Good Books) · Rating 4 out of 5]

4 - 4.5 stars

Gorgeous illustrations and stylish page layouts made this a fun read.

[Laís Pazzetti Machado · Rating 3 out of 5]

It's really original compared to the other Harlequin Comics sheik stories that I've read so far (at least in this one the sheik is not a playboy), but Victoria (the heroine) is a bit too much for me... yes, she's strong and fierce, but I feel like it's too much: she's a gorgeous blonde (why are they always blonde?), she's intelligent, she has market vision, she has an accurate sense of justice, she's basically doing everything all the time, when she's not confronting the sheik about his past or saving the day. It seems every single thing is better from the moment she enters the place, and that's where I think there's an exaggeration. Is being insecure about men because men hurted her in the past her only flaw? Looks like she's always teaching people something, why can't she also be taught sometinhg? In this point I prefer Kateb (the sheik), who seems a more interesting character to me: tough he cares about people, he has fears that make him a bitter man most of the time, and that also lead him to not taking certain actions. I really wanted to see a talk between him and Victoria about that (she just teases him all the time), I feel like Kateb's complexity could have been more explored. In the end I was kind of exhausted from seeing so much of Victoria... it seems the story is more about her growth than her growth with her sheik as a couple.

[BeckyisBookish · Rating 3 out of 5]

Oh my gosh this was actually pretty good! I think the illustrations made the story better than it was but I'm a sucker for a jerky bad boy that is actually a nice guy in disguise. Thanks for the new guilty pleasure, local public library hahaha

[Helga Gonzalez · Rating 3 out of 5]

Interesting looking forward to more

[rose grant · Rating 1 out of 5]

Poor value

After reading Susan Mallery other book,s which I enjoyed this one no and I did not think the £ 2.61 was worth the money

[Emmaali · Rating 2 out of 5]

Bei disegni ma storia brutta

[Ludo · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Minh Kiệt · Rating 5 out of 5]

Gôd

[Reeree]

2020年9月28日読了。

Kindle Unlimited

[Pinky · Rating 3 out of 5]

Victoria becomes the lover of Prince Kateb in order to save her father from being imprisoned. She ends up marrying the prince after saving him in a duel.

[Laura Pearson · Rating 4 out of 5]

Cute manga

[Adriana · Rating 3 out of 5]

I have a feeling that this story is far better in full novel (written) form than it was in a comic. I enjoyed it, but a lot of the best parts in a romance novel come (imo) from a character’s internal monologues, or just knowing what they’re thinking, and that just doesn’t translate into a graphic form.
Victoria, the heroine, is really likeable as a strong and capable woman who took on her father’s debt in order to save him. Prince Kateb, the titular sheik, seemed a bit one dimensional, still a good male lead, but nothing out of the ordinary.
The art is pretty basic female-geared manga style with clean lines and backgrounds, so it works pretty well with the type of story and the pacing.
Overall, I enjoyed it as a quick comic and I’m looking forward to hunting down the original novel.

[Karine Lelièvre · Rating 5 out of 5]

The strength of this story is in its characters. The characters are not how they are usually portrayed. They are more complex, even if they do fit a bit of the archetype found in certain romance novels. The story was easy to read and had a few silly moments which made the experience quite enjoyable. I was pleasantly surprised by the story and quite spellbound by the illustrations. An interesting little comic book gem that is worth exploring!

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[Rebecca · Rating 4 out of 5]

Quick and cute

Not really what I expected from harlequin. I definitely expected more heat. But for my first taste it has made me curious. I will definitely look at more.

[Hisgirl85 · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.5 stars