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Sandstorm
She was betrayed by her own emotions!
Abby considered her marriage over. Why couldn't Rachid just accept the fact and give her a divorce?
In the two years since she left Abarein, the Middle East country where Rachid was crown prince, she'd tried to rebuild her life. Now Rachid had come to reclaim her - fiercely opposing divorce, urging her to return.
But the reasons for her leaving were still valid. Nothing had really changed. Except maybe Abby herself. And it was her own traitorous response that finally gave her no choice!
Abby considered her marriage over. Why couldn't Rachid just accept the fact and give her a divorce?
In the two years since she left Abarein, the Middle East country where Rachid was crown prince, she'd tried to rebuild her life. Now Rachid had come to reclaim her - fiercely opposing divorce, urging her to return.
But the reasons for her leaving were still valid. Nothing had really changed. Except maybe Abby herself. And it was her own traitorous response that finally gave her no choice!
189 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1980
About the author
Anne Mather
825 books371 followersAnne Mather is the pseudonym used by Mildred Grieveson, a popular British author of over 160 romance novels. She also signed novels as Caroline Fleming and Cardine Fleming.
Mildred Grieveson began to write down stories in her childhood years. The first novel that she actually finished, Caroline (1965), was also her first book to be published. Her novel, Leopard in the Snow (1974), was developed into a 1978 film.
Mildred Grieveson began to write down stories in her childhood years. The first novel that she actually finished, Caroline (1965), was also her first book to be published. Her novel, Leopard in the Snow (1974), was developed into a 1978 film.
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December 14, 2023
Oh the idiocy of those older heroes! This one has the real @big misunderstanding in person!
The heroine is an English rose who married an Arab prince.
After three years of not conceiving the heir she leaves and goes back to England.
One years an a half later the hero has been able to find her, you know, no cells and fb in those years, and he wants her to go back with him.
He loves her and he doesn’t want another wife as his father at the time suggested.
The heroin though doesn’t want to go back with him especially since there was another reason for her desertion. The evil ow.
Said ow told the heroine she was the hero’s mistress and she had a son with him and he would marry her if the heroine divorced him.
Of course she believes this woman and now she’s as prickly as a porcupine. Well, if the story was true I would be too.
During this visit the hero and the heroine have a good revival of old times and after the hero left, resigned that the heroine doesn’t want him any longer, the heroine finds out she’s miraculously pregnant. We don’t know what kind of tests there were in those years but I’m sure no doctor told the heroine she was sterile.
The hero though never mentioned the fact he wanted a son. He always told her he loved her and wanted her back.
Of course now the heroine accepts to go back to his country until the child has borne and nobody talk about the elephant in the room. The mistress.
Many misunderstandings later, the hero wasting away because the heroine doesn’t have want him and the heroine hating h because of his mistress, it will be his grandmother, god bless her, that will tell the heroine the truth. Ow was his brother’s mistress and the child was his nephew. Why the hero never told the truth about it, sparing the heroine and him two years of unhappiness, is something that really made my head fume.
The heroine should have trusted him. Who said? Not at all. He should have explained to his wife who was entitled to the truth. Idiot hero as few are.
This one was a bit sexist, a bit racist but at least the hero has been celibate. Oh, and he’s a Cristian but supposedly because the author wanted to avoid the issue of a man who would have taken more wives.
Nice and crazy as fug .
The heroine is an English rose who married an Arab prince.
After three years of not conceiving the heir she leaves and goes back to England.
One years an a half later the hero has been able to find her, you know, no cells and fb in those years, and he wants her to go back with him.
He loves her and he doesn’t want another wife as his father at the time suggested.
The heroin though doesn’t want to go back with him especially since there was another reason for her desertion. The evil ow.
Said ow told the heroine she was the hero’s mistress and she had a son with him and he would marry her if the heroine divorced him.
Of course she believes this woman and now she’s as prickly as a porcupine. Well, if the story was true I would be too.
During this visit the hero and the heroine have a good revival of old times and after the hero left, resigned that the heroine doesn’t want him any longer, the heroine finds out she’s miraculously pregnant. We don’t know what kind of tests there were in those years but I’m sure no doctor told the heroine she was sterile.
The hero though never mentioned the fact he wanted a son. He always told her he loved her and wanted her back.
Of course now the heroine accepts to go back to his country until the child has borne and nobody talk about the elephant in the room. The mistress.
Many misunderstandings later, the hero wasting away because the heroine doesn’t have want him and the heroine hating h because of his mistress, it will be his grandmother, god bless her, that will tell the heroine the truth. Ow was his brother’s mistress and the child was his nephew. Why the hero never told the truth about it, sparing the heroine and him two years of unhappiness, is something that really made my head fume.
The heroine should have trusted him. Who said? Not at all. He should have explained to his wife who was entitled to the truth. Idiot hero as few are.
This one was a bit sexist, a bit racist but at least the hero has been celibate. Oh, and he’s a Cristian but supposedly because the author wanted to avoid the issue of a man who would have taken more wives.
Nice and crazy as fug .
December 18, 2023
'No, I was the fool,' he insisted softly. 'But no more.
Yes, he was and I believed in his ‘no more’ promise.
Yes, he was and I believed in his ‘no more’ promise.
September 5, 2019
This is my first read from Anne Mather. This book was written in 1980 so some of the issues with it was because of the time it was written. Keeping that in mind, I will not address the part where Rachid said that sometimes he wanted to hit Abby (I have the originally published book version.) For most of the book, I was upset with the people surrounding Abby. It seemed that no one was really showing her compassion and understanding. Her boss was an ass. Her best friend was an ass. Her father was weak. Maybe it was written this way to highlight Abby's strength, but it was annoying. Overall this book held my attention and I'm happy that I have read it. It took me 39 years, but I liked it.
May 5, 2024
No, no, no. God, no.
The heroine was stupid. The hero was an idiot. And how did I end up being subjected to such a spectacle of lunacy?
I wanted to read a no-brainer with a bit of romance element to it and found this book very randomly from a friend's reading list on a whim. (it simply took a minute)
I wouldn't call it the shittiest decision I made. I have been reading bad books with no comprehension, using colloquial sentences with no sense for prose. This book, however, felt more bearable in contrast.
This book also made me reminisce about all the old Harlequin mills and boon romances I have read in the past and how most of them, despite lacking a plot, still showcased a decent grasp of the English language. As I ramble about the lack of good literature in today's popular titles, I recognize the urgency with which I am prompted to actively seek out enriching reads that exist beyond the realm of mainstream "pop" fiction.
Alright, my two cents on this story- one word, COMMUNICATE!
The heroine was stupid. The hero was an idiot. And how did I end up being subjected to such a spectacle of lunacy?
I wanted to read a no-brainer with a bit of romance element to it and found this book very randomly from a friend's reading list on a whim. (it simply took a minute)
I wouldn't call it the shittiest decision I made. I have been reading bad books with no comprehension, using colloquial sentences with no sense for prose. This book, however, felt more bearable in contrast.
This book also made me reminisce about all the old Harlequin mills and boon romances I have read in the past and how most of them, despite lacking a plot, still showcased a decent grasp of the English language. As I ramble about the lack of good literature in today's popular titles, I recognize the urgency with which I am prompted to actively seek out enriching reads that exist beyond the realm of mainstream "pop" fiction.
Alright, my two cents on this story- one word, COMMUNICATE!
December 11, 2015
A good read.
Abby hears rumors about her beloved husband and wanting to know the truth confronts him. A prideful Rachid does not admit the truth because the real truth would reflect badly on his royal family. By allowing Abby to believe these rumors he has sealed the fate of his marriage. Abby leaves him.
Pride goeth before the fall, seems very true in this storyline. When their secord chance appears, he still lets his pride rule even knowing how much it hurts his love. He really expects everything for nothing.
A nice read...well written but a little slow, typical of older romances.
Abby hears rumors about her beloved husband and wanting to know the truth confronts him. A prideful Rachid does not admit the truth because the real truth would reflect badly on his royal family. By allowing Abby to believe these rumors he has sealed the fate of his marriage. Abby leaves him.
Pride goeth before the fall, seems very true in this storyline. When their secord chance appears, he still lets his pride rule even knowing how much it hurts his love. He really expects everything for nothing.
A nice read...well written but a little slow, typical of older romances.
June 8, 2018
She was betrayed by her own emotions!
Abby considered her marriage over. Why couldn't Rachid just accept the fact and give her a divorce?
In the two years since she left Abarein, the Middle East country where Rachid was crown prince, she'd tried to rebuild her life. Now Rachid had come to reclaim her - fiercely opposing divorce, urging her to return.
But the reasons for her leaving were still valid. Nothing had really changed. Except maybe Abby herself. And it was her own traitorous response that finally gave her no choice!
Abby considered her marriage over. Why couldn't Rachid just accept the fact and give her a divorce?
In the two years since she left Abarein, the Middle East country where Rachid was crown prince, she'd tried to rebuild her life. Now Rachid had come to reclaim her - fiercely opposing divorce, urging her to return.
But the reasons for her leaving were still valid. Nothing had really changed. Except maybe Abby herself. And it was her own traitorous response that finally gave her no choice!
May 21, 2011
It was a cute albeit sometimes upsetting novel to read. I didn't quite enjoy it as the others by Anne Mather but I didn't think it was horrible either. I thought the hero should of told his wife the truth immediately, instead of letting her believe he had an affair. Then their problems wouldn't of occurred at all. However in novels, as in real life, a lot of pride gets in the way.
February 26, 2023
This Is A Beautiful Story Of Abigail and Raschid~I First Read This In The 1980's And It Has Always Been One Of My Very Favorite Harlequin Presents Not Just Of Anne Mather But Of The Hundreds I've Read Over The Years!! I'm Thrilled To Have Found It On Amazon Out On Kindle~Love Reading This Wonderful Story Again And Again!!
July 25, 2026
I couldn't finish this one. It seemed that this h, unlike others who hide their feeling even from themselves, really had no feelings for the H, certainly not love. The way she not only talked to him but talked about him and thought about him gives a vie of someone who either never loved the guy or whatever she had felt for him way gone, and this was a case where it really was just lust, not love.
She sure didn't waste any time getting naked with the H: one sightseeing date and she's in orgasm mode! And he was really crappy; she was just 19, he was a sophisticated older man who should have been able to keep it in his pants a bit longer (or stuck it in a bucket of ice)!
Then, she 's okay with leaving her home, dad and way of life to go off with him to another country and a culture that's not exactly known for its great treatment of women??? WTF!!!!
And (big surprise) there's something about another woman that splits them up, and we have another runaway h, ad nauseum. The whole thing should have ended there, both chalking it up to a bad mistake, resulting from a bad case of the horndogs. But no, you get an idiotic scenario of someone chasing someone when that someone does not want to be chased!
And the fact that she goes away on vacations with her boss at the drop of a hat makes me doubt the friendship thing, because anyone else would have told the guy long ago that taking vacations with an employee is a huge NO!!! He's obviously dying to get her naked, otherwise why would he make it his business to interfere in her (joke of a) marriage!
As for the H, talk about a simp!!! Chasing her all over the place, begging for her to return, constantly telling her he loves her even after she states (convincingly to me) that she feels nothing for him but physical attraction. A Middle Eastern guy would NEVER beg a woman, unless he was suffering from a very low T level, which was not the case with this guy! His balls worked okay, but they were definitely misguided! Wake up, Dude! The woman does NOT want you! Where's your pride and self-respect??? Did you flush them down with your morning dump???
As for her being pregnant, it seems to me the first thing she would have done was taken care of that problem, without telling a soul, because there was none of that thrill at carrying the H's baby that you get from the h, even when things aren't going well. And for someone who thought she couldn't have kids (what crap doctor did she go to???) the fact that she could didn't phase her in the least.
And as soon as her dad found out she's pregnant, he thought it was the boss's kid! So that shows what he thought of his daughter ("She put out and got that promotion, good for her!")
An altogether crap story, and NO WAY was I sticking around for a CRAP HEA!
She sure didn't waste any time getting naked with the H: one sightseeing date and she's in orgasm mode! And he was really crappy; she was just 19, he was a sophisticated older man who should have been able to keep it in his pants a bit longer (or stuck it in a bucket of ice)!
Then, she 's okay with leaving her home, dad and way of life to go off with him to another country and a culture that's not exactly known for its great treatment of women??? WTF!!!!
And (big surprise) there's something about another woman that splits them up, and we have another runaway h, ad nauseum. The whole thing should have ended there, both chalking it up to a bad mistake, resulting from a bad case of the horndogs. But no, you get an idiotic scenario of someone chasing someone when that someone does not want to be chased!
And the fact that she goes away on vacations with her boss at the drop of a hat makes me doubt the friendship thing, because anyone else would have told the guy long ago that taking vacations with an employee is a huge NO!!! He's obviously dying to get her naked, otherwise why would he make it his business to interfere in her (joke of a) marriage!
As for the H, talk about a simp!!! Chasing her all over the place, begging for her to return, constantly telling her he loves her even after she states (convincingly to me) that she feels nothing for him but physical attraction. A Middle Eastern guy would NEVER beg a woman, unless he was suffering from a very low T level, which was not the case with this guy! His balls worked okay, but they were definitely misguided! Wake up, Dude! The woman does NOT want you! Where's your pride and self-respect??? Did you flush them down with your morning dump???
As for her being pregnant, it seems to me the first thing she would have done was taken care of that problem, without telling a soul, because there was none of that thrill at carrying the H's baby that you get from the h, even when things aren't going well. And for someone who thought she couldn't have kids (what crap doctor did she go to???) the fact that she could didn't phase her in the least.
And as soon as her dad found out she's pregnant, he thought it was the boss's kid! So that shows what he thought of his daughter ("She put out and got that promotion, good for her!")
An altogether crap story, and NO WAY was I sticking around for a CRAP HEA!
June 25, 2021
Sandstorm
Their marriage was not easy. They were from two different worlds. He is a prince in his. She just a personal assistant. Their love story wasn't without the drama of lies being said. She ran away from him. Now two years later he is there to bring her back. But without truth and trust the past sins are keeping them apart. When she finally became pregnant she is back in his country. Can these two people have the love back or will they part once more?
Their marriage was not easy. They were from two different worlds. He is a prince in his. She just a personal assistant. Their love story wasn't without the drama of lies being said. She ran away from him. Now two years later he is there to bring her back. But without truth and trust the past sins are keeping them apart. When she finally became pregnant she is back in his country. Can these two people have the love back or will they part once more?
June 28, 2023
"Sandstorm" is the story of Abby and Rachid.
Another tale of our very Caucasian heroine marrying an Arab hero, misunderstanding his culture and beliefs, and leaving him due to miscommunications. The whole book would have been intolerable if not for the hero's patience and devotion to the heroine, he even gave her plenty of space while she played yoyo with his feelings.
Safe
3.5/5
Another tale of our very Caucasian heroine marrying an Arab hero, misunderstanding his culture and beliefs, and leaving him due to miscommunications. The whole book would have been intolerable if not for the hero's patience and devotion to the heroine, he even gave her plenty of space while she played yoyo with his feelings.
Safe
3.5/5
September 13, 2017
Paperback - portuguese
Escrava do Desejo
Anne Mather
Sabrina nº 149
Copyright: ANNE MATHER
Título original: "SANDSTORM"
Publicado originalmente em 1980
pela Mills & Boon Ltd., Londres, Inglaterra
Copyright para a língua portuguesa: 1981
Escrava do Desejo
Anne Mather
Sabrina nº 149
Copyright: ANNE MATHER
Título original: "SANDSTORM"
Publicado originalmente em 1980
pela Mills & Boon Ltd., Londres, Inglaterra
Copyright para a língua portuguesa: 1981
June 15, 2021
Ayyyyy, ellos mismos lo complican todo, solo falta mucha sinceridad...
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