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Sun Lord's Woman
Kismet – a force as gentle as an Arabian night, yet as cruel as the desert heat – brought Linda Layne from mock-Tudor suburbia to the arms of the only man she could ever love. Then on their wedding night it dealt the cruellest of cards. Sheikh Karim el Khalid was a man proud of his Arab blood, too scarred by the events of his childhood to let love grow between them once he had discovered Linda’s background. Yet love was the only thing that would bridge the gap between his own and Linda’s heritage.
186 pages, Paperback
First published June 1, 1985
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Violet Winspear
175 books142 followersViolet Winspear was a British author renowned for her prolific output of romance novels, publishing seventy titles with Mills & Boon between 1961 and 1987. In 1973, she became a launch author for the Mills & Boon-Harlequin Presents line, known for its more sexually explicit content, alongside Anne Mather and Anne Hampson, two of the most popular and prolific British romance writers of the time. Winspear began writing while working in a factory and became a full-time novelist in 1963, producing her works from her home in South East England, researching exotic settings at her local library. She famously described her heroes as lean, strong, and captivating, “in need of love but capable of breathtaking passion and potency,” a characterization that provoked controversy in 1970 when she stated that her male protagonists were “capable of rape,” leading to considerable public backlash. Her novels are celebrated for their vivid, globe-spanning settings and dramatic tension, often employing sexual antagonism to heighten conflict between the alpha male hero and the heroine, who is frequently portrayed as naïve or overwhelmed by his dominance. Winspear never married or had children, and she passed away in January 1989 after a long battle with cancer, leaving a lasting influence on the romance genre.
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February 21, 2016
Re Sun Lord's Woman - VW's homage to Edith Hull's The Sheik
While Palace of the Pomegranate has the physical circumstances closer in set up to that classic Sheikhy Lurve Story, SLW really is VW's interpretation of the emotional connections that Hull explores in what is the first tale of Love in the Desert (and the mother of a entire sub genre in romance and certainly a pillar of HPlandia.)
SLW begins with the 23 year old emotionally-deprived-from-parental-abandonment h going to Spain to escape the erratic temperament of her sometimes kind but many times incredibly bitchy (VW does use the b here) aunt and the confining, monotonous life the aunt requires her to live. The life the aunt wants for her includes a sorta nice but monotonous young man and the h just isn't feeling a suburbian settlement vibe.
While her looks are described as Classically English Cool, her temperament is not. She is a passionate musician, so passionate that when she finds she misses the mark by a hair of being a soloist, she turns down a prestigious orchestra position to take a chance on a new life as a young girl's companion in a new land.
With the dire warnings of her aunt ringing in her ears, she tosses her things into a bag and takes off for Spain. She also entertains some romantic daydreams of her new charges' very handsome Spanish uncle, but as she is a realist to a certain extent, she recognizes the mooning as a romantic fantasy.
Then disaster strikes. The taxi that was conveying her to her new post gets into an accident along a high, steep cliff. The h is in the back of the car that is hanging over the edge, knocked out by the force of the mishap. Then a somewhat familiar face appears and the h is saved from certain death. The h feels a strange familiarity, but knows she doesn't know her rescuer.
The rescuer is the H, who is actually the wealthy and powerful cousin of the Spanish uncle who interviewed her. He is only half Spanish, on his mum's side. He is a Berber leader on his father's. He has been an orphan since birth, his father was killed in Palestine during an Israeli/Palestine conflict when the invading side beat him to death. His mum was a witness and in the late stage of pregnancy with the H at the time. She managed to hang on till he was born, but then died soon after.
The H is a tough, emotionless, highly arrogant man and he whisks the h off to his Alhambric style Castello and proceeds to tell the h that she will the mum of his son, if she would prefer to experience motherhood within the bounds of marriage, he can offer her a nice life and the child will have the best of everything - if she refuses he will have her anyway, she owes him for saving her life.
He demonstrates his utter power and control over everyone on the estate by invading her bath and refusing to leave, he also takes every opportunity to offer a sample of his lovemaking. There are some fierce arguments between the h and H, but the h isn't going to win any of them.
The h is both fascinated and repelled by his arrogance. She has a yen for him but she also has a lot of need for independence. After all she packed up and left her former life just to have some autonomy, and now here is this very good looking but very intimidating man telling her she is his possession to do with as he will. The H tells her that she is currently in the country illegally, her purse, passport and money were lost when the cab crashed and she is entirely dependent on the H for everything.
The h, thinking she is more like the mother who abandoned her child for a lover in another country than she ever guessed, takes a chance to finally experience real passion and agrees to the marriage. Practically speaking, she doesn't feel she has much choice. He has her locked on his estate and his intentions are very clear, though couched in some very romantic and flowery language.
They take off for Mozambique and we are treated to the H's luxurious lifestyle along the way, the wedding takes place in the Arabic style but the H's makes no pretensions to obeying all the rules of Islam. He is who he is and does what he does and he answers to no one.
The h is sweetly scatty and ultra-feminine in contrast to all his manly maleness but she has a will just as fierce as his own. The wedding night is explosive with physical passion and the h is loving it all, until the H finds out her mum was from a Jewish family.
The H freaks out, he feels he has married the enemy who killed his father. He blames the h for not telling him about her background, but she pretty determinedly holds her ground, she reminds him that he did not ask and she did not realize. She gets in a fairly good slap to the face too and the H vows to divorce her and proscribes her as being forbidden.
The proscription lasts for one night, the H returns in the morning and the argument resumes, it ends in a very forced seduction, but the h is not complaining. The H refuses to release the h until it confirmed she is not pregnant, then he does his best to get her that way - forbidden fruit is meant to be savored. The h and H forge a very physical relationship, she knows she loves him but prosaically realizes that their time is limited and she means to make the most of it while praying she isn't preggers. (For probably the first time in HPLandia, that prayer is answered.)
Then the H has to travel to a meeting of the Sheikh's regarding the leadership of the tribes. The h goes to have her fortune told and finds out she will be leaving the desert behind but chased by a shadow.
The h is troubled by this and when she finds out that the H is potentially the next tribal leader, she worries that he will return only to send her away, he can't lead an Arabic group with a wife from a Jewish background. Then she finds her passport, money and documents and realized that her H has lied, she is enraged and firmly rejects the H and all his things, he just isn't there to tell off.
She takes herself back to England, keeping only the gold bracelet the H gave her as an engagement gift - she figures she earned it. She makes her way as a successful night club pianist, burying the pain of her lost love in the passionate playing of her music. The H manages to track her down and sarcastically remarks that she is the only woman he knows who hides from her husband by becoming a famous nightclub act.
Then the serious grovelling begins and the H does it very well. He happily admits he lied to her from the beginning. He would have told a lot more lies to keep her, cause he took one look at her and fell in love and he has been suffering unbearably those months she was gone.
The h is loving him right back and so with mutual vows of eternal love rising up into the misty English evening, we salute our conflicted couple who find happiness at last in the glow of HPlandia.
While nowhere near the violence level of Hull's novel, VW does manage to inject the same emotional tension that permeates the original book. The h and H seem to be vastly different in lifestyle and experience, but both Hull and VW show that in reality the main couples are both lonely people needing love and a physical relationship that is more than passion.
For all both books flowery language and romantic descriptions, there is an acknowledgement of the realities and prejudices both couples have to either accept or overcome. There are some big issues involved and life is not portrayed as a fairy tale in either story, it just that the love in each tale is stronger than the hate.
While Hull pioneered the Sheikh trope, VW perfected it with her subtle acknowledgement that a virtuous woman could and should find her physical passion and enjoyment without the guilt that so affected the h of Hull's story.
The cultural and moral differences, lifestyle differences and even the thought that they should be mortal enemies isn't enough to override the deep connection these people feel for each other - they are literally each other's better half.
That message and the sheer romance of the story is just some of the many reasons why everyone who travels in HPlandia should visit this one, it is the best example of the classic Sheikh tale the HP line offers.
All of the generations of writers who follow this trope owe VW a big thanks of appreciation for bringing a very controversial story subject into the line and demonstrating that it can make a damn good romance.
While Palace of the Pomegranate has the physical circumstances closer in set up to that classic Sheikhy Lurve Story, SLW really is VW's interpretation of the emotional connections that Hull explores in what is the first tale of Love in the Desert (and the mother of a entire sub genre in romance and certainly a pillar of HPlandia.)
SLW begins with the 23 year old emotionally-deprived-from-parental-abandonment h going to Spain to escape the erratic temperament of her sometimes kind but many times incredibly bitchy (VW does use the b here) aunt and the confining, monotonous life the aunt requires her to live. The life the aunt wants for her includes a sorta nice but monotonous young man and the h just isn't feeling a suburbian settlement vibe.
While her looks are described as Classically English Cool, her temperament is not. She is a passionate musician, so passionate that when she finds she misses the mark by a hair of being a soloist, she turns down a prestigious orchestra position to take a chance on a new life as a young girl's companion in a new land.
With the dire warnings of her aunt ringing in her ears, she tosses her things into a bag and takes off for Spain. She also entertains some romantic daydreams of her new charges' very handsome Spanish uncle, but as she is a realist to a certain extent, she recognizes the mooning as a romantic fantasy.
Then disaster strikes. The taxi that was conveying her to her new post gets into an accident along a high, steep cliff. The h is in the back of the car that is hanging over the edge, knocked out by the force of the mishap. Then a somewhat familiar face appears and the h is saved from certain death. The h feels a strange familiarity, but knows she doesn't know her rescuer.
The rescuer is the H, who is actually the wealthy and powerful cousin of the Spanish uncle who interviewed her. He is only half Spanish, on his mum's side. He is a Berber leader on his father's. He has been an orphan since birth, his father was killed in Palestine during an Israeli/Palestine conflict when the invading side beat him to death. His mum was a witness and in the late stage of pregnancy with the H at the time. She managed to hang on till he was born, but then died soon after.
The H is a tough, emotionless, highly arrogant man and he whisks the h off to his Alhambric style Castello and proceeds to tell the h that she will the mum of his son, if she would prefer to experience motherhood within the bounds of marriage, he can offer her a nice life and the child will have the best of everything - if she refuses he will have her anyway, she owes him for saving her life.
He demonstrates his utter power and control over everyone on the estate by invading her bath and refusing to leave, he also takes every opportunity to offer a sample of his lovemaking. There are some fierce arguments between the h and H, but the h isn't going to win any of them.
The h is both fascinated and repelled by his arrogance. She has a yen for him but she also has a lot of need for independence. After all she packed up and left her former life just to have some autonomy, and now here is this very good looking but very intimidating man telling her she is his possession to do with as he will. The H tells her that she is currently in the country illegally, her purse, passport and money were lost when the cab crashed and she is entirely dependent on the H for everything.
The h, thinking she is more like the mother who abandoned her child for a lover in another country than she ever guessed, takes a chance to finally experience real passion and agrees to the marriage. Practically speaking, she doesn't feel she has much choice. He has her locked on his estate and his intentions are very clear, though couched in some very romantic and flowery language.
They take off for Mozambique and we are treated to the H's luxurious lifestyle along the way, the wedding takes place in the Arabic style but the H's makes no pretensions to obeying all the rules of Islam. He is who he is and does what he does and he answers to no one.
The h is sweetly scatty and ultra-feminine in contrast to all his manly maleness but she has a will just as fierce as his own. The wedding night is explosive with physical passion and the h is loving it all, until the H finds out her mum was from a Jewish family.
The H freaks out, he feels he has married the enemy who killed his father. He blames the h for not telling him about her background, but she pretty determinedly holds her ground, she reminds him that he did not ask and she did not realize. She gets in a fairly good slap to the face too and the H vows to divorce her and proscribes her as being forbidden.
The proscription lasts for one night, the H returns in the morning and the argument resumes, it ends in a very forced seduction, but the h is not complaining. The H refuses to release the h until it confirmed she is not pregnant, then he does his best to get her that way - forbidden fruit is meant to be savored. The h and H forge a very physical relationship, she knows she loves him but prosaically realizes that their time is limited and she means to make the most of it while praying she isn't preggers. (For probably the first time in HPLandia, that prayer is answered.)
Then the H has to travel to a meeting of the Sheikh's regarding the leadership of the tribes. The h goes to have her fortune told and finds out she will be leaving the desert behind but chased by a shadow.
The h is troubled by this and when she finds out that the H is potentially the next tribal leader, she worries that he will return only to send her away, he can't lead an Arabic group with a wife from a Jewish background. Then she finds her passport, money and documents and realized that her H has lied, she is enraged and firmly rejects the H and all his things, he just isn't there to tell off.
She takes herself back to England, keeping only the gold bracelet the H gave her as an engagement gift - she figures she earned it. She makes her way as a successful night club pianist, burying the pain of her lost love in the passionate playing of her music. The H manages to track her down and sarcastically remarks that she is the only woman he knows who hides from her husband by becoming a famous nightclub act.
Then the serious grovelling begins and the H does it very well. He happily admits he lied to her from the beginning. He would have told a lot more lies to keep her, cause he took one look at her and fell in love and he has been suffering unbearably those months she was gone.
The h is loving him right back and so with mutual vows of eternal love rising up into the misty English evening, we salute our conflicted couple who find happiness at last in the glow of HPlandia.
While nowhere near the violence level of Hull's novel, VW does manage to inject the same emotional tension that permeates the original book. The h and H seem to be vastly different in lifestyle and experience, but both Hull and VW show that in reality the main couples are both lonely people needing love and a physical relationship that is more than passion.
For all both books flowery language and romantic descriptions, there is an acknowledgement of the realities and prejudices both couples have to either accept or overcome. There are some big issues involved and life is not portrayed as a fairy tale in either story, it just that the love in each tale is stronger than the hate.
While Hull pioneered the Sheikh trope, VW perfected it with her subtle acknowledgement that a virtuous woman could and should find her physical passion and enjoyment without the guilt that so affected the h of Hull's story.
The cultural and moral differences, lifestyle differences and even the thought that they should be mortal enemies isn't enough to override the deep connection these people feel for each other - they are literally each other's better half.
That message and the sheer romance of the story is just some of the many reasons why everyone who travels in HPlandia should visit this one, it is the best example of the classic Sheikh tale the HP line offers.
All of the generations of writers who follow this trope owe VW a big thanks of appreciation for bringing a very controversial story subject into the line and demonstrating that it can make a damn good romance.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
December 9, 2019
. . . in just a matter of hours she had travelled from the pastoral green fields of home into a land where mysticism went hand in hand with cruelty; where a man's courtesy could disguise an attitude towards women that was one of master and slave.
Not only does this passage demonstrate the lyrical writing it also highlights one of the book's prevailing themes. In this case, the conquest materializes in the form of a forced marriage of convenience which 36-year-old Karim coerces 23-year-old Linda into, leading to her sexual and emotional enslavement. Yet in the end it is the conqueror who becomes the conquered...
My first romance by HP legend Violet Winspear and despite some criticisms I liked it overall. (I know, I know. Where have I been hiding?) The writing enthralled me with its vivid and evocative imagery, while Karim and Linda's lively chemistry resulted in a few intense scenes which kept my interest. I also liked both protagonists: Karim exemplified the arrogant hero hiding a smitten and chivalrous heart, while Linda typified the sweet yet spirited heroine whose will to resist the hero evaporated anytime she came near his sexy, half-Arab/half-Spanish self.
Now on to my quibbles. I must say that the blurb is only half accurate. Karim did withhold some information.
However, I felt it was Linda's perceived betrayal of him that really pitted them against each other. "Marry in haste, repent in leisure" held true in this case, at least for a bit. (By the way, I must applaud the author for focusing on a socially-charged and relevant issue instead of the frivolous conflict found in many romances: for example, H thinks h is a gold-digging slut).
I also felt the author swept the central conflict under the rug after introducing it, even though it was presented as a contentious issue between Karim and Linda. Karim did briefly mention it a few times afterwards, but it was largely ignored at the conclusion. . I realize the implicit message is that love conquers all, and that's why Karim let it go, but I would have liked his reasoning explored more in depth and for them to discuss any future consequences especially since he'd made such a big deal of it.
This then leads to my next issue. The reader is supposed to deduce the conflict no longer mattered because of the love Karim felt for Linda. I admit that it was supported by some of his actions, if one reads between the lines. But that's my problem because it was all a little too subtle for my tastes. I like my heroes to be more blatantly besotted. Make it thick and sweet, the same way I like my maple syrup! And with that, I'm off to prep my lemon ricotta and blueberry pancakes.
In a nutshell: Not bad, Violet Winspear. Not bad.
Not only does this passage demonstrate the lyrical writing it also highlights one of the book's prevailing themes. In this case, the conquest materializes in the form of a forced marriage of convenience which 36-year-old Karim coerces 23-year-old Linda into, leading to her sexual and emotional enslavement. Yet in the end it is the conqueror who becomes the conquered...
My first romance by HP legend Violet Winspear and despite some criticisms I liked it overall. (I know, I know. Where have I been hiding?) The writing enthralled me with its vivid and evocative imagery, while Karim and Linda's lively chemistry resulted in a few intense scenes which kept my interest. I also liked both protagonists: Karim exemplified the arrogant hero hiding a smitten and chivalrous heart, while Linda typified the sweet yet spirited heroine whose will to resist the hero evaporated anytime she came near his sexy, half-Arab/half-Spanish self.
Now on to my quibbles. I must say that the blurb is only half accurate. Karim did withhold some information.
However, I felt it was Linda's perceived betrayal of him that really pitted them against each other. "Marry in haste, repent in leisure" held true in this case, at least for a bit. (By the way, I must applaud the author for focusing on a socially-charged and relevant issue instead of the frivolous conflict found in many romances: for example, H thinks h is a gold-digging slut).
I also felt the author swept the central conflict under the rug after introducing it, even though it was presented as a contentious issue between Karim and Linda. Karim did briefly mention it a few times afterwards, but it was largely ignored at the conclusion. . I realize the implicit message is that love conquers all, and that's why Karim let it go, but I would have liked his reasoning explored more in depth and for them to discuss any future consequences especially since he'd made such a big deal of it.
This then leads to my next issue. The reader is supposed to deduce the conflict no longer mattered because of the love Karim felt for Linda. I admit that it was supported by some of his actions, if one reads between the lines. But that's my problem because it was all a little too subtle for my tastes. I like my heroes to be more blatantly besotted. Make it thick and sweet, the same way I like my maple syrup! And with that, I'm off to prep my lemon ricotta and blueberry pancakes.
In a nutshell: Not bad, Violet Winspear. Not bad.
February 18, 2016
oh my… I'm not sure how to rate this one. This is one UNPC harley by any standards, yet it had wonderful passion and chemistry. I feel guilty rating it, but at the same time it was a decent and intense story. I will settle with a 3. That seems the most balanced and fair.
November 25, 2020
"Sun Lord's Woman" is the story of Linda and Karim.
If you like cheesy romances with really alpha heroes who are very possessive, and besotted confused heroines- look no further.
Heroine travels to Spain escaping a controlling aunt to make a career as a piano teacher. Her car crashes, and she is rescued by the hero- a half Spanish/ half Arab/ total alpha Sheikh. He whisks her away to his castle, instantly claiming her to be his would be wife after walking in on her taking a very nudey bath. He then kisses/confuses her, blatantly declaring that her virginity and body is what he desires apart from a heir, and slowly verbally seduces her into agreeing. Like the pied piper, the heroine soon finds herself whisked away into a foreign land, where she is as enamored by the hero as she is seduced by his very apt lovemaking skills. Something from her past causes conflict, they embark on a sexual relationship, a revelation leads to a separation and we have a chase, grovel and a HEA.
Very alpha and kinda smitten hero, very lost but a heroine with a backbone, loads of sex, drama and a HEA. He was not cruel- she was not stupid- WIN WIN!
Enjoyed it!
Safe
4/5
If you like cheesy romances with really alpha heroes who are very possessive, and besotted confused heroines- look no further.
Heroine travels to Spain escaping a controlling aunt to make a career as a piano teacher. Her car crashes, and she is rescued by the hero- a half Spanish/ half Arab/ total alpha Sheikh. He whisks her away to his castle, instantly claiming her to be his would be wife after walking in on her taking a very nudey bath. He then kisses/confuses her, blatantly declaring that her virginity and body is what he desires apart from a heir, and slowly verbally seduces her into agreeing. Like the pied piper, the heroine soon finds herself whisked away into a foreign land, where she is as enamored by the hero as she is seduced by his very apt lovemaking skills. Something from her past causes conflict, they embark on a sexual relationship, a revelation leads to a separation and we have a chase, grovel and a HEA.
Very alpha and kinda smitten hero, very lost but a heroine with a backbone, loads of sex, drama and a HEA. He was not cruel- she was not stupid- WIN WIN!
Enjoyed it!
Safe
4/5
July 15, 2020
This book was okay but it had tons of potential that it didn't live up to. The conflict was different with the heroine being a 4th Jewish and his Muslim father having been murdered in a racially motivated attack. But that conflict was dropped pretty quickly. The one about the withheld passport came out of left field. She was so crazy about him that her instant knee jerk reaction to leave him and her leaping to the conclusion that he was still going to divorce her was weak writing. Both would have worked better if there had been ongoing threads about them. But they were pretty much hot and heavy after just some lip service to the conflicts.
January 27, 2012
Short, well written and terribly sweet read. A great Kiss and Forget Novel, My first Violet Winspear-who wrote alot for such a tiny novel.
It was sooo cute-but i sometimes felt the heroine was a bit of a dits.The hero was really Macho and pride pride pride. :P Great story though.
I felt as If Violet Winspear was throwing a bucket of suffer on the heroine- Like literally , as if she grabbed suffer out of bucket and started throwing it at her, whilst screaming SUFFER SUFFER SUFFER!
Good book-apperently hard to find-- i wouldn't know i stole it from my mother...:P
It was sooo cute-but i sometimes felt the heroine was a bit of a dits.The hero was really Macho and pride pride pride. :P Great story though.
I felt as If Violet Winspear was throwing a bucket of suffer on the heroine- Like literally , as if she grabbed suffer out of bucket and started throwing it at her, whilst screaming SUFFER SUFFER SUFFER!
Good book-apperently hard to find-- i wouldn't know i stole it from my mother...:P
May 20, 2021
When they met, Karim el Khalid de Torres called it Fate...
Mesmerized by his strong personal magnetism, Linda Layne had gone along with the events that followed their meeting as if in a dream. A delicious, romantic dream!
But now that the closeness of their marriage was over, Linda knew that Karim had lied to her. She felt betrayed by him and by her own feelings. She'd allowed him to become very precious to her, and the fact that all along she had been his dupe hurt her indescribably.
Yet she would endure. She would make a new life for herself... untouched by Karim.
Mesmerized by his strong personal magnetism, Linda Layne had gone along with the events that followed their meeting as if in a dream. A delicious, romantic dream!
But now that the closeness of their marriage was over, Linda knew that Karim had lied to her. She felt betrayed by him and by her own feelings. She'd allowed him to become very precious to her, and the fact that all along she had been his dupe hurt her indescribably.
Yet she would endure. She would make a new life for herself... untouched by Karim.
August 17, 2011
Hero and Heroine have some sort of marriage of convenience with a lot of lust. But on the their wedding day, the Sheik finds out heroine's mother was Jewish, which thanks to his position of power and the violent history between his people and hers, makes it impossible for them to be together.
I like it because it's an usual conflict for an HP, and while it isn't dealt with very deeply, I liked the love conquers all feeling I got from it.
And I always had a thing for Sheik romances :p
I like it because it's an usual conflict for an HP, and while it isn't dealt with very deeply, I liked the love conquers all feeling I got from it.
And I always had a thing for Sheik romances :p
December 27, 2017
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روايات عبير الجديدة
القدر....قوية نبيلة كما ليلة عربية, قاسية كما حرارة الصحراء. احضر ليندا لاين من موك تودور الى ذراعي الرجل الوحيد الذي يمكنها ان تحبه. ثم وفي ليلة زفافها ,كان القدر اكثر قسوة معها. الشيخ كريم خالد كان رجلا يفور دمه العربي, مجروح من جراء احداث طفولته, الحب ينمو بينهما, بعدما اكتشف خليفة ليندا ,مع ذلك كان الحب الرابط الوحيد الذي يمكن ان يجمعها.
روايات عبير الجديدة
القدر....قوية نبيلة كما ليلة عربية, قاسية كما حرارة الصحراء. احضر ليندا لاين من موك تودور الى ذراعي الرجل الوحيد الذي يمكنها ان تحبه. ثم وفي ليلة زفافها ,كان القدر اكثر قسوة معها. الشيخ كريم خالد كان رجلا يفور دمه العربي, مجروح من جراء احداث طفولته, الحب ينمو بينهما, بعدما اكتشف خليفة ليندا ,مع ذلك كان الحب الرابط الوحيد الذي يمكن ان يجمعها.
May 29, 2024
4.5 stars VW is at her nature best here , setting the Sheikh trope to a T ..I am an Arab/Egyptian who didn't like that trope at all as it was horribly written with some grave mistakes ,specially to language , food and culture,but here VW has done her research beautifully and built her charcaters well , liked the distinction between the Arabian culture and Islamic faith which are not the same at all .The only mistake was about Cous-Cous it is never made with rice 😸.Karim is a beautiful man *wink,wink*
September 6, 2022
3.5 or maybe 4 of its type. I'm not a fan of Sheikh stories but I do admire the lyrical, flowery prose of VW. This one is every orientalism cliche and more. It's surprisingly physical for the time/type and the h, Linda, is completely unashamed of her passion for him (hurrah!) I sort of enjoyed it for it's old fashioned Arabian tropyness but it hasn't converted me and I'd never read a non vintage in this setting.
January 17, 2017
It started of good but I was disappointed. I had hoped it would be along the same line as winspears other book, A Silken Barbarity, but this was just a meh for me. It wasn't boring though, witch some of her books can be.
April 13, 2015
Less than a one star.
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