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The Samara Royal Family #3
The Prince's Forbidden Lover
Trapped by a promise to his sister to not seduce “Jo”, Prince Rais del Abbas Samara is stunned when Jo turns out to be “Joline” and she’s beautiful. He adheres to the letter of the promise through the end of the weekend, but once Joline is back in New York, all bets are off.
Joline can’t believe how raw and powerful her best friend’s brother turns out to be. Unfortunately, his position as Minister of Finance and her family history make it impossible to follow through on the attraction she feels for the incredible man. He might be everything she could ever want in a mate, but he’s off limits.
However, Rais is not one to be easily deterred – he’s determined to have Joline as his wife. Joline is just as resolved to avoid matrimony to the commanding prince. But how is she to resist him when he sets her blood on fire every time he walks into a room?
Joline can’t believe how raw and powerful her best friend’s brother turns out to be. Unfortunately, his position as Minister of Finance and her family history make it impossible to follow through on the attraction she feels for the incredible man. He might be everything she could ever want in a mate, but he’s off limits.
However, Rais is not one to be easily deterred – he’s determined to have Joline as his wife. Joline is just as resolved to avoid matrimony to the commanding prince. But how is she to resist him when he sets her blood on fire every time he walks into a room?
157 pages, Kindle Edition
First published April 15, 2016
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Elizabeth Lennox
292 books1,373 followersUSA Today™ best-selling author Elizabeth Lennox writes contemporary romance novels featuring sheiks, business tycoons, royalty, and other sexy rich men. Her male lead characters are smart, driven and determined, but can still be sensitive and vulnerable. Elizabeth’s female lead characters come from a variety of backgrounds. They are strong, intelligent and independent, while still feminine and caring.
Although she wanted to be a romance novelist since the eighth grade, that dream only became a reality for her in 2009 and a full time job in 2012. Along the way, she received a BS in History and held different jobs in the real estate, government consulting, and financial industries. All during that time, though, she was always writing, using her personal experiences, dreams, and travels throughout the United States, Europe and the Caribbean as backdrops for her stories. To date, she has written over eighty books and sold over 5.1 million copies. Her free novellas have been downloaded over 8 million times since 2013.
Elizabeth lives in Virginia with her husband and two children. Their home is just outside of Washington, D.C., and many of her novels are set in this area.
Although she wanted to be a romance novelist since the eighth grade, that dream only became a reality for her in 2009 and a full time job in 2012. Along the way, she received a BS in History and held different jobs in the real estate, government consulting, and financial industries. All during that time, though, she was always writing, using her personal experiences, dreams, and travels throughout the United States, Europe and the Caribbean as backdrops for her stories. To date, she has written over eighty books and sold over 5.1 million copies. Her free novellas have been downloaded over 8 million times since 2013.
Elizabeth lives in Virginia with her husband and two children. Their home is just outside of Washington, D.C., and many of her novels are set in this area.
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December 7, 2019
"The Prince's Forbidden Lover" is the story of Joline and Rais.
Our H is the Minister of Finance to Kingdom of Samara, and a protective brother to his siblings. When his sister's friends come to visit, he never expects the "Jo" to be a gorgeous woman, or fall head over heels in lust with her. As he is forbidden to pursue her at the palace, he chases her to her hometown and ultimately seduces her. But when he proposes marriage and asks her to give up her career, the h vehemently refuses and leaves him. Will he be able to grovel his way back into her heart?
Sweet h, chauvinistic and confused H, loads of family secrets and dysfunctional mothers, drama and a HEA.
Good one time read. Adorable epilogue.
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3/5
Our H is the Minister of Finance to Kingdom of Samara, and a protective brother to his siblings. When his sister's friends come to visit, he never expects the "Jo" to be a gorgeous woman, or fall head over heels in lust with her. As he is forbidden to pursue her at the palace, he chases her to her hometown and ultimately seduces her. But when he proposes marriage and asks her to give up her career, the h vehemently refuses and leaves him. Will he be able to grovel his way back into her heart?
Sweet h, chauvinistic and confused H, loads of family secrets and dysfunctional mothers, drama and a HEA.
Good one time read. Adorable epilogue.
Safe
3/5
May 1, 2016
The Prince's Forbidden Lover (Book #4)
Jo and Keith are coming to visit and Shauntra has cornered her three brothers and extracted their promise to behave! Rais. can't believe that Jo is a beautiful woman whom he tries to seduce! Read this book and see the outcome of this wonderful story!
Jo and Keith are coming to visit and Shauntra has cornered her three brothers and extracted their promise to behave! Rais. can't believe that Jo is a beautiful woman whom he tries to seduce! Read this book and see the outcome of this wonderful story!
April 24, 2021
I loved the beginning where Shantra introduces her friends to Rais and the threat she used on him was pretty funny, so that he stays away from Jo. It was a good book. What I did not like about Rais is that he railroaded Joline, whether it came to her business or her fellings for him. It does not bode well that he never listened to her. He made all the decisions. The relationship seemed very unbalanced. Jo also seemed pretty spineless when it came to Rais. Everytime she disagreed with him, he had sex with her or kissed her. It was that easy to make her look stupid. He treated her like she was some brainless bimbo. He keeps admitting to her that he considers her intelligent, but his actions prove otherwise. All of Jo’s objections regarding not marrying Rais were completely valid. Errors were present like tge one below, where the wrong gender pronoun was used - He leaned back, his mind dismissing the fact that she’d just hung up on the French Prime Minister
This sentence just infuriated me - Enough of this ‘trust’ issue. Joline was stubborn, but he was more stubborn. He wasn’t going to let her out of his life and she would bow to his will!
Rais has no respect for Jo at all. The entire book was the same. I kept waiting for Rais to redeem himself in every chapter. Towards the end he did try to redeem himself with a few written words but I did not feel it redeemed his actions from the entire book. Jo very easily gave into him and forgave him, without making him work too much for it. It was disappointing to say the least. I got myself into a fury over the entire book and I hate to be happy with a few apologetic words. Not helping.
This actually deserves 2 stars but I am being generous just for the banter between Rais and his siblings.
This sentence just infuriated me - Enough of this ‘trust’ issue. Joline was stubborn, but he was more stubborn. He wasn’t going to let her out of his life and she would bow to his will!
Rais has no respect for Jo at all. The entire book was the same. I kept waiting for Rais to redeem himself in every chapter. Towards the end he did try to redeem himself with a few written words but I did not feel it redeemed his actions from the entire book. Jo very easily gave into him and forgave him, without making him work too much for it. It was disappointing to say the least. I got myself into a fury over the entire book and I hate to be happy with a few apologetic words. Not helping.
This actually deserves 2 stars but I am being generous just for the banter between Rais and his siblings.
December 15, 2021
Arrogant Prince taken down by his little mate
Prince Rais handles his country's finances and investments. He is very sure of his self and his abilities. Rais loves the ladies and there is a different one every few days...BUT...
He has just met the women of his dreams and he' s in lust, maybe even love. Joline loves her job but she is working herself to exhaustion. She runs an upscale designer created dress shop with two other partners. Joline and Rais are butting heads but in the end they find compromise and a happy ever after. Love the story and the characters. Linda
Prince Rais handles his country's finances and investments. He is very sure of his self and his abilities. Rais loves the ladies and there is a different one every few days...BUT...
He has just met the women of his dreams and he' s in lust, maybe even love. Joline loves her job but she is working herself to exhaustion. She runs an upscale designer created dress shop with two other partners. Joline and Rais are butting heads but in the end they find compromise and a happy ever after. Love the story and the characters. Linda
May 7, 2018
Hmm. Jollie was co-owner business with Shantra. She visited the palace and Rais noticed her beauty. She was a virgin with an outgoing mother who changed husbands repeatedly. He took her virginity and demanded she marries him. He also didnt want her to work. So she went hiding for five days. Guess where? In the palace huh. He emailed her saying he loves her and she came running to his office. Blablabla.
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October 2, 2019
The Prince's Forbidden Lover...
The Samara Royal Family series book 3. A nice read for the Samara family. This is Rais story. He meets and falls for his sister's BFF. However the road to this romance is filled with semi old fashioned views and insecurities. Filled with angst and funny drama.
The Samara Royal Family series book 3. A nice read for the Samara family. This is Rais story. He meets and falls for his sister's BFF. However the road to this romance is filled with semi old fashioned views and insecurities. Filled with angst and funny drama.
February 18, 2018
Good read
A little long in the man taking over part an less of the woman's head being on straight even in Only one chapter but a good read
A little long in the man taking over part an less of the woman's head being on straight even in Only one chapter but a good read
August 18, 2018
Great
I just finished reading this book and it was great from beginning to end! I can't wait to read the next book in this series!
I just finished reading this book and it was great from beginning to end! I can't wait to read the next book in this series!
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August 2, 2019Good
Was a good story, not too difficult to figure out. It wasn't hard to follow, but still a good story with nice twist to round it off.
Was a good story, not too difficult to figure out. It wasn't hard to follow, but still a good story with nice twist to round it off.
January 20, 2021
Great love story
Love how the new story feeds into future and stays in the past. It is well written and keeps you interested.
Love how the new story feeds into future and stays in the past. It is well written and keeps you interested.
March 21, 2020
Awesome book!
This is turning it to be a great series! I love all of the characters, the women are strong and determined not to bow down to their husband's will, and the men are badass alpha males! The emotion written into each book and story is so real and believable that it is thoroughly enjoyable to read about. Joline and Rais are another perfectly matched couple and their story is really fun to read. My only complaint is that the blurb about the book was a tiny bit misleading. It implies that Rais waited until Joline left the palace the first time to start their relationship and that Shantra didn't want them to be together. However, Shantra was actually trying to match-make and was a pivotal influence in getting them together. AND the first time Rais kisses Joline is in the palace! So the blurb was a little misleading, but I am in no way upset about that. I would recommend this series to anyone who enjoys easy-to-read HEA love stories, but I do recommend that you read the series in order.
This is turning it to be a great series! I love all of the characters, the women are strong and determined not to bow down to their husband's will, and the men are badass alpha males! The emotion written into each book and story is so real and believable that it is thoroughly enjoyable to read about. Joline and Rais are another perfectly matched couple and their story is really fun to read. My only complaint is that the blurb about the book was a tiny bit misleading. It implies that Rais waited until Joline left the palace the first time to start their relationship and that Shantra didn't want them to be together. However, Shantra was actually trying to match-make and was a pivotal influence in getting them together. AND the first time Rais kisses Joline is in the palace! So the blurb was a little misleading, but I am in no way upset about that. I would recommend this series to anyone who enjoys easy-to-read HEA love stories, but I do recommend that you read the series in order.
February 6, 2017
This book started ok and then while you were expecting the main issue Jo had was the history her mother had, but nothing. The plot was building that way for her but at the end it did not matter at all.
And then we have the hero... Without his sister basically saying to him what he did wrong, he had no clue even though Jo was telling him. He was soooo pushy and at the end for me it was not at all believable that he understood what was wrong with his behavior and to be truly remorseful.
And then we have the hero... Without his sister basically saying to him what he did wrong, he had no clue even though Jo was telling him. He was soooo pushy and at the end for me it was not at all believable that he understood what was wrong with his behavior and to be truly remorseful.
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April 15, 2016
Gotcha!
Joline and her partner's Keith and the Princess Shantel are in business together. But Channel's brother takes an interest in Joline and won't be denied . He tries to manage Joline into his bed and into marriage. however Joline ties him up in knots. And what a merry chaise it is!
Joline and her partner's Keith and the Princess Shantel are in business together. But Channel's brother takes an interest in Joline and won't be denied . He tries to manage Joline into his bed and into marriage. however Joline ties him up in knots. And what a merry chaise it is!
April 16, 2016
Disappointing!
This book started out with such promise, but digressed quickly. The hate vs love plot works well until the end. It seemed ms. Lennox finished this book too quickly, rushing to complete it.
This book started out with such promise, but digressed quickly. The hate vs love plot works well until the end. It seemed ms. Lennox finished this book too quickly, rushing to complete it.
April 17, 2016
Really enjoyed
The samara family members are a great combination of strong feisty funny characters that care about each other the sister's love watching there brothers fall in love but not with the easiest of women
The samara family members are a great combination of strong feisty funny characters that care about each other the sister's love watching there brothers fall in love but not with the easiest of women
April 16, 2016
Ok
This book was ok the first and second book was better. But I can't wait to read the fourth book.
This book was ok the first and second book was better. But I can't wait to read the fourth book.
April 17, 2016
Men and women
It's so funny how men think women can't to things on their own but that's the whole reason they fell in love with them in the first place love it
It's so funny how men think women can't to things on their own but that's the whole reason they fell in love with them in the first place love it
April 22, 2016
Haha...
Such a funny story. Things in the book made me wonder, then something would crack me up. Really good writing throughout!
Such a funny story. Things in the book made me wonder, then something would crack me up. Really good writing throughout!
June 3, 2016
Loved it!
Absolutely loved it! Their banter, the way the just belonged together! Everything about it! Great Job! Looking forward to the next one!
Absolutely loved it! Their banter, the way the just belonged together! Everything about it! Great Job! Looking forward to the next one!
July 2, 2016
3.5 stars for me.
Enjoyed reading the youngest brother story and look forward to reading about the remaining two sisters tales soon.
Enjoyed reading the youngest brother story and look forward to reading about the remaining two sisters tales soon.
August 11, 2016
I loved this book
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