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Khamsin: Warriors of the Wind #1
The Falcon & the Dove
THE LEGEND
In the 18th Dynasty of Egypt, there was born a love that could never be broken--that of a young queen and a great warrior. And while the warrior's duty to combat the infidel was strict, and though his beloved was the wife of Pharaoh, the two would be separated only by death. But then only for a time.
THE LOVERS
Elizabeth Summers came to the dig at Akhetaten in 1892. Great things were being discovered! English archaeologists had made huge advances, and Egypt's fantastic history was being laid bare. But Elizabeth had not come to simply study history--she was to be a part of it. Swept away by desert raiders, the pale beauty found herself in the arms of a great sheikh. And while Elizabeth didn't know whether she was the reincarnation of an ancient queen, she realized that in this man's arms she had found her destiny.
In the 18th Dynasty of Egypt, there was born a love that could never be broken--that of a young queen and a great warrior. And while the warrior's duty to combat the infidel was strict, and though his beloved was the wife of Pharaoh, the two would be separated only by death. But then only for a time.
THE LOVERS
Elizabeth Summers came to the dig at Akhetaten in 1892. Great things were being discovered! English archaeologists had made huge advances, and Egypt's fantastic history was being laid bare. But Elizabeth had not come to simply study history--she was to be a part of it. Swept away by desert raiders, the pale beauty found herself in the arms of a great sheikh. And while Elizabeth didn't know whether she was the reincarnation of an ancient queen, she realized that in this man's arms she had found her destiny.
320 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 2002
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Bonnie Vanak
136 books505 followersBonnie Vanak fell in love with romance novels during childhood. While cleaning a hall closet, she discovered her mother’s cache of paperbacks and started reading. Thus began a passion for romance and a lifelong dislike for housework.
After years of newspaper reporting, Bonnie became a writer for a major international charity. She travels to destitute countries such as Haiti to write about famine, disease and other issues affecting the poor. When the emotional strains of her job demanded a diversion, she turned to her childhood dream of writing romance novels.
She lives in Florida with her husband Frank and two dogs, where she happily writes books amid an ever-growing collection of dust bunnies.
After years of newspaper reporting, Bonnie became a writer for a major international charity. She travels to destitute countries such as Haiti to write about famine, disease and other issues affecting the poor. When the emotional strains of her job demanded a diversion, she turned to her childhood dream of writing romance novels.
She lives in Florida with her husband Frank and two dogs, where she happily writes books amid an ever-growing collection of dust bunnies.
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December 27, 2010
I enjoyed this historical romance set in the Egyptian desert in the late 1890's. The story was full of adventure, it felt like The Mummy movie but with an Egyptian/Desert Lord hero. I enjoyed the feel of the book, it included a lot of details about the location. The heroine was slightly annoying sometimes but I still enjoyed the overall story and the hero was really hot.
April 7, 2017
Well, this one was pretty bad. I'm giving it two stars because it was so bad that it was actually entertaining, and it only cost me a dime at the library book sale. The novel is a historical--and I use that word in the loosest possible sense--romance, in which our heroine, Elizabeth Summers, freshly graduated from Vassar and eager to prove she is the equal to any man in her chosen field of archaeology, joins her uncle at a dig in the Egyptian desert. When she arrives, wearing a lacy white dress while riding a donkey, she finds the archaeologists being harassed by a tribe of desert warriors, led by their sultry sheik, Jabari, and boy does she tell him off big time! How dare he bother them while they are busy excavating and preserving national treasures? The nerve of some people, right?? So Jabari rides off, hoping that his warning will sink in, and finds himself thinking about the feisty, large-breasted blonde who yelled at him. Every time he remembers her, his loins ache or swell or throb or something like that...I can't remember the exact words, but you get the idea. Meanwhile, Elizabeth is ready to prove herself as a budding archaeologist, but damn, that warrior she yelled at was hot.... She's so innocent she doesn't even know the first thing about sex, but her ladybits are strangely a-tingle when she thinks of him.
Now maybe you are wondering why Jabari bothers with these archaeologists at all. Is it because the author watched the 1999 movie The Mummy and thought the mysterious warrior dude sworn to protect the city was way hotter than Brendan Frazier? If so, I'm not judging, because I felt the same way, but that whole scene was suspiciously similar to that movie, IMHO. Anyhoo, Jabari's tribe is sworn to protect a sacred artifact that is buried in the desert, the Amhla, because of some legend that an ancient princess left it there and will return in the form of a beauty with golden hair and an affinity to doves. As it so happens, Elizabeth is specifically looking for that artifact, because she knows that the writing on it will provide an herbal cure for her aged Nana's incurable rheumatism (or whatever Nana was suffering from...I can't exactly remember).
Heroines in these sorts of novels are frequently accused of being too stupid to live, but in Elizabeth's case, it's almost literally true. Since no one on the dig will take her seriously, despite her degree from Vassar, she decides to wear a man's robe and start digging on her own, cause that will show them she's capable! I don't know how they did archaeology in the olden days, so maybe grabbing a shovel and applying it at random was a valid method back then...but why did she think that manual labor was a better use of her talents than cataloging their finds, the task she'd been given? Back then, the archaeologists hired locals to do the hard digging (in these more enlightened times, they use students for the grunt work), so what is she even trying to prove? Especially in the hottest part of the day, wearing a CORSET, and when she passes out with heat exhaustion, she tries to wave away the water and salt tablet that is offered to her (by Jabari in disguise, no less) because of her stubbornness. That's definitely a strike for women's lib! Or, no...she's just too stupid to live.
BEYOND THIS POINT, THERE BE SPOILERS.
So, digging around on her own at night, Elizabeth finds the sacred artifact, and Jabari is sworn to kill anyone who does so. But he really doesn't want to, since she's a woman, and she sets his loins aflame. So instead he kidnaps her and takes her to his "harem." I put the word in quotes because Jabari is a very sensitive and considerate sheik, and despite his many reminiscences about all the sloe-eyed beauties he has pleasured himself with, his harem consists of only two women that he rescued from the abusive sheik of a rival tribe. And he only has relations with one of them. Granted, I was happy to read that Jabari doesn't force himself on women--I'm not a fan of the rapey hero--but I still found his "harem" to be a bit lackluster and his treatment of Elizabeth anachronistically enlightened.
As for Elizabeth, she wavers between her overpowering attraction to Jabari and her desire, as a Vassar gal, to stick up for women's rights. Because he's sooooo hot, and she wants to find out more about that fearsome but enticing bulge in his loincloth, but she doesn't want her rights to be trampled upon by any man! Or as the characters themselves put it:
"'Do not resist, my little desert rose. Surrender to me. I promise I will be gentle,' he said in a husky whisper and continued sending a fiery blaze down her neck.
Through the sheer fabric, she felt his hands slide over her body with assured, expert strokes. Jabari pulled her closer, the firm pressure of his body pressed against her. Elizabeth felt the male hardness between his legs. Shocked by the intimacy, and knowing what it would result in, she struggled in his arms.
'Votes for women,' she cried out, pummeling him with her fists."
You know, if I ever had the misfortune to be kidnapped by a sexy sheik, I'm sure that my civic rights would be foremost on my mind as well. Or not!
After this point, I found the rest of the book a bit anticlimactic. These two are madly in love after a couple weeks' acquaintance, and she decides that being a desert sheik's wife and women's lib are completely compatible, whilst he realizes that women are obviously equal to men, and so HEA and all that. Nobody needs a buzzkill realist like me to come along and point out how silly it is, so I won't.
Except! I just can't help mentioning how awful the "historical" aspect of this novel is. As it happens, I have a history degree, and have studied the modern Middle East and North Africa in some detail, am semi-fluent in Arabic, and have actually lived in North Africa for two years (in all fairness, though, that was in Morocco, not Egypt). And absolutely nothing in this book rings true. The author side steps this issue by pointing out how her fictional tribe are not typical bedouins, how they have their own unique beliefs and traditions. OK, fair enough. But let's get back to the Vassar thing, which our heroine keeps harping on:
"She bent her head, unable to keep her lower lip from trembling. After a formal education at Vassar, the hard work, the fight to prove herself as an equal to the male students, and now Nahid crushed her hopes like bugs under his heels?"
Fact check: Vassar was founded in 1861. It became coed in 1969. This book takes place in 1862. Historical fail.
Overall: I enjoyed writing this review more than reading the book, but it was only a dime, so money well spent! Less nit-picky readers than myself might enjoy it more.
Read for the Unapologetic Romance Readers 2017 challenge: Sheik/harem category.
Now maybe you are wondering why Jabari bothers with these archaeologists at all. Is it because the author watched the 1999 movie The Mummy and thought the mysterious warrior dude sworn to protect the city was way hotter than Brendan Frazier? If so, I'm not judging, because I felt the same way, but that whole scene was suspiciously similar to that movie, IMHO. Anyhoo, Jabari's tribe is sworn to protect a sacred artifact that is buried in the desert, the Amhla, because of some legend that an ancient princess left it there and will return in the form of a beauty with golden hair and an affinity to doves. As it so happens, Elizabeth is specifically looking for that artifact, because she knows that the writing on it will provide an herbal cure for her aged Nana's incurable rheumatism (or whatever Nana was suffering from...I can't exactly remember).
Heroines in these sorts of novels are frequently accused of being too stupid to live, but in Elizabeth's case, it's almost literally true. Since no one on the dig will take her seriously, despite her degree from Vassar, she decides to wear a man's robe and start digging on her own, cause that will show them she's capable! I don't know how they did archaeology in the olden days, so maybe grabbing a shovel and applying it at random was a valid method back then...but why did she think that manual labor was a better use of her talents than cataloging their finds, the task she'd been given? Back then, the archaeologists hired locals to do the hard digging (in these more enlightened times, they use students for the grunt work), so what is she even trying to prove? Especially in the hottest part of the day, wearing a CORSET, and when she passes out with heat exhaustion, she tries to wave away the water and salt tablet that is offered to her (by Jabari in disguise, no less) because of her stubbornness. That's definitely a strike for women's lib! Or, no...she's just too stupid to live.
BEYOND THIS POINT, THERE BE SPOILERS.
So, digging around on her own at night, Elizabeth finds the sacred artifact, and Jabari is sworn to kill anyone who does so. But he really doesn't want to, since she's a woman, and she sets his loins aflame. So instead he kidnaps her and takes her to his "harem." I put the word in quotes because Jabari is a very sensitive and considerate sheik, and despite his many reminiscences about all the sloe-eyed beauties he has pleasured himself with, his harem consists of only two women that he rescued from the abusive sheik of a rival tribe. And he only has relations with one of them. Granted, I was happy to read that Jabari doesn't force himself on women--I'm not a fan of the rapey hero--but I still found his "harem" to be a bit lackluster and his treatment of Elizabeth anachronistically enlightened.
As for Elizabeth, she wavers between her overpowering attraction to Jabari and her desire, as a Vassar gal, to stick up for women's rights. Because he's sooooo hot, and she wants to find out more about that fearsome but enticing bulge in his loincloth, but she doesn't want her rights to be trampled upon by any man! Or as the characters themselves put it:
"'Do not resist, my little desert rose. Surrender to me. I promise I will be gentle,' he said in a husky whisper and continued sending a fiery blaze down her neck.
Through the sheer fabric, she felt his hands slide over her body with assured, expert strokes. Jabari pulled her closer, the firm pressure of his body pressed against her. Elizabeth felt the male hardness between his legs. Shocked by the intimacy, and knowing what it would result in, she struggled in his arms.
'Votes for women,' she cried out, pummeling him with her fists."
You know, if I ever had the misfortune to be kidnapped by a sexy sheik, I'm sure that my civic rights would be foremost on my mind as well. Or not!
After this point, I found the rest of the book a bit anticlimactic. These two are madly in love after a couple weeks' acquaintance, and she decides that being a desert sheik's wife and women's lib are completely compatible, whilst he realizes that women are obviously equal to men, and so HEA and all that. Nobody needs a buzzkill realist like me to come along and point out how silly it is, so I won't.
Except! I just can't help mentioning how awful the "historical" aspect of this novel is. As it happens, I have a history degree, and have studied the modern Middle East and North Africa in some detail, am semi-fluent in Arabic, and have actually lived in North Africa for two years (in all fairness, though, that was in Morocco, not Egypt). And absolutely nothing in this book rings true. The author side steps this issue by pointing out how her fictional tribe are not typical bedouins, how they have their own unique beliefs and traditions. OK, fair enough. But let's get back to the Vassar thing, which our heroine keeps harping on:
"She bent her head, unable to keep her lower lip from trembling. After a formal education at Vassar, the hard work, the fight to prove herself as an equal to the male students, and now Nahid crushed her hopes like bugs under his heels?"
Fact check: Vassar was founded in 1861. It became coed in 1969. This book takes place in 1862. Historical fail.
Overall: I enjoyed writing this review more than reading the book, but it was only a dime, so money well spent! Less nit-picky readers than myself might enjoy it more.
Read for the Unapologetic Romance Readers 2017 challenge: Sheik/harem category.
September 16, 2010
I did not like the heroine. She claimed she was intelligent, but she did stupid things.
In addition, the hero and heroine did not communicate with each other as clearly as normal people would. This was a cheap way to provide conflict. Some other parts of the story I did not like, as well as examples of the heroine doing stupid things, follow.
CAUTION SPOILERS:
1. The sheik kidnapped Elizabeth and took her to his harem, which provided some anticipatory suspense. Then we learn that he did not have a true harem. Instead, he had one girlfriend for sex and one platonic friend and planned to find them husbands if and when he eventually married. That was a little too sugary for me. He either had a harem or he didn't. What was this? A "nice guy's harem?"
2. When Jabari asked her why she was digging for the Almha, she should have told him the truth - looking for a medical cure for her grandmother that was supposedly written on it. He would have told her the cure. Instead, she lied, and he believed she was after the money.
3. She sent a note to her uncle Nahid to come rescue her. Instead of just saying where she was, she also said where to dig for the Almha. Then, instead of rescuing her, she saw that Nahid went to dig for the Almha, and his eyes were full of greed. She then knew Nahid was not being honest with her.
4. Next, Nahid was imprisoned, and she set him free even though she had recently learned he had lied to her. Then, Nahid knocked her out, stole the Almha and took it to the enemy clan.
5. Jabari and his clan were having secret ceremonies to prepare for battle, and would kill any woman who witnessed them. But Elizabeth said she must go and risk her life just to tell Jabari that she loved him. Since she had told him she loved him earlier, she did not need to risk her life to tell him again.
6. Next, she ran off during the night to the enemy camp with plans to retrieve the Almha, but she had no means to do it. Instead, she was immediately captured and they planned to kill her. Then, Jabari and his clan had to put themselves at risk and attack to save her life. Throughout the book Elizabeth kept talking of how smart she was, yet her actions were stupid and her perceptions about her uncle were wrong.
7. Next, Jabari did something stupid. He was sword fighting Fareeq, the leader of the enemy. During the middle of the fight, Fareeq dropped his sword, Jabari should have killed him in that moment, but instead, Jabari gave the sword back to Fareeq, who then cut Jabari's arm before Jabari killed Fareeq. That did not make sense to me. One does not give the enemy a weapon in the middle of the battle.
DATA:
Sexual language: mild. Number of sex scenes: five. Setting: 1892 Egypt. Copyright: 2002. Genre: historical romance.
In addition, the hero and heroine did not communicate with each other as clearly as normal people would. This was a cheap way to provide conflict. Some other parts of the story I did not like, as well as examples of the heroine doing stupid things, follow.
CAUTION SPOILERS:
1. The sheik kidnapped Elizabeth and took her to his harem, which provided some anticipatory suspense. Then we learn that he did not have a true harem. Instead, he had one girlfriend for sex and one platonic friend and planned to find them husbands if and when he eventually married. That was a little too sugary for me. He either had a harem or he didn't. What was this? A "nice guy's harem?"
2. When Jabari asked her why she was digging for the Almha, she should have told him the truth - looking for a medical cure for her grandmother that was supposedly written on it. He would have told her the cure. Instead, she lied, and he believed she was after the money.
3. She sent a note to her uncle Nahid to come rescue her. Instead of just saying where she was, she also said where to dig for the Almha. Then, instead of rescuing her, she saw that Nahid went to dig for the Almha, and his eyes were full of greed. She then knew Nahid was not being honest with her.
4. Next, Nahid was imprisoned, and she set him free even though she had recently learned he had lied to her. Then, Nahid knocked her out, stole the Almha and took it to the enemy clan.
5. Jabari and his clan were having secret ceremonies to prepare for battle, and would kill any woman who witnessed them. But Elizabeth said she must go and risk her life just to tell Jabari that she loved him. Since she had told him she loved him earlier, she did not need to risk her life to tell him again.
6. Next, she ran off during the night to the enemy camp with plans to retrieve the Almha, but she had no means to do it. Instead, she was immediately captured and they planned to kill her. Then, Jabari and his clan had to put themselves at risk and attack to save her life. Throughout the book Elizabeth kept talking of how smart she was, yet her actions were stupid and her perceptions about her uncle were wrong.
7. Next, Jabari did something stupid. He was sword fighting Fareeq, the leader of the enemy. During the middle of the fight, Fareeq dropped his sword, Jabari should have killed him in that moment, but instead, Jabari gave the sword back to Fareeq, who then cut Jabari's arm before Jabari killed Fareeq. That did not make sense to me. One does not give the enemy a weapon in the middle of the battle.
DATA:
Sexual language: mild. Number of sex scenes: five. Setting: 1892 Egypt. Copyright: 2002. Genre: historical romance.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 14, 2016
Fair warning : this is a rant
a sheikh story with a historical tone is pretty unique... loved the concept but I have some issues with the characters. They say the heroine is their queen returned but the elders don't accept her properly.. they want the queen but under the rule of the sheikh.. they believe in the dove sign but take issue when they find out it's her pet... what does it matter if its a wild dove or a pet one as long as its the sign you are looking for... the people believe only parts that are convenient to them... Faith must be absolute not when its convenient and that pretty much made me want to bang some heads together... however the ends are neatly tied together but its still gonna take some time for me to settle down... I'm still mad *Grrr
Oh!! and I do think its pretty stupid of the heroine to not tell the sheikh the real reason she wants the Ahlm so badly... and though this story is built on a legend I think it was pretty under utilised... what!! she gets some visions from past and that's it!! and nowhere does it state that the sheikh is Ranfir reborn... I mean the people are like when kiya returns she'll marry the man whoever might be the then sheikh... i mean... what's the point when you are not even reuniting some long dead lovers... AND at the end the guys are like the legend does not matter!!! let the past stay buried in the sands!!!
The reason I'm sooo mad is this could've been such a rich story but it is not... I'm disappointed :(
a sheikh story with a historical tone is pretty unique... loved the concept but I have some issues with the characters. They say the heroine is their queen returned but the elders don't accept her properly.. they want the queen but under the rule of the sheikh.. they believe in the dove sign but take issue when they find out it's her pet... what does it matter if its a wild dove or a pet one as long as its the sign you are looking for... the people believe only parts that are convenient to them... Faith must be absolute not when its convenient and that pretty much made me want to bang some heads together... however the ends are neatly tied together but its still gonna take some time for me to settle down... I'm still mad *Grrr
Oh!! and I do think its pretty stupid of the heroine to not tell the sheikh the real reason she wants the Ahlm so badly... and though this story is built on a legend I think it was pretty under utilised... what!! she gets some visions from past and that's it!! and nowhere does it state that the sheikh is Ranfir reborn... I mean the people are like when kiya returns she'll marry the man whoever might be the then sheikh... i mean... what's the point when you are not even reuniting some long dead lovers... AND at the end the guys are like the legend does not matter!!! let the past stay buried in the sands!!!
The reason I'm sooo mad is this could've been such a rich story but it is not... I'm disappointed :(
November 6, 2013
11/5/13:
Still reading, and doing my best to ignore the errors poppy up due, I'm sure, to OCR scanning software. But this one. Well, the sentence below sent me into gales of laughter.
He was hunger and fury and need all pummeling through her, a thousand and one tunas beating every single nerve in her body, demanding to free the passions buried deep inside her
Please, Bonnie, Please go back and proof your copy then update the Smashwords file. I beg you! Assure me "tunas" is a typo
Despite the errors from scanning, I still enjoyed this book and finished over a two day period.
Still reading, and doing my best to ignore the errors poppy up due, I'm sure, to OCR scanning software. But this one. Well, the sentence below sent me into gales of laughter.
He was hunger and fury and need all pummeling through her, a thousand and one tunas beating every single nerve in her body, demanding to free the passions buried deep inside her
Please, Bonnie, Please go back and proof your copy then update the Smashwords file. I beg you! Assure me "tunas" is a typo
Despite the errors from scanning, I still enjoyed this book and finished over a two day period.
November 11, 2012
2.5
Elizabeth is in Egypt to steal a herbal code imbedded in an ancient but buried disk, the Almha. What she doesn't count on is the fierce opposition from Sheik Jabari and his tribe, protectors of the Almha who are just as determined she will not be successful. It would have saved an entire book if she'd simply been honest with Jabari from the start but then where's the fun and debate in that?
For an intelligent woman knowledgeable in the 18th century dynasty Elizabeth was too dense for believability. Screaming abuse at Jabari, throwing water at him, humiliating him in front of his harem of 'two' and his tribes people all because she was determined no man would own her or stomp on her suffragette beliefs. Huh? At every turn she flouted and ridiculed tribal custom then shrank back in terror when faced with the dire consequences of loss of tongue or worse loss of head.
With all that you might wonder what kept me reading. Easy, Jabari and Egyptian custom and lore. Good read despite Elizabeth's childish antics.
Elizabeth is in Egypt to steal a herbal code imbedded in an ancient but buried disk, the Almha. What she doesn't count on is the fierce opposition from Sheik Jabari and his tribe, protectors of the Almha who are just as determined she will not be successful. It would have saved an entire book if she'd simply been honest with Jabari from the start but then where's the fun and debate in that?
For an intelligent woman knowledgeable in the 18th century dynasty Elizabeth was too dense for believability. Screaming abuse at Jabari, throwing water at him, humiliating him in front of his harem of 'two' and his tribes people all because she was determined no man would own her or stomp on her suffragette beliefs. Huh? At every turn she flouted and ridiculed tribal custom then shrank back in terror when faced with the dire consequences of loss of tongue or worse loss of head.
With all that you might wonder what kept me reading. Easy, Jabari and Egyptian custom and lore. Good read despite Elizabeth's childish antics.
November 3, 2011
I just couldn't finish this one. Got about half way through and wanted to strangle the heroine so much it just wasn't worth finishing.
December 15, 2011
I really liked this book. I felt like i was completely immersed in that time in Egypt. I really liked the main characters, but wished there could've been more time for their relationship to form.
December 31, 2012
lost interest, story could not hold my attention.
August 17, 2022
Bought this at a used bookstore because I read a review about it being similar to the mummy. Honestly saw that a bit but only if Evelyn had gone with Ardith instead. This novel definitely made me feel like I was reading classic romance from the 90s haha not something I normally go for but I’ve never read a bodice ripper before so I thought I would give it a go. Not horrible but also not the best, rather entertaining with a enjoyable end.
February 19, 2019
3.6 stars
It was good, definitely interesting. The beginning of the novel, when they were on the dig site, I thought was better.
My first sheik novel!
Also, I would have liked to see their actual homes, because I was confused if they actually lived in tents. Other times the floor was mentioned to be of tile, so ???
It was good, definitely interesting. The beginning of the novel, when they were on the dig site, I thought was better.
My first sheik novel!
Also, I would have liked to see their actual homes, because I was confused if they actually lived in tents. Other times the floor was mentioned to be of tile, so ???
June 21, 2023
I’ve never wanted to slap a heroine more!!
I kept wishing for a scene where she got beheaded because she was so dumb..No sense of preservation and just plain foolishness!!..I’m actually livid.
She “grieved the loss of her freedom” because she had to kneel to submission to get him to spare her uncle’s life?..Please no more!!
I kept wishing for a scene where she got beheaded because she was so dumb..No sense of preservation and just plain foolishness!!..I’m actually livid.
She “grieved the loss of her freedom” because she had to kneel to submission to get him to spare her uncle’s life?..Please no more!!
descartados
May 1, 2020No pienso leer un libro donde el jeque protagonista secuestra a la chica protagonista por mucho que luego se enamoren, no.
January 11, 2024
3 1/2 stars. Reasonably good read.
June 14, 2010
Timeless Romance
I absolutely love this book. The legend is so amazing and the love between Elizabeth and teh Sheik was O-M-G. I can never get enough of this book. I love the fact that Elizabeth changed the Sheik for the better of course. And I love the fact that the Sheik loved her Elizabeth first. there was unforgettable parts in this book.
I absolutely love this book. The legend is so amazing and the love between Elizabeth and teh Sheik was O-M-G. I can never get enough of this book. I love the fact that Elizabeth changed the Sheik for the better of course. And I love the fact that the Sheik loved her Elizabeth first. there was unforgettable parts in this book.
June 18, 2015
Does anyone else think that Vanak watched the Mummy Returns and thought “I could recycle that”?
I felt like there were too many plot holes. Like the “haram” and the fact that Elizabeth knew her uncle wasn’t on the up and up and she still helped him escape, I mean she is supposed to be fairly intelligent right?
I felt like there were too many plot holes. Like the “haram” and the fact that Elizabeth knew her uncle wasn’t on the up and up and she still helped him escape, I mean she is supposed to be fairly intelligent right?
June 8, 2016
4 stars. Set in Egypt so more exotic than your average historical. Sweet and stubborn.
September 9, 2013
Enchanting...
March 31, 2015
I can't, this book is utterly hideous. I can't look at a single page.
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March 6, 2018DNF.
I JUST FINISHED ONE EXACTLY LIKE THIS AND I SAID TO MYSELF....I AINT GONNA READ ANOTHER STORY WITH THE SAME PLOT AND ARROGANT CHARACTERS TOO FULL OF PRIDE TO ADMIT TO LOVE.
OUR HERO is a reincarnate of the Khamsin leader Ran-something. He's arrogant, determined and just a man who gets his way with everything it makes you tick but not to the point of hating him. It's his culture, it's understandable.
OUR HEROINE is digging into the past in Egypt with her uncle, most likely looking for a cure for her Nana. Little does she know it's obvious that's she is the reincarnate lover and Queen Kiya to her Khamsin lover. So it's not surprise the attraction between her and the Sheikh.
OVERALL what pissed me off apart from how similar the story is with another author's...it held the same arrogant tone, with characters who just enjoy fighting too much it's just too exhausting to read. Plus the fact that the angst wasn't even the exciting kind that makes you turn the pages quickly. In other words, it's unoriginal and the romance was more forced and focused on lust...how upsetting.
I JUST FINISHED ONE EXACTLY LIKE THIS AND I SAID TO MYSELF....I AINT GONNA READ ANOTHER STORY WITH THE SAME PLOT AND ARROGANT CHARACTERS TOO FULL OF PRIDE TO ADMIT TO LOVE.
OUR HERO is a reincarnate of the Khamsin leader Ran-something. He's arrogant, determined and just a man who gets his way with everything it makes you tick but not to the point of hating him. It's his culture, it's understandable.
OUR HEROINE is digging into the past in Egypt with her uncle, most likely looking for a cure for her Nana. Little does she know it's obvious that's she is the reincarnate lover and Queen Kiya to her Khamsin lover. So it's not surprise the attraction between her and the Sheikh.
OVERALL what pissed me off apart from how similar the story is with another author's...it held the same arrogant tone, with characters who just enjoy fighting too much it's just too exhausting to read. Plus the fact that the angst wasn't even the exciting kind that makes you turn the pages quickly. In other words, it's unoriginal and the romance was more forced and focused on lust...how upsetting.
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