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Sister Brides #1
An Arabian Marriage
An Arabian Marriage by Lynne Graham released on Aug 23, 2002 is available now for purchase.
192 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published March 1, 2002
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Lynne Graham
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Lynne Graham was born on July 30, 1956 of Irish-Scottish parentage. She has livedin Northern Ireland all her life. She grew up in a seaside village with herbrother. She learnt to read at the age of 3, and haven't stopped since then.
Lynne first met her husband when she was 14. At 15, she wrote her firstbook, but it was rejected everywhere. Lynne married after she completed adegree at Edinburgh University. She started writing again when she was athome with her first child. It took several attempts before she sold herfirst book in 1987 and the delight of seeing that first book for sale in thelocal newsagents has never been forgotten. Now, there are over 10 million ofher books in print worldwide.
Lynne always wanted a large family and has five children. Her eldest and heronly natural child is 19 and currently at university. Her other fourchildren, who are every bit as dear to her heart, are adopted. She has two9-year-olds adopted from Sri Lanka and a 5- and a 3-year-old adopted fromGuatemala. In Lynne's home, there is a rich and diverse cultural mix, whichadds a whole extra dimension of interest and discovery to family life. Thefamily lives in a country house surrounded by a woodland garden, which iswonderfully private. The family has two pets. Thomas, a very large andaffectionate black cat, bosses the dog and hunts rabbits. The dog is Daisy,an adorable but not very bright white West Highland terrier, who loves beingchased by the cat. At night, dog and cat sleep together in front of thekitchen stove. Lynne loves gardening, cooking, collects everything from oldtoys to rock specimens and is crazy about every aspect of Christmas.
Lynne Graham was born on July 30, 1956 of Irish-Scottish parentage. She has livedin Northern Ireland all her life. She grew up in a seaside village with herbrother. She learnt to read at the age of 3, and haven't stopped since then.
Lynne first met her husband when she was 14. At 15, she wrote her firstbook, but it was rejected everywhere. Lynne married after she completed adegree at Edinburgh University. She started writing again when she was athome with her first child. It took several attempts before she sold herfirst book in 1987 and the delight of seeing that first book for sale in thelocal newsagents has never been forgotten. Now, there are over 10 million ofher books in print worldwide.
Lynne always wanted a large family and has five children. Her eldest and heronly natural child is 19 and currently at university. Her other fourchildren, who are every bit as dear to her heart, are adopted. She has two9-year-olds adopted from Sri Lanka and a 5- and a 3-year-old adopted fromGuatemala. In Lynne's home, there is a rich and diverse cultural mix, whichadds a whole extra dimension of interest and discovery to family life. Thefamily lives in a country house surrounded by a woodland garden, which iswonderfully private. The family has two pets. Thomas, a very large andaffectionate black cat, bosses the dog and hunts rabbits. The dog is Daisy,an adorable but not very bright white West Highland terrier, who loves beingchased by the cat. At night, dog and cat sleep together in front of thekitchen stove. Lynne loves gardening, cooking, collects everything from oldtoys to rock specimens and is crazy about every aspect of Christmas.
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December 8, 2017
Some days you just need a Lynne Graham story. This is the typical couple getting together for an orphaned child. What made this one stand out is:
The heroine not revealing her true identity before asking the hero to marry her.
The child being kidnapped by the grandfather.
This mythical Arab kingdom is Christian - so one wife at at time.
The hero bringing the heroine thoughtful gifts - including a box of fudge - which she comfort eats in one sitting and falls asleep in a sugar coma while the hero works in his office.
The heroine thinking the king is a shepherd and bringing him water when he shaky on his feet.
So no plot spoilers - you know how this one works out. A MOC that turns into true love. A hidden sister of the heroine's is discovered for the next story in the series.
The heroine not revealing her true identity before asking the hero to marry her.
The child being kidnapped by the grandfather.
This mythical Arab kingdom is Christian - so one wife at at time.
The hero bringing the heroine thoughtful gifts - including a box of fudge - which she comfort eats in one sitting and falls asleep in a sugar coma while the hero works in his office.
The heroine thinking the king is a shepherd and bringing him water when he shaky on his feet.
So no plot spoilers - you know how this one works out. A MOC that turns into true love. A hidden sister of the heroine's is discovered for the next story in the series.
May 8, 2023
Wow what a book. I loved every second of it and couldn't turn away even for a brief moment.
The Premise: King Zafir of Quamar is ill and his eldest son, the Crown Prince Adil, had just passed away two months prior! Adil was a piece of work who instead of doing his assigned work as the Crown Prince he spent most of his time aboard his yacht accompanied by a group of American women who were his sex objects. He was an unrepentant womanizer the likes you haven't seen. He was on his third marriage and had children by his wives and a spare or two by mistresses thrown in.
It seems he, his wife and ex wives only produced females and he desperately needed a male heir. After his death the King discovered Adil, had fathered a son with a woman who was not his wife. After having her investigated he found that she was beyond unfit. She only had the child to live off Adil's fortune. From the day she delivered that son her cousin, Freddie, who had trained as a nanny took over the care and raising of the little boy. She loved him beyond measure. Two months prior to the beginning of the book Freddie's cousin, Erica Fredrica, the boy's birth mother, was killed in a skiing accident. Our heroine, Freddie the Nanny (also Fredrica) was left with the boy and attended him very well. Just to help with confusion because I was a bit confused, both cousins were christened with the exact same name which only complicated matters.
So now the story really begins. Our hero, Jaspar, the now Crown Prince was summoned by His Majesty the King (his father) to go after the boy and remove him from his incapable mother who barely ever saw the boy. He was to fetch him by whatever means necessary and bring him to the castle to live where the King could see his grandson before he passed away. Their intent was to let someone from the extended family or close friend raise the child as their own never giving thought to the two-year-old and his needs. Knowing he was illegitimate he would never be allowed to take the throne. Unfortunately they thought Freddie the Nanny was indeed the child's mother which she was not.
Freddie is completely distraught when she learns the child has been stolen and taken to Quamar. She is devastated and Jaspar doesn't understand why this uncaring mother is so upset that her son is gone. She blackmails Jaspar into marriage so she would be welcome in Quamar. Otherwise the king had made certain she could never get into his country...again thinking she was the mother not the nanny. Jaspar is mad as Hades but he gives in to a temporary marriage so that she can help the small child adjust to his new home.
Gosh, this was a great read. I've read it several times. For me, the shining moment in the story was when Jaspar caught his ex girlfriend, who had dumped him five years earlier when she saw her chance to marry his brother Adil so that she could become queen. (Unfortunately she did not know that the king had already chosen his successor and it was not Adil.) The ex was trying to convince Freddy, his wife, to leave him and told her he didn't love her, it was more of a pity marriage. Jaspar was outside the door listening to the whole exchange. He certainly set her straight and let her know he cherished the day she wed his brother because he knew she would have ruined his life. LOVED IT!! (BTW - Jaspar was never intimate with this awful ex. All they had done was talk with family present.
I definitely recommend this book.
The Premise: King Zafir of Quamar is ill and his eldest son, the Crown Prince Adil, had just passed away two months prior! Adil was a piece of work who instead of doing his assigned work as the Crown Prince he spent most of his time aboard his yacht accompanied by a group of American women who were his sex objects. He was an unrepentant womanizer the likes you haven't seen. He was on his third marriage and had children by his wives and a spare or two by mistresses thrown in.
It seems he, his wife and ex wives only produced females and he desperately needed a male heir. After his death the King discovered Adil, had fathered a son with a woman who was not his wife. After having her investigated he found that she was beyond unfit. She only had the child to live off Adil's fortune. From the day she delivered that son her cousin, Freddie, who had trained as a nanny took over the care and raising of the little boy. She loved him beyond measure. Two months prior to the beginning of the book Freddie's cousin, Erica Fredrica, the boy's birth mother, was killed in a skiing accident. Our heroine, Freddie the Nanny (also Fredrica) was left with the boy and attended him very well. Just to help with confusion because I was a bit confused, both cousins were christened with the exact same name which only complicated matters.
So now the story really begins. Our hero, Jaspar, the now Crown Prince was summoned by His Majesty the King (his father) to go after the boy and remove him from his incapable mother who barely ever saw the boy. He was to fetch him by whatever means necessary and bring him to the castle to live where the King could see his grandson before he passed away. Their intent was to let someone from the extended family or close friend raise the child as their own never giving thought to the two-year-old and his needs. Knowing he was illegitimate he would never be allowed to take the throne. Unfortunately they thought Freddie the Nanny was indeed the child's mother which she was not.
Freddie is completely distraught when she learns the child has been stolen and taken to Quamar. She is devastated and Jaspar doesn't understand why this uncaring mother is so upset that her son is gone. She blackmails Jaspar into marriage so she would be welcome in Quamar. Otherwise the king had made certain she could never get into his country...again thinking she was the mother not the nanny. Jaspar is mad as Hades but he gives in to a temporary marriage so that she can help the small child adjust to his new home.
Gosh, this was a great read. I've read it several times. For me, the shining moment in the story was when Jaspar caught his ex girlfriend, who had dumped him five years earlier when she saw her chance to marry his brother Adil so that she could become queen. (Unfortunately she did not know that the king had already chosen his successor and it was not Adil.) The ex was trying to convince Freddy, his wife, to leave him and told her he didn't love her, it was more of a pity marriage. Jaspar was outside the door listening to the whole exchange. He certainly set her straight and let her know he cherished the day she wed his brother because he knew she would have ruined his life. LOVED IT!! (BTW - Jaspar was never intimate with this awful ex. All they had done was talk with family present.
I definitely recommend this book.
January 27, 2018
Well, that didn't take long. Page one and the slut-shaming has already begun. The third fricking paragraph! Admittedly it's the ailing sheikh based on yet another erroneous PI report, but the H jumps into the tidy bowl boat pretty quickly. What is it that tycoons, sheiks and princes can not seem to hire competent investigators.
Review
Run of the mill LG set in the Christian desert where the poor sheiks are only allowed one wife at a time but as many mistresses as they want. That burn is not for the pretty honorable H but his happy-go-lucky dead brother, father of the plot moppet.
Mistaken identity where the H thinks the h is actually the trampy mother of the PM rather than the cousin/nanny. There are much, much worse H's in HarleyLand. He doesn't even try and strong-arm or insult her, and actually throws out the evil OW when she's caught lolling in bed naked when the H and h head to the nuptial bed. Quit funny though.
The heroine is pretty cute as well as she's feistier than most.
A little lacking as I felt they fell in love due to proximity, but the H is nicely overwrought in both his declaration of love as well as his concern for the h's heath and safety.
Review
Run of the mill LG set in the Christian desert where the poor sheiks are only allowed one wife at a time but as many mistresses as they want. That burn is not for the pretty honorable H but his happy-go-lucky dead brother, father of the plot moppet.
Mistaken identity where the H thinks the h is actually the trampy mother of the PM rather than the cousin/nanny. There are much, much worse H's in HarleyLand. He doesn't even try and strong-arm or insult her, and actually throws out the evil OW when she's caught lolling in bed naked when the H and h head to the nuptial bed. Quit funny though.
The heroine is pretty cute as well as she's feistier than most.
A little lacking as I felt they fell in love due to proximity, but the H is nicely overwrought in both his declaration of love as well as his concern for the h's heath and safety.
July 27, 2016
Wow well the description of the book is wrong here.
The hero did not kidnap little Ben it was the grandfather.
Also, he was a good father figure and I loved that he gave her gifts as he was always thinking about her.
I think a lot of us girl can relate to the chocolate scene so much.
The first time they have sex was just wow!
This was an awesome book and I loved it.
I have reread this book often and it is one of my favourite.
If you are lucky to find this book, read it!
You will not be disappointed.
The hero did not kidnap little Ben it was the grandfather.
Also, he was a good father figure and I loved that he gave her gifts as he was always thinking about her.
I think a lot of us girl can relate to the chocolate scene so much.
The first time they have sex was just wow!
This was an awesome book and I loved it.
I have reread this book often and it is one of my favourite.
If you are lucky to find this book, read it!
You will not be disappointed.
August 25, 2018
Looking for an alpha-jerk? Not in here.
After all the bull Freddy took from her cousin I was glad Jaspar was so kind and amazing and I want one for myself thank you very much.
Did I mention I'm a sucker for the plots where the Hero falls in lust at first sight even when he thinks heroine is the mother of the child(ren) he's claiming? If you hadn't notice now you know...
Just wondering, if he was the well-behaved brother... Where did he learned his moves?
A gentle soul like Freddy lashing at Jaspar was a refreshing surprise
After all the bull Freddy took from her cousin I was glad Jaspar was so kind and amazing and I want one for myself thank you very much.
Did I mention I'm a sucker for the plots where the Hero falls in lust at first sight even when he thinks heroine is the mother of the child(ren) he's claiming? If you hadn't notice now you know...
Just wondering, if he was the well-behaved brother... Where did he learned his moves?
A gentle soul like Freddy lashing at Jaspar was a refreshing surprise
May 18, 2013
Cute story with no angst. The hero is totally sweet, kind, honorable and flawless! I can't believe I was jealous of a Harlequin heroine for marrying my dream guy! Good thing she deserved him cause she was pretty awesome herself!
June 30, 2012
This is the first book in the Sister Bride series. Freddy is a very devoted Aunt and nanny to her cousin's illegitimate child, Ben. Her cousin dies suddenly leaving Ben an orphan. Jaspar, uncle and brother to Ben's deceased father, shows up suddenly and kidnaps Ben back to Quamar. Freddy is devastated to lose Ben and blackmails Jaspar into marrying her so that he can take her back to Quamar for Ben. She is a bit naive and thinks that the King will tire of Ben in just a few short weeks. Once that happens, Jaspar can divorce her and she can return back to England with Ben.
Freddy, really isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer. She is rather flighty, wears her heart on her sleeve, has absolutely no common sense, and makes one reckless decision after another. But as a reader, you can't help falling in love with her. Jaspar is no exception to that, and he falls madly in love with her and thus the happy ending.
There really isn't a whole lot of angst to the story, and I found that refreshing. Once Jaspar recovers from being blackmailed, he becomes a very sweet and endearing hero.
I found that I liked this better than the second book in the series, but not as much as the third.
Freddy, really isn't the sharpest knife in the drawer. She is rather flighty, wears her heart on her sleeve, has absolutely no common sense, and makes one reckless decision after another. But as a reader, you can't help falling in love with her. Jaspar is no exception to that, and he falls madly in love with her and thus the happy ending.
There really isn't a whole lot of angst to the story, and I found that refreshing. Once Jaspar recovers from being blackmailed, he becomes a very sweet and endearing hero.
I found that I liked this better than the second book in the series, but not as much as the third.
March 5, 2020
Excellent book by LG. Yet another that I hadn’t read.
I mostly do not like any sheikh/ prince stories but this was an enjoyable one.
Jaspar was an old-fashioned, possessive alpha and Freddy was a sweet h who could calmly handle him. I loved her refusal to be bullied into submission and she could hold a rebuttal for everything that Jaspar had to say.
The entire book had me going and flipping pages and the presence of little Ben was also very cute. The end got a little draggy and there was some minimal angst which really wasn’t needed. This couple got along perfectly! Will be adding this to my re-read shelf. Highly recommend for sweet, feel-good reading.
I mostly do not like any sheikh/ prince stories but this was an enjoyable one.
Jaspar was an old-fashioned, possessive alpha and Freddy was a sweet h who could calmly handle him. I loved her refusal to be bullied into submission and she could hold a rebuttal for everything that Jaspar had to say.
The entire book had me going and flipping pages and the presence of little Ben was also very cute. The end got a little draggy and there was some minimal angst which really wasn’t needed. This couple got along perfectly! Will be adding this to my re-read shelf. Highly recommend for sweet, feel-good reading.
July 14, 2020
Loved this story from start to finish.
May 25, 2021
Standard book with typical ingredients:
- a contended child: he’s the son of heroine’s cousin and hero’s brother, both dead. The cousin was a gold digger tramp and the brother was an Arabian womanizer. Child’s grandfather kidnaps the child
- a BM (big misunderstanding) the hero thinks the heroine is her cousin, so he treats her badly and the heroine forces him to marry her to be with the child that she loves like a son
- insta lust: the hero even if he thinks she’s a slut and a gold digger is so very attracted to her
- surprise and revelation: the hero finds out he’s been deceived and is angry and pleased. Angry because he’s been deceived and pleased because she’s not her cousin and she was a virgin
-evil ow/ ex fiancé: who married his brother to be crown princess and left the hero, but now she’s back and wants the hero back. The hero disagrees.
- other misunderstandings: she thinks he still love his ex, he thinks she only wants her little cousin.
-pregnancy. Enough said.
- final explanation: they reveal their real feelings. Hallelujah. Happy ending with a son.
There’s not so much too say, the heroine lied to have the child, the hero was not a bad guy, he is one of those typical hp heroes who are allergic to commitment and love but they fall for the heroine like a pear from the tree. I liked that the heroine was not a doormat, (she told him he was a wimpy child)and he was the first to say ILY.
- a contended child: he’s the son of heroine’s cousin and hero’s brother, both dead. The cousin was a gold digger tramp and the brother was an Arabian womanizer. Child’s grandfather kidnaps the child
- a BM (big misunderstanding) the hero thinks the heroine is her cousin, so he treats her badly and the heroine forces him to marry her to be with the child that she loves like a son
- insta lust: the hero even if he thinks she’s a slut and a gold digger is so very attracted to her
- surprise and revelation: the hero finds out he’s been deceived and is angry and pleased. Angry because he’s been deceived and pleased because she’s not her cousin and she was a virgin
-evil ow/ ex fiancé: who married his brother to be crown princess and left the hero, but now she’s back and wants the hero back. The hero disagrees.
- other misunderstandings: she thinks he still love his ex, he thinks she only wants her little cousin.
-pregnancy. Enough said.
- final explanation: they reveal their real feelings. Hallelujah. Happy ending with a son.
There’s not so much too say, the heroine lied to have the child, the hero was not a bad guy, he is one of those typical hp heroes who are allergic to commitment and love but they fall for the heroine like a pear from the tree. I liked that the heroine was not a doormat, (she told him he was a wimpy child)and he was the first to say ILY.
December 31, 2017
"An Arabian Wedding" is the story of Jasper and Freddy.
When Jasper's older brother dies and he inherits the the throne to Quamar, he comes to know about the latter's illegitiamate child with a British "hussy", and under his father's appeal, goes off to England to obtain it..
Because of an identity mixup, he assumes that the nanny Freddy is actually Erica, the mother- who has coincidentally passed away too, and she does not correct him in order to keep her beloved nephew with her for some more time.
What follows is a blackmail leading to a marriage of convinience, but soon passion and truth interferes.
Likeable strong characters, hot lovemaking and good dose of angst filled this delightful Sheikh read! I liked how Jasper was with Ben, how he respected his marriage vows- Freddy was a wonderful mother too- and totally adored their scorching chemistry. Mild OW drama but hero literally chides her and removes her from their life.
Sweet ending and looking forward to the next books.
Safe
3.75/5
When Jasper's older brother dies and he inherits the the throne to Quamar, he comes to know about the latter's illegitiamate child with a British "hussy", and under his father's appeal, goes off to England to obtain it..
Because of an identity mixup, he assumes that the nanny Freddy is actually Erica, the mother- who has coincidentally passed away too, and she does not correct him in order to keep her beloved nephew with her for some more time.
What follows is a blackmail leading to a marriage of convinience, but soon passion and truth interferes.
Likeable strong characters, hot lovemaking and good dose of angst filled this delightful Sheikh read! I liked how Jasper was with Ben, how he respected his marriage vows- Freddy was a wonderful mother too- and totally adored their scorching chemistry. Mild OW drama but hero literally chides her and removes her from their life.
Sweet ending and looking forward to the next books.
Safe
3.75/5
July 27, 2020
Sorry, but this was just absurd, melodramatic, tosh. I have read some great books by this writer but this isn’t one of them.
I know we are meant to suspend disbelief when reading these romances but they still need to feel that they could be real. Everything about it from the premise to the execution, from the one dimensional characters to the irritating actions of the protagonists made this a painful and laughable read. I found Freddy a totally unsympathetic and ridiculous heroine. I skimmed pages and was pleased to reach the end. Sorry, but when there are so many brilliant books out there, I really dislike wasting my time on second rate stuff.
I know we are meant to suspend disbelief when reading these romances but they still need to feel that they could be real. Everything about it from the premise to the execution, from the one dimensional characters to the irritating actions of the protagonists made this a painful and laughable read. I found Freddy a totally unsympathetic and ridiculous heroine. I skimmed pages and was pleased to reach the end. Sorry, but when there are so many brilliant books out there, I really dislike wasting my time on second rate stuff.
November 28, 2012
A fun quick read. The heroine Freddy was a bit of a ninny and I wanted to slap her for her continued picking at him. But at least she apologized all the time for her bad moods and sniping. I did love the way the hero fell for her and the way he was so concerned with her health and happiness at the end. The book lacked any kind of depth in trying to show a sense of place or culture which I guess when you consider I really hate made up countries isn't so bad but it does leave a lack. I've read two of this series now and I need to look up the other two.
February 16, 2017
I really liked this hero his love was shown in his actions towards the heroine he really made an effort with her.
January 30, 2015
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Not a guy who looked as if he wrestled with sharks for fun before breakfast, ran a couple of marathons before lunch, ruled some vast business empire throughout the afternoon and finished off the day by taking some very lucky woman to bed and exhausting her.
Though it must pain me to be so frank, I am well aware of the life that you lead and equally aware that your ugly appearance can only be a pretence calculated to mislead.’
He looked like a dark angel, talked like an ignorant, unfeeling louse and probably couldn’t pass a single mirror without falling in love with his gorgeous reflection!
He wanted to rip the towel off, propel her back against the wall and sink deep into her, lose himself in the kind of raw, urgent sex he hadn’t fantasised about since he was a teenager.
She trudged back down to the main reception rooms, very much hoping he wouldn’t be waiting for her. But the guy had no tact, no shame and the kind of self-assurance that would have ensured that the Titanic sank the iceberg instead of the other way round.
‘Let’s discuss my nephew,’ he finally murmured in his rich, dark drawl. ‘Feel free to enjoy your pizza.’ Freddy pictured an imaginary headline: ‘Crown Prince battered to death by pizza box’.
Her tummy gurgled and she stiffened with embarrassment and stared a hole in the pizza box. She had a healthy appetite and she was starving, but she was convinced that if she started eating he would take one scornful look at her and think, No wonder she’s that size!
‘You’re such a coward…’ Freddy snarled at him in disgust. ‘I wish I’d punched you in the mouth!’
He liked women with spirit. If he had to tell the staff to destroy every hair ornament in the Anhara, she would wear that glorious blonde mane loose for his pleasure.
‘Who are you?’ the brunette shrieked at Freddy, struggling to wrap the spread round her lissom curves. ‘Jaspar spoke to you in English. You foreign slut!’
‘It is only sex…’ Jaspar mused with magnificent nonchalance.
Who is ever likely to find out? a sneaky little voice whispered inside her head. Maybe she could just enjoy him as an experience.
In her mind’s eye, she saw herself hovering there muttering a confessional like a woman who had cheated on a diet and she cringed for herself, but she just could not think straight that close to him.
‘You are so skittish,’ Jaspar mused, well-defined brows rising.
Already secure beneath the shield of the sheet, Freddy leant back against the pillows, striving to look amused, cool, woman-of-the-worldish.
As Jaspar began to turn away, he suddenly stilled to glance back at the bed. With a sudden imprecation, he flipped the sheet fully back from her. Belatedly, Freddy registered the same view and she froze in stricken discomfiture. She tried to reclaim the sheet, but with one opposing pull Jaspar hauled it right off the bed.
‘Feddy…’ Ben’s bottom lip trembled, huge brown eyes misting with disappointed tears, his lack of trust that the person he wanted would appear patent.
‘You are going to give me a son.’
‘Sorry…?’ Freddy said with a look of uncertainty, thinking that obviously he could not mean that as it had sounded.
Freddy turned hot pink, opened her mouth, closed it again and then snatched in a ragged breath. ‘OK…you’ve had your joke. Ha ha and all that, but I’m really not in the mood to laugh.’
‘That’s good, because I’m not joking. You wanted to be my wife and you are my wife. Producing heirs to the throne goes with royal territory.’ Silent on his feet as a prowling tiger, Jaspar strolled across the distance that separated them and rested reflective dark golden eyes on her bemused face. ‘You can bet that I will be home every night this week.’
‘Do you know what’s wrong with you?’ she asked fiercely. Jaspar veiled his eyes. ‘I feel sure you’re about to tell me.’
Legs feeling wobbly, registering that she was married to a guy with meteoric grasp on the principles of oneupmanship, Freddy folded down in a heap on the soft thick rug beside the bed and stuffed herself with the fudge. If she had been paranoid she might have thought he had bought her all those presents just to make her feel that she was the most hateful woman alive.
In the moonlight flooding through the windows he could see that Freddy had fallen asleep on the floor. A ring of fudge wrappers and crumpled tissues surrounded her like a statement and he could see that her nose was pink and her eyelashes still clogged together.
‘I’ve had all the thanks I required.’ Jaspar gave her a wolfish grin that made her heart tilt on its axis. ‘Glad you liked the fudge.’
‘I didn’t. I was just lying with my eyes closed—’
‘I walked over here and spoke to you. You were fast asleep.’ Jaspar pulled on khaki chinos.
The joy of conception was a little dimmed for Freddy by the prospect of the sexless, spiceless eight months of early nights ahead of her, but she scolded herself for doubting the doctor’s advice.
‘I’m sorry I was sarcastic earlier,’ Jaspar breathed abruptly, rather like a male mentally fingering through all potential sins.
‘The first one took me out because Erica bribed him to do it and the second one dumped me for her. After that, I was more cautious. There were a couple of brief entanglements.
There was the guy who burst out crying over dinner talking about his ex-wife…’ Freddy recalled, beyond all embarrassment. ‘There was the one who brought his ex girlfriend to visit so that she could explain that his talking to me about his feelings for her had helped them to get back together again—’
‘I think I should bale out of this conversation before I crash and burn beyond recovery,’ Jaspar murmured drily.
‘I wouldn’t marry you if you were the last woman left alive in Quamar,’ Jaspar imparted with stinging derision from the doorway, startling both Sabirah and Freddy to such an extent that they spun round to gape at him.
‘But that might not be safe and above all your safety is what counts, ma belle,’ Jaspar intoned huskily. ‘You know, I love you very much…’
‘I can’t do it. I can’t let you go,’ Jaspar swore vehemently. ‘I can’t imagine my life without you and Ben. These last weeks we have shared have been very precious to me. What must I do to convince you that if you give me enough time I can make you happy here in Quamar?’
You would have laughed yourself sick had you heard me only a couple of hours later fighting to stay married to you!’
‘That I should have put you through that…’he had groaned, wrung out in the aftermath and clinging to her hand as though she had come through a near-death experience. ‘Never again, never ever again. I had no idea what it would entail.’
It had been very hard not to laugh and hurt his feelings,
Not a guy who looked as if he wrestled with sharks for fun before breakfast, ran a couple of marathons before lunch, ruled some vast business empire throughout the afternoon and finished off the day by taking some very lucky woman to bed and exhausting her.
Though it must pain me to be so frank, I am well aware of the life that you lead and equally aware that your ugly appearance can only be a pretence calculated to mislead.’
He looked like a dark angel, talked like an ignorant, unfeeling louse and probably couldn’t pass a single mirror without falling in love with his gorgeous reflection!
He wanted to rip the towel off, propel her back against the wall and sink deep into her, lose himself in the kind of raw, urgent sex he hadn’t fantasised about since he was a teenager.
She trudged back down to the main reception rooms, very much hoping he wouldn’t be waiting for her. But the guy had no tact, no shame and the kind of self-assurance that would have ensured that the Titanic sank the iceberg instead of the other way round.
‘Let’s discuss my nephew,’ he finally murmured in his rich, dark drawl. ‘Feel free to enjoy your pizza.’ Freddy pictured an imaginary headline: ‘Crown Prince battered to death by pizza box’.
Her tummy gurgled and she stiffened with embarrassment and stared a hole in the pizza box. She had a healthy appetite and she was starving, but she was convinced that if she started eating he would take one scornful look at her and think, No wonder she’s that size!
‘You’re such a coward…’ Freddy snarled at him in disgust. ‘I wish I’d punched you in the mouth!’
He liked women with spirit. If he had to tell the staff to destroy every hair ornament in the Anhara, she would wear that glorious blonde mane loose for his pleasure.
‘Who are you?’ the brunette shrieked at Freddy, struggling to wrap the spread round her lissom curves. ‘Jaspar spoke to you in English. You foreign slut!’
‘It is only sex…’ Jaspar mused with magnificent nonchalance.
Who is ever likely to find out? a sneaky little voice whispered inside her head. Maybe she could just enjoy him as an experience.
In her mind’s eye, she saw herself hovering there muttering a confessional like a woman who had cheated on a diet and she cringed for herself, but she just could not think straight that close to him.
‘You are so skittish,’ Jaspar mused, well-defined brows rising.
Already secure beneath the shield of the sheet, Freddy leant back against the pillows, striving to look amused, cool, woman-of-the-worldish.
As Jaspar began to turn away, he suddenly stilled to glance back at the bed. With a sudden imprecation, he flipped the sheet fully back from her. Belatedly, Freddy registered the same view and she froze in stricken discomfiture. She tried to reclaim the sheet, but with one opposing pull Jaspar hauled it right off the bed.
‘Feddy…’ Ben’s bottom lip trembled, huge brown eyes misting with disappointed tears, his lack of trust that the person he wanted would appear patent.
‘You are going to give me a son.’
‘Sorry…?’ Freddy said with a look of uncertainty, thinking that obviously he could not mean that as it had sounded.
Freddy turned hot pink, opened her mouth, closed it again and then snatched in a ragged breath. ‘OK…you’ve had your joke. Ha ha and all that, but I’m really not in the mood to laugh.’
‘That’s good, because I’m not joking. You wanted to be my wife and you are my wife. Producing heirs to the throne goes with royal territory.’ Silent on his feet as a prowling tiger, Jaspar strolled across the distance that separated them and rested reflective dark golden eyes on her bemused face. ‘You can bet that I will be home every night this week.’
‘Do you know what’s wrong with you?’ she asked fiercely. Jaspar veiled his eyes. ‘I feel sure you’re about to tell me.’
Legs feeling wobbly, registering that she was married to a guy with meteoric grasp on the principles of oneupmanship, Freddy folded down in a heap on the soft thick rug beside the bed and stuffed herself with the fudge. If she had been paranoid she might have thought he had bought her all those presents just to make her feel that she was the most hateful woman alive.
In the moonlight flooding through the windows he could see that Freddy had fallen asleep on the floor. A ring of fudge wrappers and crumpled tissues surrounded her like a statement and he could see that her nose was pink and her eyelashes still clogged together.
‘I’ve had all the thanks I required.’ Jaspar gave her a wolfish grin that made her heart tilt on its axis. ‘Glad you liked the fudge.’
‘I didn’t. I was just lying with my eyes closed—’
‘I walked over here and spoke to you. You were fast asleep.’ Jaspar pulled on khaki chinos.
The joy of conception was a little dimmed for Freddy by the prospect of the sexless, spiceless eight months of early nights ahead of her, but she scolded herself for doubting the doctor’s advice.
‘I’m sorry I was sarcastic earlier,’ Jaspar breathed abruptly, rather like a male mentally fingering through all potential sins.
‘The first one took me out because Erica bribed him to do it and the second one dumped me for her. After that, I was more cautious. There were a couple of brief entanglements.
There was the guy who burst out crying over dinner talking about his ex-wife…’ Freddy recalled, beyond all embarrassment. ‘There was the one who brought his ex girlfriend to visit so that she could explain that his talking to me about his feelings for her had helped them to get back together again—’
‘I think I should bale out of this conversation before I crash and burn beyond recovery,’ Jaspar murmured drily.
‘I wouldn’t marry you if you were the last woman left alive in Quamar,’ Jaspar imparted with stinging derision from the doorway, startling both Sabirah and Freddy to such an extent that they spun round to gape at him.
‘But that might not be safe and above all your safety is what counts, ma belle,’ Jaspar intoned huskily. ‘You know, I love you very much…’
‘I can’t do it. I can’t let you go,’ Jaspar swore vehemently. ‘I can’t imagine my life without you and Ben. These last weeks we have shared have been very precious to me. What must I do to convince you that if you give me enough time I can make you happy here in Quamar?’
You would have laughed yourself sick had you heard me only a couple of hours later fighting to stay married to you!’
‘That I should have put you through that…’he had groaned, wrung out in the aftermath and clinging to her hand as though she had come through a near-death experience. ‘Never again, never ever again. I had no idea what it would entail.’
It had been very hard not to laugh and hurt his feelings,
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July 10, 2015
Also read this in manga version. Much prefer the written version than the manga adaptation.
April 7, 2017
an awesome love story , I love this book alot .
July 6, 2011
This is a re read for me as i have not left a review before for this book. this book starts the series of the sister brides. Crown Prince Jaspar went to the States to retrive his nephew Ben who was the son of his deceased brother. Upon his arrival He meets Freddy who he assume is the mother of Ben who he has read about in the reports.Freddy is actually Ben's cousin who she has been caring for since he was born. Ben's mom Erica who is Freddy's cousin has passed away. Freddy will do what she needs to in order to stay with Ben even if it means blackmailing Jaspar. Again cute read loved it its one of my favoorite series by the author. Towards the end Jaspar finds out some information about Freddy and the sisters she never knew she had which ties into the series.
Storyline: FAIR
Enjoyment: FAIR
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Storyline: FAIR
Enjoyment: FAIR
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May 10, 2013
Bü kadının hikayelerini seviyorum..Aşkın Varisini de severek okudum..Freddy'nin kuzeninin ani ölümü ile ondan kalan yegane hatıra oğlu Beny idi..Beny guti'yi doğduğu günden beri bakan Freddy bir gün salakken karşısında bir'in Prens ile karşı karşıya a.ş, bulur..Jaspar el-Hüseyin ölen ağabeyinin gayri meşru oğlunu almak için için gelmişti..Buna engel olamayacağını fark eden Freddy kuzni ile aynı isimde olamsından faydalanarak Jaspar'dan kimliğini gizleyerek kendini tutmak, Benny. ' nin annesi olarak tanıtır..
Onunla birlikte Quamar'a gider Beny'nin babasının ailesinin yanında kalmaya başlarlar..
Fakat aralarında Jaspar ile başlayan yakınlaşma ile bü sırrı daha fazla saklayamayacağını anlar..
Beğenerek okuduğum bir'in hikaye talihlilerimiz..
Onunla birlikte Quamar'a gider Beny'nin babasının ailesinin yanında kalmaya başlarlar..
Fakat aralarında Jaspar ile başlayan yakınlaşma ile bü sırrı daha fazla saklayamayacağını anlar..
Beğenerek okuduğum bir'in hikaye talihlilerimiz..
November 5, 2016
I enjoyed the heck out of this book. Freddy, usually mild mannered, found herself fighting Prince Jaspar every step of the way so she could protect her cousin's two year old son, Ben.
Jasper's older brother tried to hide the son he had out of wedlock with Freddy's cousin. On his deathbed, he told his father, the King, about Ben. When Ben is kidnapped by the king, Freddy comes out fighting dirty. She blackmails Jaspar into marrying her so she could protect Ben. Upon marrying Jasper, she realizes that he isn't the monster she thought he was and all the feelings ensue.
I love classic Lynne Graham's and this is a great one. There are three books in the series and I look forward to reading the other two.
Jasper's older brother tried to hide the son he had out of wedlock with Freddy's cousin. On his deathbed, he told his father, the King, about Ben. When Ben is kidnapped by the king, Freddy comes out fighting dirty. She blackmails Jaspar into marrying her so she could protect Ben. Upon marrying Jasper, she realizes that he isn't the monster she thought he was and all the feelings ensue.
I love classic Lynne Graham's and this is a great one. There are three books in the series and I look forward to reading the other two.
June 14, 2010
This little book was great. It is about Freddy and Prince Jaspar. He mistakes her for the mother of his dead brother's baby. She lets him think that because that way she has some leverage against him about the custody of baby Ben. She really is the cousin of the mother of Ben and the nanny. Her cousin just died and the royal staff doesn't know it. They think she is a woman with very low morals (which her cousin was) and needs the baby taken away from her so they can raise it in their country. She blackmails the Prince into marrying her so she wont blab to the press and disgrace his family. It just gets better from there....
April 12, 2012
Loved it! One of the best Sheikh stories I have read - ever. I liked Jaspar - he wasn't your usual ass Prince and Freddy was not your usual pushover. She was sweet, but had a backbone.
The story had substance and I was invested in it the whole way. A definite keeper.
The story had substance and I was invested in it the whole way. A definite keeper.
December 19, 2015
Lynne Graham is an Author I will definitely read.
May 13, 2017
Butuh waktu yang lama untuk mendapatkan buku ini secara sudah jarang dijual dan saya kaget ternyata judul aslinya adalah An Arabian Marriage bukan The Prince's Wife seperti yang publish disini.
Makanya saya sempat kesulitan mencari versi aslinya karena judul asli dengan judul terjemahan disini berbanding terbalik. Dan ketika saya lihat tahun penerbitannya, barulah saya tahu kenapa penerbit mengganti judulnya menjadi The Prince's Wife, alasannya cukup masuk akal karena An Arabian Marriage pada tahun tersebut adalah istilah untuk "kawin kontrak" yang biasa terjadi di Punca*.... correct me if I'm wrong...
Secara konsep cerita, buku ini unik karena saat awal membacanya pengarang sudah menghadirkan konflik sebagai pembuka kisah ini. Dan keteguhan hati Frederica untuk meyakinkan Jaspar juga sangat apik diceritakan, meski banyak tantangan dan kecurigaan tapi semuanya luluh dan cinta pun bersemi.
Semua berawal dari kesalahpaman dan berakhir dengan HEA adalah salah satu gaya penulisan Lynne Graham yang menarik.
Makanya saya sempat kesulitan mencari versi aslinya karena judul asli dengan judul terjemahan disini berbanding terbalik. Dan ketika saya lihat tahun penerbitannya, barulah saya tahu kenapa penerbit mengganti judulnya menjadi The Prince's Wife, alasannya cukup masuk akal karena An Arabian Marriage pada tahun tersebut adalah istilah untuk "kawin kontrak" yang biasa terjadi di Punca*.... correct me if I'm wrong...
Secara konsep cerita, buku ini unik karena saat awal membacanya pengarang sudah menghadirkan konflik sebagai pembuka kisah ini. Dan keteguhan hati Frederica untuk meyakinkan Jaspar juga sangat apik diceritakan, meski banyak tantangan dan kecurigaan tapi semuanya luluh dan cinta pun bersemi.
Semua berawal dari kesalahpaman dan berakhir dengan HEA adalah salah satu gaya penulisan Lynne Graham yang menarik.
July 10, 2018
because of some bad reviews I almost did not read this book! Thankfully I love Lynne Graham and read almost all of her books. (will continue after i've read it all)
this makes me fall in love again (well, i kinda like arab theme now since I'm in middle east haha)
anyway, I love everything about the book. typical Lynne Graham but I like virgin heroine theme so what is there to say? haha
this is also the first book that i've read that the heroine get to blackmailed the hero to marry her so it's quite unique for me.
this makes me fall in love again (well, i kinda like arab theme now since I'm in middle east haha)
anyway, I love everything about the book. typical Lynne Graham but I like virgin heroine theme so what is there to say? haha
this is also the first book that i've read that the heroine get to blackmailed the hero to marry her so it's quite unique for me.
July 26, 2020
Forever emotions
I grew up reading Harlequin romances and though I have ventured away from them I sometimes purchase one and it brings the memory of the heart grabbing, breath stealing, heart pounding emotions just like the yesteryears of before! I love Ms. Grahams stories and the sense she gives me of being carried away on a sea of romance and reminds me to buy more of her work so I have a piece stuffed away forever.
I grew up reading Harlequin romances and though I have ventured away from them I sometimes purchase one and it brings the memory of the heart grabbing, breath stealing, heart pounding emotions just like the yesteryears of before! I love Ms. Grahams stories and the sense she gives me of being carried away on a sea of romance and reminds me to buy more of her work so I have a piece stuffed away forever.
March 21, 2018
4/5 stars..
Alurnya ceritanya agak familiar dengan beberapa novel dengan tema sama yang telah aku baca.
Karakter H/H di sini cukup kuat, sama2 keras kepala juga..
Jarang banget ada Novel Harlequin yg dapat 4 bintang dari aku.. 😂😂😂
Rekomen bagi pecinta Harlequin..
Alurnya ceritanya agak familiar dengan beberapa novel dengan tema sama yang telah aku baca.
Karakter H/H di sini cukup kuat, sama2 keras kepala juga..
Jarang banget ada Novel Harlequin yg dapat 4 bintang dari aku.. 😂😂😂
Rekomen bagi pecinta Harlequin..
October 17, 2019
This book is definitely not for me, I should get a medal for finishing it. I check reviews here to pick up this book with the hope it will be different. The writing was not enjoyable and the female lead was painful.
May 19, 2017
Enjoyed!
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