Julene A. (mylo) reviewed on 10/17/2005 + 229 more book reviews

This was a decent read. This author likes to put unusual, true-to-life elements in her bks at times, as she did in this one. The heroine had suffered from severe acne as a teenage and later had laser treatment to remove the scars. She'd also experienced a rapid growth period as a teen and had some stretch marks left from that which she was embarrassed by. Because of these two things (and a bit more stuff) she was pretty insecure.

Unbeknown to her, the hero pursued her because of a business deal he's made with her father. Marriage is the goal and the hero is quite attracted to her, which he finds an unexpected plus. Hero is a sheikh and because of codes/morals he has from his upbringing, he is determined to wait until he and heroine are married before having intercourse; this was a nice touch rarely seen, especially from the hero's stand-point.

I got a bit annoyed with the heroine after she finds out about the business deal. She did have reasons to be upset and hurt, but for a short time she was so shrill and whiny that I tuned her behaviour out.

Overall, a pleasant read.

:::From Back blurb:::

"Bought by the Sheikh... After a whirlwind courtship, Sheikh Hakim bin Omar al Kadar proposes marriage. Shy, innocent Catherine Benning has already fallen head-over-heels in love and she accepts....

After their wedding day-- and night-- when the sheikh claims his virgin wife, Catherine and Kakim travel to his desert kingdom. There Catherine discovers that this is no love match for Hakim-- he's bought her!!

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