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Desert Affair (Surrender to the Sheikh)

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With the release of DESERT AFFAIR, Kate Walker has once again shown why she is loved by millions of readers all over the world. . . She manages to take all the timeless classics like Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty and roll them all up into one romantic tale that touches the hearts and fondest desires of all women. With passionate characters and exotic locations. . .you won't be able to put it down.

That's the deal Amir made with Lydia. Three days...three nights, then they'd both go their separate ways. But sometimes pleasure isn't enough...sometimes there's more. Sometimes there's love.

A hot read that will keep away the winter chills! Kate Walker at her finest.

Heroine is instantly attracted to hero while waiting at the airport VIP waiting lounge. They agree to a 1-night stand when they find out that their flights are cancelled for the day due to snow conditions. Their affair gets extended for 3 more days b/c of the weather & they take advantage of their time together by following a magazine article about how to have a super-hot affair knowing that once they fly off in different directions their affair is done b/c of their distance & hero's obligations as a sheikh's son.

I've read multiple Walker HP's before & liked her writing even though I may not have liked other issues in her books. But this book was written in an emotionally-distant, inconsistent, & awkward way. I was often conscious of reading the book & wondering what was going on with the characters & the romance. I don't know if my dislike of the heroine was because of how her character was portrayed (irascible & inconsistent) or b/c of Walker's inconsistent writing. Hero's behaviors & motives also changed but not in an understandable or believable way. I thought that hero & heroine's following the affair article step by step was fun at 1st but then it became sappy & over the top. I skipped a few pages b/c it felt too cloying. And I didn't believe that they crammed all those r/s steps in 3 days, with Christmas tree & all. Instead of making my heart melt, it made my eyes roll in disbelief!

The good thing about this book was the sexual chemistry. The book started with it & developed it well. But once they began their affair, I was disappointed at the generalized love scenes. The love scenes didn't deliver after such promising sexual chemistry.

Caution: Disappointing & inconsistent read. Sexual tension was good at 1st.

I wanted to like this book - I love sheikh stories. But this is the second Kate Walker I've tried, and I've found her writing to be jerky. The main problem is speech tags - more are needed to know who's speaking. I can figure it out from the context, but it's too much work! The characters were also not my cup of tea -the heroine was too reactive for me. I like that this writer seems to explore new directions, and I did enjoy the writer's command of sensual language, but this book feels both over-written and under-edited, if that makes sense...?