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The Sheikh's Bargained Bride, July 13, 2010
This review is from: In Too Deep: Husband Material\The Sheikh's Bargained Bride (Silhouette Desire) (Mass Market Paperback)
The Sheikh's Bargained Bride by Olivia Gates Sheikh Adham Aal Ferjani of Khumayrah & Sabrina Grant This is the fourth novella story out of six in the Summer for Scandal Series set in the Hamptons in New York. Sheikh Adham Aal Ferjani is the typical alpha supreme male. He is not as alpha as he will soon find out. Adham has struck a bargain with Sabrina Grant's father who is heavily in debt. He will pay his debts and in return Adham will marry the virginal Sabrina. Unbeknownst to Sabrina naively has fallen in love with Adham. He wants to make sure she is a virgin so he beds her before the wedding. Adham and Sabrina are very compatible in bed. Adham has one year to produce an heir and even though he doesn't love Sabrina he will make sure she lives up to the agreement that he had with her father. Unfortunately Sabrina's father dies shortly after the wedding takes place. Sabrina is confused because she truly loves Adham and wants him to make love to her and let her be a part of his world. Adham has only carnal feelings for Sabrina. Sex is good with her and he needs an heir to appease his father and his duty to his country. He classifies her in his mind as nothing but a gold digger. His main focus is to win the polo match and bring good press to the polo matches. He plans to win. His sudden marriage is bringing too much negative publicity. But he plans to change that. His plans to make Sabrina suffer may be his undoing. Sabrina finally figures out that to Adham she is nothing but a prize in her father and husband's agreement. She is devastated and leaves Adham. She finally realizes that she has just been a pawn in their game. Adham almost realizes too late that his feelings for Sabrina are very real. He needs her as much as the air he breathes. It seems that he has finally realized a little too late that Sabrina is the real deal. But is it too late to convince her that he loves her? In the Hamtons it is a Summer of Scandal for all. This was the most explosive story so far in this series. Once again Olivia Gates has not disappointed. All I can say is nobody does it better. My only complaint is that this novella would have been great as a complete novel. This is a Five Star MUST read. In Too Deep: Husband Material\The Sheikh's Bargained Bride (Silhouette Desire)
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8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:
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LOVED BOTH STORIES, July 18, 2010
This review is from: In Too Deep: Husband Material\The Sheikh's Bargained Bride (Silhouette Desire) (Mass Market Paperback)
When buying the book I figured I would only read Brenda Jackson stroy which was really good, I love stories with the theme of loving, losing someone only to find them again. Ms Jackson has a gift this was a quick read that I truly enjoyed. Mathew, and Carmen were funny, loving and had LOTS of misunderstanding. I started rooting for them from page one. The second story was also really good. I had never read any of Oliva books but it was well worth it. Adham was a mess, and Sabrina was no joke. Both stories had big misunderstanding but the story was told so good you didn't want to stop reading it. Read both stories, and you won't be sorry.
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5-star for Jackson, 4-star for Gates, April 16, 2011
This review is from: In Too Deep: Husband Material\The Sheikh's Bargained Bride (Silhouette Desire) (Mass Market Paperback)
Husband Material by Brenda Jackson: Famous actress changes her mind about leaving her director ex-husband's summerhouse when he shows up to stay there as well b/c she wants to stop running away when things get tough in their r/s. Both Hero & heroine plan to seduce each other & then leave when the other gets hot & bothered. But their seductive maneuvers only result in a hot affair, which serves to make them realize how much in love they still are with one another. However, they have to discuss the reason they got divorced before they can proceed further. This was a speedy but very emotionally-impacting & sexy read! Jackson managed to squeeze a lot in a few pages. The 2nd-chance romance had sizzling sexual chemistry & love scenes, angst, & even some humour. I loved the intensity of love Hero & heroine felt for each other. Both their celibacy during their 1-yr estrangement made their love seemed even truer. Their Big Misunderstanding was understandable, given that neither discussed the reason why heroine filed for divorce. Both characters matured during their divorce so when they tried to resolve their problems the solutions were sound & their promises were convincing. Sheikh's Marriage Bargain by Olivia Gates: New wife of Sheikh is increasingly frustrated with her husband for not bedding her since they got married a few weeks ago. She's baffled that he looks lustful & affectionate with her when they're out in public but has different excuses as to why he's not sleeping with her. When she confronts him about it, she is mystified at his bitter accusation that she & her recently-deceased father tricked him into marrying her. When she find out about the contract he & her father signed re: their marriage, she questions if love was ever in his equation in marrying her. Ironically, Hero is asking himself the same thing. Gates' writes with poetic sensuality. Add emotional pull & I got a quick-paced & beautiful reading. The romance was good & sexual tension was sizzling. It's not a 5-star read b/c heroine let Hero off the hook a bit too easily. She should've let him grovel more before she interrupted him. She was also a tad too fawning over Hero but not irritatingly so.
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