Author : Kim Lawrence
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 186 pages
File Size : 33,31 MB
Release : 2009-02-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1426827555
As heir to the throne, Prince Tair Al Sharif is driven by duty to his country, and indulges in women on a mistress-only basis. Beige-wearing, bespectacled Molly James is certainly not the kind of woman he usually beds. But Tair is outraged to be told that dowdy Molly is actually a seductress in disguise! She needs to be stopped! Taking her as a captive to the desert, he discovers this Miss Mouse is innocent—in every way. Now Tair wants her…as his bride!
Author : Julieanne Howells
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 36,21 MB
Release : 2022-01-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0369707583
Julieanne Howells entertains with this passionate desert romance in her stunning debut for Harlequin Presents! A royal ruse… …or a royal wedding? A pretend engagement to the future king of Nabhan wasn’t part of Lily Marchant’s plan for proving her brother’s innocence, but brooding Crown Prince Khaled is quite insistent. The simmering chemistry they share makes playing his fiancée in public easy—and resisting temptation in private nearly impossible! Impetuous Lily couldn’t be further from appropriate as a desert bride! Even so, Lily makes Khaled feel more alive than he’s felt in years. And the thought of a real dutiful marriage grows less attractive with every moment he spends in her intoxicating presence… From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.
Author : Kali Anthony
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 32,75 MB
Release : 2022-01-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0369707567
There’s no escaping their chemistry when the Italian count and the violinist are stranded in this intense forced proximity romance from Kali Anthony! Outside a snowstorm is raging Inside the temperature is rising… Ousted from Italian high society, Count Stefano Moretti has locked himself behind his castle walls. He’s determined to right the wrongs that ruined his family’s name. The arrival of beautiful Lucy Jamieson at his door is a distraction he can’t afford! Running from heartbreak, violinist Lucy is attempting to return a precious heirloom. Caught in a bitter snowstorm, she’s forced to seek shelter in Stefano’s castle, where she finds herself longing to unravel the truth behind his disgraced reputation…and to discover the searing heat promised in his bed! From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds.
Author : Patricia Grasso
Publisher : Lachesis Publishing Inc
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 27,61 MB
Release : 2017-02-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1927555906
Author : Penny Jordan
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 188 pages
File Size : 22,33 MB
Release : 2009-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 142684445X
The debt Ionanthe will leave her freedom at the castle doors. Ancient laws demand an eye for an eye—she must pay the price for her sister's mistake. The payment Recently crowned Prince Max plans to bring change to his country, but only after his new bride has arrived—as settlement for the debt he is owed…. The price A ruthless ruler and his virgin queen. Trembling with the fragility of a new spring bud, Ionanthe will go to her husband: She was given as penance, but he'll take her for pleasure!
Author : Susan Stephens
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 187 pages
File Size : 35,9 MB
Release : 2006-11-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1552546918
Zara Kingston has gone to the desert city of Zaddara to confront the man she blames for her troubled past. But when, during a sandstorm, she's protected by a dark stranger, she finds that the desert holds hidden treasures. Zara soon realizes that the man she yearns for is Sheikh Shahin—the thief of her happiness! Shahin knows that Zara is a virgin—forbidden, no matter how strong his desire. But it's forbidden fruit that tastes the sweetest….
Author : Kim Lawrence
Publisher : Harlequin / SB Creative
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,16 MB
Release : 2009-01-01
Category : Comics & Graphic Novels
ISBN : 4596688397
Molly is from England, visiting the desert kingdom of Zarhat to meet her step-brother, Prince Taliq, for the first time. Unsure of what to expect, Molly meets another prince at the airport, falling in love at first sight while gazing into his blue eyes. Prince Tair is from a neighboring kingdom?and is also Taliq’s cousin. Tair falls in love with Molly, as well, but not knowing her relationship with Taliq, he mistakenly assumes the two are intimate after finding them alone together. Devastated, he devises a plot to break up the two?by kidnapping Molly and taking her deep into the desert…
Author : Annie West
Publisher : Harlequin
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 31,63 MB
Release : 2022-01-25
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0369707575
When their two worlds collide, the result is their passion! USA TODAY bestselling author Annie West enchants with this royal romance. A sheltered princess… And the man who could set her free! Hounded by the paparazzi and pitied by the public after two failed engagements, Princess Ilsa of Altbourg escapes to Monaco. She’ll finally let her hair down in private. Perhaps self-made Australian billionaire Noah Carson can help her do that… Women like Ilsa have always scorned Noah’s humble roots. So when an inferno sparks between them, he’s cautious, even while whisking Ilsa away on his lavish yacht! It’s clear opposites do attract…but if Noah claims her, can he be sure they can bridge the gap between their different worlds? From Harlequin Presents: Escape to exotic locations where passion knows no bounds. Read all the Royal Scandals books: Book 1: Pregnant with His Majesty's Heir Book 2: Claiming His Virgin Princess
Author : Amira Jarmakani
Publisher : NYU Press
Page : 291 pages
File Size : 47,16 MB
Release : 2015-07-31
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1479810657
A curious figure stalks the pages of a distinct subset of mass-market romance novels, aptly called “desert romances.” Animalistic yet sensitive, dark and attractive, the desert prince or sheikh emanates manliness and raw, sexual power. In the years since September 11, 2001, the sheikh character has steadily risen in popularity in romance novels, even while depictions of Arab masculinity as backward and violent in nature have dominated the cultural landscape. An Imperialist Love Story contributes to the broader conversation about the legacy of orientalist representations of Arabs in Western popular culture. Combining close readings of novels, discursive analysis of blogs and forums, and interviews with authors, Jarmakani explores popular investments in the war on terror by examining the collisions between fantasy and reality in desert romances. Focusing on issues of security, freedom, and liberal multiculturalism, she foregrounds the role that desire plays in contemporary formations of U.S. imperialism. Drawing on transnational feminist theory and cultural studies, An Imperialist Love Story offers a radical reinterpretation of the war on terror, demonstrating romance to be a powerful framework for understanding how it works, and how it perseveres.
Author : Amy Burge
Publisher : Springer
Page : 289 pages
File Size : 48,40 MB
Release : 2017-02-14
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 1137593563
This book, the first full-length cross-period comparison of medieval and modern literature, offers cutting edge research into the textual and cultural legacy of the Middle Ages: a significant and growing area of scholarship. At the juncture of literary, cultural and gender studies, and capitalizing on a renewed interest in popular western representations of the Islamic east, this book proffers innovative case studies on representations of cross-religious and cross-cultural romantic relationships in a selection of late medieval and twenty-first century Orientalist popular romances. Comparing the tropes, characterization and settings of these literary phenomena, and focusing on gender, religion, and ethnicity, the study exposes the historical roots of current romance representations of the east, advancing research in Orientalism, (neo)medievalism and medieval cultural studies. Fundamentally, Representing Difference invites a closer look at medieval and modern popular attitudes towards the east, as represented in romance, and the kinds of solutions proposed for its apparent problems.
