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Summary: READ THE FIRST BOOK IN THIS NEW SHEIKH MINI SERIES!
Review: "I WAS HOPING I MIGHT PERSUADE YOU TO THINK OF YOURSELF AS MY GUEST. THIS WAY YOU FORCE ME TO MAKE YOU MY PRISONER.""You invite a guest," Rose said, ridiculously disappointed. "You could have invited me." "You'd have come?" Maybe. Probably. In a heartbeat. But she couldn't tell him that. Not now. And they both knew that as a guest her presence wouldn't serve his purpose. Instead she extended her wrists to him, holding them close together, palm upwards, offering them as if for handcuffs. "Perhaps it's time we both recognise the truth of the situation." For a moment he stared at her, his face livid in the flaring lamplight. Then he stepped up to her, took her proffered wrists and, holding them easily in one hand, pulled free the scarf that now trailed untidily from her neck. Without a word he bound her wrists, wrapping the scarf around them once, twice, three times, in a purely symbolic gesture but one that left her in absolutely no doubt of her position. As if to drive home the point, he caught the loose ends, wrapped them swiftly about his fist and yanked her towards him. Her protest evaporated in a quick gasp as he caught her shoulders and pulled her hard against his body, so that her head had nowhere to go but backwards, leaving her vulnerable, exposed. "Is this what you want?" She didn't believe it. She didn't believe he was going to do this. He wouldn't. Even as she opened her mouth to warn him that he was making a big mistake, he did.
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Summary: A lovely read.
Review: A lovely read. I read it in 1 evening. I shall be looking out for more of Liz's books in future.
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Summary: Pure Fantasy
Review: Great sexual tension, a genuine feel for the Middle East and a warm, fulfilling story. I loved this book and I'll be adding Liz Fielding to my "must buy" list.
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Summary: Not your average "sheik" book
Review: Great sexual tension, a genuine feel for the Middle East and a warm, fulfilling story. I loved this book and I'll be adding Liz Fielding to my "must buy" list.
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Summary: Not your average "sheik" book
Review: Great sexual tension, a genuine feel for the Middle East and a warm, fulfilling story. I loved this book and I'll be adding Liz Fielding to my "must buy" list.
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Summary: Good, but not one of her best.
Review: In an effort to distract the Regent of his country from a planned coup, Prince Hassan al Rashid kidnaps visiting journalist Rose Fenton. Hassan needs time to find his young half-brother and heir to the throne. Hassan didn't expect Rose to be so feisty or to feel an attraction to her. I love a good sheikh story. I enjoy books by Fielding. So I should be overjoyed by a sheikh book by Liz Fielding, right? Unfortunately, there was no magic between the characters and the story wasn't very engrossing. Even the conflict and tension were lacking. Very flat.
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Summary: Good, but not one of her best.
Review: In an effort to distract the Regent of his country from a planned coup, Prince Hassan al Rashid kidnaps visiting journalist Rose Fenton. Hassan needs time to find his young half-brother and heir to the throne. Hassan didn't expect Rose to be so feisty or to feel an attraction to her. I love a good sheikh story. I enjoy books by Fielding. So I should be overjoyed by a sheikh book by Liz Fielding, right? Unfortunately, there was no magic between the characters and the story wasn't very engrossing. Even the conflict and tension were lacking. Very flat.
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Summary: ROMANTIC TIMES REVIEW
Review: Once again, talented storyteller Liz Fielding has given readers another truly remarkable tale of love conquering all... Shannon Short, Romantic Times
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Summary: Fun escapist reading
Review: So the whole he takes her captive thing is unreal- Rose is a smart and intelligent woman who may be a journalist but she is a woman, and she wants Hassan! From the moment their eyes meet the chemistry is powerful. Kidnapping aside- he treats her with respect and is very honorable - she is the one who has to jump him to consummate their feelings! Liz Fielding knows how to bring on the heat without explicit romance-I would love to see her tackle a fuller romance with the heat - she has the emotions down so well. I enjoyed this book and am working on getting through all of her books. The English characters are not overly English- they are highly relatable to this American woman. I especially like the variety of families that Liz Fielding's characters come from- Rose has a mother who is renowned feminist who used her dad for a sperm donor and little else. Her brother is an amiable veterinarian living in this desert country and making his own way while she has been touring the globe as a journalist. Rose took thehigh risk job after her much older husband died- and broke her heart. The theme of learning to love and live is universal and well done in this exotic location with 2 very different people.
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Summary: Pure Fantasy
Review: What I liked about this book:
My favorite thing about this book was that Rose was a journalist and by golly if she didn't stay in character almost the entire time. Bravo Mrs. Fielding! I am so tired of the heroines in these books having high profile up-scale jobs but not having the sharp, intelligent personalities that should go with the jobs. In this book Rose is sharp, witty, personable, fearless and tenacious just as she would have to be to be successful at her job. I also love that she was able to laugh at herself. All in all I felt confident that she would be able to fit into her role as described at the end of the book. Prince Hassan was not too badly written and I enjoyed much of the banter between the prince and Rose. What I didn't like about the book:
The plot of the book was ridiculous at best and in poor taste at worst. Considering that several journalist in the mideast have been kidnapped, tortured, and even killed I found Rose's predicament to be unromantic. The fact that she falls in love with her captor is a psychological syndrome NOT romance! And the princes actions make no sense. Why would he personally kidnap her and not immediately tell her his reasons. He should be doing everything he can to gain her coorperation so that she doesn't turn on him once he lets her go. He doesn't seem to realise that she could get the world to turn against him and his brother once she is free. The whole plot is built on a house of cards that comes tumbling down with the slightest breath. My main complaint:
Rose is a smart, mouthy person yet she shies away from telling Hassan how she feels about him towards the end. It was so out of character. I would have liked it so much better if they had had a frank discussion of the problems that would be involved with them getting married. They didn't talk about religion, culture, being a royal or anything. It made for a very dissatisfying ending. I realise that romance novels are about fantasy but this one takes it to the extreme.
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