Deserts of the Heart

Rating:
Summary: 4.5 star review!
Review: From Timeless Tales and Amy Turpin
Prince Kadar Hamad is on the trail of an ancient sword belonging to his homeland of Durza. Stolen some twenty-five years before, the whereabouts of the Sword of Light has been traced to a little store in Seawind, California, owned by Faith Webb. Kadar's first can tell Faith is guileless, but he can't shake the feeling that she knows more about the sword than she is letting on.

Faith is astonished by the attraction she feels for Kadar from the moment she lays eyes on him, but has learned better than to let her heart get away from her. True, she has vague memories of a sword that has something to do with her mother, but she can't bring them into focus. What she finds out not only shakes her world, but everything she thought she ever knew about herself and her family.

Realizing that she must write the wrongs done to the Durazan country, Faith makes the trip to Egypt in hopes of finding the sword before the wrong people find either her or it. What she didn't expect was to be found by Kadar first.
Done is done, as they say, and since he is here, she might as well accept his offer of help. Okay, so it wasn't exactly an offer. He didn't want her going in the first place, but was not about to let her go alone. What she hadn't counted on was having to pretend to be his wife on the journey . . . which leads to all sorts of interesting situations.

Unfortunately, their happiness doesn't last and they are captured. Faith shows strength that she should have never possessed growing up as she did, and Kadar comes to realize that he loves her deeply and would give not only his life, but everything he has, including his kingdom, to keep her safe. But they are people of different worlds and her new home and family are blood enemies of his people. He knows, as she does, that their love can never be, but can he bear to see her go?

Deserts of the Heart told Kadar's story exquisitely! The desert scenes were absolutely astounding and the reality Ms. Clark gave her characters was astonishing. The story was absolutely fabulous and I was able to fall in love with the characters almost from the very first. I would have liked to see a follow-up to what happened between Faith and her mother and stepfather, but that was the only thing I wanted for after this book was over. Except maybe the next book in the series. I look forward to that and other books from Ms. Clark. So far, my anticipation has been well rewarded.