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Throne of Judar #2
The Desert Lord's Bride
The future of Judar rests with Farah Beaumont, a foreigner who wants nothing to do with her heritage.
And to secure his country's peace, prince Shehab Aal Masood must make her his bride--by any means necessary.
Hiding his identity and sweeping Farah off her feet is a start. But the joyful, seemingly innocent Farah is nothing like he expects. And Shehab's calculated seduction soon becomes an affair too powerful to control....
And to secure his country's peace, prince Shehab Aal Masood must make her his bride--by any means necessary.
Hiding his identity and sweeping Farah off her feet is a start. But the joyful, seemingly innocent Farah is nothing like he expects. And Shehab's calculated seduction soon becomes an affair too powerful to control....
192 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published July 1, 2008
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Olivia Gates
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But one thing is for sure…there will always be central romances in my books. The all-consuming kind that leaves readers breathless and begging for more.
I love to hear fron my readers, so come say hello, here on Goodreads and make sure to sign up to my VIP Mailing List on my website so I can keep you updated on all my news and special content and offerings!
My latest series is Dr. Angelica Mortmain novels, a heart-pounding medical action thriller with a white-hot central romance, and it starts with LETHAL TREATMENT, out NOW!
Happy reading everyone!
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January 30, 2012
Dear Harlequin/Silhouette:
As you have probably noticed by now, Olivia Gates is incredibly lazy and refuses to forego her wasteful job as a medical doctor in favour of her job as an author! The nerve!! LOL.
Needless to say, it's proving to be quite a challenge to her fans as we have to rely on her backlist to see us through until her next dynamic offering. Would you please provide guidance as to where one may locate books on her backlist. I can only assume that her popularity and talent are keeping her books out of circulation as searches on eBay, Amazon and various other internet sites yield very little.
Any assistance would be appreciated as the wolves (my friends) are hammering down the door to borrow the eight I now have and I really don't want to share -- because honestly I doubt that I'd get them all back!!! Normally I wouldn't care ...but these are OLIVIA GATES'!!!!!!
Thank you.
As you have probably noticed by now, Olivia Gates is incredibly lazy and refuses to forego her wasteful job as a medical doctor in favour of her job as an author! The nerve!! LOL.
Needless to say, it's proving to be quite a challenge to her fans as we have to rely on her backlist to see us through until her next dynamic offering. Would you please provide guidance as to where one may locate books on her backlist. I can only assume that her popularity and talent are keeping her books out of circulation as searches on eBay, Amazon and various other internet sites yield very little.
Any assistance would be appreciated as the wolves (my friends) are hammering down the door to borrow the eight I now have and I really don't want to share -- because honestly I doubt that I'd get them all back!!! Normally I wouldn't care ...but these are OLIVIA GATES'!!!!!!
Thank you.
July 12, 2010
The Desert Lord’s Bride
Shebab & Farah’s Story
Shebab Aal Massood & Farah Beaumont
This is the second book in the Throne of Judar Trilogy.
Tbis is the story of Shebab and Farah. Shebab is the middle brother, like his oldest brother he is also just as passionate and more complex. He is the brother that always stays in control, always in charge. A ruthless adversary in business and pleasure. He doesn’t want to rule Judar that was to be Farooq’s destiny. Farooq has decided that Carmen is his destiny. Therefore as next in line it is up to Shebab to save Judar by entering in a marriage with Farah Beaumont, illegitimate daughter of King Atef of Zohyad. Shebab was a man that took what he wanted whether in business or with a woman.
He will marry this woman and save Judar unwillingly. He decides to meet this woman under false pretenses. After meeting her he becomes entranced and decides that if he had to marry her he would at least enjoy the seduction. He won’t marry her for love; but he would take his pleasure. All for the good of Judar.
Once he realizes that they are very well suited their world is stunned with news that will rock their world off its foundation. He cannot give up his love for Farah even for Judar.
Shebab rejoices that he has a spare heir in Kamal.
Their story is about the finding of the power of love. No matter what the consequences they know they will live happily ever after; because they have each other.
This story is a five star read. A MUST read.
Shebab & Farah’s Story
Shebab Aal Massood & Farah Beaumont
This is the second book in the Throne of Judar Trilogy.
Tbis is the story of Shebab and Farah. Shebab is the middle brother, like his oldest brother he is also just as passionate and more complex. He is the brother that always stays in control, always in charge. A ruthless adversary in business and pleasure. He doesn’t want to rule Judar that was to be Farooq’s destiny. Farooq has decided that Carmen is his destiny. Therefore as next in line it is up to Shebab to save Judar by entering in a marriage with Farah Beaumont, illegitimate daughter of King Atef of Zohyad. Shebab was a man that took what he wanted whether in business or with a woman.
He will marry this woman and save Judar unwillingly. He decides to meet this woman under false pretenses. After meeting her he becomes entranced and decides that if he had to marry her he would at least enjoy the seduction. He won’t marry her for love; but he would take his pleasure. All for the good of Judar.
Once he realizes that they are very well suited their world is stunned with news that will rock their world off its foundation. He cannot give up his love for Farah even for Judar.
Shebab rejoices that he has a spare heir in Kamal.
Their story is about the finding of the power of love. No matter what the consequences they know they will live happily ever after; because they have each other.
This story is a five star read. A MUST read.
October 15, 2019
Emotions rule the day in this story that has *both* the H/h crying during the big denouement when the heroine finds out her true identity and confronts her mother.
That final set piece is so over the top - the dialogue, the characters, the soap opera plot twist – that it actually eclipses all the emotion and drama that came before. So many romances lose energy at the end, but this author started out with a revengeful hero deliberately planning to seduce the clumsy, endearing heroine and ends up with him feeling her pain and practically overcome with the depth of his love.
This is melodrama with no chaser.
Drink!
H/h are fun characters. The hero’s thoughts are fun to follow as he veers from revenge to love. The setting is fun. The gazelles and scuba diving scenes are fun. The sex scenes are character-appropriate.
I don’t feel the need to read the first book in the series (the oldest brother abdicates the throne for his true love and passes it on to this hero like a baton in a relay race). But I do want to see how the third brother handles the hot potato this hero dropped in his lap.
That final set piece is so over the top - the dialogue, the characters, the soap opera plot twist – that it actually eclipses all the emotion and drama that came before. So many romances lose energy at the end, but this author started out with a revengeful hero deliberately planning to seduce the clumsy, endearing heroine and ends up with him feeling her pain and practically overcome with the depth of his love.
This is melodrama with no chaser.
Drink!
H/h are fun characters. The hero’s thoughts are fun to follow as he veers from revenge to love. The setting is fun. The gazelles and scuba diving scenes are fun. The sex scenes are character-appropriate.
I don’t feel the need to read the first book in the series (the oldest brother abdicates the throne for his true love and passes it on to this hero like a baton in a relay race). But I do want to see how the third brother handles the hot potato this hero dropped in his lap.
December 7, 2008
I love the cover for this book. It was beautifully written and delightfully melodramatic. A good book to read to escape from the mundane cares of your everyday life. I liked that the heroine was socially awkward and tended to say things that shouldn't be said.
November 3, 2019
The fake love of my life, Logan Echolls, has the best quote for any and all Olivia Gates romances:
Our story was epic, you know, you and me. Spanning years and continents. Lives ruined, bloodshed. Epic.’
Here we have our hero who thinks the heroine is a faithless, female of ill repute who has no family loyalty. Yawn, that old trope. Her new found father the Sheikh of Blah Blahde blah wants to arrange her marriage. Being a geeky finance type PLUS the fact she’s known about her new papa for all of a month, her loyalties don’t really lie with the Kingdom of Blah blah.
Despite his scorn for her wayward ways and lack of loyalty to the country she never knew about, the H goes about to seduce the slightly geeky heroine away from her boss who is actually just her boss. The best part is knowing the H has such a compeupance., such a grovel when all become clear.
I love OG, but the hero grovel while good was not quite as epic as I was hoping. The biggest disappointment and saddest part is the parental betrayal the heroine has had from her mother and distant (?) father. I am sure the H will make for the lack of lovins.
Our story was epic, you know, you and me. Spanning years and continents. Lives ruined, bloodshed. Epic.’
Here we have our hero who thinks the heroine is a faithless, female of ill repute who has no family loyalty. Yawn, that old trope. Her new found father the Sheikh of Blah Blahde blah wants to arrange her marriage. Being a geeky finance type PLUS the fact she’s known about her new papa for all of a month, her loyalties don’t really lie with the Kingdom of Blah blah.
Despite his scorn for her wayward ways and lack of loyalty to the country she never knew about, the H goes about to seduce the slightly geeky heroine away from her boss who is actually just her boss. The best part is knowing the H has such a compeupance., such a grovel when all become clear.
I love OG, but the hero grovel while good was not quite as epic as I was hoping. The biggest disappointment and saddest part is the parental betrayal the heroine has had from her mother and distant (?) father. I am sure the H will make for the lack of lovins.
February 18, 2012
This was a fantastic book. Shehab had a mission, to make Farah, the newfound daughter of a king, marry him. Thinking the worst of her from all evidence, he embarks on seducing her into doing what his kingdom needs. But from the first moment on, he thinks she's nothing like he'd expected, and he begins to fall for her guileless charm. Thinking he was someone other than the groom she'd rejected, she falls all the way from the first moment. Most of the book is spent on this sensually tormenting journey of seduction as Shehab takes her to his desert island, and proceeds to drive her (and the reader) out of her mind with desire, to the point where she'll agree to anything he wants. He doesn't count on falling as deeply in love with her. Then she discovers the truth.
What happens after that is the most heart-wrenching black moment I've ever read. I sobbed my heart out at Farah's pain and betrayal, at Shehab's horror at realizing how much he'd hurt her, that he'd lost her.
Keep your hanky ready and enjoy the heart squeezing pain and passion of this incredibly written story!
What happens after that is the most heart-wrenching black moment I've ever read. I sobbed my heart out at Farah's pain and betrayal, at Shehab's horror at realizing how much he'd hurt her, that he'd lost her.
Keep your hanky ready and enjoy the heart squeezing pain and passion of this incredibly written story!
July 27, 2017
"The Desert Lord's Bride" is the story of Farrah and Shehab.
When Shehab becomes the king once his older brother Farooq abdicates his throne for love, he discovers it's his responsibility to marry. He finds a bride in the estranged and illegitimate daughter of King Atef of Zohyad, Farrah- who he thinks is a promiscuous, rich man's mistress.
Deliberately he sets out to seduce and woo her, finally ending up falling under her spell in process- and soon the secrets are revealed.
I liked the contrast between the characters. On one hand, Farrah was this cut throat businesswoman- on the other she was a lonely woman struggling to find a home and acceptance. Shehab on the other hand is recently burdened with duties, and what starts off as an vendetta ends in true love.
Their love making scenes are smokin and applause worthy.
The twist in the end is unexpected (well not really because I read the Pride of Zohyad series first) and the scenes are really heart wrenching and real. The ending was very cheesy, and I'd have liked more groveling.
Safe
3.5/5
When Shehab becomes the king once his older brother Farooq abdicates his throne for love, he discovers it's his responsibility to marry. He finds a bride in the estranged and illegitimate daughter of King Atef of Zohyad, Farrah- who he thinks is a promiscuous, rich man's mistress.
Deliberately he sets out to seduce and woo her, finally ending up falling under her spell in process- and soon the secrets are revealed.
I liked the contrast between the characters. On one hand, Farrah was this cut throat businesswoman- on the other she was a lonely woman struggling to find a home and acceptance. Shehab on the other hand is recently burdened with duties, and what starts off as an vendetta ends in true love.
Their love making scenes are smokin and applause worthy.
The twist in the end is unexpected (well not really because I read the Pride of Zohyad series first) and the scenes are really heart wrenching and real. The ending was very cheesy, and I'd have liked more groveling.
Safe
3.5/5
February 6, 2011
Loved it can't wait for the final book...GOOOD read great for your collection. Both characters were good from start to finish.
February 23, 2012
The Desert Lord's Bride is the second book in Throne of Judar series and impossibly, it's even more emotional than the first one (The Desert Lord's Baby—run to read it if you haven't yet!)
I cried rivers when Farah found out the truth, felt my heart breaking with her, and felt Shehab's having a heart attack when he realized how much he'd hurt her. Another five star and then some book.
I cried rivers when Farah found out the truth, felt my heart breaking with her, and felt Shehab's having a heart attack when he realized how much he'd hurt her. Another five star and then some book.
February 20, 2012
Wonderful second book in the throne of judar trilogy, a seduction tale that turns on the seducer. Some really heartwrenching scenes and some of the best writing and details i've ever read. Highly recommended.
March 2, 2012
A sensually and emotionally explosive book. I cried so hard with and for Farah at the end. I pick the book up every time I need a good cry. Love it so much!!!
March 3, 2012
The second book in Throne of Judar series (though each book can be read alone with no problems) is another sensual emotional journey into the depths of the magical world that Olivia Gates weaves, populated by people who love with their all, lose their hearts completely and do anything at all for each other. Shehab and Farrah's love story took me from the heights of elation to the depths of despair and it was an unforgettable ride. And agian the setting was a main character, so detailed and alive I felt I was there in Shehab's desert island and in his incredible villa living the wonder of it all with the innocent, head over heels in love Farrah.
May 13, 2012
One of the things I really love about Olivia Gates books is that once the heroine is in the heroes sights there is no question of another woman. Vague intimations of arranged marriages aside there is no doubt from the very first moment that for these men there is only one woman in their life.
When Shehab makes his plan to lure his unwilling bride into his clutches, no one is more surprised than he is by the conflagration of need this woman he intends to use and discard awakens in him. All he knows about her, her cold calculating use of men, counts for nothing in those moments when he see her for the first time in the flesh.
Farah has very good reasons to mistrust men and the way she falls flat on her face in a puddle of drool is so unlike her that she is left disoriented and confused. No dim bulb she almost realises the true nature of Shehab's seduction but her own feelings overwhelm her caution and she is swept away.
To an island paradise where Shehab tempts her unbearably with his charm, humour and unbelievably gorgeous body. (yeah another of those typical Olivia Gates heroes. Men who have it ALL. )
Of course the revelation that he is her arranged husband who must marry her for the sake of the kingdom is the last thing Farah needs and this precipitates one of the most gut wrenching scenes. What Shehab does makes him the most incredible hero. A very worthy match for our heroine.
It is this scene that pushes the rating into 5 star.
When Shehab makes his plan to lure his unwilling bride into his clutches, no one is more surprised than he is by the conflagration of need this woman he intends to use and discard awakens in him. All he knows about her, her cold calculating use of men, counts for nothing in those moments when he see her for the first time in the flesh.
Farah has very good reasons to mistrust men and the way she falls flat on her face in a puddle of drool is so unlike her that she is left disoriented and confused. No dim bulb she almost realises the true nature of Shehab's seduction but her own feelings overwhelm her caution and she is swept away.
To an island paradise where Shehab tempts her unbearably with his charm, humour and unbelievably gorgeous body. (yeah another of those typical Olivia Gates heroes. Men who have it ALL. )
Of course the revelation that he is her arranged husband who must marry her for the sake of the kingdom is the last thing Farah needs and this precipitates one of the most gut wrenching scenes. What Shehab does makes him the most incredible hero. A very worthy match for our heroine.
It is this scene that pushes the rating into 5 star.
March 9, 2012
The second installment in the Throne of Judar series is as magical as the first one (The Desert Lord's Baby) Shehab is an irresistible hunk and his seduction of Farah melted me. And when Farrah finds out about his manipulation, her anguish broke my heart. I don't remember when I've last sobbed so hard for a character. The Desert Lord's Bride is just fantastic all around.
April 1, 2012
Another richly plotted and written explosively emotional and passionate book in the Throne of Judar trilogy! I adored Farah and her innocence and Shehab and his unstoppable seduction and how it all tangled into such a poignant heart wrenching mess. I sob my heart out each time I read the last quarter of this book. Sigh... Fantastic book over all!
February 19, 2021
I love, love, loved everything about this book! And I loved Shehab; I can say that he's the most swoony sheik heroes I've ever read!
April 6, 2012
The second book in Throne of Judar is almost as good as the first book in a different way. Five star plus and a heart-wrenching love story.
April 6, 2012
I loved this book from start to finish. It was so exotic, passionate and evocative I was sobbing by its end.
October 31, 2013
It's been a loong loong time since I've picked up a Harlequin and I gleefully enjoyed every moment of it- high drama and all! I cackled throughout the comical over-the-top beginning, the requisite Arabic endearments sprinkled at the start of every sentence. But the book has a way of pulling the reader in, and at the time of the big-reveal-angst, I was fully invested.
Can't find fault with it. A complete escapist entertainer..!
Can't find fault with it. A complete escapist entertainer..!
June 1, 2013
Intense is the best way to describe this book by Olivia Gates. The characters' thoughts, feelings, and emotions jump from the page, drawing you into their lives. The machinations of others leaves the reader reeling with the length and depth of the human mind and spirit.
Shehab Aal Masood is now the crown prince, after his brother abdicated the position for his love. He grew up with all the privileges and position of royalty, as second in line for the throne, never believing one day he would be the kingdom's answer to avoiding civil unrest and possibly war. How to prevent this: marry the daughter of King Atef, using whatever means necessary.
Farah Beaumont grew up in a life of privilege, craving the love of her mother, who was distant and unloving, and grasping the few moments of joy from a driven father. She didn't know who to trust or love, and after one mistake of being used to try to gain access to her fortune, withdrew from any romantic entanglements at all. After her father's death and her mother's further withdrawal from her, she turned to her father's friend for protection. Everyone thought she was his love, and she never tried to change their minds.
Shehab needs Farah to help secure peace in the kingdom, and after her initial refusal to be his bride, decides any means necessary is needed. What starts as a deception on both sides, slowly changes to love, but with the undercurrents of lies can it survive? Or will the lies destroy them both?
This is a story of duty, love, betrayal, and the unraveling of lives at an unfathomable scale. Can Farah forgive Shehab or her family for using her for their own end, regardless of the means to achieve it, or will she retreat, a broken, tortured soul?
I would highly recommend this book. I laughed, cried, and wanted to hug both characters with assurance love conquers all.
Excellent read!
Shehab Aal Masood is now the crown prince, after his brother abdicated the position for his love. He grew up with all the privileges and position of royalty, as second in line for the throne, never believing one day he would be the kingdom's answer to avoiding civil unrest and possibly war. How to prevent this: marry the daughter of King Atef, using whatever means necessary.
Farah Beaumont grew up in a life of privilege, craving the love of her mother, who was distant and unloving, and grasping the few moments of joy from a driven father. She didn't know who to trust or love, and after one mistake of being used to try to gain access to her fortune, withdrew from any romantic entanglements at all. After her father's death and her mother's further withdrawal from her, she turned to her father's friend for protection. Everyone thought she was his love, and she never tried to change their minds.
Shehab needs Farah to help secure peace in the kingdom, and after her initial refusal to be his bride, decides any means necessary is needed. What starts as a deception on both sides, slowly changes to love, but with the undercurrents of lies can it survive? Or will the lies destroy them both?
This is a story of duty, love, betrayal, and the unraveling of lives at an unfathomable scale. Can Farah forgive Shehab or her family for using her for their own end, regardless of the means to achieve it, or will she retreat, a broken, tortured soul?
I would highly recommend this book. I laughed, cried, and wanted to hug both characters with assurance love conquers all.
Excellent read!
September 10, 2012
This book is the first I've read from the Throne of Judar series and from Olivia Gates. If it was a rug, it would be a beautiful, colorful, and intricately designed handwoven rug.
The idiosyncrasy of the heroine was adorable and had me thinking, "If I had a friend like her, life wouldn't be boring". She was like this continuous firework, or rather, continuously blinking Christmas lights of different colors. We were also given a picture of the kind of person that she was and I felt for the her when the "darkest moment" came, her emotional breakdown, her fragility. For the first time in a long time, I had tears in my eyes just reading a book!
I also admired the hero for not being too much of a jerk. He started out with a planned deception that just went out the window the minute he started talking to Farah, but like most human beings faced with the truth, he didn't know how to react to it so his subconscious does it for him until he started believing the heroine. Like most of the reviews, what he did at the end was made him worthy of Farah.
This book is also worth a few more reads later on. :)
The idiosyncrasy of the heroine was adorable and had me thinking, "If I had a friend like her, life wouldn't be boring". She was like this continuous firework, or rather, continuously blinking Christmas lights of different colors. We were also given a picture of the kind of person that she was and I felt for the her when the "darkest moment" came, her emotional breakdown, her fragility. For the first time in a long time, I had tears in my eyes just reading a book!
I also admired the hero for not being too much of a jerk. He started out with a planned deception that just went out the window the minute he started talking to Farah, but like most human beings faced with the truth, he didn't know how to react to it so his subconscious does it for him until he started believing the heroine. Like most of the reviews, what he did at the end was made him worthy of Farah.
This book is also worth a few more reads later on. :)
March 7, 2016
This was a great story about a broken woman who felt she had to hide who she was and how deep her love goes to protect herself from future hurt. As her first and only loser of a lover had thrown her over when she had lost her money, she pretended to be her employers lover to protect herself. He was one smooth operator and seduces her and manipulates her worst then anyone had ever done before ( to put it mildly he f...ed her up). I wanted to hate him but I found that I could not because he was more then just a selfish bastard who deserved to be kick in the balls, he was a man who had a lot of responsibility and was raised to be dutiful. I loved the heroine and I found her total openness and sense of humour awesome. Her verbal shrapnel was great. Loved it and so far my favourite in this series.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
March 28, 2014
This is the story of Shehab and Farah. Their story was written so that you felt their love, joy and pain. Along with some steamy (literally) sex scenes. Author Olivia Gates, has given readers a view of what length a royal has to go through in the name of duty. She skillfully draws you into the lives of the hero and heroine. I love the use of the hero's language and the translations it takes me to that country and makes me want to learn more about the culture and the language. By the end of the story my heart breaks, you cheer and you hold your breath until you finish reading this book. You have to read it to see what I mean. Happy Reading!!!
August 7, 2012
This is another good read from Olivia Gates. I read the first & third book of this trilogy first and they blew me away. This one didn't quite do it for me like the other two until the last chapters. I'm actually glad I read the 3rd book before the 2nd as it all began to make sense in the last chapters.
The intensity of emotions as well as the immense love between hero & heroine are back and make for a fabulous romantic read.
The intensity of emotions as well as the immense love between hero & heroine are back and make for a fabulous romantic read.
October 14, 2020
I read years ago and I liked it. It needs a reread 🤔
October 20, 2012
Olivia Gates - Aşk Yalan Söyler Mi
2. kardeşimiz Shehab abisi varislikten vazgeçince haliyle zorunlu evlilik ona kalıyor ama karşı taraftaki Farah'a kabul ettirmesi lazım kıza yaklaşıyor tabii kıza kim olduğunu söylemiyor sonunda kız kim olduğunu öğrenince işler karışıyor. Bu arada kızımız da Kralın kızı gerçekte değilmiş dna testiyle anlaşılıyor oğlumuzda abisi gibi aşk için fedakarlık yapmakta tereddüt etmiyor ve o da vazgeçiyor haktan 3. kardeşe kalıyor bakalım kral o da olmazsa artık kim olacak bilinmiyor:D
2. kardeşimiz Shehab abisi varislikten vazgeçince haliyle zorunlu evlilik ona kalıyor ama karşı taraftaki Farah'a kabul ettirmesi lazım kıza yaklaşıyor tabii kıza kim olduğunu söylemiyor sonunda kız kim olduğunu öğrenince işler karışıyor. Bu arada kızımız da Kralın kızı gerçekte değilmiş dna testiyle anlaşılıyor oğlumuzda abisi gibi aşk için fedakarlık yapmakta tereddüt etmiyor ve o da vazgeçiyor haktan 3. kardeşe kalıyor bakalım kral o da olmazsa artık kim olacak bilinmiyor:D
November 16, 2013
Oh my word what can I say about this series or the author? Well I can say that the author is an amazingly creative woman that knows how to weave the words to draw in the reader. The intrigue and suspense of the relationships built between the characters as the story progresses makes you wish you were a part of that world.
April 15, 2013
Huwaaa.. when Farah realized that Shehab are manipulating her into marriage my heart shattered as I felt hurt for her. Hiks. It was a great. Plotnya juga okeh. Tapi beberapa detail Olivia Gates agak kurang sih IMO. But overall it's well written. So far it's my fave book of Throne of Judar Series, semoga buku terakhirnya bisa lebih bagus lagi. Can't wait!!
July 7, 2023
2.5 *
El comienzo me pareció súper absurdo, lo único que lo salva fue el desenlace que tuvo algunas cosas divertidas porque fueron inesperadas, pero aún así el romance y la relación de los protagonistas se sintió acelerada y que salían muchas cosas de la nada .. además la personalidad de ambos pero sobre todo de Farah la hacía ver como una boba.
Creo que el trasfondo de la historia era bueno pero me hubiera gustado que desarrollarán mejor a los personajes quitando algunas escenas de paja para que todo tuviera más sentido y fuera menos telenovela exagerada
El comienzo me pareció súper absurdo, lo único que lo salva fue el desenlace que tuvo algunas cosas divertidas porque fueron inesperadas, pero aún así el romance y la relación de los protagonistas se sintió acelerada y que salían muchas cosas de la nada .. además la personalidad de ambos pero sobre todo de Farah la hacía ver como una boba.
Creo que el trasfondo de la historia era bueno pero me hubiera gustado que desarrollarán mejor a los personajes quitando algunas escenas de paja para que todo tuviera más sentido y fuera menos telenovela exagerada
June 9, 2012
Here's a snippet of my review of The Desert Lord's Bride:
"Another guaranteed good Arabian/Middle Eastern story from Olivia Gates. No other category romance author is as consistent in creating realistic characters and locations while seamlessly weaving Arabic into the story.
I also LOVE that Gates often uses names authentic to the Middle East and writes about men and women of mixed race..."
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"Another guaranteed good Arabian/Middle Eastern story from Olivia Gates. No other category romance author is as consistent in creating realistic characters and locations while seamlessly weaving Arabic into the story.
I also LOVE that Gates often uses names authentic to the Middle East and writes about men and women of mixed race..."
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