The Sheikh's Contract Bride

The Sheikh's Contract Bride
Author: Teresa Southwick
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 177
Release: 2007-06-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1426802196

Sheikh Malik Hourani, Crown Prince of Bha'Khar,is a rich and powerful man dedicated to ruling hiskingdom—but experience has made him wary of love. Beth Farrah has been betrothed to the sheikhsince birth, but she has a secret! She's not the woman hethinks she is….

The Billionaire's Contract Bride

The Billionaire's Contract Bride
Author: Kelly Dark
Publisher: Kelly Dark
Total Pages: 86
Release: 2018-10-24
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

To fulfill a clause in her father’s will, Pamela Covington has to get married and have a baby before she can inherit the family’s chain of stores. But when her friend, Alex Malone, offers to be that man, she knows that she’d only be trading one problem for another. After years of trying everything to make him notice her as a woman, she knows that he’ll only see her as the little sister he’s never had. From penniless orphan to billionaire, Alex Malone has everything he’s ever wanted except the family he’s always craved. When he hears about her father’s will, he knows that it’s the perfect chance to start a family. He’d already tried marrying for love once before and had gotten burned. A marriage of convenience would suit him just fine. But things don’t always go as planned and he soon finds himself wanting to make their marriage a real one! A standalone marriage of convenience romance.

Representing Difference in the Medieval and Modern Orientalist Romance

Representing Difference in the Medieval and Modern Orientalist Romance
Author: Amy Burge
Publisher: Springer
Total Pages: 289
Release: 2017-02-14
Genre: 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.

The Sheikh's Pregnant Bride

The Sheikh's Pregnant Bride
Author: Jessica Gilmore
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 124
Release: 2017-10-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1488015147

Sheikh, Husband, Father! Idris Delacour never expected to be king of Dalmaya, but his cousin’s sudden death changes all that. And that’s not all—there’s a royal baby on the way, too! Being a surrogate mom should’ve given Saskia Harper and her little brother Jack a new start. Only, for her unborn child to inherit the throne she must now marry the new king—the man whose kisses she’s never forgotten. Saskia wants to trust Idris—but can she ever find a way into her sheikh’s guarded heart?

The Sheikh's Forbidden Bride

The Sheikh's Forbidden Bride
Author: Lena Blake
Publisher: Lena Blake
Total Pages: 224
Release: 2024-09-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

The Sheikh's Forbidden Bride is a captivating tale of passion, betrayal, and secrets set against the backdrop of the exotic desert. Sheikh Khalil has always known his duty—to marry a respectable woman from his culture and continue his family's powerful legacy. When he weds the perfect bride, Elahe, from a revered lineage of Sheikhs, his life seems complete. But on their wedding night, Elahe reveals a shocking secret that threatens to tear their marriage apart. Her lie not only shatters Khalil's trust but ignites a dangerous possessiveness in him. Desperate to escape her husband's wrath and rejection, Elahe flees the day after their wedding. Unbeknownst to her, she carries the Sheikh's child—an heir that Khalil will stop at nothing to claim. Now, as Khalil hunts for his runaway bride, torn between love, revenge, and desire, Elahe must confront the consequences of her lie. Can their passion survive betrayal, or will their love be forever destroyed by the secret that built their marriage? If you love steamy romance novels filled with drama, powerful alpha males, and forbidden love, The Sheikh's Forbidden Bride is your next must-read.

The Sheikh's Captive Bride

The Sheikh's Captive Bride
Author: Susan Stephens
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 188
Release: 2010-04-07
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1426859198

Forced to marry...a sheikh! One passionate night was all it took! Now Lucy is the mother of Sheikh Kahlil's son. If their baby is to inherit the kingdom of Abadan, Kahlil insists that Lucy must marry him! Lucy is both appalled by the idea of a temporary marriage to the arrogant Sheikh--and unable to deny her desire to share Kahlil's bed again. But unless she can change Kahlil's mind, after six months, she'll no longer be his captive bride....

The Sheikh’s Blackmailed Bride

The Sheikh’s Blackmailed Bride
Author: Leslie North
Publisher: Relay Publishing
Total Pages: 171
Release:
Genre: Fiction
ISBN:

One wild night of drinking led to Catelyn Wolf marrying Sheikh Rami in a lavish, beautiful ceremony. At least, that’s what the pictures show. Turns out Catelyn faked the whole wedding with some photoshopped pictures in a desperate attempt to give her fledgling wedding planning business, Elite Occasions, a chance at survival. The Hail Mary worked, and now they have their first client—with a multimillion-dollar wedding to boot. True, her besties, who are also her business partners, weren’t happy with the elaborate lie, but even they had to admit that it worked like a charm...that is until Sheikh Rami himself shows up, demanding to meet “his wife.” Sheikh Rami has no time to find a suitable bride, not with his huge contract with a Texas oil company on the rocks. So when news of his “wedding” is uncovered by his brother, Catelyn’s “joke” turns into the answer to Rami’s prayers. Catelyn is good friends with the owner of the oil company—the perfect way to get an in with the company. All he needs is a big rock and an even bigger divorce clause to officially marry by his deadline. The fact that Catelyn is hot as sin only helps matters... Catelyn, however, does not go gently down the aisle, and Rami is forced to threaten the business she and her friends have worked so hard to build. If she doesn’t marry him, he’ll out their biggest wedding as a lie and she’ll be ruined. But as their business-only relationship turns decidedly passionate, the two become entangled both in the bedroom as well as in business. In the end they’ll have to decide if the marriage that began as fake is actually fate.

Harlequin Presents June 2017 - Box Set 1 of 2

Harlequin Presents June 2017 - Box Set 1 of 2
Author: Lynne Graham
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 449
Release: 2017-06-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1460349180

Harlequin® Presents brings you a collection of four new titles! This Presents box set includes: SOLD FOR THE GREEK'S HEIR Brides for the Taking by Lynne Graham Jax Antonakos considers a ready-made heir to be worth bidding for—especially if it makes Lucy Dixon his! He's determined to remind Lucy of their insatiable chemistry in the wedding bed—and Lucy finds his claim a struggle to resist… THE SECRET SANCHEZ HEIR by Cathy Williams When Leandro Sanchez uncovers the consequences of his one night with innocent Abigail, she finds herself completely at the billionaire's mercy. The Spanish tycoon always gets what he wants, and now he's determined to legitimize his heir…by seducing Abigail into wearing his ring! THE PRINCE'S NINE-MONTH SCANDAL Scandalous Royal Brides by Caitlin Crews When personal assistant Natalie Monette discovers her secret identical twin, Princess Valentina, they decide to swap lives. Suddenly, her “fiancé” Crown Prince Rodolfo finds himself feeling a desire he cannot understand…until he discovers who's carrying the consequence of their passion! HER SINFUL SECRET The Disgraced Copelands by Jane Porter Logan finds herself at Rowan Argyros's mercy when he discovers their secret daughter, but she cannot forget how he took her virginity and heartlessly rejected her. Rowan longs to claim her—but will her craving for his touch persuade her into marriage? Be sure to collect Harlequin® Presents' June 2017 Box Set 2 of 2!

Her Sinful Secret

Her Sinful Secret
Author: Jane Porter
Publisher: Harlequin
Total Pages: 132
Release: 2017-06-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1459292995

Sometimes the consequences for keeping a secret can take your breath away. From the New York Times–bestselling author of His Defiant Desert Queen. Heart racing, Logan Copeland cannot look away from tycoon Rowan Argyros as he declares her life is in danger. All she can think is that Rowan took her virginity, heartlessly rejected her after a night of reckless abandon . . . and is the father of her child. She must reveal the truth before she’s whisked away to Rowan’s castle for safety . . . Isolated together, Logan finds herself at the mercy of Rowan’s unrelenting need to claim her—and their daughter! Logan has known no touch but his, and yearns to feel it again . . . but to do so, she must agree to meet him at the altar. “The romance was delightful . . . I would recommend Her Sinful Secret by Jane Porter, if you enjoy the enemy to lovers trope, second chance romances or books by authors Andie Brock, Dani Collins or Cathy Williams.” —Harlequin Junkie