Desert Prince, Blackmailed Bride by Kim Lawrence
Publisher: Harlequin
Genre: Contemporary
Length: Full length (178 pages)
Heat Leve: Spicy
Rating: 3.5 stars
Reviewed by XeranthemumRafiq Al Kamil, heir to the desert kingdom of Zatara, thinks innocent Gabby will be the perfect convenient wife for his brother. But Gabby isn’t as biddable as she seems…Now Rafiq will have to persuade her! Except the more time Rafiq spends with Gabby the more he wants her–in his own bed. But when he discovers she’s a virgin, the earth collapses under his feet. Suddenly, having her as his mistress is not enough– Rafiq demands she become his bride!
This is a classic romance filled with the best tropes guaranteed to deliver pure escapism and fun to readers. Desert royalty, a sister so loyal to her family she’d do anything to save one of them, and the sparks that fly when plans don’t go according to the dictates of the alpha hero, all lead me to ask, what could be better?
The story opens with the heroine pulling a fast one on some palace guards. Gabby proves herself to be resourceful, a bit impetuous and stubborn to the core. She also treats the man she meets that she happened to come across in a tower room like a regular joe. The ‘regular joe’ turns out not to be just a scruffy, sand covered ne’er-do-well in the same boat as she. Gabby is in for a surprise.
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Since he got to see her unguarded and real, the hero, Rafiq, gets hit with a thunderbolt of inspiration. All his concerns, worries and problems stemming from his strong sense of duty could be dealt with and solved by this little spitfire. The question is, how does he convince her?
After meeting them both in the first few chapters, and with the groundwork for the plot and the conflict laid out before me, I settled back in my comfy chair, ready for the sparks to fly and the entertainment to begin. I was not disappointed.
Some arrogant forced seduction, when done right, can be quite sexy. The caveat being that the heroine isn’t exactly opposed to it. She’s just conflicted with her newfound well of passion that he taps into, and it kinds of freaks her out. If you read the synopsis, you get a clue as to why.
Rafiq has all the best intentions but fate laughs at him in this story. I laughed too. Resistance is futile but the hero sure gave it a good fight. He tried to be good, but he was oh, so bad.
The happy ever after wasn’t a surprise because I’ve read enough of this type of romance story to know I’m going to be satisfied. However, it’s the not knowing how it comes about, the dialogue used and how the author wraps it all up that makes a book unique. The ending was kind of corny, but it didn’t detract from my enjoyment of the book as a whole. Gabby’s brother was a tad too clueless for my tastes and Rafiq’s brother wasn’t on screen enough for depth but enough for me to glean that his story is filled with secrets no one knows. It’s a great hook to bring about interest in looking it up.
Desert Prince, Blackmailed Bride is fun. When I needed something quick to read that made time fly on a rainy afternoon, I chose well.
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