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Desert Kings #1
The Desert Sheikh's Defiant Queen
A desert king’s word is law
The Sheikh's Chosen Queen
When Jesslyn knew him in London, Sharif Fehr was a playboy prince and their romance was carefree and fun. Now Jesslyn has been summoned to his desert kingdom. Though she may challenge him, Sharif is sure that she will obey his ultimate command and submit – to becoming his wife and queen!
The Desert King's Pregnant Bride
This hot-blooded lover has chosen his queen! Sheikh Khalid Bin Shareef finds innocent Maggie Lewis too hard to resist. He has her sent to his kingdom – and there they discover the consequence of their night of passion… Marriage is the only answer. Maggie will take her place by the sheikh’s side…and in his bed!
The Sheikh's Chosen Queen
When Jesslyn knew him in London, Sharif Fehr was a playboy prince and their romance was carefree and fun. Now Jesslyn has been summoned to his desert kingdom. Though she may challenge him, Sharif is sure that she will obey his ultimate command and submit – to becoming his wife and queen!
The Desert King's Pregnant Bride
This hot-blooded lover has chosen his queen! Sheikh Khalid Bin Shareef finds innocent Maggie Lewis too hard to resist. He has her sent to his kingdom – and there they discover the consequence of their night of passion… Marriage is the only answer. Maggie will take her place by the sheikh’s side…and in his bed!
- GenresRomance
368 pages, Kindle Edition
First published January 1, 2011
About the author
Jane West
113 books2 followersBorn In Greywell, England in 1959, Jane West spent her childhood singing, dancing and acting, both on stage and screen.
Her experience with rejection is reflected in this compelling story of a pine tree's dream to become what he thought he was born to be...a Christmas tree. As a child, Jane was always writing stories, songs and poems, but her dream was to one day become a movie star.
Through unforeseen circumstances, in 1986, Jane and her six-year old daughter Katie, flew from England to California. As a single mother, she had to alternative but to give up her dream.
The struggles and fears that she faced over the years that followed turned out, better than she could have dreamed. Now living with her devoted husband Jay, and their two daughters, Katie and Julia, she is doing what comes naturally in her life-being a Mummy...and writing!
Her experience with rejection is reflected in this compelling story of a pine tree's dream to become what he thought he was born to be...a Christmas tree. As a child, Jane was always writing stories, songs and poems, but her dream was to one day become a movie star.
Through unforeseen circumstances, in 1986, Jane and her six-year old daughter Katie, flew from England to California. As a single mother, she had to alternative but to give up her dream.
The struggles and fears that she faced over the years that followed turned out, better than she could have dreamed. Now living with her devoted husband Jay, and their two daughters, Katie and Julia, she is doing what comes naturally in her life-being a Mummy...and writing!
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March 30, 2020
The Desert King's Defiant Queen by Jane Porter
So the hero and heroine had a long term affair and the heroine walked out on him but 9 years later treats him as if he was the villain? This made no sense - her hostility towards Sharif just annoyed me.
The hero loved the heroine but believed his horrible mother when she told him she'd bribed the heroine with money and jewels and goes off and married another woman and has 3 girls. Why didn't he ask Jesslyn why she was leaving him (i know -there'd be no book!).
Sharif decides he wants Jesslyn back and gets her to come and teach his 3 girls. The villainous grandmother is simply the pits but I must admit, I did enjoy the scene when Jesslyn stood up for herself. Everything works out and the heroine is finally able to have a baby after numerous IVF procedures. I quite enjoyed it - but it's not up to Jane Porter's normal standard. The Desert King's Pregnant Bride by Annie West
I really love Annie West's writing and have read 25+ of her books - predominantly those written over the last few years and I've been trying to catch up with her back catalogue ; and I found this one in a duo.
Now, Annie couldn't write a bad book if she tried but I was disappointed in this one which was published way back in 2008. I loved the plot premise, and I loved Khalid, but Maggie? I'm sorry but she was an utter drag and by the end of the book, but I wanted to give her a good shaking and tell her not to be so stupid.
I get that she's had a bad upbringing and lost her self-confidence but her inability to accept what Khalid said to her just went beyond the bounds in my opinion. Even after the baby is born - she still doesn't accept that Khalid is committed to her and the baby. This blind obstinacy was seriously at the stage of needing psychiatric help!
The pity party went on far too long. In spite of everything Khalid did and said, she insisted on seeing everything through black-blinkered glasses. No, Khalid couldn't love her; No, Khalid was still in love with his wife, No, he only cared about the baby.
Their sex life was smoking hot and caring and intimate and loving but did that pull her up and think 'oh perhaps?' - only for 2 seconds because then she's back to her refusal to see that Khalid is not a manwhore but actually a rather nice guy trying to make his wife happy. Oddly enough, the fact that I got so annoyed about Maggie is a tribute to Annie's ability to write a realistic character. I really disliked the way Maggie treated Khalid - right to almost the 2nd last page of the book!!
But Annie is still one of my top favourite Mills and Boon writers and it certainly won't stop me reading her books.
So the hero and heroine had a long term affair and the heroine walked out on him but 9 years later treats him as if he was the villain? This made no sense - her hostility towards Sharif just annoyed me.
The hero loved the heroine but believed his horrible mother when she told him she'd bribed the heroine with money and jewels and goes off and married another woman and has 3 girls. Why didn't he ask Jesslyn why she was leaving him (i know -there'd be no book!).
Sharif decides he wants Jesslyn back and gets her to come and teach his 3 girls. The villainous grandmother is simply the pits but I must admit, I did enjoy the scene when Jesslyn stood up for herself. Everything works out and the heroine is finally able to have a baby after numerous IVF procedures. I quite enjoyed it - but it's not up to Jane Porter's normal standard. The Desert King's Pregnant Bride by Annie West
I really love Annie West's writing and have read 25+ of her books - predominantly those written over the last few years and I've been trying to catch up with her back catalogue ; and I found this one in a duo.
Now, Annie couldn't write a bad book if she tried but I was disappointed in this one which was published way back in 2008. I loved the plot premise, and I loved Khalid, but Maggie? I'm sorry but she was an utter drag and by the end of the book, but I wanted to give her a good shaking and tell her not to be so stupid.
I get that she's had a bad upbringing and lost her self-confidence but her inability to accept what Khalid said to her just went beyond the bounds in my opinion. Even after the baby is born - she still doesn't accept that Khalid is committed to her and the baby. This blind obstinacy was seriously at the stage of needing psychiatric help!
The pity party went on far too long. In spite of everything Khalid did and said, she insisted on seeing everything through black-blinkered glasses. No, Khalid couldn't love her; No, Khalid was still in love with his wife, No, he only cared about the baby.
Their sex life was smoking hot and caring and intimate and loving but did that pull her up and think 'oh perhaps?' - only for 2 seconds because then she's back to her refusal to see that Khalid is not a manwhore but actually a rather nice guy trying to make his wife happy. Oddly enough, the fact that I got so annoyed about Maggie is a tribute to Annie's ability to write a realistic character. I really disliked the way Maggie treated Khalid - right to almost the 2nd last page of the book!!
But Annie is still one of my top favourite Mills and Boon writers and it certainly won't stop me reading her books.
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