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The Arabian Mistress
A husband who wants his wife...to be his mistress!
Begging for Prince Tariq Shazad ibn Zachir's mercy was the last thing Faye wanted to do. She hadn't seen Tariq for a year...since their wedding. But Faye's brother was imprisoned in Tariq's homeland, and only Tariq could grant his freedom.
Faye expected her meeting with the man she'd married to be tough, but Tariq's ultimatum took her breath away: become his mistress and her brother would be released!
Begging for Prince Tariq Shazad ibn Zachir's mercy was the last thing Faye wanted to do. She hadn't seen Tariq for a year...since their wedding. But Faye's brother was imprisoned in Tariq's homeland, and only Tariq could grant his freedom.
Faye expected her meeting with the man she'd married to be tough, but Tariq's ultimatum took her breath away: become his mistress and her brother would be released!
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Lynne Graham was born on July 30, 1956 of Irish-Scottish parentage. She has livedin Northern Ireland all her life. She grew up in a seaside village with herbrother. She learnt to read at the age of 3, and haven't stopped since then.
Lynne first met her husband when she was 14. At 15, she wrote her firstbook, but it was rejected everywhere. Lynne married after she completed adegree at Edinburgh University. She started writing again when she was athome with her first child. It took several attempts before she sold herfirst book in 1987 and the delight of seeing that first book for sale in thelocal newsagents has never been forgotten. Now, there are over 10 million ofher books in print worldwide.
Lynne always wanted a large family and has five children. Her eldest and heronly natural child is 19 and currently at university. Her other fourchildren, who are every bit as dear to her heart, are adopted. She has two9-year-olds adopted from Sri Lanka and a 5- and a 3-year-old adopted fromGuatemala. In Lynne's home, there is a rich and diverse cultural mix, whichadds a whole extra dimension of interest and discovery to family life. Thefamily lives in a country house surrounded by a woodland garden, which iswonderfully private. The family has two pets. Thomas, a very large andaffectionate black cat, bosses the dog and hunts rabbits. The dog is Daisy,an adorable but not very bright white West Highland terrier, who loves beingchased by the cat. At night, dog and cat sleep together in front of thekitchen stove. Lynne loves gardening, cooking, collects everything from oldtoys to rock specimens and is crazy about every aspect of Christmas.
Lynne Graham was born on July 30, 1956 of Irish-Scottish parentage. She has livedin Northern Ireland all her life. She grew up in a seaside village with herbrother. She learnt to read at the age of 3, and haven't stopped since then.
Lynne first met her husband when she was 14. At 15, she wrote her firstbook, but it was rejected everywhere. Lynne married after she completed adegree at Edinburgh University. She started writing again when she was athome with her first child. It took several attempts before she sold herfirst book in 1987 and the delight of seeing that first book for sale in thelocal newsagents has never been forgotten. Now, there are over 10 million ofher books in print worldwide.
Lynne always wanted a large family and has five children. Her eldest and heronly natural child is 19 and currently at university. Her other fourchildren, who are every bit as dear to her heart, are adopted. She has two9-year-olds adopted from Sri Lanka and a 5- and a 3-year-old adopted fromGuatemala. In Lynne's home, there is a rich and diverse cultural mix, whichadds a whole extra dimension of interest and discovery to family life. Thefamily lives in a country house surrounded by a woodland garden, which iswonderfully private. The family has two pets. Thomas, a very large andaffectionate black cat, bosses the dog and hunts rabbits. The dog is Daisy,an adorable but not very bright white West Highland terrier, who loves beingchased by the cat. At night, dog and cat sleep together in front of thekitchen stove. Lynne loves gardening, cooking, collects everything from oldtoys to rock specimens and is crazy about every aspect of Christmas.
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September 29, 2019
RE The Arabian Mistress- the h's bro is imprisoned in H's country. She goes to rescue him because she used to have a thing with the H who is holding him captive.
They were married-- but she thought the ceremony was fake and ran off, he thought she was conning him with her stepfather.
They start up again, but he tells her it is an affair and she goes along with it until he tells her the truth, they are still married and he lurves her.
Decent story for the desert sheikh trope.
They were married-- but she thought the ceremony was fake and ran off, he thought she was conning him with her stepfather.
They start up again, but he tells her it is an affair and she goes along with it until he tells her the truth, they are still married and he lurves her.
Decent story for the desert sheikh trope.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
January 3, 2017
Based on my (admittedly limited) LG experience this is one of her rare books where the h isn't already (or immanently) a mum. Hurrah for her! Of course, we had to take a trip to a middle eastern principality to get it.
12 months ago, Faye married Prince Tariq in his country's London embassy. She was 19. She'd lied about her age, made a few naive blunders and as soon as the ceremony was over Tariq yells at her that he won't be trapped and he can divorce her in a snap. He orders her out of his sight. Faye leaves, heartbroken. Her stupid shonky mean crooked bastard of a stepfather tells her the wedding was a sham.
Present day, and Faye and her bastard stepfather Percy are in Tariq's country to beg for the release of Faye's selfish stupid frail older brother. He's used all the family money to set up a construction company but he hasn't paid his suppliers and he's now in debtors prison. He'll die! He gets these coughs! They're something awful!! Tariq's made up middle eastern princedom takes debt very seriously.
Faye, at the urging of Percy king of crapullence, goes to Tariq to plead for her brother. Tariq is so angry. What happened to that half million pounds he flung at Faye as he yelled at her about how much her gold digger entrapment plan disgusted him?
Faye doesn't know. But she bets that Percy had something to do with it. Especially since the cheque was made out to him.
No matter - Faye can buy her brother's freedom with her booty. She is to take herself off to Tariq's harem to await his pleasure.
Faye says no and then she says yes. She's in love with Tariq, but also: she's so used to putting herself last that it's inconceivable that she wouldn't do this to get her sickly stupid brother out of the trouble that is 100% his own making.
I had an epiphany at Faye's decision point. Up to then I was still deciding whether I wanted to take this nonsense journey down Faye and Tariq's rabbit hole of outraged feelings. But she got me. 'Am I a doormat?' Faye asks herself as she contemplates her virgin sacrifice, and the emotional damage she'll take along the way. She decides that she won't be, and I come to the realisation of exactly why I like these stories so much: I'm hooked on the injustice. I'm hooked on the hope that, just once, someone will put the h first.
So it's not a huge epiphany by any stretch, but it hooked me. And it hooked me that Faye made an escape attempt using circus acrobat skills (cute detail!) and that she owned up to her own faults, that she was open with Tariq about how his actions hurt her. She was a kind person with a generous heart and developed the strength to admit she was wrong. She wasn't a doormat by the end.
I was less enthusiastic about her immediate connection with the three small children in Tariq's care, but I get it. LG wants us all to know that mothers are sexy. And can it be an LG book without twins? They must be part of her quest, to ensure there are sufficient twins in Romancelandia for every other writer's crazy twin plot. It's her service to us all.
Faye is a little too distracted by her own problems to note that if she's getting the mistress treatment, it's definitely far more stellar and respectful than one would expect. She's very adaptable to having servants and aides around all the time.
Ladies! Looking for the ultimate beauty treatment before attending an important ambiguous event in Tariq's mega tent? Try the ten and then some skin care treatment. Then, your hair will be washed, dried and burnished with silk.
What the hell is this burnished with silk thing, and how have I gone my entire life without knowing about it? I want my hair salon to do it. I would gladly trade in the head massage and whatever style blow wave they offer me to get some silk burnish action. Probably it'll cost me an extra $100 but I don't care! I wants it.
Tariq is handsome and arrogant and a competent leader and an attentive lover. At 28 he's younger than most HP Hs so that earned him a pass for some of his nonsense. He made sense in his anger and hurt at what Faye had done. It made sense that his mistakes in hurting Faye by concealing information from her were just a little bit still based on wanting to get back at her.
I thought they were so sweet together at the end and totally bought into their idyllic love conquers all hurt feelings and good girls get rewards fantasy. I'm not a fan of the trope and think the title is ridiculous (she's not Arabian). Still, this was a satisfying read and a well developed romance between two sympathetic and likeable characters.
12 months ago, Faye married Prince Tariq in his country's London embassy. She was 19. She'd lied about her age, made a few naive blunders and as soon as the ceremony was over Tariq yells at her that he won't be trapped and he can divorce her in a snap. He orders her out of his sight. Faye leaves, heartbroken. Her stupid shonky mean crooked bastard of a stepfather tells her the wedding was a sham.
Present day, and Faye and her bastard stepfather Percy are in Tariq's country to beg for the release of Faye's selfish stupid frail older brother. He's used all the family money to set up a construction company but he hasn't paid his suppliers and he's now in debtors prison. He'll die! He gets these coughs! They're something awful!! Tariq's made up middle eastern princedom takes debt very seriously.
Faye, at the urging of Percy king of crapullence, goes to Tariq to plead for her brother. Tariq is so angry. What happened to that half million pounds he flung at Faye as he yelled at her about how much her gold digger entrapment plan disgusted him?
Faye doesn't know. But she bets that Percy had something to do with it. Especially since the cheque was made out to him.
No matter - Faye can buy her brother's freedom with her booty. She is to take herself off to Tariq's harem to await his pleasure.
Faye says no and then she says yes. She's in love with Tariq, but also: she's so used to putting herself last that it's inconceivable that she wouldn't do this to get her sickly stupid brother out of the trouble that is 100% his own making.
I had an epiphany at Faye's decision point. Up to then I was still deciding whether I wanted to take this nonsense journey down Faye and Tariq's rabbit hole of outraged feelings. But she got me. 'Am I a doormat?' Faye asks herself as she contemplates her virgin sacrifice, and the emotional damage she'll take along the way. She decides that she won't be, and I come to the realisation of exactly why I like these stories so much: I'm hooked on the injustice. I'm hooked on the hope that, just once, someone will put the h first.
So it's not a huge epiphany by any stretch, but it hooked me. And it hooked me that Faye made an escape attempt using circus acrobat skills (cute detail!) and that she owned up to her own faults, that she was open with Tariq about how his actions hurt her. She was a kind person with a generous heart and developed the strength to admit she was wrong. She wasn't a doormat by the end.
I was less enthusiastic about her immediate connection with the three small children in Tariq's care, but I get it. LG wants us all to know that mothers are sexy. And can it be an LG book without twins? They must be part of her quest, to ensure there are sufficient twins in Romancelandia for every other writer's crazy twin plot. It's her service to us all.
Faye is a little too distracted by her own problems to note that if she's getting the mistress treatment, it's definitely far more stellar and respectful than one would expect. She's very adaptable to having servants and aides around all the time.
Ladies! Looking for the ultimate beauty treatment before attending an important ambiguous event in Tariq's mega tent? Try the ten and then some skin care treatment. Then, your hair will be washed, dried and burnished with silk.
What the hell is this burnished with silk thing, and how have I gone my entire life without knowing about it? I want my hair salon to do it. I would gladly trade in the head massage and whatever style blow wave they offer me to get some silk burnish action. Probably it'll cost me an extra $100 but I don't care! I wants it.
Tariq is handsome and arrogant and a competent leader and an attentive lover. At 28 he's younger than most HP Hs so that earned him a pass for some of his nonsense. He made sense in his anger and hurt at what Faye had done. It made sense that his mistakes in hurting Faye by concealing information from her were just a little bit still based on wanting to get back at her.
I thought they were so sweet together at the end and totally bought into their idyllic love conquers all hurt feelings and good girls get rewards fantasy. I'm not a fan of the trope and think the title is ridiculous (she's not Arabian). Still, this was a satisfying read and a well developed romance between two sympathetic and likeable characters.
February 6, 2017
A second chance story. I'm not fond of "desert" novels, but this one didn't delve too deep into politics and intrigue, so it was tolerable. H is a prince of a desert kingdom and heroine is 18 when they meet cute. (She runs into his limo while trying to park.)
They are both smitten. Heroine has been sheltered all of her life because her evil stepfather wouldn't send her to school so her disabled mother would have company at home. From bad advice from her sister-in-law and reading magazines, the heroine has figured out that the best way to bag her man is to happen to wear nothing but a towel when he picks her up for a date. This backfires when the evil stepfather catches them and demands the H marry her.
The H does marry her but he is angry and as soon as the marriage ceremony is over at the embassy he tells the h that he is divorcing her. He says more in Arabic, hands her an envelope and that's it. Her heart is broken.
The story opens a year later when the heroine's brother is imprisoned for debt in the Hero's country. Seems he and the evil stepfather got in too deep on the construction boon. The evil stepfather has also sold out the heroine's home from underneath her and she's been on her own working. Now he wants the heroine to beg for her brother's release.
Cute story, but I wanted justice for the evil step father and the weak brother to learn to live within his means.
They are both smitten. Heroine has been sheltered all of her life because her evil stepfather wouldn't send her to school so her disabled mother would have company at home. From bad advice from her sister-in-law and reading magazines, the heroine has figured out that the best way to bag her man is to happen to wear nothing but a towel when he picks her up for a date. This backfires when the evil stepfather catches them and demands the H marry her.
The H does marry her but he is angry and as soon as the marriage ceremony is over at the embassy he tells the h that he is divorcing her. He says more in Arabic, hands her an envelope and that's it. Her heart is broken.
The story opens a year later when the heroine's brother is imprisoned for debt in the Hero's country. Seems he and the evil stepfather got in too deep on the construction boon. The evil stepfather has also sold out the heroine's home from underneath her and she's been on her own working. Now he wants the heroine to beg for her brother's release.
Cute story, but I wanted justice for the evil step father and the weak brother to learn to live within his means.
February 26, 2025
Her backbone was liquid but what can I say, I love LG's older books!
Re-read and removed a star. 🤷🏻♀️
Re-read and removed a star. 🤷🏻♀️
July 27, 2020
So much angst sometimes makes me skim or read spoiler reviews. That’s exactly what I did here.
I didn’t particularly care for the heroine. Not because of what she did when they first met but because of her behavior later. She was spineless ninny.
I liked the hero though. Heroine’s stepfather didn’t get much needed comeuppance.
Superb ending though.
Recommended and safe as hero was celibate.
I didn’t particularly care for the heroine. Not because of what she did when they first met but because of her behavior later. She was spineless ninny.
I liked the hero though. Heroine’s stepfather didn’t get much needed comeuppance.
Superb ending though.
Recommended and safe as hero was celibate.
February 9, 2019
"The Arabian Mistress" is the story of Faye and Tariq.
And OMG, this bored me SO much. It legit took me hours to finish this because I couldn't focus my mind on it; the h and H were both stupid/unlikable, and I wished for this torture to end faster.
Nope.
ZZZZZZZZZZZ
1/5
And OMG, this bored me SO much. It legit took me hours to finish this because I couldn't focus my mind on it; the h and H were both stupid/unlikable, and I wished for this torture to end faster.
Nope.
ZZZZZZZZZZZ
1/5
December 2, 2014
Wow, that was exhausting. Lots of complicated back and forth, misunderstandings that don't make much sense
Faye tells white lies, Tariq tells worse lies, this whole book is about getting trapped in lies and miscommunication...hero says since something angry and self-righteous, then he realizes he is wrong and then heroine rages back at him, and they seem to just switch back and forth with who is raging and who is appeasing. When she finally stood up for herself after his huge betrayal, he begs forgiveness but then pride gets back up and he gets all indignant. Lame...he could have spent a bit more time in apology mode. But I love a faithful hero, a heroine who stands up for herself at least sometimes (especially if she's witty), and the glimpses of hero's underlying love...the shaking, trembling hands, hugs, gazing into eyes, and wonderful comments about finally being together and happiness together, interspersed with horrible comments about her being a gold digger and schemer (even in her kindness to his orphaned relatives he casts awful aspersions on her character...and that's AFTER he's found happiness with her. Really he was so schizophrenic!
Biggest dropped point...how could she not again bring up his comment about acquiring another wife????? That was totally left hanging. That was deserving of at least 5 pages of raging.
Faye tells white lies, Tariq tells worse lies, this whole book is about getting trapped in lies and miscommunication...hero says since something angry and self-righteous, then he realizes he is wrong and then heroine rages back at him, and they seem to just switch back and forth with who is raging and who is appeasing. When she finally stood up for herself after his huge betrayal, he begs forgiveness but then pride gets back up and he gets all indignant. Lame...he could have spent a bit more time in apology mode. But I love a faithful hero, a heroine who stands up for herself at least sometimes (especially if she's witty), and the glimpses of hero's underlying love...the shaking, trembling hands, hugs, gazing into eyes, and wonderful comments about finally being together and happiness together, interspersed with horrible comments about her being a gold digger and schemer (even in her kindness to his orphaned relatives he casts awful aspersions on her character...and that's AFTER he's found happiness with her. Really he was so schizophrenic!
Biggest dropped point...how could she not again bring up his comment about acquiring another wife????? That was totally left hanging. That was deserving of at least 5 pages of raging.
December 3, 2016
Tengo que decir, que a pesar de tener tan pocas expectativas me encanto. No es un best-seller, no es extraordinario, pero en si la historia me gusto mucho, tanto es asi q lo lei en un dia. Obviamente no era tan largo, pero en fin, que este romance me atrapo desde la pagina 1.
January 10, 2017
One of my firsts HP.
Some parts of the story were a bit overdone but I was certainly entertained.
I loved certain details like her scape attempt with circus acrobatics or his willingness to cut himself so there was blood on the sheets proving her virginity.
Some parts of the story were a bit overdone but I was certainly entertained.
I loved certain details like her scape attempt with circus acrobatics or his willingness to cut himself so there was blood on the sheets proving her virginity.
January 25, 2012
Yay, a nice, standard Lynne Graham - 4.5 stars. I love how she blends angst and humor, and I love her heroes. My favorite moment in this one was when Anyway, the story line in this one was a little all over the place, but I still enjoyed it.
July 19, 2020
Ok, second chance romance between Faye and Tariq. The blurb pretty much lays it out, h is approaching H to see if he’ll release her brother from jail. The couple were married earlier, (a year I think) Tariq was blackmailed and thinks Faye was in on the scheming. She thinks the wedding wasn’t real.
I found Faye a bit ridiculous; she takes young and dumb to epic proportions. Her martyr complex is off the chain. Tariq was jerky, and lost his patience a time, or 20, but damn I can’t really blame him, because dealing with her felt like banging my head against a wall.
There is a teensy wannabe OW Majida, but she doesn’t add much drama. She basically just acts bitchy a few times. There’s also a 4-yr-old Rafi that talks like the dog in Up, and a racist loser step-dad.
Bottom Line- This one was a little dull, but totally safe. Both were celibate during the separation, and there’s a short epilogue 18months later.
*part of Arabian Mistress & Contaxis Baby bundle
I found Faye a bit ridiculous; she takes young and dumb to epic proportions. Her martyr complex is off the chain. Tariq was jerky, and lost his patience a time, or 20, but damn I can’t really blame him, because dealing with her felt like banging my head against a wall.
There is a teensy wannabe OW Majida, but she doesn’t add much drama. She basically just acts bitchy a few times. There’s also a 4-yr-old Rafi that talks like the dog in Up, and a racist loser step-dad.
Bottom Line- This one was a little dull, but totally safe. Both were celibate during the separation, and there’s a short epilogue 18months later.
*part of Arabian Mistress & Contaxis Baby bundle
April 9, 2021
This was ok, a typical LG story about misunderstanding and miscommunication. The hero is our usual dumb and stupid man who immediately jumps to the worst conclusions where the heroine is concerned. She lied about her age because she wanted to seem older and more sophisticated, she tried to act the experienced one, when she was innocent and really in love with the hero. Her behaviour was just typical of a teenager, insecure and trying to look grown up, I don't think this was a majour fault. The hero was not smart enough to understand it and he thought that she and her stepfather wanted to blackmail him. Then there is a lot of misunderstanding but the hero eventually understand that he has misjudged her and that he still loves her. She was unable to stand for herself and eventually she was bitchy and juvenile. The character I loved the most was the stepfather, when he wins the lottery and goes to fetch h in the arabian country he complains that those people are all thieves because when he arrived at the airport they stole his bottle of whiskey! Ahahahahah! Really!!!
January 19, 2017
Chantagem Audaciosa - Lynne Graham
Título original: The Arabian Mistress
Título: Chantagem Audaciosa
Autor: Lynne Graham
Tradução: Celina Romeu
Editora: Harlequin
Ano: 2015
Muito boa história e tudo mais, só fiquei um pouco confusa na questão do casamento, achei toda a situação descrita pouco convincente. Levando em conta a pouca idade e a inexperiência de Faye até posso acreditar, pelo menos da parte dela. Agora o príncipe Tarqi, pelo amor de Deus, é um homem vivido poderia ter lidado de uma forma diferente com toda a situação.
E outra coisa, porque o homem fez todo aquele carnaval para mentir que estavam divorciados senão estavam, porque deixar a menina na escuridão durante um ano? Não fez sentido algum, se ele acreditava que ela era uma golpista porque casou e pior porque continuou casado...
Quer ler a resenha completa e muito mais, visite o blog Momentos da Fogui:
site: http://foguiii.blogspot.com.br/2017/0...
Título original: The Arabian Mistress
Título: Chantagem Audaciosa
Autor: Lynne Graham
Tradução: Celina Romeu
Editora: Harlequin
Ano: 2015
Muito boa história e tudo mais, só fiquei um pouco confusa na questão do casamento, achei toda a situação descrita pouco convincente. Levando em conta a pouca idade e a inexperiência de Faye até posso acreditar, pelo menos da parte dela. Agora o príncipe Tarqi, pelo amor de Deus, é um homem vivido poderia ter lidado de uma forma diferente com toda a situação.
E outra coisa, porque o homem fez todo aquele carnaval para mentir que estavam divorciados senão estavam, porque deixar a menina na escuridão durante um ano? Não fez sentido algum, se ele acreditava que ela era uma golpista porque casou e pior porque continuou casado...
Quer ler a resenha completa e muito mais, visite o blog Momentos da Fogui:
site: http://foguiii.blogspot.com.br/2017/0...
August 17, 2013
it was an emotional roller coaster..so many misunderstandings involved. hugely the heroine's fault n she was actually really dumb at 19 lol :p i liked it but nothing special here,der were too many cliches which made the book quite common although a good one
May 31, 2013
I love LG but I felt that the chemistry between the characters was forced and fake. This book had potential but unfortunately I thought it was a bit bland.
April 18, 2023
2.5 stars
This is not one of my favourite LG books. It's her usual style, forced relationship due to money issues, H & h met a year earlier - are/were married. They had a major disagreement, step-father used blackmail and they led separate lives for 12 months. This book doesn't really have the humorous, quirky story telling that LG's good at. It's like she churned this book out to keep the editors happy.
Faye just got annoying, frankly I struggled to finish the book. She was very young - 19 he was about 10 years older. But that was standard M&B style in the 1980s/1990s.
H & h deserved each other, too much pointless bickering. It was a struggle to finish this book.
LG is way better than this. This book gets a second star because Faye didn't get pregnant.
This is LG's 34th novel which was published in April 2001.
My favourite LG rereads, in no particular order, are;
Tempestuous Reunion
An Insatiable Passion
Bond of hatred
Married to a Mistress
Mistress and Mother
The Disobedient mistress
The Greek Tycoon's Convenient Mistress
This is not one of my favourite LG books. It's her usual style, forced relationship due to money issues, H & h met a year earlier - are/were married. They had a major disagreement, step-father used blackmail and they led separate lives for 12 months. This book doesn't really have the humorous, quirky story telling that LG's good at. It's like she churned this book out to keep the editors happy.
Faye just got annoying, frankly I struggled to finish the book. She was very young - 19 he was about 10 years older. But that was standard M&B style in the 1980s/1990s.
H & h deserved each other, too much pointless bickering. It was a struggle to finish this book.
LG is way better than this. This book gets a second star because Faye didn't get pregnant.
This is LG's 34th novel which was published in April 2001.
My favourite LG rereads, in no particular order, are;
Tempestuous Reunion
An Insatiable Passion
Bond of hatred
Married to a Mistress
Mistress and Mother
The Disobedient mistress
The Greek Tycoon's Convenient Mistress
April 20, 2024
Las novelas de Lynne Graham fueron mis compañeras de verano durante muchos años. Sentada al lado de la piscina o debajo de la sombrilla en la playa, podía estar leyendo con la tranquilidad de no perder el hilo y de disfrutar de una lectura ligera.
Pueden parecer un poco anticuadas, sus mujeres son siempre inferiores a ellos, con profesiones poco importantes. Alguna tiene estudios, pero lo dejan todo por amor.
Pueden parecer un poco anticuadas, sus mujeres son siempre inferiores a ellos, con profesiones poco importantes. Alguna tiene estudios, pero lo dejan todo por amor.
May 25, 2024
Betrayal Hope and Faithful Love.
I have always enjoyed any story book written by Lynne Graham! (Since I was a teenager. That was a long time ago. I am 70+ years old.).
This storyline is unique in its telling. Much miscommunication leading to disastrous results. Straightening everything out was comlex and made the book hard to put down
I enjoyed it a lot.
I have always enjoyed any story book written by Lynne Graham! (Since I was a teenager. That was a long time ago. I am 70+ years old.).
This storyline is unique in its telling. Much miscommunication leading to disastrous results. Straightening everything out was comlex and made the book hard to put down
I enjoyed it a lot.
November 2, 2021
Disappointing story
Not one of Lynne Graham'x best stories, I just found some of it silly, some of the characters unbelievable, it just didn't flow, to many mid-understandings. Ended up skipping a chunk in the middle
Not one of Lynne Graham'x best stories, I just found some of it silly, some of the characters unbelievable, it just didn't flow, to many mid-understandings. Ended up skipping a chunk in the middle
February 1, 2026
3 out of 5 stars. It was a good read, but only because of the main couple ... the setting was not as I had hoped. Nevertheless, I like how it turned out. Watch/hear my FULL review here: https://youtu.be/kbM1JOjYHks
June 4, 2017
Interesante
October 30, 2019
A lot of misunderstandings but all worked out in the end.
July 9, 2023
3.5-stars
June 10, 2024
I was a bit flustered by the heroine-she needed more of a backbone! The story was a mix of entertaining and frustrating.
May 7, 2011
novel ini enak untuk dibaca, sama dengan novel harlequin lain, ga berat, ceritanya kyk cerita cinderella tp ini terjadi di arabian antara prince tariq dengan Faze (org inggris), faye dari umur 5 thn sudah di tinggal sama mamanya (meninggal) dan faye bersama abangnya adrian dibesarkan oleh ayah tirinya, saat faye umur 19 tahun dia ketemu sama prince tariq di resepsi pada saat faye memarkir mobilnya dengan tidak disengaja dia menabrak mobil limo tariq.
Dari situ mereka saling mengenal, tp faye membohongi tariq ttg umurnya, dia ga mau tariq mengganggap dia masih anak muda yg berumur 19 tahun, kebahagian faye tidak berlangsung lama, saking dia cintanya sama tariq dia rela keperawanannya di ambil sama tariq, tp pada saat mereka lg mesranya, mereka tertangkap sama ayah tiri faye yg tidak sayang dan menelantar faye. ayah tirinya black mail tariq untuk menikahi faye.
Faye seneng sekali dan menerima lamaran dari tariq, tp faye ga tau kalo ayah tirinya yg brengsek itu merusak semuanya. Di pernikahan mereka, tariq kesel dan membenci faye, karena dia mikir faye bekerjasama sama ayah tirinya untuk menjebak tariq demi uang, faye yg tidak tahu apa2 merasa sedih,kecewa karena dipermainin sama tariq dan pulang saat itu juga ke london (mereka marriednya di jumar,bagian dr arab).
Setahun berselang, adrian melakukan bisnis di jumar, dan adrian mengalami masalah keuangan dan dituntut masuk penjara, yg memasukan adrian ke penjara tidak lain adalah prince tariq sendiri, masalah yg terjadi di jumar semua di tangani prince tariq, dari situ prince tariq mau membalas dendam ke faye atas kesalahan2 setahun yg lalu.
tulisan amburadul, semoga bisa dibaca ^_^
Dari situ mereka saling mengenal, tp faye membohongi tariq ttg umurnya, dia ga mau tariq mengganggap dia masih anak muda yg berumur 19 tahun, kebahagian faye tidak berlangsung lama, saking dia cintanya sama tariq dia rela keperawanannya di ambil sama tariq, tp pada saat mereka lg mesranya, mereka tertangkap sama ayah tiri faye yg tidak sayang dan menelantar faye. ayah tirinya black mail tariq untuk menikahi faye.
Faye seneng sekali dan menerima lamaran dari tariq, tp faye ga tau kalo ayah tirinya yg brengsek itu merusak semuanya. Di pernikahan mereka, tariq kesel dan membenci faye, karena dia mikir faye bekerjasama sama ayah tirinya untuk menjebak tariq demi uang, faye yg tidak tahu apa2 merasa sedih,kecewa karena dipermainin sama tariq dan pulang saat itu juga ke london (mereka marriednya di jumar,bagian dr arab).
Setahun berselang, adrian melakukan bisnis di jumar, dan adrian mengalami masalah keuangan dan dituntut masuk penjara, yg memasukan adrian ke penjara tidak lain adalah prince tariq sendiri, masalah yg terjadi di jumar semua di tangani prince tariq, dari situ prince tariq mau membalas dendam ke faye atas kesalahan2 setahun yg lalu.
tulisan amburadul, semoga bisa dibaca ^_^
February 5, 2017
I think this book would have been a very good case study for "misinformation". Yes, you heard me. Misinformation, not misunderstanding. The whole book is filled with "oh I thought you were implying thia instead of that" from BOTH main characters. While reading, I was really tempted to do a short presentation on this book that concludew with this: "so now we know how important it is to learn foreign language, especially the one your lover speaks."
So, both characters were at fault, but somehow I dislike the heroine more. I mean, the hero might be a jerk at the beginning of the story, plus with him hiding the fact that they were still married for half the book (although I could smell it from miles ahead), but at least he tried to save their marriage. He was a stubborn and proud man, but I can accept that from his character. On the other hand, the heroine kept jumping into conclusion. Also, after two weeks together, did it ever dawn on her that she MIGHT be still married to Taariq, what with all those attitudes from the servants? Worse, she tried to act brave/independent, but failed. Big time. At some point I even symphatized with the hero for having to fave the heroine.
So, both characters were at fault, but somehow I dislike the heroine more. I mean, the hero might be a jerk at the beginning of the story, plus with him hiding the fact that they were still married for half the book (although I could smell it from miles ahead), but at least he tried to save their marriage. He was a stubborn and proud man, but I can accept that from his character. On the other hand, the heroine kept jumping into conclusion. Also, after two weeks together, did it ever dawn on her that she MIGHT be still married to Taariq, what with all those attitudes from the servants? Worse, she tried to act brave/independent, but failed. Big time. At some point I even symphatized with the hero for having to fave the heroine.
January 31, 2014
I started writing a 'serious' review of this book, but then thought 'why bother?' Let's be honest, we don't read Mills & Boon for the fabulous plot lines - they're a little bit of distraction, a bit on entertainment, relaxation for the brain between more taxing novels. There's a pretty lady, a handsome man, a whole heap of misunderstandings and some raunchy sex scenes - everything ends happily and that's all it needs to be. Yes, you sometimes want to scream at the characters. Yes, the ploy devices are a bit hackneyed and come like a bolt of the blue. But who really cares? I enjoyed my time in the company of Tariq and Faye ... and that's all that matters :)
August 3, 2021
Begging for Prince Tariq Shazad ibn Zachir's mercy was the last thing Faye wanted to do. She hadn't seen Tariq for a year...since their wedding. But Faye's brother was imprisoned in Tariq's homeland, and only Tariq could grant his freedom.
Faye expected her meeting with the man she'd married to be tough, but Tariq's ultimatum took her breath away: become his mistress and her brother would be released!
Faye expected her meeting with the man she'd married to be tough, but Tariq's ultimatum took her breath away: become his mistress and her brother would be released!
February 5, 2020
For this type of book, this was decent. Not overly fetishistic, surprisingly unrapey, a relatively mild amount of racism.
IDK the characters were ridiculous, her family was monstrous and stupid, but I liked the woman and man more or less. And ridiculous amount of children aside, I was satisfied enough with the ending.
IDK the characters were ridiculous, her family was monstrous and stupid, but I liked the woman and man more or less. And ridiculous amount of children aside, I was satisfied enough with the ending.
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