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His Queen by Desert Decree
Wife—by royal declaration!
Language teacher Molly Carlisle is furious when she is kidnapped by an impulsive young sheikh and taken to the kingdom of Djalia. Until she meets her abductor’s brother, and his commanding charisma sends a shock wave of need through her…
King Azrael fights hard to resist the temptation of Molly’s bountiful curves, especially when a sandstorm strands them overnight in the desert. To protect her reputation from scandal, Azrael declares them secretly married, only to discover his tactical announcement is legally binding—Molly is now his queen! And Azrael is determined to claim his wedding night…
Language teacher Molly Carlisle is furious when she is kidnapped by an impulsive young sheikh and taken to the kingdom of Djalia. Until she meets her abductor’s brother, and his commanding charisma sends a shock wave of need through her…
King Azrael fights hard to resist the temptation of Molly’s bountiful curves, especially when a sandstorm strands them overnight in the desert. To protect her reputation from scandal, Azrael declares them secretly married, only to discover his tactical announcement is legally binding—Molly is now his queen! And Azrael is determined to claim his wedding night…
240 pages, Mass Market Paperback
First published January 1, 2017
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Lynne Graham
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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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November 3, 2017
I didn't like the heroine at all. She was fighting with hero nonstop and she was reluctant to have his kids. Also the story and plot were not that interesting. I adore Lynne Graham but this book was kind of lame.
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January 17, 2020DNF on page 65
You would think a story that starts out with a kidnapping would be interesting, but I just couldn't take the heroine's histrionics for one more page. Hero was beyond bland and his Eeyore view of life was very off-putting.
Plus, I'm not thrilled with a fix-er up, poor country for the H/h to worry about.
I still love LG, but we won't speak of this story again.
You would think a story that starts out with a kidnapping would be interesting, but I just couldn't take the heroine's histrionics for one more page. Hero was beyond bland and his Eeyore view of life was very off-putting.
Plus, I'm not thrilled with a fix-er up, poor country for the H/h to worry about.
I still love LG, but we won't speak of this story again.
November 22, 2017
This heroine acted like the proverbial fish wife on several interactions with the hero and was extremely unlikeable for most part of the story.I am surprised that the hero did not strangle her from the get go.The hero in LG's latest has got to be the most sweetest yet,he had so much patience to deal with this heroine,he actually made the book for me and he did the most romantic deeds for the heroine.I wonder if there will be a book for Tahir,the younger half brother to the hero.
December 12, 2017
I finally decided to get this off my list once and for all. This was a bit bland for a LG novel and I found the heroine a bit too aggressive while the H was more of a beta personality than an alpha. I really missed the conventional LG alpha bastards from her older novels while I was reading this. This novel was the first LG story that took me such a long time to complete. I managed to finish it only because I am a great fan of LG and didn't want this to end up on the ignominious "dnf" bookshelf. I really hope LG's next novel is one that lives up to the expected hype !
January 8, 2018
Did Lynne Graham really write this book? I'm a huge fan of her work and this book didn't sound like her at all. I was not a fan of this book and never really felt connected to the Hero and Heroine. I'm sad to say this but this book was boring and a complete letdown.
August 29, 2020
Maybe unicorns are real because I just read a book of this author where hero wasn’t a manwhore.
This book was pretty sweet with a honorable and lovable hero.
In some reviews I read about the heroine being a shrew and hard to like etc but for me she wasn’t because she only shouted at hero and in some matters she was justified. She was only like this with the hero, so to me it felt like their relationship kink. Also in most instance I was entertained with their fight.
It was also refreshing that he was never nasty or moody to the heroine and opened up to her relatively easy.
From the beginning itself heroine saw hero as just a man and thus the power dynamics between them was equal which I enjoyed too.
I’ll definitely reread this.
Safe and recommended.
This book was pretty sweet with a honorable and lovable hero.
In some reviews I read about the heroine being a shrew and hard to like etc but for me she wasn’t because she only shouted at hero and in some matters she was justified. She was only like this with the hero, so to me it felt like their relationship kink. Also in most instance I was entertained with their fight.
It was also refreshing that he was never nasty or moody to the heroine and opened up to her relatively easy.
From the beginning itself heroine saw hero as just a man and thus the power dynamics between them was equal which I enjoyed too.
I’ll definitely reread this.
Safe and recommended.
January 22, 2019
I dnf'd at page 26. The heroine was extremely annoying. I understand her circumstances however this is fiction and I can accept a less harsh heroine because its fantasy. Her continued screeching about her rights after she heard the hero's explaination made her be unreasonable. Also when the hero finally met the heroine they had zero chemistry.
I've read Graham's books for decades. This book feels like it was written by someone else! I think its rare that I've disliked one of her heroines.
I've read Graham's books for decades. This book feels like it was written by someone else! I think its rare that I've disliked one of her heroines.
September 25, 2018
Una novelita insoportablemente aburrida para ser de Lynne Graham, personajes para nada queribles y muy olvidables. Todo parece muy traído de los pelos, la relación de los protagonistas demasiado forzada. Elegí a Lynne para entretenerme luego de acabar con "The Hating game" y no estuvo a la altura.
December 30, 2018
3,5 stars.
November 20, 2017
didn't like the heroine
November 7, 2017
I liked this book :D
Molly was like a harridan and Azrael hated it when she shouted... Which added for quite funny moments!
It was a simple love story and a happy, light read :)
It lost it's one and only star because at certain parts Molly was a cold fish.
Molly was like a harridan and Azrael hated it when she shouted... Which added for quite funny moments!
It was a simple love story and a happy, light read :)
It lost it's one and only star because at certain parts Molly was a cold fish.
November 26, 2017
I like reading books by LG but this heroine grated on my nerves!
January 21, 2018
4.5 stars
Another great read from author Lynne Graham. It had the same passionate and emotional fare that her other books are well known for but this one had a bit more flair to it do to the premise behind it. The premise was a very interesting one and something different from what I had read from Presents stories in the past. Yes, they have used the kidnapping trope used in the past, but with this book in particular the focus on the poor, innocent kidnapped Molly was not kidnapped by the hero, Azreal, but his teenaged brother Tahir, who grown infatuated with Molly his language teacher. Usually with the kidnapped motif in romance was due to some political maneuvers than just due to the immaturity of a young youth. And what I liked about the little twist in the kidnapped storyline was that it brought so much emotion to the circumstances. Granted Azrael wanted to keep this under wrapped so that there wouldn’t be a scandal among his country that he was just trying to rebuild after being ruled but a dictator, but he was truly sorry for what Molly had to endure at the hands of his brother, yet he was trying to fix the situation too. Molly and Azrael exploded in fireworks as soon as they came into contact with each other because of the heated situation and the flair of emotions that was going on at the moment of their meeting. To say the emotions were all a flair would be an understatement and surrounded with all the heated attraction between them it made for a really intense ride right from the get go.
What was really great was that right from the beginning of the story, I was immediately drawn into the story. It was a very evocative experience because I saw the kidnapped experience directly through Molly’s eyes. I could feel her fear, confusion, and just overall panic over the situation that she unknowingly got into. I could feel it all as she awoken from her drugged state. Just the writing provided with a really descriptive scene that was set between her emotions and just the scene in general. Then when Azrael came onto the scene just expanded and encompassed so much more.
In fact this whole book had many very descriptive scenes that provided clear pictures of what was going on, the setting, and the feelings each of them felt in those moments. The words behind the scenes were just beautifully written, and again was very evocative from the time she fled and journeyed to the desert to the time in the caves (both times), the palace, the wedding, and the first time scene. I was just blown away by how enmeshed I was in the world and how total it was. The writing just really was good and pulled me in.
I really enjoyed seeing the relationship between Azrael and Molly shaped out in the story. They really played off of one another. They had a very passionate relationship that just sent off sparks between each other whenever they were in the same room together. They really had some great moments together where they really pushed each other’s buttons and set sparks between them. It was really fun to see that play out, and it just made their relationship all the more interesting because of that. They reacted to each other in a way that they had’t to anyone else in their lives. They brought that side out of each other and just showed how much passion flared between them.
And it wasn’t just that emotional flair that was sparked between them but the passionate side of their relationship too which when combined with all that emotional and intense sexual chemistry, they really did go off like fireworks. They had some really steamy scenes together that went beyond some of the usually Lynne Graham fare. It was so much more. I think a big part of it had to do with the fact that even though Molly was innocent and had some insecurities because of her family situation like some typical Graham heroines usually have, Molly had some extra something to her that made me love her so much and that was her spunkiness. She fought against Azrael and spoke her feelings when she thought what he was doing wasn’t right and she would fight to make her feelings known all the while trying to ignore that intense attraction that she had for him, which was near impossible. So when the love scenes did come her shyness came into play but so did her fire and passionate side that she only wanted to explore with him, and it was awesome. I loved their intense make out session in the cave that was so steamy that it could really have been a full blown love scene because it was fueled by so much emotion and passionate. Their first time scene was much the same, but what I thought was really fun and fit their relationship to a tee was that it happened after a big fight then lead to passion. Again very hot and steamy yet it was deep too because their were lots of emotions going on in those moments. The second scene in the cave was just as beautiful and depicted very sensually for their honeymoon scene. It was very romantic, and it showed off their bond that went beyond the physical. It was such a good moment of closeness.
I loved each of the main characters in this book, and it was really hard not to root for them to be together. They just fit so well. Their passion unleashed with each other in a way that it never had before, and it was a place where they could safely loose control and not be concerned with the fallout from it. They were each other’s safe spaces, and that was beautiful. I talked why I liked Molly, but I really enjoyed Azreal too. As he said in the book, he was really in between a rock and hard place. One he was determined to do his duty to his country and his brother, but on the others hand he wanted to do right by Molly. I could tell he was upset over what his brother did to Molly and wanted to do his best to make amends to her, but knew in someways his hands were tied because of his country. But he was a genuinely good guy and tried to do the right thing. He might have vowed to keep total control but really he wore his big heart on his sleeve. I could see into his heart and soul. He was an alpha male for sure, but not overly arrogant or jerky about it. He made mistakes for sure but he was never overly cruel about it. He was just doing the best he could in the situation. And he really did show Molly in little ways how much that he cared about her. For him, he always cared about her from the moment he met her and it got deeper and deeper as the story progressed and his actions showed that even though he couldn’t speak the words to her.
As with most conflicts in romantic books, it creates some angst and tension between the pain, and this one was on exception. It wasn’t overly angsty or as intense as I have read and enjoyed in the past, but in this case it really didn’t bother me. I was glad there was a least some angst. It really fit the framework of the story really well. It was just enough that I was satisfied with it. There was enough sparks going on between the pain that I was drawn in with that so it kept by interest in the characters and the story.
Overall I really enjoyed this story and its characters. In fact I think I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would. It wasn’t a typical Lynne Graham story which was nice. It made it fresh and unique. The writing was really good and made for a really evocative experience for me. I could see and feel that world so clearly that it was hard not to see it in my minds eye. Also Molly and Azreal really made for an intense couple. I don’t think I have read a book in a long time where a couple was this explosive and not just in the bedroom. They really sparked each other until they were nearly an inferno. They just had really good chemistry. It was really fun and entertaining ride to go on as they explored their relationship and made it grow within the context of the story. It was amazing. All the combinations that Lynne Graham pieced together made for a winning story.
I highly recommend this story for Harlequin Presents fans as well as Lynne Graham fans that love her memorable stories because this was definitely one of them.
Another great read from author Lynne Graham. It had the same passionate and emotional fare that her other books are well known for but this one had a bit more flair to it do to the premise behind it. The premise was a very interesting one and something different from what I had read from Presents stories in the past. Yes, they have used the kidnapping trope used in the past, but with this book in particular the focus on the poor, innocent kidnapped Molly was not kidnapped by the hero, Azreal, but his teenaged brother Tahir, who grown infatuated with Molly his language teacher. Usually with the kidnapped motif in romance was due to some political maneuvers than just due to the immaturity of a young youth. And what I liked about the little twist in the kidnapped storyline was that it brought so much emotion to the circumstances. Granted Azrael wanted to keep this under wrapped so that there wouldn’t be a scandal among his country that he was just trying to rebuild after being ruled but a dictator, but he was truly sorry for what Molly had to endure at the hands of his brother, yet he was trying to fix the situation too. Molly and Azrael exploded in fireworks as soon as they came into contact with each other because of the heated situation and the flair of emotions that was going on at the moment of their meeting. To say the emotions were all a flair would be an understatement and surrounded with all the heated attraction between them it made for a really intense ride right from the get go.
What was really great was that right from the beginning of the story, I was immediately drawn into the story. It was a very evocative experience because I saw the kidnapped experience directly through Molly’s eyes. I could feel her fear, confusion, and just overall panic over the situation that she unknowingly got into. I could feel it all as she awoken from her drugged state. Just the writing provided with a really descriptive scene that was set between her emotions and just the scene in general. Then when Azrael came onto the scene just expanded and encompassed so much more.
In fact this whole book had many very descriptive scenes that provided clear pictures of what was going on, the setting, and the feelings each of them felt in those moments. The words behind the scenes were just beautifully written, and again was very evocative from the time she fled and journeyed to the desert to the time in the caves (both times), the palace, the wedding, and the first time scene. I was just blown away by how enmeshed I was in the world and how total it was. The writing just really was good and pulled me in.
I really enjoyed seeing the relationship between Azrael and Molly shaped out in the story. They really played off of one another. They had a very passionate relationship that just sent off sparks between each other whenever they were in the same room together. They really had some great moments together where they really pushed each other’s buttons and set sparks between them. It was really fun to see that play out, and it just made their relationship all the more interesting because of that. They reacted to each other in a way that they had’t to anyone else in their lives. They brought that side out of each other and just showed how much passion flared between them.
And it wasn’t just that emotional flair that was sparked between them but the passionate side of their relationship too which when combined with all that emotional and intense sexual chemistry, they really did go off like fireworks. They had some really steamy scenes together that went beyond some of the usually Lynne Graham fare. It was so much more. I think a big part of it had to do with the fact that even though Molly was innocent and had some insecurities because of her family situation like some typical Graham heroines usually have, Molly had some extra something to her that made me love her so much and that was her spunkiness. She fought against Azrael and spoke her feelings when she thought what he was doing wasn’t right and she would fight to make her feelings known all the while trying to ignore that intense attraction that she had for him, which was near impossible. So when the love scenes did come her shyness came into play but so did her fire and passionate side that she only wanted to explore with him, and it was awesome. I loved their intense make out session in the cave that was so steamy that it could really have been a full blown love scene because it was fueled by so much emotion and passionate. Their first time scene was much the same, but what I thought was really fun and fit their relationship to a tee was that it happened after a big fight then lead to passion. Again very hot and steamy yet it was deep too because their were lots of emotions going on in those moments. The second scene in the cave was just as beautiful and depicted very sensually for their honeymoon scene. It was very romantic, and it showed off their bond that went beyond the physical. It was such a good moment of closeness.
I loved each of the main characters in this book, and it was really hard not to root for them to be together. They just fit so well. Their passion unleashed with each other in a way that it never had before, and it was a place where they could safely loose control and not be concerned with the fallout from it. They were each other’s safe spaces, and that was beautiful. I talked why I liked Molly, but I really enjoyed Azreal too. As he said in the book, he was really in between a rock and hard place. One he was determined to do his duty to his country and his brother, but on the others hand he wanted to do right by Molly. I could tell he was upset over what his brother did to Molly and wanted to do his best to make amends to her, but knew in someways his hands were tied because of his country. But he was a genuinely good guy and tried to do the right thing. He might have vowed to keep total control but really he wore his big heart on his sleeve. I could see into his heart and soul. He was an alpha male for sure, but not overly arrogant or jerky about it. He made mistakes for sure but he was never overly cruel about it. He was just doing the best he could in the situation. And he really did show Molly in little ways how much that he cared about her. For him, he always cared about her from the moment he met her and it got deeper and deeper as the story progressed and his actions showed that even though he couldn’t speak the words to her.
As with most conflicts in romantic books, it creates some angst and tension between the pain, and this one was on exception. It wasn’t overly angsty or as intense as I have read and enjoyed in the past, but in this case it really didn’t bother me. I was glad there was a least some angst. It really fit the framework of the story really well. It was just enough that I was satisfied with it. There was enough sparks going on between the pain that I was drawn in with that so it kept by interest in the characters and the story.
Overall I really enjoyed this story and its characters. In fact I think I enjoyed it a lot more than I thought I would. It wasn’t a typical Lynne Graham story which was nice. It made it fresh and unique. The writing was really good and made for a really evocative experience for me. I could see and feel that world so clearly that it was hard not to see it in my minds eye. Also Molly and Azreal really made for an intense couple. I don’t think I have read a book in a long time where a couple was this explosive and not just in the bedroom. They really sparked each other until they were nearly an inferno. They just had really good chemistry. It was really fun and entertaining ride to go on as they explored their relationship and made it grow within the context of the story. It was amazing. All the combinations that Lynne Graham pieced together made for a winning story.
I highly recommend this story for Harlequin Presents fans as well as Lynne Graham fans that love her memorable stories because this was definitely one of them.
This entire review has been hidden because of spoilers.
June 16, 2020
I have a real difficulty with this author. She seems to either write utterly brilliant romances that I totally love or, they are incredibly weak with an unlikeable main character and/or an unbelievable plot line.
This one has an absolute sweetie of a hero - hot, straight, committed and duty bound and then we have the heroine who is the most unpleasant, bitchy, whiny, shrieking banshee for the majority of the book. She goes from 0-100 in terms of emotional extremes and treats the hero in a way which is downright ignorant - not innocent.
It’s still an enjoyable read if you can cope with her shouting all the time and seeing everything solely from her own perspective until far too late in the book.
This one has an absolute sweetie of a hero - hot, straight, committed and duty bound and then we have the heroine who is the most unpleasant, bitchy, whiny, shrieking banshee for the majority of the book. She goes from 0-100 in terms of emotional extremes and treats the hero in a way which is downright ignorant - not innocent.
It’s still an enjoyable read if you can cope with her shouting all the time and seeing everything solely from her own perspective until far too late in the book.
December 15, 2017
Far from my favorite by this author. I just couldn’t like the heroine. I don’t mind a feisty heroine but not a hard headed one who is rather stupid with it. Hero was okay but not alpha enough for an HP in my opinion.
March 27, 2019
4,5 Estrellas
Compré este libro el año pasado pero, para no perder las costumbres, se quedó sin leer. Aprovechando que necesito lecturas ligeras por mis dolores de cabeza, me decidí a rescatarlo de la estantería. Ha sido todo un acierto.
Molly Carlisle es una británica de veintidós años que tiene tres trabajos para poder mantenerse y pagar la residencia de su abuelo enfermo. Uno de esos empleos es como profesora de inglés en la embajada de Djalia, y será esa ocupación la que la meterá en problemas cuando su alumno la secuestre.
Azrael Al Sharif es a sus treinta años el rey de Djalia. Lleva muy poco en el cargo y está intentando solucionar los problemas causados por la gestión del anterior gobernarte. Su padre fallece cuando él tiene diez años y se ve obligado a huir con su madre al país vecino donde será educado por su padrastro, el príncipe de Quaerin.
La historia romántica me ha gustado aunque es cierto que todo sucede muy rápido, pero con una extensión de 160 páginas no hay mucho margen para dar rodeos. Se atraen nada más se conocen y de ahí al amor hay un paso, aunque ambos dan muchas vueltas antes de sincerarse y eso me gusta. También está genial que ella no se calle ni se sienta intimidada por el protagonista.
La novela es muy entretenida y adictiva y me ha encantado. Se lee perfectamente en una tarde y engancha tanto que te la lees del tirón. No es la típica historia de la autora donde ella aguanta en silencio las mil perrerías que le hace el protagonista, y eso me ha gustado porque no he tenido la sensación de estar leyendo más de lo mismo.
**Próxima reseña en el blog**
Compré este libro el año pasado pero, para no perder las costumbres, se quedó sin leer. Aprovechando que necesito lecturas ligeras por mis dolores de cabeza, me decidí a rescatarlo de la estantería. Ha sido todo un acierto.
Molly Carlisle es una británica de veintidós años que tiene tres trabajos para poder mantenerse y pagar la residencia de su abuelo enfermo. Uno de esos empleos es como profesora de inglés en la embajada de Djalia, y será esa ocupación la que la meterá en problemas cuando su alumno la secuestre.
Azrael Al Sharif es a sus treinta años el rey de Djalia. Lleva muy poco en el cargo y está intentando solucionar los problemas causados por la gestión del anterior gobernarte. Su padre fallece cuando él tiene diez años y se ve obligado a huir con su madre al país vecino donde será educado por su padrastro, el príncipe de Quaerin.
La historia romántica me ha gustado aunque es cierto que todo sucede muy rápido, pero con una extensión de 160 páginas no hay mucho margen para dar rodeos. Se atraen nada más se conocen y de ahí al amor hay un paso, aunque ambos dan muchas vueltas antes de sincerarse y eso me gusta. También está genial que ella no se calle ni se sienta intimidada por el protagonista.
La novela es muy entretenida y adictiva y me ha encantado. Se lee perfectamente en una tarde y engancha tanto que te la lees del tirón. No es la típica historia de la autora donde ella aguanta en silencio las mil perrerías que le hace el protagonista, y eso me ha gustado porque no he tenido la sensación de estar leyendo más de lo mismo.
**Próxima reseña en el blog**
March 7, 2018
2.5 stars
May 27, 2018
It was okay.
December 20, 2020
I had to indulge myself. it had been a while since grabbed a harlequin novel and lets just say it was just what I expected.
Cheesy, short and laughable (in a good way).
One of the main reasons I read it was because once upon a time I was obsessed with Sheiks and kidnapped brides. Like who in their right mind would reject a rich handsome brooding male with the stamina of a hundred men and a gentleman in all sense of the word. Well in this case Molly would. But he's the picture of the perfect man in a woman's fantasy and I'd take him any day, or a Tycoon, or Royal, or Billionaire because that's just what women dream about, that's what Disney has put in our heads so why not continue to dream about them too.
Cheesy, short and laughable (in a good way).
One of the main reasons I read it was because once upon a time I was obsessed with Sheiks and kidnapped brides. Like who in their right mind would reject a rich handsome brooding male with the stamina of a hundred men and a gentleman in all sense of the word. Well in this case Molly would. But he's the picture of the perfect man in a woman's fantasy and I'd take him any day, or a Tycoon, or Royal, or Billionaire because that's just what women dream about, that's what Disney has put in our heads so why not continue to dream about them too.
December 12, 2017
Decent story, but .
I *did* like Azrael.
I *did* like Azrael.
July 17, 2020
Not bad but very choppy story. Not much romance around the main character. Why was the brother let off, his behavior was like pre-serial killer actions. But hey 'he is a kid and it's all fine'...alright, that's some major sexism brushed aside by the author.
November 27, 2017
A passionate romance with a strong heroine that gave the hero a run for his money made this a fantastic read. Loved it.
March 26, 2018
Geez, what a harpy! This book was hard to finish. The heroine was much too abrasive and the hero was too tolerate of her shrewish ways.
I hope the other books in this set are better.
I hope the other books in this set are better.
January 6, 2020
Mills & Boon-O-Meter : ★★★☆
- Lmao this is EXACTLY what I wanted to read when I started on my M&B Marathon
- The plot is sooo over-the-top, my girl Molly got kidnapped mwahahah
- The heroes so far in all the M&B's have been pretty flat, but Graham conveyed his hotness to me very very well
- Molly answered back, chemistry and banter was definitely there between the two leads
- Like, it's obviously formulaic, but like, in the most fun way possible. It's hilarious, Azrael's half-brother is hilarious, it's just a hilarious ride from start to finish
- It was still thoughtfully written. Graham did actually build an interesting world and maturely avoided falling into tropes about Middle Eastern countries by pulling fun of those tropes in a pretty self-aware way. Like, Djala isn't even real, but she still actually made an effort in building that fictional land
- Lmao this is EXACTLY what I wanted to read when I started on my M&B Marathon
- The plot is sooo over-the-top, my girl Molly got kidnapped mwahahah
- The heroes so far in all the M&B's have been pretty flat, but Graham conveyed his hotness to me very very well
- Molly answered back, chemistry and banter was definitely there between the two leads
- Like, it's obviously formulaic, but like, in the most fun way possible. It's hilarious, Azrael's half-brother is hilarious, it's just a hilarious ride from start to finish
- It was still thoughtfully written. Graham did actually build an interesting world and maturely avoided falling into tropes about Middle Eastern countries by pulling fun of those tropes in a pretty self-aware way. Like, Djala isn't even real, but she still actually made an effort in building that fictional land
September 2, 2018
Molly Carlisle lives up to her redhead reputation when she finds herself kidnapped and taken to the remote desert kingdom of Djalia. Finding out that her kidnapper is only a teenager, and not the adult young man she thought does not sway her desire to see him punished, but finding out the gorgeous man telling her his word is law takes a turn when she finds he is King Azrael. And something about him sets her on edge.
Azrael will do anything to prevent scandal from detracting the goals he has set as the new King of Djalia. Having his half brother kidnap Molly was not in the plans. But then he declares a secret wedding to save Molly's reputation, as well as for the good of his country. And the real fireworks begin.
An OK story. Maybe a little too much harping going on.
Azrael will do anything to prevent scandal from detracting the goals he has set as the new King of Djalia. Having his half brother kidnap Molly was not in the plans. But then he declares a secret wedding to save Molly's reputation, as well as for the good of his country. And the real fireworks begin.
An OK story. Maybe a little too much harping going on.
October 15, 2025
stirring
Great story. Volatile, passionate and not a meek heroine. The story sizzles with passion but really excels at the relationship aspects. I appreciated how the different cultures and clashes were explained and illustrated. It was more believable because of the clashes, and was a truly enjoyable read in this sub genre of romance.
Great story. Volatile, passionate and not a meek heroine. The story sizzles with passion but really excels at the relationship aspects. I appreciated how the different cultures and clashes were explained and illustrated. It was more believable because of the clashes, and was a truly enjoyable read in this sub genre of romance.
December 28, 2017
I normally enjoy stories like this one, however, this one left me wanting. I really found that the story one from one thing to another without a good stop point. Quick read but it could've used a little better transitions.
December 2, 2017
they are caught in a sandstorm and to save her reputation he announces they are married not knowing that as a result they are actually married
December 6, 2017
An interesting twist on a desert King's rule over his country and love.
December 29, 2017
Another good one by Lynne Graham. This was an enjoyable read, well written story.
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