Captive of the Harem

by Anne Herries

Sold to Suleiman Bakhar after being taken prisoner on the high seas, Eleanor Nash is fearful of what will become of her. To Eleanor's surprise, Suleiman's open to Western ways. The glimpses of the sensitive man behind the awesome public image tease and tantalize her - and his seduction is increasingly hard to resist.

Genres: Historical Romance, Romance, Harlequin, Historical Fiction

298 pages, Paperback

First published April 5, 2002

About the author

LINDA SOLE also writes under the names of Anne Herries, Emma Quincey, Lynn Granville and one as Juliana Linden.

Linda was born in Swindon. Her family moved to Ely in Cambridgeshire when she was nine, and Linda attended the local school but left at fifteen to work as a hairdresser in her father's business. She was married at eighteen and ran her own hairdressing business for some years before moving to Cambridge, although Linda has now moved to somewhere a bit quieter in Cambridgeshire. She started writing in 1976, combining this with helping her husband to run his antique shop.

Writing as Anne Herries, Linda won the 2004 RNA Romance Award and the Betty Neels Trophy. She lives in Cambridgeshire. After many happy years of taking their holidays in Spain she and her husband, now have a second home in Norfolk. Being only a short drive, they can visit for a few days at a time, which suits their busy lifestyle these days. They are only just across the road from the sea, and can see it from their windows. At home and at the sea they enjoy watching the wildlife and have many visitors to their gardens, particularly squirrels. Anne loves watching their antics and spoils both them and her birds shamelessly. She also loves to see the flocks of geese and other birds flying in over the sea during the autumn, to winter in the milder climes of this country. Anne loves to write about the beauty of nature and sometimes puts a little into her books, though they are mostly about love and romance. She writes for her own enjoyment and to give pleasure to her readers.

Reviews

[Paola Garcia · Rating 3 out of 5]

3/5

Poniéndome al día, encontré este libro en mi carpeta de libros por leer (No recuerdo realmente desde cuándo).

En primer lugar es necesario decir que es una novela harlequin histórica (El titulo puede generar otras expectativas). La autora mezcla un poco oriente y occidente, y no maneja mal este aspecto, se alcanza a vislumbrar algo de Constantinopla y del antiguo Impero Otomano *Me hace querer leer un libro histórico sin más.

El romance en general es muy promedio ‘bonito’ aunque si machista para mi gusto (Entendible para la época y cultura). El protagonista masculino trata de tener un poco la menta abierta cosa que se aprecia. Es un libro viejito (2002), por lo que las escenas románticas tampoco son para lanzar cohetes.

No esperaba mucho pero me entretuvo para pasar el rato.

[Josh · Rating 4 out of 5]

Some uncomfortable and problematic scenes in this book but its most likely historically accurate. I really grew to love the characters and enjoy the plot unfolding, getting caught up in the excitement and the emotion.

[Lynn Smith · Rating 3 out of 5]

Not generally my favourite storylines as I do not care for slavery type romances but Ann Herries wrote a good story with characters you could engage with.
SYNOPSIS:
Sold to Suleiman Bakhar after being taken prisoner on the high seas, Eleanor Nash is fearful of what will become of her. The all-powerful Suleiman will not allow her to leave Constantinople, while Eleanor is adamant that she will not willingly become his concubine.

Impressed by his spirited captive, Suleiman seeks her out at every opportunity. To Eleanor's surprise, he's open to Western ways. The glimpses of the sensitive man behind the awesome public image tease and tantalize her -- and his seduction is increasingly hard to resist. But can Eleanor ever hope to become his one true love?

[Stacie · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was an ok book but the book contains a lot of words from the countries in the Ottoman Empire like Muslim, Arabic, Turkish, and Latin. I spent a lot of time looking up the definitions of those words. That took away from my enjoyment of the book. It helped me understand the harem and Muslim religion

[Cecy · Rating 3 out of 5]

3.5

[Lonely Panda · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was okay. Not the best book I read in the Harlequin series. I hated the character of Soliman. I thought that the story was missing some depth, the two main characters were "falling in love" too easily.

[Patricia Canton · Rating 3 out of 5]

Pas mal, un peu lent le rythme, mais l'histoire peut-être intéressante pour un certain public, surtout ceux qui cherchent un histoire d'aventure. Les parties historiques sont les plus intéressantes à mon avis.

[Amafle · Rating 4 out of 5]

Estuvo bien. Algo machista pero entretenido

[Emona · Rating 4 out of 5]

Too captivating.....(pun intended)

[OldSoul23 · Rating 5 out of 5]

Hace unos días buscaba una lectura , que tuviera un poco de romance y que se ambientara en el medio oriente , soy fan de las historias que se desarrolla en desiertos, dunas, harenes y jeques, y esta lectura , di en el clavo, fue justamente lo que buscaba.
Sin duda, no creí que lo llegara a disfrutar,y es que sinceramente no esperaba mucho de este libro, pero no cabe duda que fue una lectura sumamente entretenida.
Desarrollada en el impero otomano, fue una historia bella y romántica, con pocas paginas, pese a ello, fueron las justas y necesarias.
Lo que mas me ha gustado han sido que no solo se enfoco en el desarrollo del romance entre los protagonistas, sino que abordaron remarcadamente las diferencias culturares entre el occidente y el oriente.
Este libroe s perfecto para hacer una pausa, entre historia a historia.