Surrender to the Playboy Sheikh

To Tame a Playboy #1

by Kate Hardy

Karim al-Hassan can have any woman he wants, and sexy little waitress Lily Finch has caught his eye. One glance leads to a searing kiss—and a hunger that Karim plans to satisfy with a temporary fling.

But Lily is actually more than just a waitress. Successful and career-focused, she is determined never to mix business with pleasure—until playboy Karim's slow seduction breaks down her resistance! Soon Karim is breaking his own he wants Lily in his bed—forever!

Genres: Harlequin, Harlequin Presents, Romance, Contemporary Romance

192 pages, Mass Market Paperback

First published January 1, 2009

About the author

Kate Hardy is the award-winning author of more than 100 books for Harlequin Mills & Boon and the Georgina Drake cozy crime series for Storm. Her novel 'Breakfast at Giovanni's' won the RNA Romance Prize in 2008, 'Bound by a Baby' won the RNA RoNA Rose in 2014 and ‘A Will, A Wish, A Wedding’ won the RNA Liberta Books Shorter Fiction award in 2021. She's been shortlisted six more times for the award, as well as for two Romantic Times awards.

She lives in Norwich in the east of England with her husband, two grown-up children, springer spaniels Archie and Dexter, and too many books to count. She's a bit of a nerd who loves cinema, live music, the theatre, ballet, history and cooking, and adores anything Italian. She loves doing research, particularly if it's hands-on and means experimenting with cooking. Reviewers say that her books are full of warmth, heart and charm - and also that you'll learn something new and interesting from them!

Kate also writes bestselling local history books under the name of Pamela Brooks.

Reviews

[🐝 Shaz 🐝 · Rating 3 out of 5]

Okay read. Nice characters and story. But not a lot happening.

[iamGamz · Rating 3 out of 5]

While this was a lovely, well written book, I wasn’t blown away. It was the equivalent of a nice cup of tea. Just comforting and warm. There’s no drama, no angst, no fiery passion. Nothing to make the story stand out.

The characters were absolutely “nice”. They were perfect together, mature, sensible, kind and they loved each other. It was so vanilla I had a hard time focusing on the story.

What does it say about me when I’m bored stiff by a lovely story? I may need to rethink my reading choices. And while I do that, I’ll read a book with a crappy alpha and lots of drama filled angst. :D

[Teresa · Rating 3 out of 5]

I took this on my hols, as an extra book, knowing I'd be able to read it quickly (as I'm aiming to read 40 books in a year). I'd taken my Writing Magazine, and the June edition had an article on Kate Hardy - the article was 'My Writing Day' (regular feature in WM covering a different author). So I was so please to find she was the author of this book! (I don't know I kind of found it nicely ironic).

Great book, actually. I will look out for more Kate Hardy M&B books. Not sure if I'll be so fussed about the Medical Romance genre she also writes in, but I did enjoy this Modern Heat!

[Kesha · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very good book, especially for a Harlequin Romance. I actually loved the hero in this book, he actually considered the heroine's feelings and conceded to her. Will probably read more Kate Hardy books.

[Mattie · Rating 2 out of 5]

It was good, both hero and heroine were really nice and both were really mature and didn't have secrets or agendas. I would say that book is a bit forgettable though. Np.

**Something that did bother me was in chapter 2 He planned on hooking up with a woman named Reǹee in the garden at a party. It was after kissing heroine and before meeting her again next day. It wasn't addressed what happened and if he did have sex with that other woman. I just don't know why that had to be in the book. I like for heroes to have eyes only for heroines after they meet.

[Bookish Mica · Rating 4 out of 5]

Really enjoyed it

[E Williams · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this one. The hero was gorgeous in every sense,and a well matched heroine. Lots of passion and some amazing recipes too. Definitely worth a reread.

[Susan in Perthshire · Rating 5 out of 5]

I absolutely loved this. How fabulous to read a story which has realistic, decent, engaging characters who behave well with each other h other and develop a love which makes me believe everything is possible. Having read several stories recently when the hero was an utterly cruel jerk and the heroine was either unpleasantly vicious or a Mary Ashe who wore a ‘step on me’ Penny - this was a delight.

KH writes exceeding good romantic fiction.

[Tonya Warner]

Lily has already been burned once. Karim, used to getting his own way, works to bring Lily around to his way of thinking. He wants her, she wants him, why fight it?



A nice story.

[Elektragedia · Rating 4 out of 5]

amé este libro, lo hice, combino dos cosas que me encantan los jeques y la comida yummy, creo que comi como condenada cuando estaba leyendo este libro

[Lu Bielefeld · Rating 3 out of 5]

portuguese edition - ok read