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Bodyguards in Love #5
Seducing the Sheik
Book five in the Bodyguards in Love Series
It's a daily battle for Prince Ali Zahar to hold power of Jurru. After two men from Three Partner's Protection are injured while guarding him, there's only one man left who will take on the challenge, Gavin Burk.
With no friends or family, Gavin lives his life volunteering for dangerous missions. He's learned not to get close to anyone and as a result leads a very solitary life, but the passion stirred by Prince Zahar threatens the control Gavin has worked so hard to maintain.
Before Gavin has a chance to come to terms with his desires, he and the prince are forced to take shelter alone, in a hidden fortress, deep in the desert. There, Gavin's control is tested and fails. Life will never be the same for the ruler and his bodyguard.
It's a daily battle for Prince Ali Zahar to hold power of Jurru. After two men from Three Partner's Protection are injured while guarding him, there's only one man left who will take on the challenge, Gavin Burk.
With no friends or family, Gavin lives his life volunteering for dangerous missions. He's learned not to get close to anyone and as a result leads a very solitary life, but the passion stirred by Prince Zahar threatens the control Gavin has worked so hard to maintain.
Before Gavin has a chance to come to terms with his desires, he and the prince are forced to take shelter alone, in a hidden fortress, deep in the desert. There, Gavin's control is tested and fails. Life will never be the same for the ruler and his bodyguard.
107 pages, ebook
First published July 12, 2010
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July 14, 2010
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I’ll have one of each, thankyouverymuch! I’m now completely corrupted and converted to wanting a sheik even though I’ve always wanted one of those muscle bound guards at my every beck and call :waggling my brows, laughing: How weird is that? But you know after reading another installment of Bodyguards by Carol how can you resist. Damn my libido, experiencing in fantasy all that testosterone in one room. :shivers: Yeah, baby.
It was great to see the hot guys’ team up, come together and play a part in this book. The only problem I ran across was taking my brain back to the other books prior in order to remember what they each looked like. Needless to say it was hopeless and I flopped, gave up. It was inevitable to happen. I got absorbed, went out of focus as this book takes you into a fantasy like so many others of the M/M genre do, but kinda not. The men are different, the scenario is different and the circumstances are genuine and unique.
Carol’s books always tease, but they always please with her hot men, men in uniform, the hot sex between them and the action that bunches into one little packed book that makes reading them worth while.
Again well done and look forward to the next. As always!
I’ll have one of each, thankyouverymuch! I’m now completely corrupted and converted to wanting a sheik even though I’ve always wanted one of those muscle bound guards at my every beck and call :waggling my brows, laughing: How weird is that? But you know after reading another installment of Bodyguards by Carol how can you resist. Damn my libido, experiencing in fantasy all that testosterone in one room. :shivers: Yeah, baby.
It was great to see the hot guys’ team up, come together and play a part in this book. The only problem I ran across was taking my brain back to the other books prior in order to remember what they each looked like. Needless to say it was hopeless and I flopped, gave up. It was inevitable to happen. I got absorbed, went out of focus as this book takes you into a fantasy like so many others of the M/M genre do, but kinda not. The men are different, the scenario is different and the circumstances are genuine and unique.
Carol’s books always tease, but they always please with her hot men, men in uniform, the hot sex between them and the action that bunches into one little packed book that makes reading them worth while.
Again well done and look forward to the next. As always!
July 19, 2010
I really liked this newest instalment of the "Bodyguards in Love" series.
The sheikh, Ali, needing rescue for once, and the strong bodyguard, Gavin, there to protect and save him was a fun, interesting upside-down version of all the "usual" sheikh fantasies - in both het romance and the few that I'm aware of in m/m. Add the complication of Gavin's past, some intrigue from the side of the sheikh's family, even the CIA, and off you go.
The love that grows between the twom main characters kept me turning the pages as much as the mystery of who exactly was trying to kill Ali. The reappearance of some of the characters from earlier volumes in the series was also very welcome. I look forward to the next volume!
The sheikh, Ali, needing rescue for once, and the strong bodyguard, Gavin, there to protect and save him was a fun, interesting upside-down version of all the "usual" sheikh fantasies - in both het romance and the few that I'm aware of in m/m. Add the complication of Gavin's past, some intrigue from the side of the sheikh's family, even the CIA, and off you go.
The love that grows between the twom main characters kept me turning the pages as much as the mystery of who exactly was trying to kill Ali. The reappearance of some of the characters from earlier volumes in the series was also very welcome. I look forward to the next volume!
September 23, 2020
I haven't read any of the previous books in the series but I don't think that affected much. I don't buy that a Sheik would give up his country and life and move to the middle of nowhere Alaska though. I'm not talking Anchorage but a house with no neighbors anywhere and very rural. Nice little mystery built in though that kept me entertained.
December 7, 2014
Aquí tenemos a Alí y Gavin, una pareja con la que seguro te puedes preguntar cómo llegaron a estar juntos, ya que Gavin es todo un ermitaño y Alí es el jeque de una bonita isla. En este caso, la agencia de guardaespaldas toma un papel crucial en la historia, ya que sus integrantes son los responsables de unir a esta pareja en un principio, luego, todo corre por las locuras en las que Gavin embarca Alí. El suspenso, la intriga y la acción también tienen una parte predominante aquí. Muy recomendable.
January 20, 2012
Another nice book from the series.
It was a little hard to understand some parts, since I skipped the previous book (polyamorous romance isn't my cup of tea), but overall light and enjoyable read.
It was a little hard to understand some parts, since I skipped the previous book (polyamorous romance isn't my cup of tea), but overall light and enjoyable read.
June 11, 2017
Be free to be the man God made you.
Gavin Burk, ex-CIA operative, lost his partner Dusty more than three years ago, making Gavin retreat to his mountains to live his sequestered life. That is, until his friend Jack requested his help to protect Jurru’s Prince, Sheik Ali Zahar.
Sheik Ali Zahar, Pince of the island of Jurru has already had two failed attempts to end his life and Gavin is send as his new bodyguard.
When things start to heat up, and not only between the prince and his bodyguard, Gavin takes more than the necessary precautions to keep Ali alive.
Seducing the Sheik is a captivating and warm unlikely love story. It has suspense and steamy hot sex scenes. All this coupled with a family drama but a HEA for the MC’s.
Part of Bodyguards in Love series but can be read as a standalone
June 12, 2017
2.49 stars
August 9, 2010
Not terrible, but I think I'll be skipping the other Lynne books on my TBR list. If you know what the term wallpaper historical means, this screamed wallpaper sheik to me from start to finish. It could have been set in Nebraska, the sheik could have owned a sporting goods store, without changing the feel of the book much at all.
I did at least discover that, yes, it IS jarring to read a book set (at least partly) in the US, with American characters, but with British spellings, so my apologies to all the Brits, Canadians, Aussies who have complained about American spellings in stories set in the UK. I thought you were being unreasonable, but you were absolutely right. I still maintain that writers should use what feels comfortable to them, but I get it now.
I did at least discover that, yes, it IS jarring to read a book set (at least partly) in the US, with American characters, but with British spellings, so my apologies to all the Brits, Canadians, Aussies who have complained about American spellings in stories set in the UK. I thought you were being unreasonable, but you were absolutely right. I still maintain that writers should use what feels comfortable to them, but I get it now.
August 7, 2011
"What did you think?"
The story didn't really inspireany much thinking. Seducing the Sheik was a very simple sort-of-sheik-arabian-fantasy- thing, best enjoyed after turning brain activity off. A basic, lightly enjoyable read which gave me a blank feeling. (good as a rebound book)
The lack of atmosphere and sense/feeling of location really disturbed me, though.
The story didn't really inspire
The lack of atmosphere and sense/feeling of location really disturbed me, though.
July 21, 2010
I went back and forth between giving this one 2 stars or 3 stars, so let's just call it 2.5. The plot was pretty convoluted and didn't make much sense at times. I'm glad to see the resolution of the Sheik storyline though since its been brought up so many times in other books.
October 3, 2011
I have to say that out of the series this one is the best and my favorite. The acceptance of homosexuality in a Muslim country is a little hard to believe but the rest of it worked from me. Of all of them, you really didn't need to know the other bodyguards or the back history to follow this.
January 13, 2011
Well, coming off of Taming Black Dog Four, which I gave only 3 stars, I'm very happy to give Seducing the Sheik 4 stars. The sexual and romantic chemistry between Ari and Gavin works. There's very little angst, they just fit well together. I highly recommend this book.
February 6, 2012
Another great offering in the Bodyguard series. It was fun to go from the wilds of Alaska to the middle east and back again. The strong feelings between Ali and Gaven were wonderful. All that and and an exploding dumb waiter, too.
November 3, 2014
Not sure I can say why, but this story really struck a chord with me. I really liked this one.
There are two not-so-little little things that niggle at me:
There are two not-so-little little things that niggle at me:
October 25, 2014
Абсолютно неправдоподобно. Шейх поселился в дыре на АляскеоО Все эти разборки с предательством принцессы скомканы и не раскрыты. Гевин мне понравился, но опять же непонятно, что было с Дасти, столько лет страдал, а потом оказалось, что и любви то не было.
September 6, 2015
Short book overall. The plot wasn't real original. I just didn't get into this one as much as I had hoped.
November 3, 2012
3.5
This was a very promising story. Could have gone more into depth with the plot and characters, but ended up being a lite read.
This was a very promising story. Could have gone more into depth with the plot and characters, but ended up being a lite read.
March 4, 2012
MxM, Read in 2011
June 17, 2013
another fantastic couple. i love Gavin, he's amazing! the love scenes are even hotter than the guys. more drama but it just strengthens their love.
October 26, 2014
2.5 stars
May 1, 2024
This was a good book. Suspense and romance
June 9, 2017
Really enjoyed this one.
November 12, 2013
Carol Lynne did not disappoint with this one!
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