by Olivia Gates
Mesmerizing!
As the new crown
prince of Judar, Shehab Aal Masood must marry Farah Beaumont to keep
peace among tribes and peace in the region. Farah, upon discovering the
identity of her father had the audacity to refuse. Does this woman care
about anyone else but herself? Cold, hot, promiscuous to the point of
flaunting her affair with an older man, Shehab sees her as one twisted,
selfish and conniving woman! He hatches a plan to hide his identity
from Farah, seduce her, and make her his bride. Once he meets Farah and
sees her beauty, innocence and concern for others, his devious plan
goes haywire! Who is seducing whom? Once the truth comes out, can love
heal the depths of pain-inducing dishonesty?
In the second book of the Throne of Judar, Olivia Gates takes the
reader on a thrilling emotional ride, full of the zeniths and nadirs of
a passion and destiny that will not be denied. THE DESERT LORD'S BRIDE is a
stunning middle book in a trilogy that draws even deeper into the
landscape and the mythical Judar kingdom. Olivia Gates brings all the
intensity and poetry of the first book, THE DESERT LORD'S BABY, into THE DESERT LORD'S BRIDE while also
giving the reader a unique set of characters with their own
personalities, passions and vulnerabilities. Farah and Shehab both have
a wonderful sense of wonder and joy beneath their passion that draws
them to one another. With her innocent loving nature, no wonder
Shehab's plan explodes the minute he sees Farah. Caught in the middle
between his dedication to the Throne of Judar and keeping peace in the
region and his plan to avenge Farah's marriage refusal, Farah touched
him in one place in his heart that is all his own, a place deep and
beyond obligation but rather a place of passion, pureness of heart and
sensual pleasure. Shehab is just as determined as his older brother
Farood in THE DESERT LORD'S BABY
but different and just as delightful!
In the second book of the Throne of Judar, Olivia Gates takes the
reader on a thrilling emotional ride, full of the zeniths and nadirs of
a passion and destiny that will not be denied. What once started as a
change in color of ceremonial robes marking Shehab's rise to the
position of crown prince becomes a story of legendary love. Olivia
Gates fills her romance with twists that will leave readers gasping at
the beauty and tearful for the sheer depth of their love for one
another. In DESERT LORD'S BRIDE,
the reader feels Shehab's dedication to Judar as he takes Farah on
journeys to see the wonders of this desert land. Olivia Gates's vivid
details mesmerize, portraying an exotic/fantasy culture with an
intimate vision that makes Judar also personal, familiar and
deeply-moving. I was just fascinated by how her poetic sensibility
bridges a divide between the unfamiliar and landscapes more personal
and familiar within this reader's imagination. DESERT LORD'S BRIDE sparks a a
whole range of emotions from pure joy to the pain of loss, not just
once but all the way to a happy ending that will have romance readers
most eager to read the third book, THE
DESERT KING.
Publisher: Silhouette
Desire (July 2008)
Series: Throne of Judar
