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When a Plot for Revenge Blossoms into Romance
In The Sheikh's Revenge by Emma Darcy, Sharif al Kader is daunting,
compelling and really ticked off that his bride-to-be has run off to marry an
English pilot. With revenge on his mind, he decides to even the score by abducting the pilot's beautiful
sister, Leah.
Though technically she can be considered a captive, her "prison" turns out to be a pretty lavish palace with gold
tassels on the cushions, smoothly polished wood, richly veined marble, and satin and
velvet everywhere. She evens gets a flock of humble servants who bring her trays of fruit,
chicken salad and biscuits, and run her nightly scented baths!
Their first night of passion seems promising, except when he announces "It is done" immediately
afterwards. Talk about a mood-killer. Naturally, Leah assumes Sharif really did just want
to seek revenge against her brother and, not surprisingly, ends up feeling humiliated and used. To
his credit, however, he treats Leah pretty tenderly that night, despite her efforts to stab him in
the chest with a knife she had kept hidden. Clearly the "It is done" remark really
set her off.
As the days pass, Leah hits a groove living at the palace, but whenever she inquires about
being released, Sharif responds by kissing her senseless. Frustrated, Leah attempts to escape
the desert fortress by car, but this silly plan goes nowhere when she is swiftly recaptured. But by
then it hardly matters, since the escape has made her realize that having him in her life "adds
a vibrancy that would be forever lost without him."
And the post-escape night between the silk sheets wasn't all bad either.
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