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The Sheik Who Loved Me: A Review
Loreth Anne White's The Sheik Who Loved Me is the engaging story of a lonely widower,
Sheik David Rashid, and a mysterious woman who enters his life when she washes ashore
his private island during a raging storm. After finding her limp body on the beach, the sheik gathers her into
his arms and brings her into his house.and into the private world he shares with his young
daughter, Kamilah. Still traumatized by the recent drowning death of her mother, Kamilah instantly
forms a touching bond with the amnesiac woman, and when David observes them together, he
finds himself deeply stirred by the kindness she extends toward his sad child.
The inevitable romance that evolves between David and Sahar, as he soon names the beautiful
stranger, is well paced throughout the book and builds to several satisfying love scenes that
reveal their growing passion for one another. A layer of complexity is deftly added to the
mix when Sahar's memory begins to return in bits and flashes while she becomes further
enmeshed in David's life. Eventually she recollects that she is Jayde Ashton, an undercover
spy who has been sent to expose the truth about David's shady business dealings. Not all is
as it seems, however, and Jayde learns that she has stumbled upon a web of deceit, which soon
becomes a deadly fight for survival.
In Jayde Ashton, White has created a refreshingly intelligent and compassionate character who
injects a ray of hope in the lives of two people still shattered by tragedy. The tenderness
between this equally matched couple is perhaps the nicest quality of the book, particularly
the manner in which Jayde so effectively breaks through the brooding sheik's emotional wall
and discovers the loving, courageous man within.
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