Summoned to the desert sands Sydney Reed dreamed of being a princess in a faraway land, and couldn't believe that smoulderingly sexy Sheikh Malik of Jahfar would marry plain old her - even out of convenience. But the dream has ended and she's back to reality with a thud! Now Sydney needs his signature on the divorce papers - Malik, however, has other ideas. Jahfaran law requires that they spend forty days together as man and wife before Sydney can be free of him for ever. Out in the scorching desert Malik holds all the power - he'll make sure their forty nights are more than worth it...
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This is a sort of 'what happened next' book. There are lots of romance stories where the hero and heroine fall in love in a terrifyingly short period of time and get married. That is the back story here. What happens when everyone wakes up to reality? It's messy.
This story starts with a divorce. A year after the wedding, Sydney Reed is divorcing her husband, Sheikh Malik of Jahfar. I'm not sure where Jahfar is supposed to be. North Africa? Middle East? I'm betting on North Africa as it strikes me of more of a Bedouin culture, but in any case, a royal marriage ending in such a manner is a bit of a stretch. Alas, I digress. Malik is not happy about this divorce and claims to need to follow an old Jahfarian law in order for his brother the King to approve it.
Sydney and Malik travel to Jahfar and have several adventures including a sand storm. We find that Malik's mother makes the Evil Queen in Snow White look like the Tooth Fairy and his brother is a somewhat distant figure. Royal Protocol has created a man who is a bit chilly. The travelogue part of the tale is good and the setting at the oasis is pure romance.
The biggest problem with the story is that it is a bit trite. There could be so much more if the author delved in the cultural differences. There should be more of the Royal vs. Commoner, tribal vs. Californian Chic, different faiths, different expectations. Yes, there is some, but what we get most of is Sydney's lack of self esteem because she was different from the rest of her family. Self esteem did not ruin Charles and Diana, but culture clash and expectations did.
It is fluffy and a good bedtime read but don't ask anything further from it.
This story starts with a divorce. A year after the wedding, Sydney Reed is divorcing her husband, Sheikh Malik of Jahfar. I'm not sure where Jahfar is supposed to be. North Africa? Middle East? I'm betting on North Africa as it strikes me of more of a Bedouin culture, but in any case, a royal marriage ending in such a manner is a bit of a stretch. Alas, I digress. Malik is not happy about this divorce and claims to need to follow an old Jahfarian law in order for his brother the King to approve it.
Sydney and Malik travel to Jahfar and have several adventures including a sand storm. We find that Malik's mother makes the Evil Queen in Snow White look like the Tooth Fairy and his brother is a somewhat distant figure. Royal Protocol has created a man who is a bit chilly. The travelogue part of the tale is good and the setting at the oasis is pure romance.
The biggest problem with the story is that it is a bit trite. There could be so much more if the author delved in the cultural differences. There should be more of the Royal vs. Commoner, tribal vs. Californian Chic, different faiths, different expectations. Yes, there is some, but what we get most of is Sydney's lack of self esteem because she was different from the rest of her family. Self esteem did not ruin Charles and Diana, but culture clash and expectations did.
It is fluffy and a good bedtime read but don't ask anything further from it.
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Sydney Reed had married Sheikh Malik of Jahfar, although they had been separated for the past year as it was she who had left him. She now wants a divorce and has signed the papers and sent them to her lawyer. Then suddenly Malik turns up saying that under Jahfar law they must live together as man and wife for forty days, and they must return to his country to fulfill this requirement.
I liked this story the tension and sexual chemistry between the h/h was readily apparent. Sydney was a very insecure woman always feeling she was a disappointment to her family, not as beautiful and clever as her sister. It was this insecurity that led her to leave Malik when she had overheard something he said, I thought that the reason she left was not very credible. Malik was a very closed off character showing very little emotion at all, to him words were meaningless.
There was not much of a plot to this story it was completely character driven, at times it seemed that there could not be two more mismatched people, except of course in the bedroom, the love scenes were very hot and passionate, but it was outside the bedroom they needed to communicate, she being so unsure of their relationship, and he not able to say what he was feeling. On the whole I thought the author pulled this tale together very well, not an easy task when a story centres on just the two main characters.
I liked this story the tension and sexual chemistry between the h/h was readily apparent. Sydney was a very insecure woman always feeling she was a disappointment to her family, not as beautiful and clever as her sister. It was this insecurity that led her to leave Malik when she had overheard something he said, I thought that the reason she left was not very credible. Malik was a very closed off character showing very little emotion at all, to him words were meaningless.
There was not much of a plot to this story it was completely character driven, at times it seemed that there could not be two more mismatched people, except of course in the bedroom, the love scenes were very hot and passionate, but it was outside the bedroom they needed to communicate, she being so unsure of their relationship, and he not able to say what he was feeling. On the whole I thought the author pulled this tale together very well, not an easy task when a story centres on just the two main characters.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
By Nas Dean
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Marriage Behind the Façade
Marriage Behind the Facade (Mills & Boon Modern)
MARRIAGE BEHIND THE FAÇADE by Lynn Raye Harris is a Mills & Boon Modern release for February 2012.
Sheikh Malik of Jahfar married and whisked off Sydney Reed to Paris. But he didn't take her to his homeland Jahfar. After a few weeks Sydney walked away from Malik and her marriage. She was so in love with Malik, so why did she walk away?
Now Sydney needs Malik's signature on her divorce papers. But Malik has other ideas. He takes her to Jahfar and exposes her to his way of life. Stranded in the desert, Sydney falls for his charms again and succumbs to passion. Will Malik let her walk away now?
Warmly poignant with simmering sensuality MARRIAGE BEHIND THE FAÇADE is a lively contemporary romance with a lovely heroine you will love and want to cherish and a gorgeous Sheikh Hero you are sure to swoon over. Lynn Raye Harris brings to live this sparkling tale of unexpected encounters and red hot passion with a hint of danger in the desert.
Marriage Behind the Facade (Mills & Boon Modern)
MARRIAGE BEHIND THE FAÇADE by Lynn Raye Harris is a Mills & Boon Modern release for February 2012.
Sheikh Malik of Jahfar married and whisked off Sydney Reed to Paris. But he didn't take her to his homeland Jahfar. After a few weeks Sydney walked away from Malik and her marriage. She was so in love with Malik, so why did she walk away?
Now Sydney needs Malik's signature on her divorce papers. But Malik has other ideas. He takes her to Jahfar and exposes her to his way of life. Stranded in the desert, Sydney falls for his charms again and succumbs to passion. Will Malik let her walk away now?
Warmly poignant with simmering sensuality MARRIAGE BEHIND THE FAÇADE is a lively contemporary romance with a lovely heroine you will love and want to cherish and a gorgeous Sheikh Hero you are sure to swoon over. Lynn Raye Harris brings to live this sparkling tale of unexpected encounters and red hot passion with a hint of danger in the desert.
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