This was a pretty decent read. One of those books you read once and don't plan to revisit. There were some obvious contrite plot mechanisms and I felt the hero wasn't really a flesh and blood character, but one pulled out from a standard issue mold. I did enjoy the heroine for the most part. I solved the so-called mysterious aspect to the story the moment the 'bad guy' character was introduced so I didn't really have anything to pull me through the story.
Prince Vereham al a'Karim bin Hakar is a mouthful, but that is the hero's name. Vere (as it is mercifully reduced to) lost his mother and father very young, not at the same time, but fairly soon after one another. The death that caused his young teenage psyche the most harm was the lost of his mother. He saw how his father behaved and knew how he personally felt and swore never to love or open his heart again because it hurt too much.
A chance encounter with a beautiful brunette (not Vere's preferred type) and passion sparks. Vere keeps putting barriers up and as many as possible. Most can't withstand a single drafty breeze before toppling over. The one that sticks the longest is his desire to see Samantha McLellan as the 'bad guy' in league with a nearby ruler to try to discredit the validity of his country's claim on a water source. He blackmail's Sam to be his public mistress in order to undermine any claims she could possibly make. Will Sam hold with such nonsense or will she allow passion to burn out all her qualms?
Rating: 3
Originally posted 2009-01-29 05:07:53. Republished by Blog Post Promoter
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