The Secret of the Sheikh’s Betrothed
Dreamspun Desires, Book 46
- Narrated by: Simon Ferrar
- Length: 5 hrs
- Unabridged Audiobook
- Release date: 03-14-18
- Language: English
- Publisher: Dreamspinner Press LLC
A billionaire and a Bedouin girl - each with a shocking secret.
Billionaire Fathi al-Murzim is a workaholic businessman, too busy running the family’s companies to even think about marriage. Too bad he never told his grandfather he’s gay, because Grandfather just announced a childhood betrothal - to a Bedouin girl Fathi never heard about before.
Ikraam din Abdel was raised as a woman by his avaricious and abusive older sister, who didn’t want him to be their father’s heir. He’d never thought to be married either, and is surprised when his sister informs him of his betrothal.
When Fathi and Ikraam meet, they are drawn to each other in a manner neither of them expected. As the plans for their wedding progress, they both realize they need to tell the other the truth. But can they, with both cultural taboos and family pressures to deal with?
©2017 Felicitas Ivey (P)2018 Dreamspinner Press
Cat gives this one 4 Meows...
The Secret of the Sheikh's Betrothed is a fun, different story. Fathi is a workaholic businessman even though he has a twin brother, his grandfather pushes him to marry and have grandchildren and run the business. His brother is too much of a playboy. He makes the mistake saying only if his wife is chosen and that is when his grandfather reveals he promised marriage to the firstborn to a Beduin girl.
Ikraam is surprised when he hears about the arranged marriage. Even though his Sister has raised him as a girl since he was born he knows that things won't go well on the wedding night.
I loved Ikraam and his Jaguar. This is a sort of Cinderfella story in an exotic location. There is plenty of villains and a happy ending.
Ikraam is surprised when he hears about the arranged marriage. Even though his Sister has raised him as a girl since he was born he knows that things won't go well on the wedding night.
I loved Ikraam and his Jaguar. This is a sort of Cinderfella story in an exotic location. There is plenty of villains and a happy ending.
Felicitas is a frazzle help desk tech at a university in Boston, who wishes people wouldn't argue with her when she’s troubleshooting what’s wrong with their computer. She lives with three cats want her to pay more attention to them, and not sitting at a computer pounding the keyboard. Her house is also home to Angenor the Minotaur, who thinks there aren't enough labyrinths in the house, even with all the stacks of books.
Felicitas writes urban fantasy with a side of horror of a Lovecraftian nature, with monsters beyond space and time that think that humans are the tastiest things in the multiverse. Her short stories for her most part are firmly routed in the real world. Which one that is, she’s not too sure. Occasionally there’s a romance or two involved in her novels.
Felicitas knits and hoards yarn, firmly believing the one with the most yarn wins. She also is sitting on hoards of manga, doujinshi, and books, which still threaten to take over her house, even with ebooks. Between writing and knitting, she brews beer, wine, mead and flavoured liqueurs.
Felicitas also bakes, and makes cakes whenever she needs to work out an issue in her novels. Sometimes, this leads to a lot of cakes. Her co-workers appreciate them, as well as the starving student workers she attempts to herd.
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Thanks for the good review, Cat. It does indeed sound a bit different, and I like the exotic locale. - Purple Reader,
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