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Girl In The Bedouin Tent (2011)

by Annie West(Favorite Author)

3.87 of 5 Votes: 5

ISBN

0263886905 (ISBN13: 9780263886900)

languge

English

genre

Romance

publisher

Mills & Boon

series

Sinful Desert Nights

review 1: I freaking loved this book so much and was immediately sucked in from page one. It was just wow from the get go and just ran fantastic all the way through. It was just that freaking good.And how could it not be with a beginning? Talk about some drama and suspense and just a unique twist and opening that I've never experienced in a Harlequin Presents novel. Now don't get me wrong it had many Presents elements to it, but it was just done in a different way that made me love it. But like I said that opening was something and just immediately grabbed me and hung on for dear life and didn't stop. It was just an amazing beginning which just carried through.Plus it didn't hurt that Amir was just some alpha hero that I couldn't help but fall in with him. He was just so hot. Oh my ... morelord was he hot, and every time he appeared on the page I had to fan myself because he was just some piece of beefcake. Add to the fact that he was this all powerful hot sheikh and you have a winner of a hero. I just really loved everything about him, and even though he made some mistakes along the way I couldn't help but fall for him more and more as time went by. He wasn't a jerk or cruel to Cassie at all during the novel in fact he was the complete opposite and was a caring guy who provided support and protection from a man who had kidnapped and later gave her to Amir as a "gift" to show appreciation to the sheikh for coming to humble abode. Once Amir learned what he did to poor Cassie, he was truly outraged and vowed revenge on the man for doing this to her and hurting her as well as scaring her. And he vowed to protect Cassie with ever might of his being and protected her by claiming her as "his" knowing that no one would touch her. It was really sweet to see Amir with Cassie. He was very understanding and listened to her fears and just was like I said her protector in these circumstances without asking for anything in return. Did that mean he didn't want her? No, he wanted her with every part of his being, but he didn't pursue it knowing what she had been through and not wanting to feel like he forced her into anything even though it was killing him to not be able express his desire for her. But he let her set the pace and only acted on his passions when she came to him and only then and then their relationship became heated.And speaking of their relationship. It was a smoking hot one. Oh my goodness. It was filled with lots of great sexual tension and heat between them. It just sizzled in the air or from the page I could say. I could just feel the sparks flying in each scene they were in together and it was just so good and perfect. Plus adding to the tension was both of them thinking the other didn't want the other which just made it even more sizzling and hot. Just the chemistry was there from word one when she attacked him trying to escape from his clutches believing that he would assault her and from that point on it just kept on going. Their relationship was just perfectly portrayed, and I loved how the fact that they got to know each other and built some trust in one another before finally making love for the first time because it showed that this was more than just slaking of lust but because they wanted that connection to one other. Plus it helped them able to accept they wanted each other because they had this trust with one another especially on Cassie's end, who believed all men were nothing but pigs only interested in their selfish desires and nothing more including a woman's need. She was nearly raped by one of her mother's boyfriends so that colored her judgments of wanting to get close to with a man (Also the fact she didn't want to end up like her mother who was a mistress to several rich men over). So by building their relationship as well as their trust it was just more realistic of why Cassie chose Amir to be her first and why she wanted to be close to him and feel that connection with another person since she had been alone most of her life without any real love in her life. So I thought that was awesome what Annie West did there plus it added to the sexual tension, which doesn't hurt in romance novels.Now let's talk about the love scenes. Really there was only two big love scenes in the big and they were combined, by oh my goodness where they hot. As I read them I could practically feel the steam coming off the page. They just had an explosion of passion going on and it was great from beginning, middle, and end. Loved it. And I thought it was good to show how their passion was uncontrollable and passionate and they could just let go with one another. Case and point Amir "letting go" first without her because he couldn't help himself because his passion for her was that uncontrollable and passionate, and he never saw that coming. Not that he really denied his attraction for ever in the book and acknowledged early on that there was something about her that instantly drew him to her, but it was great to see the surprise he got when he did lose control that first time and frankly he was a little embarrassed by the fact because that never happened to him before, but he more than made up for it and ensured her pleasure ten times over, and I just loved seeing and feeling that. I loved seeing Amir loose his head first and it made that love scene more real and more emotional because it was honest. It was nice to see because usually in love scenes guys usually are in control even if only by a thread ensuring that their partner is the one that "lets go" first then allowing themselves to go along for the ride with them. So it was a nice change of pace to see Amir go first and show that their first time though passionate and hot may not have been perfect, but that made it more real and honest, and I liked that touch of honesty to that love scene and I think it made it all the more hotter.Really the whole romance was really well done I thought, and really had just enough of everything to make it a roller coaster ride, which I wanted. It wasn't too dramatic, but it had enough angst and some raw emotions going on that made me invested in their love story and made me feel right along with them. It was sexy. It was sweet. Really it was a little bit everything that I enjoy out of an escapism romance. I savored it. I didn't rush through it or skim through parts or anything like that I just marinated in because I enjoyed it so so much. Annie West created yet another winner. I loved everything about it and thought it was perfect from cover to cover. I loved the setting, the characters, the romance, and the steamy factor. I can't express in word how much I loved and enjoyed this book. Just the feels I got from reading this book, and that's what I want from my romance. I can't wait to read another Annie West book and hopefully it will be as good as this one, but I haven't really had a complaint in Annie West books so far so I don't think I will be disappointed if my past readings of her are and indication.
review 2: GIRL IN A BEDOUIN TENT by Annie West is a Harlequin Mills & Boon Modern(UK), Presents(NA) and Sexy(Aust/NZ) release.Prince Amir, Sheikh of Tarakhar, prided himself on his developed and law-abiding desert Kingdom. Imagine his surprise when he is presented with a sex-slave who was kidnapped from his kingdom by the neighbouring bandit chief. He is livid with anger. He saves Australian volunteer teacher Cassandra Denison, after a week of Cassie pretending to be his mistress at the bandit camp. Amir feels the explosive chemistry between them but tries to keep himself aloof for he has given his word that Cassie would be safe. Giving in to their desire they discover their sizzling sensuality take them to unexpected places. But where will it end? Once back at the royal palace, Amir installs Cassie in the harem away from family and friends. Is he ashamed of her?Will Cassie calmly accept a place in Amir’s harem and not in his heart? And the whole kingdom is buzzing with news of their Sheikh’s imminent nuptial, what will happen to Cassie now? GIRL IN THE BEDOUIN TENT is guaranteed to take you places and make you forget your immediate surroundings. It’s alpha but sensitive hero and a strong heroine who stands up for herself is a magical escape to the sheikhdom. The sensuality in the love scenes is astounding.Annie West is one of Harlequin’s most consistent writers and she always delivers fabulous page-turners which readers find absolutely impossible to put down. GIRL IN THE BEDOUIN TENT is fast-paced and feel-good romance that sparkles with red-hot sensuality, sizzling sex scenes, mesmerizing emotion and intense passion. less

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