The Desert Virgin by Sandra Marton
Cameron Knight is a fearless troubleshooter on a mission in the desert kingdom of Baslaam.... Leanna DeMarco is a ballerina; she's been abducted to dance for the sultan of Baslaam....
When the sultan offers Leanna to Cam, he sees a way to escape with her across the sands. But she's temptation! Can Cam resist taking the sultan's gift?
My thoughts: After reading all the great reviews and I like Sandra Marton, I had to read this book. I may be in the minority but I did not like it at all. The plot seemed comtrived at times, he was on the verge of raping her which I found repugnant not sexy. Heck, he never even bothered to find out her real name. Ughhh!!! Steaminess - Yummy - My rating 4/10
Tammy
I read and reviewed this
I read and reviewed this one either in April or May, can't remember. I considered it a keeper. I rated it a keeper for the passion that flared up, it was intense, almost graphic/visceral... ultra steamy. While I saw that as a positive, I can definately see how some might see it as a negative. I can see how the hero/heroine's relationship wasn't about equality, they were in a land where women didn't have rights, and that can hugely detract from a reader's enjoyment of stories. (Personally, I am not a sheikh kind of girl, and I get uber turned off by a lack of rights/choices. This book wasn't about a sheikh, though it did have a woman held in captivity without rights.)
Here's my review, just throwing it in....
Holy smoking hot, batman! This goes into the keeper pile, simply because it was such an incredibly passionate ride. Yowza! She's been captured by the bad guy, he's a special ops guy investigating the bad guy. The bad guy offers the heroine as a sexual playtoy to the hero. The heroine mocks him, and so the hero decides he's not going to be noble and turn her away to focus on business, instead he's going to have her, get the tension over with, so then he can go and focus on business. The atmosphere between the hero/heroine is so charged and constantly on edge. They are on the run, trying to escape together. After they escape, they get separated. His reaction once he awakes and finds her gone is priceless: the hero is totally whipped and he doesn't realize/admit it yet. His pursuit of her is so single-minded, it's thrilling. Rating: 5/5 stars, this is a keeper!
So anyway... this is what I thought and how I see the book....
Janet
I read your review and that why I read this book. I just did not like it as much as you did. Oh well.
Tammy