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Diana Mayo is young, beautiful, wealthy—and independent. Bored by the eligible bachelors and endless parties of the English aristocracy, she arranges for a horseback trek through the Algerian desert. Two days into her adventure, Diana is kidnapped by the powerful Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan, who forces her into submission. Diana tries desperately to resist but finds herself falling in love with this dark and handsome stranger. Only when a rival chieftain steals Diana away does the Sheik realize that what he feels for her is more than mere passion. He has been conquered—and risks everything to get her back. The power of love reaches across the desert sands, leading to the thrilling and unexpected conclusion. One of the most widely read novels of the 1920s, and forever fixed in the popular imagination in the film version starring the irresistible Rudolph Valentino, The Sheik is recognized as the immediate precursor to the modern romance novel. When first published there was nothing like it: To readers the story was scandalous, exotic, and all-consuming; to such critics as the New York Times the book was «shocking,» although written with «a high degree of literary skill.» In the author's native England, the bestselling book was labeled «poisonously salacious» by the Literary Review and banned from some communities. But the public kept reading. The influence of The Sheik on romance writers and readers continues to resonate. Despite controversy over its portrayal of sexual exploitation as a means to love, The Sheik remains a popular classic for its representation of the social order of its time, capturing contemporary attitudes toward colonialism as well as female power and independence that still strike a chord with readers today.

Отдохнуть на Красном море с его уникальными, знаменитыми на весь мир кораллами уже является роскошью, признаком высокого социального статуса, успешного бизнеса и стабильного материального положения. Но признак роскоши высшей степени, если вы будете в двух реальностях: природной коралловой роскоши Красного моря и в рукотворной роскоши одного из самых фешенебельных и престижных отелей Египта – «Rixos Sharm-El-Sheikh» 5*Отель «Rixos Sharm» 5* – глазами очевидца – содержание данной книги.

HE'D KIDNAPPED A PRINCESS! How dare he! And how dare her body betray her so recklessly at Prince Kardal Khan's heated touch? How dare she feel cared for in her captor's tender embrace?All the lonely princess had ever wanted was someone to love her…but falling for the sexy sheik who'd stolen her as his slave was out of the question!HE'S RESCUED HIS WIFE He might be the Prince of the City of Thieves, but when it came to the half-American Princess Sabra whom he'd rescued from the desert, he wasn't stealing…he was claiming what was rightfully his. Because though she didn't know it, the stubborn beauty was betrothed to be his wife!

?When prim professor Zara Paxton ventured to distant Bahania, she wanted only to find the father she'd never known.But Dad proved to be a desert king – and he promptly put his «princess» under the protection of a muscular, mesmerizing sheik who set Zara's virginal senses aflame…yet refused to quench the fire!Steely security liaison Rafe Stryker scorned lasting love. So how did one bespectacled brunette sneak into his heart and make him throb with the urge to taste her sweetness? Clearly, innocent Princess Zara wanted to be his woman. But taking her was tantamount to treason. Still, even a sheik could only stand so much temptation…

by Marguerite KayeThe Rake and the Heiress: Any virtuous society lady would know to run a mile from Mr Nicholas Lytton. But Lady Serena Stamppe, returning from exile in France, is blissfully unaware of this rake’s reputation. He just happens to be the one person who can help unlock the mystery surrounding her inheritance. Accepting Nicholas’s offer of assistance, Serena soon discovers the forbidden thrills of liaising with a libertine!Also includes: Innocent in the Sheikh's Harem