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Summary: I was disappointed ...
Review: ... by this outing from Lynne Graham. I usually enjoy her work, but I felt that the plot line of "The Arabian Mistress" was forced and jerky. In my opinion, the two lead characters, Prince Tariq and Faye, were not well developed and their relationship went from hate/betrayal to "playing family" without any true emotional resolution of their conflict. Faye is only 20, and by her own admission lacking both education and life experience. Her lack of maturity shows in her relationship with Tariq, yet she is portrayed as a natural to the role of wife of a country's ruler. The gaps in the plot were a bit too wide for me. Faye and Prince Tariq were supposedly "married" a year ago, but Faye believes the wedding was fake. She has not seen her "husband" since her wedding day. Her brother, living in the Arab country that Tariq rules, lands in prison, and Faye approaches Tariq to ask for aid in securing her brother's freedom. Tariq's price: Faye must become his mistress. The expected conflicts ensue from that point. I'll look forward to Ms. Graham's next book, but I felt this one was not up to her usual high standards.
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Summary: Passion, intrigue and a problem family keep things on edge!
Review: Faye and Prince Tariq have an unusual courtship and marriage to start. A car accident with Prince Tariq's limosine at her brother's commanding officer's wedding introduces Faye to Prince Tariq who is instantly attracted to her. Adrian teases Faye about how young she is and how worldly & experienced Prince Tariq is in comparison. At the reception Prince Tariq seeks Faye out and thinking of her brother's comments Faye lies about her age and says she's 23 years old when in fact she's 18. Prince Tariq is a highly public figure and is somewhat older than Faye. Not realizing how young and inexperienced Faye is Prince Tariq begins courting her. Faye's brother and stepfather are very upset when they find out she's lied about her age & is dating someone so obviously above her class. Faye rebels and decides to be grown up and invite Prince Tariq over to her home when she knows no one else will be around. Faye's horrible stepfather Percy overhears the telephone conversation, surprises them when the Prince is visiting and causes a scene. Percy then blackmails Prince Tariq threatening to go to the press if he doesn't pay up. To avoid scandal Prince Tariq arranges for an immediate marriage at the embassy. Faye doesn't know about the blackmail & thinks this is a real wedding. After the ceremony Prince Tariq confronts her and tells her to leave him so she does. As she's leaving he throws an envelope at her while yelling at her in another language. Faye gives the envelope to her stepfather assuming it's divorce papers. She's heartbroken and goes home thinking she'll never see Prince Tariq again. Faye's older brother Adrian goes to Prince Tariq's country to start up a business. A year later he is imprisoned when his business fails to meet it's debts. Prince Tariq realizes Faye will probably try to contact him to ask for her brother's release. Percy talks Faye into flying to the Gulf state of Jumar to beg for Adrian's release. When Faye meets with Prince Tariq sparks fly as he angrily demands she stay with him as his sex slave in retribution for the blackmail scheme and to save her brother's life. Although Faye is still a virgin and terrified of staying with Prince Tariq when he's so obviously out for revenge she can't let her brother rot in prison so she agrees. Adrian is immediately released from prison & leaves the country with Percy. They don't care enough about Faye to find out where she is or what she had to do to get her brother released. Faye goes through a tough adjustment of a new environment, culture & a language barrier. Prince Tariq has her go through a public ceremony which is entirely spoken in another language so Faye doesn't know what is going on or what people say to her. In the meantime she discovers that Prince Tariq is responsible for several children since most of his immediate family were killed in a plane accident but the kids weren't with them. She begins to get close to the children and becomes a mother to them. Prince Tariq is shocked when he finds out how close the children are to her & begins to realize Faye isn't the uncaring gold digger he thought she was. After many surprises they finally begin to reconnect and in the end Prince Tariq learns the truth of Percy's actions. This book has a lot of passion & interesting twists to it. I highly recommend it!
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Summary: :|
Review: Faye had no one else to turn to when her brother ended up in prison, except to the towns Prince, a man that she had last seen on their wedding day a year ago. Prince Tariq knew that Faye would turn up sooner or later to beg him to help her brother. Tariq saw this as a chance to get revenge on the woman who set him up so that she and her family could blackmail him, or that is what he thought she did. Tariq agrees to let her brother go if she remains his mistress. Faye is disgusted at the suggestion, but she does it because she knows it is the only way to get her brother free. Tariq and Faye learn alot about each other and the truth of the past slowly trickles out. The question is whether or not they will stay together once all the cards are on the table. I only gave this three stars for one reason, the character of Faye. She is one of the weakest females that I have ever had the displeasure of reading about. She seems to have no pride and no self esteem. Granted, she felt guilty for what her step father did to Tariq, but she still could have shown a little bit of backbone. Other than that the story was okay, although it could have been better.
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Summary: :|
Review: Faye had no one else to turn to when her brother ended up in prison, except to the towns Prince, a man that she had last seen on their wedding day a year ago. Prince Tariq knew that Faye would turn up sooner or later to beg him to help her brother. Tariq saw this as a chance to get revenge on the woman who set him up so that she and her family could blackmail him, or that is what he thought she did. Tariq agrees to let her brother go if she remains his mistress. Faye is disgusted at the suggestion, but she does it because she knows it is the only way to get her brother free. Tariq and Faye learn alot about each other and the truth of the past slowly trickles out. The question is whether or not they will stay together once all the cards are on the table. I only gave this three stars for one reason, the character of Faye. She is one of the weakest females that I have ever had the displeasure of reading about. She seems to have no pride and no self esteem. Granted, she felt guilty for what her step father did to Tariq, but she still could have shown a little bit of backbone. Other than that the story was okay, although it could have been better.
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Summary: Wonderful Arabian story
Review: I really enjoyed this story. Tariq is great and all the way through it, you could tell he really loved the heroine.
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Summary: I know I enjoyed this !
Review: I see very different opinions, but I can deffinitely say that I loved THE ARABIAN MISTRESS. True, it was wrong of Prince Tariq Shazad ibn Zachir to accuse Faye of being a gold-digger, but I think it made it more interesting because Faye had to "earn" back his trust. Although it was good to watch Tariq feel like an idiot, once he finds out how wrong he was. I didn't think Faye was being weak because Tariq needs that warm and loving person, which was Faye. Although Faye really was NOT a weak character because while they were about to make love, Faye kept on throwing out insults to Tariq. And she knows that Tariq didn't like the comments she was makiing. Well...I thought Faye was sacrificing herself too much for her family. Her family treats her like dirt. The only family that she has is her stepfather, Percy, who is a real pig and Adrian who takes her for granted. Faye gave up herself to be Tariq's mistress to save her brother and her brother didn't even know about it! I hated her family but I guessed they created the elements that suited the book. All in all, I can deffinitely say that I have not regretted reading THE ARABIAN MISTRESS. ^_^ ~ Izzy
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Summary: Yuck!
Review: I think the main character of the book, Faye, was suppose to be a Maria (as in the Sound of Music) type character. Unfortunately, instead of coming off as sheltered but determined she comes off as an idiot doormat. The whole hate to love relationship seemed forced and ridiculous. Last but not least, Faye would make a terrible wife for a ruler of a country.
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Summary: Wonderful Arabian story
Review: I've read all of Lynne Graham's books and this one didn't disappoint me. As usual, there are other people involved in the split, but the story remains focused on Tarqi and Faye. In her usual style, Ms. Graham pens another story about a split caused by misundertandings and brings Faye and Tariq back together in a clash of passion. The back cover's blurb reads: "Begging for Prince Tariq Shazad ibn Zachir's mercy was the last thing Faye wanted to do. She hadn't seen Tariq for a year...since their wedding. But Faye's brother was imprisoned in Tariq's homeland, and only Tariq could grant his freedom. Faye expected her meeting with the man she'd married to be tough, but Tariq's ultimatum took her breath away: become his mistress and her brother would be released!" S.
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Summary: The Arabian Mistress
Review: I've read all of Lynne Graham's books and this one didn't disappoint me. As usual, there are other people involved in the split, but the story remains focused on Tarqi and Faye. In her usual style, Ms. Graham pens another story about a split caused by misundertandings and brings Faye and Tariq back together in a clash of passion. The back cover's blurb reads: "Begging for Prince Tariq Shazad ibn Zachir's mercy was the last thing Faye wanted to do. She hadn't seen Tariq for a year...since their wedding. But Faye's brother was imprisoned in Tariq's homeland, and only Tariq could grant his freedom. Faye expected her meeting with the man she'd married to be tough, but Tariq's ultimatum took her breath away: become his mistress and her brother would be released!" S.
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