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The Sheikh's Bartered Bride by Lucy Monroe

Catherine lives in the USA, is 24, a children's librarian, single and prone to day-dreaming. Her wealthy father is worried that she spends too much time alone and she will have a lonely life. He does a business deal with the King of a Bedouin royal family which also involves an arranged marriage for Catherine. Hakim is a Bedouin prince and a nephew of the King, and he happily accepts the arranged marriage. Catherine's father has asked Hakim not to tell Catherine of the arranged wedding and Hakim romances Catherine into accepting marraige. Luckily they are well-suited to each other and Catherine falls in love, but arguments erupt when Catherine finds out that their marriage was arranged.   If you're looking for a light romantic read this is a good choice.


Plot & Themes
Time/era of story
Marriage/Married Yes
Marriage subplot:
If one lover chases another... - he chases after her

Main Male Character
Profession/status:
Age/status: - 40's-50's
Sex makes him

Main Female Character
Age/status: - 20's-30's
Profession/status:
Effect of sexing
Unusual characteristics:

Setting
United States Yes
The US: - Northeast
Africa Yes
Part of Africa: - Arabic Africa
Air? Yes
Air: - passenger plane
Misc setting - castle

Writing Style
Accounts of torture and death? - generic/vague references to death/punishment
What % of story is romance related? - nearly 100%
How explicit is the sex? - descript of kissing - touching of anatomy - licking - impregnation/reproduction - actual description of sex - Boob talk - Vagia talk - Weiner talk
Focus of story - equally on him and her
How much dialog - significantly more dialog than descript
How much sexing? - 3-4 sex acts
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