Review: The Sheikh's Beloved - Romance, Intrigue, And Social Unrest
Rating: 5 out of 5
Date: 06 2, 2013
Anyone reading Katheryn Lane's novels should be aware that the genre is not intended to be in the same literary genus as Wurthering Heights. It is a great romance and it is readable. The storyline is a bit farfetched but that is part of its charm.Tassie is a fully realized character with flaws and indomitable spirit. She is thoroughly modern and western, this makes for some very interesting dialog when it comes to understanding a culture that seems to be anti-female.The story begins with a disaster of epic proportion, a volcano has erupted and there is black ash so thick in the skies that all flights are grounded. Tassie is left to her own devices to find lodgings and when her search turns up a slightly out of the Hotel that is way beyond her means she books it, believing that the expense will be covered by her insurance company.  She grabs a cab, and heads towards her hotel. There is another passenger in the cab, a handsome Arab, not just any Arab but a real life Prince. They talk a bit on the ride and when they reach the hotel.She is concerned that the insurance may not pick up the tab but breathes a sigh of relief when the clerk informs her that her room and all expenses have been covered. What the clerk fails to tell her is that it is covered by the Prince and not the insurance company. Their relationship blossoms but not without a few hiccups along the way, the biggest of them being complete culture clashes. The story comes to a climax with a daring escape as the Royals flee their country in fear for their lives.You will fall in love with the Prince for sure but you will also come to see yourself in Tassie as she wrestles with the differences of the culture of the man that has fallen in love with against what she has been taught and what she believes. You will not want to put it down and will be searching for the next installment in this series.