The Sheikh's Princess Bride

The Sheikh's Princess Bride
Annie West

Wanted: royal bride and mother!For Sheikh Tariq of Al Sarath, one miserable marriage was enough. With a kingdom to rule he has no time—nor wish—to find a bride, but his children need a mother.Could Princess Samira of Jazeer be the answer? Samira has sampled passion, and it left a bad taste… So, knowing she can’t have the children she’s always wanted, Samira steps into Tariq’s ready-made family. Her only condition? No sex!Samira had thought royal duties and her love for Tariq’s children would fill the hole in her heart, but a craving is building that only the Sheikh’s touch can cure…Desert Vows DuetTwo powerful desert princes…and the only women who can tame them.As desire burns hotter than the desert sand, can these powerful sheikhs withstand the heat of temptation?Book 1: The Sultan’s Harem BrideBook 2: The Sheikh’s Princess BridePraise for Annie WestThe Sultan’s Harem Bride 4.5* TOP PICK RT Book ReviewWest’s desert romance of duty versus love stars a haunted but brave heroine and an autocratic yet caring hero. The exotic, sumptuous settings exemplify palace life, and the royal co-stars are memorable. The first love scene is a sensual buffet.Rebel’s Bargain 4.5* RT Book ReviewWest’s second-chance romance is an imaginative and intensely thrilling brainteaser, ripe with shrouded misconceptions. Her silver-spoon hero and wounded heroine are passionate and convincing.Damaso Claims His Heir 4.5* TOP PICK RT Book ReviewWest’s page-turner set in colorful Brazil is impressively perfect, starring her well-matched, rags-to-riches hero and her unjustly scandal-ridden royal heroine. Her illuminating, expert narrative brings the breathtaking story and the explosive lovemaking to life.

Abruptly Tariq stood. Samira blinked, her gaze sliding over his amazing bronzed body.

Surely it wasn’t regret she felt because he was leaving?

Recognising that she didn’t want him to leave stole her voice.

‘That’s a start,’ he murmured finally.

‘A start?’

Tariq nodded. ‘One day soon we’ll be husband and wife in every sense of the word.’

Samira shook her head. He had it all wrong.

‘Not because I demand it but because it’s what we both want.’ He leaned close, his eyes tourmaline shards that dared her to deny it. ‘I promise you, Samira, you’ll be with me every step of the way.’

It was a threat but it sounded like a promise. A promise that sounded appallingly enticing. She wanted to object, argue, say something to puncture his arrogant certainty. But instead her tongue cleaved to the roof of her mouth.

His gaze scorched and Samira felt the sizzle in every inch of her body. His slow smile hitched his mouth up at one side, creating a sexy groove down one cheek that made her insides clutch. He looked so utterly confident—as if he’d never had a doubt in his life.

‘The next time you kiss me it won’t be because I ask, Samira, but because you want me.’

DESERT VOWS

Two powerful desert princes… and the only women who can tame them

Sultan Asim of Jazeer and Sheikh Tariq of Al-Sarath are both bound by honour, duty and tradition. They’ve always known they must marry, but it will be for the good of their kingdoms—not for love. Yet now two very different women threaten the vows Asim and Tariq have always sworn to uphold.

As desire burns hotter than the desert sand can these powerful men withstand the heat of temptation?

Find out in:

THE SULTAN’S HAREM BRIDE

February 2015

THE SHEIKH’S PRINCESS BRIDE

April 2015

The Sheikh’s Princess Bride

Annie West

www.millsandboon.co.uk (http://www.millsandboon.co.uk)

Growing up near the beach, ANNIE WEST spent lots of time observing tall, burnished lifeguards—early research! Now she spends her days fantasising about gorgeous men and their love-lives. Annie has been a reader all her life. She also loves travel, long walks, good company and great food. You can contact her at annie@annie-west.com (mailto:annie@annie-west.com) or via PO Box 1041, Warners Bay, NSW 2282, Australia.

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Contents

Cover (#ud0659eb7-a7d4-5c82-bf21-1024aa12c3f6)

Introduction (#uaee2560d-c7ef-5896-a492-9e1a62c506d6)

Desert Vows (#u71d8dea1-3094-516d-bbcb-98d779dbe95a)

Title Page (#u61451b4c-a602-5958-9895-f2c4c3412bb5)

About the Author (#ua4bd5617-479c-5b36-9362-16b0e435943f)

Dedication (#ub64b9614-d53d-5e11-b84f-5abdca1cddd3)

CHAPTER ONE

CHAPTER TWO

CHAPTER THREE

CHAPTER FOUR

CHAPTER FIVE

CHAPTER SIX

CHAPTER SEVEN

CHAPTER EIGHT

CHAPTER NINE

CHAPTER TEN

CHAPTER ELEVEN

CHAPTER TWELVE

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

CHAPTER FOURTEEN