Desert Prince, Bride of Innocence

Desert Prince, Bride of Innocence

Publisher: Mills & Boon (18 Sep 2009). Harlequin (January 1, 2010). ISBN-10: 0263874338, ISBN-13: 978-0263874334

Forced to marry a desert prince! His Royal Highness Prince Jasim bin Hamid al Rais was concerned that his weak, womanising elder brother was bewitched by his child's nanny the throne of Quaram could be threatened by scandal! Though Elinor Tempest appeared to be a naive, fragile beauty, Jasim wasn't fooled; he'd deal with this strumpet himself? Only after he'd ruthlessly seduced her did Jasim discover Elinor really had been a virgin and she'd fallen pregnant! A royal baby couldn't be born out of wedlock so, faster than the desert wind, Elinor became Jasim's unwanted bride.

(From the Pregnant Brides trilogy).

5 Stars - Amazon Customer Reviews
Katie Howe

Prince Jasim Bin Hamid Al Rais seduces his nieces nanny Elinor Tempest because he thinks she's a gold digger who has her sights set on the child's father (his brother). Surprise, surprise, she's a virgin and even more amazingly she gets pregnant. Cue one wedding. Of course, none of us read Mills and Boon for the originality of the plots. Once you've worked out it's 'boy meets girl' you've pretty much summed them all up. Ater that, it all boils down to characterization, dialogue and passion. Lynne Graham knows how to do all three and she does them extremely well. She's also very good with a trilogy and this is the first novel in a new set. Personally I can't wait for the others. I must admit that it took me awhile to warm to the characters. There's a lot going on in this novel and some of it really didn't have to be there. For me, the book didn't really get going until Jasim realises that he's totally wrong about Elinor. She, on the other hand, doesn't realise that he's misjudging her until it's too late. It's what happens next that makes the book worth reading and it was at that point that I started to like both hero and heroine and enjoy the story which unfolded.