The Sheik Who Loved Me

This is the first book by Loreth Anne White that I have read, and I plan to read many many more. I couldn't put it down. I found the romance warm and satisfying, the plot touching, the suspense riveting, and what fabulous imagery! I could taste the sand in my mouth and the warm lagoon waters. I was really there, and kudos to Ms White for producing a romance that blends everything a person wants in a romance! Pick this book up and you won't regret it, I assure you!

Loreth Anne White's "The Sheik Who Loved Me" is the engaging story of a lonely widower, Sheik David Rashid, and a mysterious woman who enters his life when she washes ashore his private island during a raging storm. After finding her limp body on the beach, the sheik gathers her into his arms and brings her into his house...and into the private world he shares with his young daughter, Kamilah. Still traumatized by the recent drowning death of her mother, Kamilah instantly forms a touching bond with the amnesiac woman, and when David observes them together, he finds himself deeply stirred by the kindness she extends toward his sad child. The inevitable romance that evolves between David and Sahar, as he soon names the beautiful stranger, is well paced throughout the book and builds to several satisfying love scenes that reveal their growing passion for one another. A layer of complexity is deftly added to the mix when Sahar's memory begins to return in bits and flashes while she becomes further enmeshed in David's life. Eventually she recollects that she is Jayde Ashton, an undercover spy who has been sent to expose the truth about David's shady business dealings. Not all is as it seems, however, and Jayde learns that she has stumbled upon a web of deceit, which soon becomes a deadly fight for survival. In Jayde Ashton, White has created a refreshingly intelligent and compassionate character who injects a ray of hope into the lives of two people still shattered by tragedy. The tenderness between this equally matched couple is perhaps the nicest quality of the book, particularly the manner in which Jayde so effectively breaks through the brooding sheik's emotional wall and discovers the loving, courageous man within.