The Sheik Retold

By: Victoria Vane & E. M. Hull
Published By:  Vane Publishing
Age Recommended: Adult
Reviewed By:  Arlena Dean
Rating: 5
Book Blog For: NOR
Review:

"The Sheik Retold" by Victoria Vane and E. M. Hull was one good historical romance read.  After reading this novel I went and reread the original 'The Sheik' by  E.M. Hull and all I can say is that "The Sheik Retold" is some good read with the beginning chapters basically follows the original story, however, after Diana's kidnapping by The Sheik the story takes off a little difference.

I felt that 'The Sheik Retold' really brings it all out to the reader so much that once starting the read you will not be able to put it down until the end.  There was always something happening that will catch your attention and you had to read more to see what was going  happening next.

The two main characters...were really something... the heroine...Diana Mayo,  an English woman,  who was "a haughty young heiress for who the world is a playground.'

quote: by Diana

"My life is mine and I will deal with it exactly as I wish. I will do what I choose when and how I choose. I will never again obey any will but my own."
Then then their  was  Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan (hero) who was 'cold, calculating, a chauvinist and very used to having it his way only. After Diane's brother, Aubrey wasn't able to  talk her out of traveling this 'French Algerian Desert'  alone because it wasn't safe, however, with her being to 'headstrong and stubborn'  she is captured by this 'The Sheik' who had some wild ideas of his own for this English woman.

The Sheik:

'Ahmed is his own law...he obeys no one. He is a fair ruler among his people...brutal and efficient, but fair. His near godlike status renders him answerable to none. What he wants, he has. His every whim is seen to, his every wish a reality. And he wants the blonde English beauty in his bed. Fortunately for Diana, he also takes great pride in wooing anyone or anything who doubts his authority...or his prowess...'

Diana soon learns that fighting this 'Sheik' would do no good because she had been 'stripped of the one thing she held dearly...her freedom.

quote: by The Sheik

"Shall I make you care, Cherie? Shall I make it your deepest desire, your only desire, to please me? I can make any woman love me when I choose."

Ahmed had seen her earlier and became intrigued and so now she was his to do whatever he wanted.  So,  we have two people...each used to having their way...and this is where this adventure takes off.  Will they start to fall for each other? With both of these two being so stubborned it will be some  interesting read. Be ready for some romance scenes. Will Diana began to discover the joys of actually being a woman?  In the end will both of these two be capable of love? 

quote by Diana

"I had lived my entire live indulging my sense with all things beautiful - art, music, food, wine, perfumes. I had never refrained from handling anything or feeling whatever I chose. Nothing had been out of bounds to me. My wealth allowed me these singular privileges, but I had never before indulge my receptors to another's touch. I had long ago shunned the need for suck physical contact as a contemptuous feminine weakness, but he had forced my submission to it."
This is where I say you must pick up "The Sheik Retold" to see how these author will present this all to the readers. You will find it a little different from the original novel.  There will be answers to many questions along with the mystery that was  surrounded the hero  just  who was  Sheik Ahmed Ben Hassan?

You will find that the secondary characters were all very developed, captivating and colorful.  The authors  did a wonderful job with the descriptions of what was going on at that time... such as during the abduction by The Sheik was beautifully described .. making it so  vivid that it seemed to have come to life.  "The Sheik Retold" was a very intriguing  fascinating story with plenty of action and will only leave you to say that these author's have  done it again...giving the reader a excellent read.  Thank you so very much Ms. Vane for letting me read this one early.  Would I recommend?  YES!!
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