The Desert King's Housekeeper Bride

by Carol Marinelli

Book Overview

Housekeeper Effie, a practical yet slightly frumpy virgin, has been summoned to the desert to serve the sheikh Ruthless Sheikh King Zakari had gone to seek solitude in the sands, but nights alone are not something this ruler is used to. However, with his housekeeper at his service, there's no need to allow his bed to grow cold.... After hot hours of passion, Effie's heart is near to bursting. But what she doesn't realize is that something has compelled...

• Format: Mass Market Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0373128916
• ISBN13: 9780373128914
• Release Date: January 2010
• Publisher: Harlequin Presents
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.26 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 4.2" x 6.6"

Customer Reviews

Royal Wedding.....royal divorce?

There are series and then there are spectacular series and that what every single Harlequin Presents author gave to The Royal House of Karedes. Dramatic and stunning is all I can say about the last book which is Carol Marinelli's contribution with The Desert King's Housekeeper Bride. It was so amazing that it kept be charged and up all night reading it and absolutely not wanting it to end. As I read the last three chapters my heart raced because I new it was going to end dramatically and it lived up to that emotion and so much more! Knowing that you were going to be King of a country would be hard on any man but not this future King, this desert sheikh Zakari He can't wait but before he can rule his country Calista and take over the island Aristo he must find the missing pink Stefani diamond. Once he does that and he's very sure he will, he will rule both countries as Adamas as it once originally was before a bitter family feud. The desert always clears sheikh Zakari's head so that's where he's gone and he awaiting a maid from the palace to take personal care of him in everyway. However, she's becomes unavailable and in her place a palace maid is sent thinking she's going to clean and cook for him. Of course, this sexy and handsome sheikh has other ideas until he sees this prim, shy and curvy virgin. Effie is a very sweet and sincere person, takes her duties at the palace very serious and misses her mother very much since she passed away. She loves her country but also has a love of Aristo where her mother once was a palace maid as well before leaving and arriving in the desert kingdom to live out her days in her little cottage. Effie has kept up on the politics of both countries and is aware Aristo's king cannot have his coronation until the missing diamond is found. She is hard working, honourable and wishes to serve her King but when she arrives to his desert tent what she sees is the most amazing and handsome King she's admired from afar. What she doesn't count on is liking him, spending time talking with him, sharing a meal and in the end having him seduce her. Zahir is used to getting what he wants especially in bed. He doesn't make the time for kissing he only takes but on this occasion when he realizes that Effie is a virgin he makes sure it's perfect for her. What he doesn't realize is two things, 1) it's perfect for him as well and 2) later that evening she's wearing a gift from her mother, a necklace with a pink diamond the exact one he's looking for and he puts two and two together with Effie's stories about her mother. He realizes her mother had an affair with the King of Aristo and she's the result. He whisks her back to his palace, demands they marry, lies with words of love and then the next day destroys her when he tells her the news. How can the man she loves sink so low by lying with words of love to get the diamond and end the end for one reason only to be the ruler of bother countries? Effie's devastated and the proud sh