I have a special guest on the blog today – she’ s my friend Teresa Morgan, and she writes sheikh books. You know – the ultimate alpha guy. Teresa’s going to tell us all the reasons why sheikhs are so much fun.
Yeah, you know him. He’s your dirty little secret. So chauvinistic, arrogant, demanding… He’s practically like a guy out of the Dark Ages. He sees what he wants, and he just takes it. Its so very wrong. So politically incorrect. But no way would you ever quit him.
He’s the Sheikh, one of the original romance heroes, and still going strong nearly a century after he galloped onto the scene on a half-wild stallion and kidnapped our hearts.
And here are nine reasons why the Sheikh is the best romance hero on the planet…
- The original tall, dark, and handsome. Think how cute your kids will be. Not to mention exotic, a snappy dresser, and loaded.
- He doesn’t abduct heroines anymore. Okay, hardly ever. Okay, he does it all the time, but he’s just so darn good at it.
- Have you seen Rudolph Valentino? Seriously. There’s a reason he was the Russell Crowe of the 20’s. Plus, it was a silent film, so you didn’t have to put up with all that talking.
Shoes that you can't afford... But the Sheikh can - Two words: Oil. Money. Oil money you can spend on shoes. Expensive shoes. Manolo Blahniks.
- The Sheikh might order you around, but at least you always know what he’s thinking. Can you imagine asking the Sheikh what’s on his mind? “I’m plotting to destroy your father’s banking empire,” “I’m planning to bring democracy to a resistant tribal culture,” or “All my thoughts are of you, naked. So come here, I command you.”
See? Isn’t that better than “Nothing,” or “Honey, I’m just trying to watch the game”? - Marry a desert prince and you get to be a princess. Don’t worry, you’ll get used to the paparazzi. I’m sure you can bear it. Console yourself with Manolo Blahniks.
- The hot accent. I mean it. Who wouldn’t want that whispering in her ear in an intimate moment. Sunbathing by the crystal blue waters of an oasis. Over breakfast. In the checkout line at Whole Foods…
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Never. Again. Say goodbye to Seasonal Affective Disorder. And you’ll never have to shovel the driveway again. Think of that one, Eastern Seaboard! No more of the white stuff. Ever. Unless you want to jet off to the Italian Alps for some skiing. The Sheikh knows this cozy little cabin where the paparazzi will never get to you. Pack your Manolo Blahniks.
- The most crucial rule of romance heroes is the harder they fight, the harder they fall. And there is no way any sheikh worth his salt is going to fall in love with any woman, much less one so strong-willed, fiery and defiant! Yet, he must have her! He will not be denied! She speaks to something primal in him, deep inside, that he thought he had lost forever…
And for my readers today, Teresa will give away a free copy of Cinderella and the Sheikh. Just name from the above list your favorite reason for falling for the sheikh!
Teresa Morgan is the author of Cinderella and the Sheikh and Handcuffed to the Sheikh, both available at Amazon, Barnes and Noble, and wherever else hot contemporary romance eBooks are sold. By day, she’s a mild-mannered technical writer, but by night (and lunch hours, and weekends) she’s a digital Sheherezade, weaving tales of sexy Sheikhs and the strong-willed heroines who love them. Watch for her next sheikh novella, Sheikh with Benefits, the story of a straight-laced Persian Prince and the mousy best friend he would never seduce, in December 2011.
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Cinderella and the Sheikh She’s about to get charmed…Libby Fay’s safe little life as a waitress at a posh New York boutique hotel implodes when Sheikh Rasyn Al Jabar, black-eyed and seductive, crashes into her world and swears that he loves her.The powerful sheikh will do anything to prevent becoming the ruler of his North African homeland, including marrying a woman who is inappropriate to be queen. When he sees the beautiful, bubbly waitress, he knows that she is the perfect wife to help him avoid the throne—all he has to do is make her fall in love with him. All her life, Libby has longed for the same loving, equal partnership her parents had—something she couldn’t possibly have with a forceful sheikh who ignores all her objections. But Rasyn seems to be able to charm her into anything, including his bed. Soon, she finds herself on a plane to Abbas, transported into a fairy tale come true. Unfortunately for Libby, a Cinderella is the last thing this Prince Charming wants. |
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Handcuffed to the Sheikh Best. Abduction. Ever.When she opened her front door, the last thing Maxine Foss expected was a hot stranger with a set of handcuffs. Now she’s shackled to a sexy, but crazy, person who claims he’s an Arabian prince—and her lover. No way. If she had ever gotten naked with a guy this delicious, she would never forget.
Insanity is catching… Alone in a secluded cabin, Sayd offers his body for her pleasure. But the price for giving in to his temptation could be her sanity, not to mention her freedom… and just maybe, her life. |