| Title | : | The Sheik's Intimate Proposition |
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| ISBN | : | - |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Kindle Edition |
| Number of Pages | : | 77 |
| Publication | : | First published August 21, 2014 |
For Sheik Samir, official management welcomes are yet another tedious and perfunctory activity. Of course the manager will provide anything he requires - what else? But the petite blond beauty that approaches him is anything but expected. He is intrigued as much by her appearance as her straightforward manner - with none of the deference that he is used to from those that serve him. Samir’s interest only increases as Sabrina attempts to politely refuse him. He is certain that she underestimates both his will and his resolve!
The Sheik's Intimate Proposition Reviews
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4.5 stars ⭐️
Short,fun,passionate read. Enjoyed it very much.
Recommended. -
Sabrina is the youngest Assistant Manager in the history of The Gregorio Hotel not only does she work full time she's also at Georgetown doing a law degree which leaves little time and money for anything else, but as far as Sheik Samir is concerned that's part of what makes her unique, she's unlike any of the women he normally comes across. He's used to getting what he wants when he wants and the fact that this little blonde beauty can and does say no to him is intriguing.
I do love Elizabeth Lennox books, you always know what to expect which is usually a rich, handsome, powerful male and generally a poor yet beautiful and innocent younger female, the perfect piece of escapism. They are not however books to be taken too seriously could Sabrina really hold down a full time job as Assistant Manager as well as attending Georgetown full time plus homework, eating and sleeping....no but that doesn't matter since I'm in this for the romance and that worked for me.. -
I don't think this one was for me. Right away, an otherwise competent woman has her brain go to mush just at the appearance of the hero. The story even says that she doesn't find him handsome, but she can't remember her name, her job or anything else just standing in the same room with him. I've read others by the author and found them more appealing with a feisty gal and a alpha sheik. This one just didn't do it for me.
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The misogyny is hella rampant in this one, my friends.
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I read this book nonstop! Yes, it is a fast paced romance and things just fall in place as the story progresses. The first chapter itself grabs the attention and then I just could not put the book down. The need to win and the need to stay independent and not at someone’s beck and call surfaces time and again making it a read full of sparks flying and ego’s getting bruised!
The handsome, self assured and a bit snooty hunk Samir, a prince no less finds himself attracted to the buxom beauty Sabrina and he goes all out to pursue or rather court her, only she finds him relentless and is looking for excuses to avoid him knowing full well that she is out of his league!
The sparkling, shiny chemistry made the book so easy to read adding to the spontaneity of the conversations add to the charm of the book. The authoritative manner in which Samir dictates his plans and views on every one including Sabrina compelled me to read too!
The heroine is no walk over, in fact the main reason he falls for her is the fact that she sees him as just a man; a hunk, desirable, sexy and powerful man. He too finds her to be extremely feminine but full of grit and determination and slowly he appreciates her independence and hard work. That she forgets her priorities when he is around is another matter. A lot of typical stuff going on but it works because this is what we associate with such characters. The hero tries his best to understand Sabrina, making her fall in love. How they finally get together is the fun part.
I found the tale true to its name, genre and story line – exactly what I expected from a romance. Pick this one for a flirty, fast and fun romance read.
(I got this book as a free download at flipkart ebooks, the views are my honest views.) -
The seduction (if it can be called such) is pitiful. Sabrina started off as strong and determined. However, that strength was too easily overcome by Samir. With her coming from a low income home, she's working through completing her law degree and earning respect, however she just so easily gives that up?
She tries to get away from him because of a proposal to become him mistress. He uses his unlimited resources to track her down. When he finds her, she's at the side of the road puking out her guts. From there, kidnaps her to his country. (Mind you he cares so much for her that in her sick and exhausted state he's willing to travel 12 hours to his country/ personal physician instead of seeking immediate medical attention in the US)- rolling my eyes. She finds out she's pregnant (with all her overwhelming feelings and having unprotected sex such an occurrence never crossed her mind-BS), he professes his love and voila she forgets about her dreams and everything else and all is right with the world. -
Sighs...why can't I find a book where the female lead is allowed to think for herself? Where she doesn't turn into a simpering idiot in front of a handsome man? Where she doesn't play any games but goes after what she wants?
It was so obvious that Sabrina fell for Samir and was going to fall into bed with him, why she played so many games is beyond me. Pretending she isn't going to the dinner he invited her to, only to allow Nancy, a supposedly mean and nasty gossip, 'force' her into going...that's just fucking stupid...
Thank fuck this book was free because I would have been raising hell if I had to pay for it! I need to read about women who are strong and confident, know what they want and aren't ashamed nor afraid to go after it. Why authors write about strong, confident, sexy, alpha men but then turn the women into fucking morons is beyond my comprehension!
I have a few more books by this author that were free, but I don't like the way she portrays the women in her books so while I'll read them at some point, it won't be in the near future...sorry... -
Total fantasy, but not a bad book.
I would have given it one more star, but at one point the Sheik says, "nope." Seriously? If I'm reading about this all-powerful, ruggedly handsome man it all gets ruined by "nope." Other than that it was a decent read, total fantasy, but a decent read. -
I downloaded this in the Playstore because it was free. Good that it was free because after finishing it I was laughing my a$$ off! This is such an unbelievable and unrealistic story and clearly a waste of my time. Next!
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Just no. The heroine does very dumb things. The hero is way overbearing. The ending stretches credulity way too far even for this genre.
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I Have enjoyed all of the Lucy Lenix books that’s far. She has a lot of books to go through sometimes you have to switch up and read a different author. I still come back to Lucy Lennox I like the billionaire regular girl alpha storylines.
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I LUVD LUVD dis bk Elizabeth Lennox. & bcuz of hw much I luvd dis bk, I'm so hookd. I feel like I can't stop reading her bks. TOTALLY OBSESSED. I really wish I can get a hold off the rest of the series. 😍😊
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A very good book. I liked the idea of a Intimate proposition happening in life at the end of the story. I liked the people in the story very much.
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I can’t believe I used to love this (and similar books)
I’m getting old. -
2.5*
Overall I like this type of romance... almost a rags-to-riches story of the poor hardworking girl who falls for a rich sheik... However, this book really needed a quick editing job to pick up all the typos, grammatical and nonsensical errors - they distracted from the amusing story...
For example:
"And then the way her voice floated over his skin, soothing him in ways he hadn't even know were disturbed." ??? What??? What exactly does "soothing him in ways he hadn't even known were disturbed" mean? Ways were disturbed? Even if HE was disturbed and didn't know it - this sentence still doesn't make any sense...
Then in a different chapter, "...she didn't hear the car pull up..." only for next sentence to say "When the helicopter landed in the open field, he carried her..." >> One second she's in a car, next second she's in a helicopter ?!?!?! And the third second she was on a plane flying to Saudi Arabia WITHOUT A PASSPORT OR ANY KIND OF ID - riiiight!!!
Another annoying point was that the heroine was soooo unbelievably smart that she was finishing law school in record time, WHILE working a fulltime job as a hotel manager, YET she was stumped by some very common-sensical things! For example, he tells her:
"Most heads of state have the same issue - it is not uncommon for leaders to have bodyguards and military escorts." She shook her head, "Why??" she asked, horrified on his behalf.
HAHAHAHA!! Seriously?!? Ms.Lawyer-smart-ass-valedictorian wasn't aware that ALL PRESIDENTS have bodyguards and military escorts?! This confused, then shocked and horrified her?!?!
Or like not realizing she was pregnant even though all the symptoms were there (i.e. missed period, tiredness, nausea...) - nope, this meant absolutely NOTHING to this braniac!
Finally, her poverty was soooo over the top that it was not even plausible! "She'd always loved fruit but it was something she couldn't afford" >> I'm sorry - what?! Selected fruits (and veggetables) are the CHEAPEST foods!!! You can buy 1/2 kilo of bananas for 50 cents! You can buy a box of strawberries for $2.50. You can buy kilo of apples for $3 ! You can buy a WHOLE watermelon for $3! Where did the author get the idea that fruit is unaffordable?! Or does she not have Safeway or Walmart in her area and only shops at Dean and Deluca's?!
So overall, what could have been a very cute romance, ended up being more of an amusing joke than anything else due to poor sentence structures and nonsensical statements... -
Okay, so I read it straight through, it was quick and the angst was decent. That aside, this had some truly appalling characters IMHO. Sabrina is a poor law student taking classes full time and also working as an assistant manager of a hotel full-time. She has ambition and she has goals. But she can't remember any of that, or even her name when in the presence of uber-rich sheikh, Samir. He is used to everyone jumping to his command, so naturally he knows that Sabrina is going to sleep with him. But she's so different from the gold-digging women he's used to - she must truly be special. A lot of cliches here. But they don't bother me so much.
Samir bothered me a lot. As did Sabrina for that matter. While I can respect a heroine who will walk away when things obviously don't look so good, I cannot respect one who starts an affair with a man who has no redeeming qualities on the basis of knee-melting lust (or brain-melting as the case may be). Nor can I respect that woman when she allows him to dictate her life Samir was a complete and total asshole. He gets one look at Sabrina, orders her to dinner and then takes her to bed even though she protests. He basically rapes her. Even after it has started and she tells him to move (i.e. get off) he says he can't and continues. Then she avoids him and he tracks her down and sleeps with her again. After that she accepts that it's an affair. He claims to care for her, but never once actually LISTENS to her. And that is clear, after he decides he loves her and then he kidnaps her. And quite honestly, I really hate that she had to give up law school and her dreams of a career. But hey, she gets to make the law along side her dictator husband, so I guess that's good enough. Who needs to be educated to do that?
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Elizabeth Lennox is the author of books that are a guilty pleasure of mine. The Sheik's Intimate Proposition is a short story, 77 pages, of hot passion, wealthy ALPHA hero and a poor struggling virginal Heroine. Like I said guilty pleasure.
This is the story of Sabrina a young woman who works as The Gregorio Hotel’s youngest Assistant Manager in a myriad of duties. She is not afraid of hard work and not only holds down a full time job but also is working on her law degree at Georgetown University. She has little time (or money) for leisure, but that’s okay with her, she is driven to succeed despite her disadvantaged upbringing. Sheik Samir is the new VIP checking into the hotel’s ridiculously extravagant and expensive penthouse suite and the manager is out, the task of his personal welcome falls to Sabrina. What should have been a simple meet and greet takes an unexpected turn towards something much more personal. Equally unexpected is the reaction she feels deep down for this tall, dark, and handsome stranger and what he feels for the first time in his life for her.
This is a very strong 4 star read that I enjoyed very much and would recommend to anyone looking for a great short romance read. Sensual level I would put at a 7. I love the hot and sizzling passion that are in Ms. Lennox books but her books are not just the run of the mill page after page of sex but a compelling romance stories with strong and interesting characters packed into a short package of delight. No wonder I own many of Ms. Lennox's books.
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This was a first time I have read a book by Elizabeth Lennox. (I started and finished a few days ago. I have a bad habit of not updating my currently reading list.)
This story had a different twist that what I am normally use to. I really enjoyed the change.
Well written with an easy to follow flow. She gave some background so it made the story more enjoyable.
The characters were two that were from completely different lifestyles. It reminded me of a fairytale in a way. But with its own flare.
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Ok, a little story.
It was and ok book. The Highness wind up proposing to his pregnant lover and she accepted. Samir known as your Highness didn't know how to love or how it felt to be loved, but he is willing to learn. He was very excited when answered him with yes!
She was studying for law school and realized that she couldn't afford to work, go to school, and study for long hours, she decided that she would not got back to Virginia and would stay with Samir, in his country. -
A romantic tale of a Sheik meeting a struggling working class single female that will give the reader that warm fuzzy happy feeling. Uses the Harlequin romance formula that works along with a bit of steamy bedroom action.
Love the concept of the sheik lusting after hotel employee but was too superficial to be taken seriously. Still, a nice book to check out when you're looking for a contemporary fantasy romance read. -
This novella pop off quickly just the way I like it. the mixture of an innocent taking on the very dominant alpha sheik was great. It was a rags to riches story that was super sweet. All Stephanie wanted was respect and all Samir wanted was to protect and keep her safe. Falling in love was new to both of them. The story ended to soon needs a continuation or an epilogue I want to know what happens with them.
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I really don't agree with the whole mistress mind set but I get where he is coming from when he offers Sabrina the position as such. he believes it is an honor but I do not agree with how he kidnaps her to his country. he may love her but be should have shown his feelings like that. other than those few points I like how the author showed the real ways of how they would both think due to their divided upbringings
