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The Sheik Retold
by Victoria Vane and E. M.
Hull
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BLURB:
A savage son of the Sahara who knows no law but his own…
When pride and passion vie for supremacy…
Blistering desert days are nothing compared to the sizzling Sahara
nights…
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Excerpt:
"Diana,
give up this insane trip."
"I
will not."
"I've
a thundering good mind to make you."
I
gave an unladylike snort. "You can't," I said flatly. "I'm my
own mistress now. You have no claim on me. We needn't make any further pretence
about it, for I am not going to argue any more. I will not go back to
Biskra."
"If
you are afraid of being laughed at——"
"I
am not afraid of being laughed at! Only cowards are afraid of that, and I am
not a coward. I have said my last word, Aubrey. It is your own considerations
and not mine that are at the bottom of your remonstrance. You do not deny it
because it is true."
I
knew exactly the grievance he had been nursing. Maybe he now suffered some small
prickings of conscience on my upbringing, but I had no doubt that concern for
his own comfort troubled him most. Aubrey always had been, and always would be,
supremely selfish.
We
stared each other down across the little table until his eyeglass fell with a
little sharp tinkle against his waistcoat button. I watched his angry flush of
color with an absurd wave of amusement. Although we were perilously close to
degenerating into a vulgar quarrel, it was a true spectacle to rouse the lazy
Aubrey to wrath.
"You're
a damned obstinate little devil!" he exclaimed.
"I
am what you have made me— as hard as yourself— so how can you quarrel with the
result? It is illogical. This is your fault, not mine, but I don't want to
wrangle with you any more. My life is now my own to deal with, and I will deal
with it exactly as I wish. I will do what I choose when and how I choose, and I
will never again obey any will but my own."
Aubrey's
mouth hardened. His eyes narrowed. "Then I hope to Heaven that one day you
will fall into the hands of a man who will make you obey."
I
rose with a scornful laugh, flinging over my shoulder as I stormed back to my
tent, "Then Heaven help him who tries!"
AUTHOR Bio and Links:
Victoria
Vane is a multiple award-winning romance novelist, cowboy addict, and history
junkie whose collective works of fiction range from wildly comedic romps to
emotionally compelling erotic romance. Victoria also writes historical fiction
as Emery Lee and is the founder of Goodreads Romantic Historical Fiction Lovers
and the Romantic Historical Lovers book review blog. Look for Victoria's sexy
new contemporary cowboy series coming from Sourcebooks summer 2014.
CONTACT:
Email:
victoria.vane@hotmail.com
Web:
http://www.victoriavane.com
Blog:
http://victoriavane.wordpress.com
Twitter:
@authorvictoriav
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