Desert Prince, Bride of Innocence

There's something quite powerful about a tall dark and handsome desert prince who knows what he wants and never lets anything stand in his way. That's just one of the things that make Sheikh Jasim in Lynne Graham's Desert Prince, Bride of Innocence so unforgettable. It is the first book in her Pregnant Brides series. Have you ever known deep within your heart that a couple should definitely belong together? That's how I felt about the very sexy Prince Jasim and the lovely titan Englishwoman, Elinor who was his brother Murad's nanny. This proud sheikh thinks he's doing his sister-in-law a favor by luring the nanny into a sexual relationship which leads to her having to leave their employ. Jasim believes again, his brother has shown bad judgment when it comes to the lovely young woman and is sure his brother will cause another family scandal. What he and his brother's wife don't know is that at one time Elinor's mother and Murad loved each other and that the man was only trying to protect her by offering her a job and had no interest in the lovely young woman. Elinor has always known since her mother died that her father had no use for her and was constantly belittling her. He called her stupid and nothing she could ever do pleased him. So as soon as she could she left home went to school to become a nanny and was thrilled when the crown prince offered her a job taking care of his daughter. Now she's had a horrible birthday and has come back to the estate and an empty house because the Rais family is on holiday. If that's not bad enough she encounters the most handsome man she's every seen in her life, Murad's brother who seduces, shames and tricks her into having leave her position. Being the proud, determined and hard working person she's become, Elinor is determined to find another position while Jasim has other ideas and wants her to live with him as his mistress. As fate would have it, he leaves on business, only to return and find that this young woman is pregnant so he demands they marry because if they don't, his heir won't be accepted. Just when one thinks things can't get more complicated, the wedding is a disaster and hurtful to Elinor due to lack of emotion and then she over hears a conversation between her new husband and Murad's wife which is so upsetting that she flees. Jasim after long months of looking for Elinor he finds her and his son, the son that will be the heir to the Quaram throne. As much as they both fight the physical it's still very much there and so is the mistrust, especially for Jasim. He still believes she was out to get something from Murad, he mistrusts her and does not believe her explanations because his past has taught him never to believe a woman. First his mother left he and his father for another man, and the woman he was to marry a few years ago was not what she seemed. Now he must return back to Quaram with his son which means he must take his wife with him. Reading some of this was hard at times becau