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Check nearby libraries Library. Share this book Facebook. Last edited by ImportBot. August 27, History. An edition of An Arabian Courtship This edition was published in October 1, by Harlequin Written in English — pages.

Polly didn't expect to be happy Family loyalty and the knowledge that her love for Chris would never be returned led Polly to accept marriage to Prince Raschid, heir to a desert kingdom. An Arabian Courtship October 1, , Harlequin. Libraries near you: WorldCat. Select personalised ads.

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Salat-l-Istikhara: Islamic Prayer for Guidance. She made her decision to marry into a loveless marriage and the hero did ensure sh I liked this story very much. She made her decision to marry into a loveless marriage and the hero did ensure she know what she can expect in the first place which makes her accusation of the hero in the initial stage of marriage a bit unfair.

However, I appreciate the story that both H and h have their flaws and it showed that we are all human and no one is perfect. They are likeable characters. The only complaint is I don't feel they talk to each other enough to understand why they truly loves each other. But I still found this story enjoyable. Mar 13, Leona rated it it was ok Shelves: hqn.

There really isn't anything redeeming about either the Hero or the heroine. He is a brutal nasty character, making it clear that she is only there for his physical needs. She falls head over heels for someone that constantly treats her like trash.

The parents force her to marry him to save them from a horrible financial situation She is immature and spouts Geez She is immature and spouts off nonsense for most of the book Go figure. Jan 20, Cheesecake rated it really liked it Shelves: genre-harlequin , shortpgs-or-so , hero-deliciously-remorseful , yeah-hero-grovels-just-fine , yeah-h-gives-as-good-as-gets , pregnancy-accidental , romantic-oh-yes , pregnancy-he-refutes-child , story-cheesey-but-entertaining , sexy-royalty-sheik-etc.

I actually read this over 20 years ago, so I'm not going to write a review. Not the best book over all and no epilogue, but sweet just for the ending.

View 2 comments. Jun 28, Raffaella rated it liked it Shelves: hero-is-a-jerk , angst , grovel , hero-behaving-badly , marriage-of-convenience , tstl , misunderstanding. The heroine accepts a MOC with the Arabian hero because her family needs money. Immediately after their vows, the heroine understands she made a mistake and asks for annulment, but the hero refuses and tells her they will divorce after some time. Of course the heroine asks him to have some exams, but he refuses to listen.

Eventually he grovels but my god what a dumb he is. How can anyone be so stupid?? And consequently how many little sheikhs are there around the world since he never used protection??? Average book with average angst. Dumb hero who keeps the heroine distant because he wants her to marry someone who can give her children.

Not bad anyway. May 08, Jenny rated it it was amazing Shelves: favorites. I love a good MOC story and this one was so angsty. OM, OW, pregnancy, jealousy, misunderstandings, no wonder I devoured it! Polly is the oldest of her siblings, and secretly in love with her neighbor Chris- who only thinks of her as a sibling. Heartbroken, she is shocked when her father arranges her wedding with Prince Raschid, in order to fulfill an old promise with the latter's father.

Whisked away to his desert kingdom, the customs are a shock to Polly, so is the sudden intense attraction to her husband- something she hadnt ever felt for Chris. But as they engage in a battle of wills and passion, the sexual chemistry is too strong to deny and soon Polly finds herself falling for her brooding husband.

So for some reason I was picking up all the wrong LG's recently, something which led me to take a break from her books due to disappointment. However, this oldie was a pleasant surprise. Banter was enjoyable. Safe 3. Mar 18, Roub rated it really liked it. Jan 10, Booked rated it it was amazing. Feb 25, Carol Storm rated it it was amazing Shelves: classic-romance-gold. Apr 05, Ipshita Ranjana rated it liked it. An Arabian Courtship by Lynne Graham was a well written romance and would be loved by everyone who adores the old classic Harlequin Presents.

Raschid was an alpha hero who was cold for the majority of the book. In the end he does fall in love but his being an alpha jerk for the majority of the book was off-putting personally for me. Polly agrees to marry Raschid bowing down to family pressure and because the man she loves does not share the same feelings for her. She starts out as a shy heroine f An Arabian Courtship by Lynne Graham was a well written romance and would be loved by everyone who adores the old classic Harlequin Presents.

She starts out as a shy heroine forced by her circumstances but to her credit she does stand up to the hero after their marriage. Polly is a little immature at times but I liked her better than the hero. The romance is passionate and has some great moments. Read More Dec 15, sbf rated it liked it. Maybe I just wasn't in the mood, but this one didn't grab me even though it had some elements I normally enjoy heroine illness, can't-have babies-angst that gets resolved.

Though on the other hand I tend to dislike Arabian romances, but make exceptions for my favorite authors like LG. The Arabian context wasn't too bad in this one but it puts a damper on the HEA for me knowing that for the rest of her life she's going to have to go out in public wearing a burka. Arabian setting aside, I think Maybe I just wasn't in the mood, but this one didn't grab me even though it had some elements I normally enjoy heroine illness, can't-have babies-angst that gets resolved.

But 3. Jan 30, Claude Road rated it it was amazing Shelves: virgin , possessive , secretbaby , witty. Quotes Her mother had fallen in love with her future son-in-law's status. He could do no wrong. If he'd been a frog, Anthea would have found something generous to say about him. After all, he was a prince, wasn't he? Ironically the very first thing Polly noticed about the tall, black-haired male, poised with inhuman calm by the fireplace, was his extraordinary eyes, a clear brilliant blue as glacier-cool as an arctic skyline and as piercing as arrows set ruthlessly on target.

He was a lunatic, and Quotes Her mother had fallen in love with her future son-in-law's status. He was a lunatic, and you didn't argue with lunatics.

He was most erratic in his arguments. Then we are of one mind. I will not receive complaints of neglect when I am involved in the business concerns which take up most of my time. She smiled. Of beaten gold and studded with precious stones, it was decorated with some primitive form of hieroglyphics. Polly was put grotesquely in mind of a slave manacle. He steered her away, lustrous dark eyes skimming her guilty face, his appreciative grin widening.

Like a new husband? If you'll forgive me for saying so, it's not terribly tactful to go surging at ex-boyfriends with Raschid around, unless you have a death wish, of course. But I'll grant you one point. You staggered him, a rare sight to be savoured. Unable to face food, she knocked back the champagne. She didn't even notice how much she was drinking.

When everybody began circulating, Polly, who was normally retiring in company, was suddenly to be seen speaking personally to every guest present. Absently marvelling that she no longer felt like throwing herself under a bus, she laughed at another one of Chris's medical jokes frowning when Maggie pulled at her sleeve.

No wonder he had to come to England to find you a wife A hand plucked the raised shoe from her stranglehold and tossed it aside. It could have been worse,' she parroted in enraged repetition. He frowned and swept off. When he halted as if he had forgotten something ten yards on, Polly just wanted to kick him for striding back to haul her out of her death struggle with the aba twisted round her legs. He was thinking about 'her' again. It was a wonder he hadn't thrown himself into the grave with her.

I was brought to the palace on the first night, along with every consultant in the building. You didn't half create a panic! Jezra took one look at the motionless figure on the threshold and got up, scuttling out past her elder brother with alacrity. Had Polly had the power of her legs and the innocence to believe she could manage a similar exit, she would have copied her. He was proffering what she estimated to be on his terms a forgiveness of the utmost generosity.

Lunacy must have been upon her, how otherwise would she have dared to fight with him? Raschid did not react to her fury. His eyes remained steady. You are my wife! I will not address the back of your head. But I will have an answer,' he assured her grimly. But I warn you; some day that tongue of yours will take you too far. You may have noticed that Raschid is not the most liberated of men, and he has this marked tendency to believe that no man can look at you without being inspired by the kind of intimate thoughts which he considers strictly his department.

Why else was I barred from paying my respects personally when you were ill? He even objected to me sending you flowers-but I digress.. But the inescapable weakness a glimpse of him always brought was invading her body, pulling every tiny muscle taut with sharp awareness.

She didn't hear him cross the carpet. The first she knew of it, the dainty watering can was wrested from her and her feet were leaving the floor. He crushed her mouth under his, his tongue thrusting a fierce passage between her yielding lips with a passionate, searing urgency that currented through her with a lightning-bolt efficiency.

Polly,' he derided. I've got just the title! I was an Arab sex slave. With it went a look of outright possession. Did he want to see her somewhere more private than the palace? Or did that whistling pilot have instructions to push her out without a parachute above cloud cover? Yes, you succeeded, aziz. Celebrate your hour of victory now, for the glory will be brief. You twisted my guts with jealousy, and for that education, I am ungrateful. Her teeth chattered convulsively, her skin numb from a cold that penetrated to her bones.

Raschid had to carry her into the tent. Ablaze with dark fury, he dropped down to strip the sodden lobe from her shivering limbs. Since there wasn't a weapon in her armoury that she wouldn't use to hang on to him, the exasperating gush continued. What was wrong with her? Of late she had emulated a wet weekend all too often and all too easily. On the brink of glacially disabusing him of the notion that, not content to trail him home to Dharein, she had decided to lay siege to him in his bedroom as well, Polly looked up, connecting with the electrifying intensity of his eyes.

He didn't love her, and that wasn't fair, but there were many unfair things in life. This would be enough, she told herself squarely. This time-it would be enough. Bedlam had broken out when she resurfaced. Do you think my brother makes a habit of these things? He's about as modern as my father, but recently he's been behaving out of character. You've led him quite a dance, Polly,' he said cheerfully.

But I couldn't stay away from you, I couldn't pass the door. Just to hear the sound of your voice, to see you. I couldn't help myself. But I didn't know I was in love until I saw you with the children. Then I knew, and I fought it. How could I ask you to spend the rest of your life with me? Apr 08, Maura rated it liked it Shelves: still-love-my-dead-spouse , virgin-heroine , contemporary-romance , jealousy , oldskool , harlequin-style , marriage-of-convenience , sheikh.

Polly's parents sell her into marriage to Sheikh Raschid, who is honour-bound to go through with this arranged marriage. Polly accepts it for her family's sake, but she knows that Raschid is a chauvinistic, medieval pig who tries to force her to bed with him on their wedding night.

But there is more to Raschid then meets the eye and Polly soon falls in love with him. I'm not entirely sure why this is such a popular book - it was just okay for me. I liked that Polly had a backbone and was determi Polly's parents sell her into marriage to Sheikh Raschid, who is honour-bound to go through with this arranged marriage.

I liked that Polly had a backbone and was determined to find ways to defy Prince Raschid in different, although passive aggressive ways. I liked that Raschid supposedly fell for her as early on as he did, although with all his forcible seductions and laughing at her misery, it was difficult to tell. But there wasn't really any rapeyness and Raschid does come to his realizations that he was an ass pretty well We don't really get his POV so it's not an angst-fest in his mind or anything, but for being only Polly's POV, Raschid conveys his guilt and regret fairly well.

I appreciated that. What I didn't care for so much was the whiplash I got from these two characters' ping-ponging feelings towards one another. And then there was the heroine's apparent blindness towards everyone's real feelings for Raschid's first wife This was still pretty good, especially being kinda old school and with having a "conservative" middle-eastern sheikh as a character.

This was an angsty read.