Fb2 Heart of a Desert Warrior (Mills Boon Hardback Romance) ePub

Six years ago, Sheikh Asad with his one track mind, had plans for his future. These plans did not include the lovely diversion of Iris Carpenter. He soon realized that he's made a mistake, but he seeks to stick it out for a time and then right a wrong that he committed years ago. Iris Carpenter had her life mapped out as well when she tangled with Asad. She never knew that he was more than he appeared, but she still fell hopelessly in love with him. Well, she was until he broke her heart and walked away from her. Now she is faced with him again as she is set to take a step that could improve her already great career. Yet, he may prove too much to risk her heart, and Iris may just opt to sacrifice her career to avoid Asad. Asad has a lot to atone for, but will Iris allow him the opportunity?

Heart of a Desert Warrior was beautifully crafted as it fleshed out the reasons for both Asad and Iris's pain and suffering from the past. Asad knew from the beginning of his "rest of your life" day that he had made a huge mistake, but he sought to correct it after he endured for a while. However, he never knew if Iris would be a forgiving soul or a grudge holder when they meet again in Heart of a Desert Warrior. Neither Asad nor Iris seemed to know how perfect they were for each other given their hard childhoods, but they soon realized it.

Heart of a Desert Warrior did not have Iris giving in too quickly to Asad, either. He had to earn her friendship again. Iris, of course, has other reasons for acquiescing to Asad, and you know how that will play out in Heart of a Desert Warrior. However, it was still fun to watch as she tempted herself as well as Asad.

Heart of a Desert Warrior showed the humanness of both Asad and Iris. Showing that sometimes in a chosen path people make mistakes, but it takes a bigger person to forgive and to ask for that forgiveness. I thoroughly enjoyed that both Asad and Iris filled that role for me in Heart of a Desert Warrior. I was excited that Asad's point of view was established. I could tell that he was extremely sorry for his choices in the past, and that he hoped to right the wrongs once he realized what he had given up for what he thought he wanted. Isn't that how life is anyway? We think we want something when what we really want and need has been there all along :)

Vanessa for Joyfully Reviewed

Iris Carpenter and Sheikh Asad were lovers in college. He left her behind to marry a neighboring Arabian princess. About five years later Iris ,now a qualified geologist, is commissioned to evaluate mineral findings in Asad's country. Up until this time she has rejected all assignments to the Middle East but she can't get out of this one. She finds Asad more handsome than ever and the leader o his tribe and the father of a beautiful little girl by his late wife. Iris finds she never got over asad and is drawn to his daughter as well. as they renew their relationship, long buried secrets are revealed. I fell in love with both Iris and Asad and you will too. This is my favorite book by Ms. Monroe! A great happy eding!

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I loved this one. I really like Lucy Monroe's Presents novels, and this one is no exception. I felt like that the male lead had learned his lesson from his past, and instead of it making him a complete jerk (like a lot of Presents heroes are), it made him appreciate and love the heroine even more. I understood (but did not agree with) Asad's reasons for leaving Iris, and I was heart broken for both of them. I loved that when the hero finally gets everything he thought he wanted, that he realizes what he had. I also liked the author's stance on virginity. In a lot of Harlequin Presents novels, the heroine's virginity is a short cut for her being a good person. In this novel, Asad realizes that though Iris hadn't been a virgin when they met, she was a woman of honor, integrity and love. I almost cried when I realized he named his daughter after Iris. That was beautiful, and it really brought home how much he loved her and what an idiot he had been to let her go. I also liked how the hero's pride was turned on its head. He wanted to marry the beautiful, virgin princess to prove to everyone that he was not an uneducated goat herder. But after getting the woman he thought he wanted, his pride was tested when he realized she was already pregnant, and her constant infidelity. He found pride in himself, and truly became a man deserving of a great woman like Iris. I loved how they both had been faithful to each other as well. A really moving book!

Reading thru my review, please be aware there may be some minor spoilers in it...

I pre-ordered this book (not surprising, it's a Lucy Monroe) and am glad I did. I thought the plot was very good and the way the characters acted and reacted was believable. I understood the hero's early motivation for what he did, and though I didn't like it, it made some sense. These characters had obviously been young and each were carrying their own emotional baggage when they first had had their aborted early relationship, and it was a pleasure seeing them come back together with both of them as more mature individuals who were ultimately motivated to embrace a second chance. I liked that the hero made early ovatures too and was instrumental in their meeting again. I also really liked that both characters were very intelligent and well respected in their own way. I thought the secondary characters were nice and a lot of fun too. Finally the excellent description of the setting and the combined old and new culture was frankly very interesting and appealing. All in all, a very enjoyable and quick read. Recommended.