Date published: December 2008
ISBN: 978-0-553-80731-8
Historical Paranormal Romance
Hardback
Reviewed by Pam
Lady Selene Ware is very headstrong and finds herself on a dangerous journey, to a place she’d hoped never to see again. Unfortunately for Haroun, the young man who was supposed to look out for her, he ends up on board the ship too.
Ex-assassin Kadar Ben Arnoud, knew that one day he would have to travel back to the man he’d called master. What he hadn’t bargained on, was having to care for Selene and Haroun along the way. He has been waiting for Selene to age a little before asking for her hand, but with their lives at stake, things have changed.
When they find themselves involved in an erotic affair to entertain an old man, the stakes suddenly become higher and the struggle deadly. They escape one trap to land in another, as two men threaten and fight over who should be the guardians of a treasure that has cost many lives. The situation becomes lethal as they become pawns in a sorcerer’s plan, as lives are bargained for and lost. Now Arnoud fights to retain his status in the light, before the dark forces take him over.
THE TREASURE is a tale of ruthless assassins, star-crossed lovers and a deadly struggle for control. The reader will travel from a castle in Scotland to fortresses deep in the mountains where Nasim an evil Sheik waits. Kadar finds he is to be a pawn between Nasim and Tarik, the keeper of the treasure.
The plot is intriguing, and the characters varied, with some interesting betrayals. The deaths are inevitably gory, so not a tale for the faint at heart reader. It is in some respects another type of De Vinci Code, as they seek the grail, which is only known as being magical. Those who would own it are both ruthless and cruel, which means the characters are aligned with good or bad as they balance light against the dark.
The heroine was a little over the top in this reviewers eyes, but Kadar the gallant hero was one many women would adore. Protective, cool at all times and attentive to his lady’s needs, as he teaches her the art of love and sex, he is what most women would desire in a partner.
Lady Selene Ware is very headstrong and finds herself on a dangerous journey, to a place she’d hoped never to see again. Unfortunately for Haroun, the young man who was supposed to look out for her, he ends up on board the ship too.
Ex-assassin Kadar Ben Arnoud, knew that one day he would have to travel back to the man he’d called master. What he hadn’t bargained on, was having to care for Selene and Haroun along the way. He has been waiting for Selene to age a little before asking for her hand, but with their lives at stake, things have changed.
When they find themselves involved in an erotic affair to entertain an old man, the stakes suddenly become higher and the struggle deadly. They escape one trap to land in another, as two men threaten and fight over who should be the guardians of a treasure that has cost many lives. The situation becomes lethal as they become pawns in a sorcerer’s plan, as lives are bargained for and lost. Now Arnoud fights to retain his status in the light, before the dark forces take him over.
THE TREASURE is a tale of ruthless assassins, star-crossed lovers and a deadly struggle for control. The reader will travel from a castle in Scotland to fortresses deep in the mountains where Nasim an evil Sheik waits. Kadar finds he is to be a pawn between Nasim and Tarik, the keeper of the treasure.
The plot is intriguing, and the characters varied, with some interesting betrayals. The deaths are inevitably gory, so not a tale for the faint at heart reader. It is in some respects another type of De Vinci Code, as they seek the grail, which is only known as being magical. Those who would own it are both ruthless and cruel, which means the characters are aligned with good or bad as they balance light against the dark.
The heroine was a little over the top in this reviewers eyes, but Kadar the gallant hero was one many women would adore. Protective, cool at all times and attentive to his lady’s needs, as he teaches her the art of love and sex, he is what most women would desire in a partner.
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