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The Sheikh Surgeon's Proposal (Medical) by Olivia Gates
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  | 187, 2008
Paperback
isbn: 0373066422
value: 11 credits
condition: good | owner: bronwyn53 (new user)
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a romance between a young nurse in a foreign country, and a sheik who is crown prince of the country |
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The Sheikh Surgeon's Proposal (Medical) by Olivia Gates
Synopsis: If he went in there, she'd open herself to him with all her fire and magnanimity. And he couldn't do that to her. Not when he, of all people, understood her need for nurturing and being nurtured, for stability and continuity, for a total, unconditional, permanent alliance. Everything he could never give her....
Review: Dr. Jay Latimer is frustrated with the internal politics of Damhoor. Why is the Ministry of Interior ordering her to attend an interview? Weren't her credentials sufficient? Or is her presence as a foreigner the issue? Jay has many questions for her summoner but is derailed, literally, when the car she is in is forced out of the way for some officials speeding by. Little does Jay realize but this situation is about to change her whole experience... especially as she falls in love with the practically unattainable Sheik Malek Aal Hamdaan.
I never thought I'd like a book about a sheikh but WOW. Olivia Gates has convinced me that sheiks can be loving, compassionate, and yes, romantic heroes. Jay is the ideal heroine for Malek as she tempers his arrogance and speaks her mind quite plainly. In fact, Jay's willingness to stand up for herself had me cheering for her throughout the book, particularly as her painful past is revealed. Jay is a true survivor.
Olivia Gates brought the world of Damhoor to vivid life. The culture THE SHEIKH SURGEON'S PROPOSAL is set in isn't one normally known for its open attitude towards women and so I was worried it would leave me more angry than anything else. I should have trusted in Olivia Gates! Through the eyes of both Jay and Dr. Hessuh El-Etaibi, we get a very different perspective of women in this culture. Hessuh offers a viewpoint of a woman living in Damhoor and her willingness to share her perspective with Jay provides readers with such fascinating insight into the whole atmosphere of the tale.
I particularly enjoyed the moments of humor Ms. Gates injects into the storyline. THE SHEIKH SURGEON'S PROPOSAL has some of the best lines I've ever read. I'm not one to normally go back to past pages in a book other than to search for information, but this book had lines I wanted to read, and read again. The lines are simply brilliant!
Sheikh stories, stories featuring royalty of any sorts, tend to go automatically on my do not read list. Olivia Gates proves that any topic, even one normally not enjoyed by a reader, can be enjoyable in the hands of a gifted author. So set aside any ideas you've had about what a sheikh story is like as THE SHEIKH SURGEON'S PROPOSAL is exactly the sort of book that any reader who enjoys a feisty heroine should read.
COURTESY OF CK2S KWIPS AND KRITIQUES
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