THE SULTAN'S BOUGHT BRIDE

Jane Porter

Harlequin Presents #2418

ISBN 0-373-12418-X

September 2004

Category Romance

Princess Nicolette Ducasse of Melio is horrified when her sister agrees to another arranged marriage. Chantal's first marriage had been a hellish nightmare and she can't let her sister go through with it even if it means that she must go there herself, in Chantal's place. Nicolette is beautiful and experienced with an international reputation of loving them and leaving them, though she knows that someday she must marry well to help her country and her people. She's confident that with a change in hair color from blonde to brunette, she can pass herself off as her older sister. Her plan is to breeze into Bakara and make Sultan Malik Roman Nuri fall in love with her, then breeze out with his promise to help free Chantal's daughter from her former husband's family, and still remain completely in control of the situation. Yet from the moment Nicolette meets the devastatingly handsome and assured Sultan Malik, being in control is the least of her worries if she wants to keep her heart and her independence intact.

THE SULTAN'S BOUGHT BRIDE is a bravura beginning to the Princess Brides trilogy. Ms. Porter gives us a modern heroine who's the perfect match to the alpha sheikh hero. Sultan Malik is wonderful, strong and proud, arrogant without being overbearing, yet with a touching vulnerability that tugs at the heart. Porter's writing is a feast for the senses and each sentence is to be savored. With its breathless sexual tension and exquisite love scenes, THE SULTAN'S BOUGHT BRIDE is an amazing addition to the sheikh romance. Next up in October is book two, THE GREEK'S ROYAL MISTRESS--Chantal's story followed by the youngest sister's story in November, THE ITALIAN'S VIRGIN PRINCESS.