Thanks to NetGalley for an advanced e-arc of this book.

We start out with a young woman who has been kidnapped and drugged. She wakes up bound on a boat headed to Morocco. As she learns of her fate, she befriends the man who kidnapped her in exchange she is to help him find his sister. The two are attracted to one another so it is easy to predict that they will survive whatever comes their way. As the story progresses we see how they work together to overcome many obstacles and survive as their very lives are at stake.

Overall, I would say it is a light-hearted story. It was just an okay read. It felt kind of cheesy and predictable throughout but it was still enjoyable. (less)

At times really good, and at others lackluster, this book earns a mixed review from me. The premise of the plot was good—a woman kidnapped to use as a vehicle to retrieve her kidnapper’s sister. Of course attraction and romance ensue. The book started out rapidly, then got really bogged down in details. We’re building good suspense with a hint of foreshadowing, but not really enough to hook me into the danger. Then building suspense and danger again, only to wave it away again. There were several good builds to excitement, that again fizzled. The plot kept me going, but not very enthusiastically, as the promised events didn’t seem to deliver. I received a complimentary copy of this book from Netgalley. This is my freely given, honest review.

This was a good historical romance with well developed characters. There is a good plot with much action and danger. It was a good escape for an afternoon.
Many thanks to Leslie Hachtel and to NetGalley for providing me with a galley in exchange for my honest opinion.

The storyline for this book reminded me of some of the "bodice-rippers" books that I had read way back as a YA - sans all the dramatic bodice rippings! Shera is kidnapped, drugged and shipped off to Morocco to be sold into slavery as an addition to the harem of the Sultan. She is rescued by John, the son of an earl, who is also the same man that had kidnapped her! John is trying to find his sister who had been kidnapped and he believes has been sold to the Sultan also. There are an evil stepmother and daughter who arranged for Shera to be kidnapped and sold after the death of Shera's father (shades of Cinderella anyone?), a nobleman pretending to be someone and something he isn't (John), an exotic foreign country (Morocco), danger, drama, a passionate love, and a convoluted plot twist of questionable logic! What more could one ask for? If you miss the novels of the past that were high on dramatic passion and low on believability, this book is going to be just what you've been looking for!!

The storyline was good and the interesting characters kept my attention throughout the entire book! I look forward to reading more from this author!

Really good book this is the first book in the series and was a really good historical romance. It had a good interesting storyline that held my interest all the way through. After losing her dad just two months before Shera is shocked when her stepmother and stepsister decide to throw her a huge party for her 18th birthday she is even more shocked when she wakes up on a boat on her way to Morocco having been sold to the sultan.John/Kemal is the man who took her to the boat but he is looking for his sister can these two help each other you will have to read it to find out.

Fabulous read with a brilliant storyline and characters and I will look forward to reading more from this author thank you for my arc

I really enjoyed this book! I love historical fiction and I love romance, so this was a perfect book for me. It was fun and well written.

I was pleasantly surprised by this read. It was a nice mix of something I could totally envision happening in the time period and a mix of romance as well. I didn't like John as much as first because of what he was willing to risk Shera's safety to do. Although I understood his reasoning, I disliked him for it. However, he grew on me and his actions to protect Shera won me over. Although parts of the story were implausible, I did enjoy the story. I really liked learning about the Sultan Moulay of Morocco. I didn't know that he was a real person until I decided to Google him. I think the author did a great job bringing this historical figure to life. This was a read I'd recommend.