Middle Eastern Romance

"A sweeping, breathless romance" and "deliciously twisty" ~Jennifer deBie of Rosie's Book Review Team General Bakr, a half-human djinn warrior, has always felt like an outsider in the magical land of Qaf. Torn from his first love by war, he yearns to feel her touch—to hear her voice and kiss her lips. But the only reason he survived the searing scar across his torso was because a lilith demon made him her pet, and she doesn't like to share. Back at home in the magical kingdom of Shihala, Sheikha Sezan, a djinn princess, is just starting her war. Determined to be more than a marriage token...

He’s offering her everything she’s ever wanted, She just has to marry a stranger, and lie to a king… Keira Harding is from a racing family, but she never saw herself behind the wheel. Having forged a career behind the scenes, she’s the best at what she does, and hungry for success. When a handsome stranger asks to shadow her, she assumes he’s just another fan. The last thing she’s expecting is for him to tell her he’s a sheikh! Kareem Nusaybah can be very persuasive when he sets his mind to it, which is exactly why when he proposes a potentially dangerous scheme, Keira finds ...

TEMPTRESS. MONSTER. WARRIOR. Aicha is the story of Morocco's warrior goddess, her strange magic, fierce rebellion, and devastating romance. Soraya Bouazzaoui weaves an epic tale of female rage and hidden myths, perfect for fans of The City of Brass and The Stardust Thief. The Portuguese empire...

Girl, Serpent, Thorn is “an alluring feminist fairy tale” (Kirkus Reviews) about a girl cursed to be poisonous to the touch and who discovers what power might lie in such a curse. There was and there was not, as all stories begin, a princess cursed to be poisonous to the touch. But for...

Merciful Carnage,the start of a new soulmates-to-enemies dark fantasy duology from USA Today–bestselling author Sara Hashem, a deathless healer draws the scrutiny of an immortal ruler—one determined to uncover the truth of her existence and her hold on his attention. Tala’s life has been...

A sheikh and his long-hidden, secret heir… Can the tempting American doctor heal a royal scandal? Or will she ignite one of her own? Tara Hague is a doctor with a unique position. As private physician to the royal family of Zahrania, she’s often privy to information that could be explosive in the wrong hands. When Faiz Al-Rashid, the handsome but withdrawn crown prince, requests a private meeting, she couldn’t possibly anticipate the truth that’s about to be revealed to her: a secret child, a son, kept hidden away lest his very existence invoke a national scandal! And to make ...

He thought he was finally being summoned to rule—but then his parents sent him away! One year to live like a normal person before becoming a sheikh, And one moment that changed his future forever… Saleem has been destined his entire life for the role of sheikh, and he’s certain his father is about to pass the mantle to him. So, he’s stunned to learn he must first spend a year living like an ordinary person to prove he’s ready to lead. Leaving his royal life behind, Saleem heads to Chicago, enjoying the safety of anonymity. For the first time, he experiences commercial flights, ...

Behind the gates of a magnificent estate in Beirut, a secret tradition begins. Every year, the most desirable young men from across the region receive a rare invitation to enter the Sheikh’s private world. They arrive hoping to earn the attention of Sheikh Rahim--a powerful, mysterious man whose wealth and influence are matched only by his commanding presence. Samir has spent his life believing men like the Sheikh existed in a world of impossible opportunities. But when Rahim notices something different in him, Samir discovers that being chosen is about more than beauty or status. It's ...

Two women. Two different eras. One forbidden past that history tried to erase. Can the truth of a grandmother's secrets survive a changing world? "A powerful book that brings Iraq’s lost history to life with fine plot and characters." — Amazon Reader Review Iraq, 1940s. Rahila is growing up in a world shifting beneath her feet. As anti-Semitic threats escalate across the country, she watches her family and community vanish, drawn away by the pull of Zionism and the birth of Israel. Desperate to stay in her homeland, Rahila makes a choice that changes everything: she marries a Muslim, ...

The story of Ruth comes to us in the time of the Judges. It is not difficult to imagine Elimelech and his family being sent to Moab while Israel was in a time of punishment for doing evil in the sight of God. It is not difficult to imagine the family met Judge Ehud when he went to Moab to kill the king. When we think on these events, are you awed at the intricate weaving of God’s plan? I certainly am. Boaz and Ruth are a generation after the fall of Jericho and two generations before the birth of King David. Their story is not rife with war, but it is still an incredible depiction of the ...

From castaways to lovers, their island paradise sparks a forbidden passion. Kara is with her fiancé’s family to celebrate opening their newest charitable clinic in Kuching when pirates board their chartered yacht, leaving the vessel destroyed, and them castaways. Taj, her fiancé’s adopted brother, is the only one with her, and he keeps her alive. As the days pass, and she finds her own strength, she realizes it wasn’t loyalty to his brother making him help her. Taj is in love with her, and she has to suspect the reason she’s always shied away from him is her own unacknowledged ...

***This short story has been created by using AI, but the author created the premise for the story and setting. The author would also like to express his desire for peace in the Middle East and around the globe. The Green of His Eyes follows Sami, an eighteen-year-old Palestinian man who struggles with his sexuality, his conservative family, and life amid war. When he develops a forbidden relationship with Daniel, a quiet Israeli soldier, the two find unexpected love across a seemingly impossible divide. Their fragile connection becomes a symbol of hope, but the violence surrounding them ...

Just when her family should be arranging her marriage, Kathmiya Mahmoud, a young Marsh Arab maiden, is sent from her home in Iraq's idyllic countryside to the unfamiliar city of Basra, where she must survive on her paltry earnings as a servant. Her only asset—her exquisite beauty—brings more...

He was the first man, husband, and father. It is said all men have sinned because Adam sinned. But what was Adam really like in those antediluvian days? In this intimate and surprising Bible Character Adventure, we encounter a joyful human who becomes a man of sorrows when he fails to protect his wife from a cunning enemy. In exile, Adam strives to become the man God designed him to be. Yet his every effort and joy are threatened by the great adversary, that serpent of old. When the enemy exploits Cain's jealousy over his younger brother, Adam rises to the challenge, boldly striving to ...

She craves her freedom. He craves her forever. Sheikha Arabelle has only ever wanted one thing—an ordinary life in England, far from her father’s strict traditions. But when her brother’s sudden death leaves their kingdom vulnerable, duty traps her in a marriage to Sheikh Mahindar, the powerful ruler of Rajhabi. Arabelle swears she’ll never surrender her heart, no matter her husband’s devastating charm, ruthless determination, or the way his touch makes her burn. Mahindar might have united a broken nation, but winning his defiant bride’s love will be his ultimate triumph. ...

The first in a duology, Blade of Honey, by #1 New York Times–bestselling author Hafsah Faizal, is a tantalizing romantic fantasy with a dark and deadly twist on The Bachelor, where a girl’s only chance at her target’s throat comes with a chance at his heart. A wounded bee can still sting...

A Tale of Passion, Poetry, and Rebellion in 10th-Century Persia In the grand palace of Balkh, where power is absolute and tradition unyielding, Rabia bint Ka‘b—a noblewoman of striking intellect and beauty—dares to dream beyond the gilded cage of her birth. A gifted poetess, she weaves verses of love and longing, secretly pouring her heart onto parchment. But when her heart finds its true muse in Baktash, a captured Turkish warrior, their love becomes a crime punishable by death. Baktash, once a slave in the palace, rises to power as a commander, his unwavering spirit earning the ...

She traveled to Cairo to find herself. Instead, she surrendered her mind. Hannah Gallagher is suffocating. At twenty-eight, her life in Chicago is a meticulously constructed fortress of baggy sweaters and rigid itineraries, built entirely to keep her crippling social anxiety at bay. A forced vacation to Egypt was supposed to prove she was finally in control. Instead, the overwhelming chaos of the city pushes her right to the breaking point. Then she sees her. Nadia Mansour is older, severely elegant, and radiates an absolute, predatory authority. When the Egyptian woman bypasses hotel ...

Maddie Steel was convinced she’d lost her grip on reality. After a year filled with grief-fueled nightmares and the relocation to a small town in northern Michigan, she wasn’t equipped for the whirlwind that awaited her when a mysterious spell book arrived at the door. She didn’t believe in magic, not since she visited the supposed witch shops for love potions and magic spells as a teen. Yet, the same juvenile hope sparked in her wary heart with every word she recited from the spell used to reunite soul mates. Then the naughty dreams began . . . She was convinced her subconscious ...

A witch. A cop. A spell. Did her magic net her the wrong man? Or the right one? Yasmin has been in love with Tristan Goodman since she took the job at his family’s witchcraft shop several years ago. He’s never really noticed her, not the way she wants. One little love spell can’t cause that much trouble, can it? But when Yasmin winds up in the middle of a gang war, and in the arms of LA Detective Luke Salzone, she realizes she might have been wishing on the wrong star after all… Luke doesn’t believe in magic, nor in anything he can’t see or touch. But he just might start to ...