| Title | : | Beholden to the Throne (Empire of the Sands #2) |
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| ISBN | : | 0373131151 |
| ISBN-10 | : | 9780373131150 |
| Language | : | English |
| Format Type | : | Mass Market Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 |
| Publication | : | First published December 1, 2012 |
Despite their all-consuming passion, the rules governing the desert kingdom of Alzan make it impossible for her to wear his crown. He lost his first wife as she gave birth to his precious twin daughters, but Emir must have a male heir for his lineage to continue - and it's the one thing that Amy can't give him....
Beholden to the Throne (Empire of the Sands #2) Reviews
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Heroine was engaged to be married but after an accident she becomes infertile and her fiance breaks things off. Sheikh Emir lost his wife after she gave birth to twin girls. Amy becomes their nanny and she loves the girls as her own children. Emir and Amy fall in love but how can she be his queen when she is unable to give him an heir? Emir follows his heart and makes Amy his queen despite her inability to have children but they get a really sweet HEA because Amy is pregnant and they are having a baby boy. Sweet characters, very emotional book, loved the epilogue!
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A WOW! read.
So emotional and just plain heartbreaking!
A love tale full of tragedy and learning to move on. This sad tale keeps you on pins and needles hoping for that happy ending. This was a great series to read.
Poor Emir so loved his late wife that he is not able to deal with her death and thus can't bear seeing his twin daughters.....they bring back his painful reminder so it is better not to. He is in a emotional deep freeze just running the kingdom. He does love his girls and want the best for them which includes their loving nanny, Amy. He just doesn't know how to deal with all these painful emotions and guilt.
Feisty English nanny, Amy can't bear to see his heartache and his emotional detachment from his girls but how to get him to see the errors of his ways without getting booted out of the kingdom? Caring for the twins brings her both pain (a reminder of what she can't have) and joy (they are sweet kids). Trying to get the sexy father to spend time with his kids brings her closer to Emir......and of course they fall in love. But will her tragic secret doom their new found happiness? Can Amy really have it all?
This was such a well written heartbreaking love story and so worth the tears to read. What a gem! -
DNF
It's me not you. Sorry.
I'm sure it's a really good story about healing and the lot but I can't.
I'm not fan of MCs that were married before unless I can hate the ex...
But as far as I could read this dead ex was heroine material but was cheated by CM.
Plus I'm not comfortable the story takes place so soon after the H's wife dies, and his might or might not have noticed the heroine while his wife was alive. I'm not saying he was inappropriate or anything, I just don't like the situation. -
2.5 Stars.
I liked Amy. She is strong. But I can't say same about Emir. But I adored his twins.
It was ok but I have lots of issues about the traditions the authors try to show. -
This book was sampled at the end of the last book I read by Carol Marinelli. And after reading the sample, I had to buy it! Again, biased reader here, but I loved it. I don't say that about all the Presents I read. This one was so emotional and tragic! My only complaint is that I wished it was longer and we got more of the characters' falling in love with each other. Still, I loved it! Carol is so talented.
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I didn't find this novel too exciting. In fact I found it heartbreaking at the best points. I think because in my mind the way the King treated his twins was child abuse to me. Whether or not he had issues because his first wife died shouldn't matter, he shouldn't of been ignoring his children and not properly caring about their well being. I didn't really like this novel.
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this heroine cries alot 😥
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A strong sheikh book about the everlasting struggle between love and traditions, between the king's decisions and the ways of old. All enveloped in a heart wrenchingly sadness after the death of the queen giving birth to twin girls, the detachment of the king and the feistiness of the english nanny who loves the girls as her own children, the children she can never have. And according to traditions, that makes her the most unsuitable queen. Now it's up to the king to break with tradition and to follow his heart.
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Quick Summary: An impossible and unstoppable love
My Review: Beholden to the Throne was a beautiful story about a king and a nanny who fall in love. Their romance was a slow build, as the situation associated with their connection came with a heartbreaking loss. Once they admitted to and surrendered to the love and passion they had for one another, an inevitable joining came into being. From the moment they chose to be united, a new destiny unfolded.
Rating: 3.5/5
Recommend: Yes
Audience: A
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Enjoyable.
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I truly enjoyed this book! Both Amy and Emir are very likable characters. I loved Amy and the twin's connection. And my heart broke for Emir and his twins. This book was so heartbreakingly good! Ms. Carol Marinelli has a beautiful way with words and storytelling to make me feel all the things these characters were going through as if I were with them and experiencing the same thing.
Overall, Beholden to the Throne was an enjoyable romance loaded with sweet, tender, sexy, and plenty of angst. -
Protagonistas: Amy & Emir
Profesiones: Niñera & Jeque
Paises: País Inventado & Londres -
Beholden To The Throne by Carol Marinelli is a beautiful romance story about tradition versus love.
Amy Bannester was hired by the Queen Hanna as a nanny for the twin princesses before they were to be born. She was to help raise the girls not to raise them herself. But after the Queen’s death shortly after the birth of Clemira and Nakia, Amy has been the only parental figure they see. Now she must find a way to make Sheik Emir see the error of his ways.
Sheik Emir has a lot to deal with. His children’s first birthday is approaching and that means they have to go with the Bedouins into the desert.
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Bu ayki High Life serisinden çıkmış olan Arzu kıvılcımını çok severek okudum.Çok duygusal hikaye idi.Eşini yeni kaybetmiş çaresiz bir babanın dramı üstelik br an önce evlenip erkek varis edinmesi gerekiyordu..Emir'in tüm sorunu bu değildi tabii ki..
Geçirdiği kazadan sonra bir daha çocuk sahibi olamayacak genç ve güzel bir kadının hikayesi vardı..Emir'in bir yaşındaki ikizlerinin dadılığını yapıyordu.Onları öz çocukları gibi seviyordu ..Emir'in çocukları ile ilgilenmediği fazla geleneksel davrandığı fikrinde idi..
İşte o yüzden işten kovalanmayı göze alarak onunla konuşur..Fakat bu konuşmadan aralarında oluşan ani çekim işin içinde değildi..Amy'ye göre aralarındaki birden başlayan ilişkinin geleceği olmayacaktı..
Severek okudum..Şeyhli hikayeleri pek sevmediğim halde... -
Pretty good read. A good ending and good characters. Although this book had a lot of anguish and some back-and-forthing it was pretty good. There was a little humor, some smiles, plenty of emotions and tough choices, and ok characters. The characters seemed strong but not really full of action until the end. I don't think I would read this again but it was ok/good to read and a great ending and future for the lands.
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It was an okay novel, at least it was better than the one before in the series, and in some parts; it was believable.
It was a little fast, and I felt somethings need a better explanations. But still better than Banished to the harem, which was totally awful. -
3 Stars.
Not a bad story, but the romance developed pretty quickly. One second they are avoiding one another & not really talking, the next they are in love. Meh. -
The angst comes from Emir's heartbreak over losing his beloved wife almost a year ago, being powerless and subjected to the traditions of his ancient country, duty to the people, promises to first his father, then his dead wife, loving Amy but seemingly unable to marry her...Amy's supposed infertility and thus inability to marry Emir added to the anguish. The poor motherless twins being deemed less worthy because they were girls and couldn't rule by law added to the whole mess.
It took a wise and brave Emir to come to his decision.
I am glad things turned out well for both countries, and who knows the prediction might come true,but in mysterious ways nobody expected. Clemira + Tariq = Alzanirz again?
Some people found it tricky for a hero to have had a dead wife in the story; as in if the first wife had not died he'd be in HEA with her so our heroine was second best. But based on little things said, it seemed love had come after marriage for Emir and Hannah. She was a chosen bride. Whereas Emir had fallen in love with Amy and chose to go against tradition to marry her. If that's not true love I don't know what is.
It sucks that a lovely woman like Hannah had to die, but .i think overall it worked out well. It was made pretty clear that Emir and Amy were platonic when Hannah was still alive, otherwise it'd have been really icky! As it was, Emir felt guilty he'd started an affair with Amy before Hannah had been dead a year. I cannot imagine his grief and the tremendous amount of pressure he'd been under.
Rakhal. I thought in his book he had decided not to be cruel and did not send the pink sapphires as baby gifts. But her we learnt that he'd had them delivered to Emir on the morning sheikha Queen Hannah had died. How much more cruel could it get? Not that Rakhal could predict her death, but he had to know Hannah waas in bad shape and this taunting gift should never have been given. I was so happy to see Emir flinging them back to Rakhal! -
Okay this started out good and I was really into it and then it suddenly got very strange. It started out as a kind of enemies to lovers thing but then the writing just fell apart. It's like it just devolved. Amy cries TOO much, Emir suddenly didn't make any sense. The sex scenes weren't really that great. And the writing was confusing as all hell. 2 Stars simply because I liked the beginning, thought the ending was sweet, and because it was a fun short read.
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I liked this story a lot although it was pretty obvious what the finale would be when heroine toldabout her inability to have children. Nevertheless it's a good story even though men are pretty much straight from cave nevermind their helicopters, jets and other modern toys. I'm glad they sort things out between themselves.
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3.8
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The ending was just a little too perfect, but it was otherwise enjoyable.
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Fun and Daring
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Florid writing, the obstacles were not psychological, and the Sultan was kind of a dick.
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Have the tissues handy when reading this, I cried from the start to the end and most of the time in-between!! You will cry for sadness, for happiness and just for the pure emotion that this book entails on every page. This book is an amazing journey for Emir, Amy and the girls. We pick up at the twins first birthday and the approach of the one year since their mothers death. Amy has been with them since birth, chosen by their mother and given their mothers wishes for her girls. Oh, and Emir, torn between his kingdom and his children. He is coming out of his grieving and starting to notice the Nanny who he has left to raise his little girls. Several encounters and set backs, and sparks flying, happen and the a sweet ending that will have you crying yet again in joy!
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Amy is the nanny to twin girls in this Arabian country. Emir is the sheikh and father to the twins, his wife died of complications of the pregnancy. She has fallen for the girls who must endure much at such a young age. She is there to protect them even if its their father. He needs a male heir so that he can keep ruling his country. She has a secret that prevents her from being his next wife. But is all lost? Can love conqueror all? This the second in the series of two for Empire of the Sands. C. Marinelli pulls the two stories together rather well.
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The story is about the everlasting struggle between following love or traditions. At some of the best points it has been heart breaking. The man is portrayed with strength, power and arrogance and the woman here is strong, fair and loving and they both are ready for the happiness of their children and to make changes for the future.
