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    Kidnapped By The Sheikh (Book 1 of The Desert Sheikh) (Sheikh Romance Trilogy)
    Kidnapped By The Sheikh (Book 1 of The Desert Sheikh) (Sheikh Romance Trilogy)
    Kidnapped By The Sheikh (Book 1 of The Desert Sheikh) (Sheikh Romance Trilogy)
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    Kidnapped By The Sheikh (Book 1 of The Desert Sheikh) (Sheikh Romance Trilogy)

    By Katheryn Lane

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    Book 1 of The Desert Sheikh

    Sheikh Akbar needs a hostage.
    Sarah Greenwich needs to escape.
    But sometimes what you need is not what you want.

    When a powerful sheikh kidnaps Dr. Sarah Greenwich, she leads him to believe that she is the wife of the British ambassador, but how long will she be able to keep up the deception and what will happen to her when the sheikh finds out that she has been lying to him?
    Sarah is about to discover that the desert is an exotic wilderness, where anything can happen...

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    Kidnapped By The Sheikh is the first novella (18,700 words) in The Desert Sheikh series. It is followed by Married To The Sheikh and then The Sheikh’s Son. Each book stands on its own, but if you prefer to read in order, you should start with this book first. Alternatively, you can buy the entire series in one book, The Desert Sheikh, for just $3.99/£2.59!

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherKatheryn Lane
    Release dateJan 25, 2013
    ISBN9781301575510
    Kidnapped By The Sheikh (Book 1 of The Desert Sheikh) (Sheikh Romance Trilogy)
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    Katheryn Lane

    I’m a wife, teacher, author and mother of two boisterous boys, so most of my days are taken up with finding lost school shoes, getting stuck in traffic and wondering why I always join the queue that doesn’t move in the supermarket. However, I try to forget these daily problems (and the fact that I burnt the toast again this morning) by losing myself in a good book and writing novels that give readers a break from everyday life.Open one of my books and escape on an adventure to an exotic location, because it’s easier to buy a book than it is to book an air ticket.Have a break, read a book!

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      Kidnapped By The Sheikh (Book 1 of The Desert Sheikh) (Sheikh Romance Trilogy) - Katheryn Lane

      KIDAPPED BY THE SHEIKH

      Book 1 of The Desert Sheikh

      by

      Katheryn Lane

      Smashwords Edition

      Published by:

      Katheryn Lane on Smashwords

      The Desert Sheikh

      Copyright © 2013 by Katheryn Lane

      All rights reserved

      Cover art by Rae Monet at www.RaeMonetInc.com

      Thank you to The Atwater Group for copy editing this book.

      www.TheAtwaterGroup.com

      This is a work of fiction. All characters, names, places, and events depicted herein are either a product of the author’s imagination, or are used fictitiously.

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      Smashwords Edition, License Notes

      This ebook is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each recipient. If you’re reading this book and did not purchase it, or it was not purchased for your use only, then please return to Smashwords.com and purchase your own copy. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

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      KIDNAPPED BY THE SHEIKH

      Sheikh Akbar needs a hostage.

      Sarah Greenwich needs to escape.

      But sometimes what you need is not what you want.

      When a powerful sheikh kidnaps Dr. Sarah Greenwich, she leads him to believe that she is the wife of the British ambassador, but how long will she be able to keep up the deception and what will happen to her when the sheikh finds out that she has been lying to him?

      Sarah is about to discover that the desert is an exotic wilderness, where anything can happen…

      Chapter 1

      Get out of the car, now! the man yelled through the thick glass of the British ambassador’s car.

      What are we going to do? the driver, Hussein, asked. If these bandits take us, they’ll almost certainly kill me.

      But they won’t kill me, will they? And I think it’s me they want, replied Sarah, the young blonde woman who sat in the back of the car. The man outside banged his rifle against the passenger window and called out again for both of them to get out.

      The driver started reciting his prayers, asking God to save him.

      Hussein, it’s going to be okay, the woman tried to reassure him.

      No, madam, it is not! I have a family back in Pakistan. If I die, what will become of them?

      Hussein, open this window and let me talk to them. I’m sure I can sort this out, Sarah said with a lot more assurance in her voice than she really felt.

      The driver pushed a button next to his seat and the passenger window came down. A sudden rush of hot, dusty air blew into the car.

      Who are you? she asked slowly and clearly.

      I am Sheikh Akbar Al-Zafir. I rule over Sakara.

      Sarah thought about this for a minute. Sakara was a wilderness in the south of the country. It was the most remote part of the entire Arabian Peninsula, an area that Westerners did not travel to. Even the most intrepid journalist shielded away from going there.

      She looked at the sheikh. He was wearing traditional tribal clothes of baggy cotton trousers and a loose shirt with a broad sash around the waist. Tucked into the sash was a large, curved dagger and in his hand was an old AK-47 rifle. Around his head was a red and white patterned strip of cloth that had been wound around many times. His clothes had a rough, homespun look about them and were well-worn; however, they were in much better condition than the clothes of the other men standing next to him. They were wearing garments that were little better than rags.

      What do you want, Sheikh Akbar Al-Zafir? There was no harm in trying to show a little respect and it seemed to work. The man smiled at her in a way that was almost royal.

      Please, get out of the car. You will come with us.

      Why? she asked again, only this time she said it in both English and Arabic. The men looked surprised, though she was not sure whether it was because of the question, or because she was one of the few foreigners in the country that spoke Arabic.

      We want you because once we have you, the British ambassador will pay me a handsome sum of money to get his wife back.

      So the men thought that she was the British ambassador’s wife and wanted to take her hostage. Similar kidnappings had happened before in Yazan, a country that was ruled by a series of warlords who ignored the weak, ineffective government in the capital and saw kidnapping influential people as an easy source of income. Only a month ago, a Dutch businessman’s teenage daughter had been taken, but once her father paid her captors a few thousand dollars, she was returned unharmed. The embassies warned their citizens to avoid all travel outside the capital. However, sometimes travel was unavoidable.

      I am on my way to collect an important person from the airport. I would be grateful if you could let me continue my journey, Sarah said, trying to contain the panic that was rising in her throat.

      Your driver can get them. You are coming with us, the sheikh replied.

      At least they would let Hussein go. She leaned forward to speak to him in a low voice. Hussein, drive to the airport, collect Dr. Roberts when he arrives from New York, and then drive back to the British Embassy and tell them what has happened.

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