Download or read book THE SHEIKH'S BARTERED BRIDE / THE VENETIAN`S DEFIANT WOMAN written by Lucy Monroe / SUSAN STEPHENS and published by Harlequin / SB Creative. This book was released on 2018-06-06 with total page 129 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 【A story by USA Today bestselling author becomes a comic!】Catherine has a chance meeting with Hakim, an heir to the throne of Jawar, at the library where she works. He seems just like a prince out of a fairy tale… She falls for him with one glance, and the two begin a passionate romance. One day, he proposes to her out of the blue. Catherine is thrilled…until she learns that it was all just an elaborate ploy. He then whisks her away to the burning sands of the desert! Catherine doesn’t know what Hakim’s motives are, just that she seems to be trapped far from home… What is he trying to do? This volume also features the story about a love affair between Charlie, an art conservator, and Orlando, the strong-willed Venetian man who hires her to consult on a painting he’s recently acquired.