I know, it’s not Friday, but I was already booked, Tracey Devlin will be stopping by, and Victoria had the wonderful idea to re-write the Sheik! How could I not want to host her. She is also offering a digital giveaway of A WILD NIGHT’S BRIDE or A BREACH OF PROMISE
Here we have the lovely cover!
Victoria even gave us her wonderful trailer.
Now the blurb.
The Desert Was Never Hotter!
Pride and passion vie for supremacy in this steamy retelling of E.M. Hull’s romance classic.
A haughty young heiress for whom the world is a playground…
A savage son of the Sahara who knows no law but his own…
When pride and passion vie for supremacy…
Blistering desert days are nothing compared to sizzling Sahara nights…
“There will be inquiries.” I choked out. “I am not such a nonentity that nothing will be done when I am missed. You will pay for what you have done.”
“Pay?” His amused look sent a cold feeling of dread through me. “I have already paid… in gold that matches your hair, my gazelle. Besides,” he continued, “the French Government has no jurisdiction over me. There is no authority here above my own.”
My trepidation was growing every passing minute. “Why have you done this? Why brought me here?”
“Why?” He repeated with a slow and heated appraisal that made me acutely, almost painfully, conscious of my sex. “Bon Dieu! Are you not woman enough to know?”
And finally an excerpt!
THE SHEIK RETOLD
His hand slipped down to my shoulder, his fingers gripping my arm. “How much longer are you going to fight? Would it not be wiser after what you have seen to recognize that I am master here?”
“You mean that you will treat me as you treated the colt this afternoon?” I whispered.
“Indeed. You are much like my horses, ma belle, as beautiful and willful. But just as I bend them to my will, you must also bend.”
“And if I do not?”
“Then you will break. Is that what you wish?” His hand tightened on my arm, and a muscle twitched in his jaw. This cold quiet of his was infinitely more sinister to me than if he raged or blustered. His forehead was drawn together in a heavy frown, and there was no softening in his eyes as he awaited my answer. He was not threatening idly; he meant what he said.
“Then why not just kill me now?” I demanded.
“That would be to admit my defeat,” he replied. “I do not kill a horse until I have proved beyond all possible doubt that I cannot tame it. With you I have no such proof. I can tame you, and I will. But it is for you to choose and to choose tonight if you will obey me willingly or if I must make you. I have been very patient—for me,” he added with an odd smile. “But my patience is exhausted.” He took my chin in his fingers and jerked my head up sharply, making my teeth jar. He tilted my head farther back, bending his own down until his lips were nearly touching mine. The heavy scowl had smoothed away, but the fierceness lingered in his eyes. “Choose quickly, Diane.” He stared into me as if he were looking into my very soul.
I shivered. I wrenched my eyes from his and snatched the necklace from his hands. I was humiliated and hurt, but I was still at his mercy. “I’ll wear your damned necklace.”
“Good.” He smiled ironically and released me. “Our dinner awaits.”
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Victoria Vane is an award-winning romance novelist, cowboy addict and history junkie whose collective works of fiction range from wildly comedic romps to emotionally compelling erotic romance. Victoria also writes historical fiction as Emery Lee and is the founder of Goodreads Romantic Historical Fiction Lovers and the Romantic Historical Lovers book review blog.
Look for Victoria’s Contemporary Cowboy Series coming summer 2014 from Sourcebooks.
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Intriguing excerpt, Victoria. Thanks for sharing, Ella.
~Jenn!
This does sound good! I can see why you broke your schedule to put her in. The original, The Sheik, was considered very controversial back in 1919 because in the original the guy kidnaps and rapes the independent lady…repeatedly. But since it was 1919, nothing was explicit. I cannot wait to see how Victoria pulls out the truth from the sheik (he falls in love with her and she him) during these missing scenes. I also appreciate you adding ‘Retold’ to the title. What a great way to read the classics!
Hi Liza!
Thanks so much for your comments. I did indeed take a number of liberties with this story but I think most readers will truly enjoy my retake on this classic bodice ripper.
Warmest regards,
Victoria
My…that’s quite an excerpt!!!
Hi Colette!
It’s quite an intense story from start to finish! LOL!
Victoria
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Ooh, sounds like a great book!!
Hi Jennifer! It’s definitely outside of the ordinary fare. LOL!
Victoria
My this book has my mind swirling.
There’s a lot in it to hold your interest, Ki Pha! 🙂
Victoria
Woof! There’s some hot stuff going on in that dessert.
Scorching hot! It’s very erotic but a great story too!
Victoria
I’m at the beginning of this and it’s already got me hooked! Tweeted
Hope you enjoy it Nancy! Thanks so much for the tweet.
I read this last weekend and really enjoyed it!
So glad you enjoyed it 🙂
Victoria
Oops…embarrassing but I’ve never heard of the Sheikh!
Hi Linda! The original book was HUGE and made Rudolph Valentino an international sex symbol! Hope you check it out. 🙂
Victoria
Hey VV!
Just loved the book 🙂 and this is a perfect excerpt 🙂
HUGS!
Mel
Hey Mel!
I really appreciate the review. I’m so glad you enjoyed it. 🙂
Victoria
My pleasure!
Now I’m daring you to retell “THE LAST OF THE MOHICANS’
LOL!!!
I just KNOW you can do it!
HUGS!
Mel
Great excerpt and cover. Another book for my TBR mountain 🙂
Thanks Andrea! It’s a wonderful escapist reaad – a very romantic fantasy.
Victoria
Excerpt makes it sound like a must read!!! Love the cover!!! 😉
What a cool book to update!! This sounds very hot and steamy–right up my alley. Thanks, Ella, for the heads up!
Hi Jenna! Re-writing this book was not something I planned but felt compelled to do after reading it. It bothered me most that E.M. Hull did not stay true to her own character (Diana) so this is what I tried to do in my retelling.
Victoria
Big project to undertake, but judging by your excerpt, you handled it very well.
Hi Texas! It was a bit intimidating but once I started I couldn’t look back!
I read this book a couple of weeks ago and really enjoyed it!!! You did an amazing job. I was hooked from page one.
Thank you Brenda!
Nice excerpt! I look forward to reading it!
Hope you enjoy it Lana! It really is as hot as the Sahara!
Definitely sounds sizzling with a Capital “S.” Best of luck with it. 🙂
Thanks Barbara! The entire story is very adventurous so the bedroom couldn’t be anything less. LOL!
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Forgot to reblog but Here’s an amazing Excerpt into The Sheik Retold by Victoria Vane
I love the cover and blurb. It keeps me thinking about my favorite romance story of all time!
Best of luck!
Melissa
Thanks Melissa. I actually changed the cover. The first one was more mysterious but this one definitely captures the romance and the heat!