Sheikh's Secret Bride is an insta-lust and surprise proposal book where an Arab oilman must marry or risk losing his position to his evil uncle. I find the premise rather... not credible, nor FMC's agreement to it. But the book was otherwise okay so it deserves a 2.5/5 rating rounded to 3/5
Sheikh Nassir Adjalane is not a playboy. He is a business shark, and he had no time for fake niceties. But a few too many PR disasters, and his own family (esp. his father) and his board of directors of Adjalane Oil ordered him to take a bride (preferably American) in 30 days, or the business will go to his (evil) uncle Hazim, and all the charity and projects he worked so hard for will be gone. After also having been ordered to attending a rival family's wedding (a public gesture), and getting to know the wedding planner, Janna Davis, Nassir hired her on the spot to come to the Middle East to plan his wedding in 30 days... with UNLIMITED BUDGET. Janna cannot deny that Nassir's initial business-shark persona put her off, but once she got to know him he seems to be a nice guy and with enough money he'd make someone very happy, but she had a job to do. What Janna did not know is Janna herself is the intended bride, and someone is willing to stop the wedding by any means necessary...
The first half of the book feels like a rather... childish caper. It wasn't until like 60% point where the ruse was up and Nassir actually convinced Janna to be the bride, then the book shifted into romantic suspense where you know who is trying to stop the wedding or get Nassir married to someone he can control (which barely made sense as well).
Category: Contemporary
Primary Plot: Can an oil sheik convince a girl to marry him for his sake without telling her first?
Tropes: royalty, family pressure, wedding planner, fling to a thing
Overall Rating: 3/5 (rounded up)
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