The Sultan's Wife
The Sultan's Wife

Author: Jane Johnson

Publisher: Doubleday Canada

Published: 2012-05-01

Total Pages: 446

ISBN-13: 0385670001

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Page-turning mystery, grandly seductive romance and full historical immersion into Moroccan court history, this exquisitely depicted and intensely absorbing novel follows in the bestselling tradition of The Tenth Gift and The Salt Road. 1677, Morocco. Behind the magnificent walls and towering arches of the Palace of Meknes, captive chieftain's son and now a lowly scribe, Nus Nus is framed for murder. As he attempts to evade punishment for the bloody crime, Nus Nus finds himself trapped in a vicious plot, caught between the three most powerful figures in the court: the cruel and arbitrary sultan, Moulay Ismail, one of the most tyrannical rulers in history; his monstrous wife Zidana, famed for her use of poison and black magic; and the conniving Grand Vizier. Meanwhile, a young Englishwoman named Alys Swann has been taken prisoner by Barbary corsairs and brought to the court. She faces a simple choice: renounce her faith and join the Sultan's harem; or die. As they battle for survival, Alys and Nus Nus find themselves thrust into an unlikely alliance--an alliance that will become a deep and moving relationship in which these two outsiders will find sustenance and courage in the most perilous of circumstances. From the danger and majesty of Meknes to the stinking streets of London and the decadent court of Charles II, The Sultan's Wife brings to life some of the most remarkable characters of history through a captivating tale of intrigue, loyalty and desire.

THE SULTAN'S WIVES
THE SULTAN'S WIVES

Author: Tracy Sinclair

Publisher: Harlequin / SB Creative

Published: 2020-08-03

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 4596782172

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Fearless freelance photojournalist Pippa goes to the small Arabic country of Sharribai to chase a story. She’s heard it’s a strict monarchy where harems still exist, and she wants to find out the truth. But Pippa is mistaken for a spy and arrested upon arrival. Sultan Mikolar suggests she become his lover in exchange for her release and an exclusive interview with him. When Pippa accepts his proposal, she soon finds herself falling for him…and uncovering a dark palace conspiracy!

The Sultan's Bought Bride
The Sultan's Bought Bride

Author: Jane Porter

Publisher: Harlequin

Published: 2008-04-01

Total Pages: 187

ISBN-13: 1426815824

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Princess Nicolette Ducasse refused to let her sister marry SultanMalik Roman Nuri of Baraka. So she traveled to his faraway kingdom totell him the wedding was off, never expecting that Malik would be oneseriously sexy sultan! Resisting him would be hard.But Malik made it clear that if they shared a bed the wedding was on.He was a modern monarch in many ways—except when it came to hisbride!

Empress of the East
Empress of the East

Author: Leslie Peirce

Publisher: Basic Books

Published: 2017-09-19

Total Pages: 448

ISBN-13: 0465093094

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The "fascinating . . . lively" story of the Russian slave girl Roxelana, who rose from concubine to become the only queen of the Ottoman empire (New York Times). In Empress of the East, historian Leslie Peirce tells the remarkable story of a Christian slave girl, Roxelana, who was abducted by slave traders from her Ruthenian homeland and brought to the harem of Sultan Suleyman the Magnificent in Istanbul. Suleyman became besotted with her and foreswore all other concubines. Then, in an unprecedented step, he freed her and married her. The bold and canny Roxelana soon became a shrewd diplomat and philanthropist, who helped Suleyman keep pace with a changing world in which women, from Isabella of Hungary to Catherine de Medici, increasingly held the reins of power. Until now Roxelana has been seen as a seductress who brought ruin to the empire, but in Empress of the East, Peirce reveals the true history of an elusive figure who transformed the Ottoman harem into an institution of imperial rule.

THE SULTAN'S CHOICE
THE SULTAN'S CHOICE

Author: Abby Green

Publisher: Harlequin / SB Creative

Published: 2016-01-01

Total Pages: 130

ISBN-13: 4596688648

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Shy, stutter-prone Samia has been told that she’s a gangly, gawky girl who will never amount to anything, but thanks to her royal bloodline, she’s been prepared and presented as a woman fit to rule. And even ifshe can’t marry for love, she can at least be wed off for the sake of diplomacy. After seeing the way the way his father treated his mother, Sadiq thought that he would never love, so when these two are united, they expect nothing to come from it. Yet their desert kingdom of romance may soon grow roses of love…

The Sultan's Shadow
The Sultan's Shadow

Author: Christiane Bird

Publisher: Random House Incorporated

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 401

ISBN-13: 0345469402

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A dramatic account of the slave trade in the early 19th century Indian Ocean is presented through the stories of the Omani Sultan Said and his daughter, Princess Salme, offering insight into the Arabian Peninsula kingdom's lucrative growth and ties to America.

THE SULTAN'S WIVES
THE SULTAN'S WIVES

Author: Tracy Sinclair

Publisher: Harlequin / SB Creative

Published: 2020-08-03

Total Pages: 128

ISBN-13: 4596782547

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Fearless freelance photojournalist Pippa goes to the small Arabic country of Sharribai to chase a story. She’s heard it’s a strict monarchy where harems still exist, and she wants to find out the truth. But Pippa is mistaken for a spy and arrested upon arrival. Sultan Mikolar suggests she become his lover in exchange for her release and an exclusive interview with him. When Pippa accepts his proposal, she soon finds herself falling for him…and uncovering a dark palace conspiracy!

Some Girls
Some Girls

Author: Jillian Lauren

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2010-04-27

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 0452296315

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A jaw-dropping story of how a girl from the suburbs ends up in a prince's harem, and emerges from the secret Xanadu both richer and wiser At eighteen, Jillian Lauren was an NYU theater school dropout with a tip about an upcoming audition. The "casting director" told her that a rich businessman in Singapore would pay pretty American girls $20,000 if they stayed for two weeks to spice up his parties. Soon, Jillian was on a plane to Borneo, where she would spend the next eighteen months in the harem of Prince Jefri Bolkiah, youngest brother of the Sultan of Brunei, leaving behind her gritty East Village apartment for a palace with rugs laced with gold and trading her band of artist friends for a coterie of backstabbing beauties. More than just a sexy read set in an exotic land, Some Girls is also the story of how a rebellious teen found herself-and the courage to meet her birth mother and eventually adopt a baby boy.

The Sultans
The Sultans

Author: Noel Barber

Publisher: New York : Simon and Schuster

Published: 1973

Total Pages: 312

ISBN-13:

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The subject of this vast, astonishing and brilliantly readable work of history is the bizarre story of the Ottoman Empire, seen through the lives and actions of its sultans, with their absolute power and terrifying cruelty, their love of pomp and magnificence and their overwhelming venality and corruption. The author describes the men, the events, the daily life, the strange customs of Turkey's court, from her emergence as a great power in the sixteenth century to the death of Kemal Ataturk, who overthrew the Sultanate to establish a new and more modern form of tyranny. This book is a unique and fascinating record of four centuries of glory, debauchery, splendor and cruelty. --from inside jacket flap.

Shadow Spinner
Shadow Spinner

Author: Susan Fletcher

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2011-10-18

Total Pages: 228

ISBN-13: 1442446811

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Every night, Shahrazad begins a story. And every morning, the Sultan lets her live another day -- providing the story is interesting enough to capture his attention. After almost one thousand nights, Shahrazad is running out of tales. And that is how Marjan's story begins.... It falls to Marjan to help Shahrazad find new stories -- ones the Sultan has never heard before. To do that, the girl is forced to undertake a dangerous and forbidden mission: sneak from the harem and travel the city, pulling tales from strangers and bringing them back to Shahrazad. But as she searches the city, a wonderful thing happens. From a quiet spinner of tales, Marjan suddenly becomes the center of a more surprising story than she ever could have imagined.