![]() ![]() ![]() With the sultan planning on making Clarinda one of his wives, she has been untouched thus far but their time for escape is running out. ![]() Yes they are pampered, but essentially treated like livestock including their gilded cage. Rather than sugar coat it, it is very clear that the women are slaves. The depiction of the harem was vivid and heartbreaking. He never expects to save the sultan’s life, find that he knows the sultan from school, or wind up living in the palace as an honored guest for some time. Offered a kings ransom by Clarinda’s fiancée (aka his brother), he sets off to break into the Sultan’s palace and get her back. The very man Clarinda guards her heart against, Captain Sir Ashton Burke is summoned by his brother to rescue her. The Moroccan sultan of El Jadida sees the ladies and purchases them, whisking them away to his harem and a luxurious cage of sorts. Looking forward to a grand adventure, neither lady imagines their ship will be attacked by Cosairs and that the pair will be sold on the slave market. They spread these tall tales themselves simply to cover up their own… shortcomings.”Ĭlarinda Cardew is aboard a ship heading towards Burma and her fiancée accompanied by her best friend Poppy. “Most men who cloak themselves in rumor and innuendo do so because there is nothing of real substance to hide. The Pleasure of Your Kiss by Teresa Medeiros ![]()
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