You did it! We figured this one out! It is a truth universally acknowledged (by me for certain) that the Bitchery pretty much knows everything, and really, it's true. Scroll down to see the solution for this HaBO - and many thanks!
Bitchery reader Joopiter writes:
I’m a new reader to your site (thank you StumbleUpon) and going through your archives has inspired me to go find some of the old historicals that I devoured during my teenage years. There’s one that I’m blanking on and I’m hoping you or your loyal readers can help me identify it. I think I read this during high school (‘90-95) or possibly earlier. What I remember
* The hero was in possession of a stolen jewel which cursed his family and maybe led to the murder of his fiancée/wife. I’m pretty sure his name was Saxon.
* The heroine was rescued from an attack on her family’s ship when she was a child and was adopted into the family of a sultan (I think) who possesses the other cursed jewels. She is tasked with getting the other jewel back and meets the hero when she dances for him when he’s a guest of the sultan. And she has a rose tattoo on her forearm that covers a scar she got during the initial attack.
* There may be a tiger involved somewhere. I have a vague recollection of the heroine hiding the rest of the jewels in her pet tiger’s collar.
* I’m pretty sure the original cover was a bright aqua blue.I know it’s not a lot, but any help is greatly appreciated. Keep up the great work on your site!
Is that one of Billie Green’s Loveswept books? She did a whole series based on a Middle Eastern sheikdom.
On second thought, I think the Loveswept shiek series was by Iris Johanson.
I don’t think it was a Loveswept – those are shorter novels, right? This one was a full-length. Some of it took place in the sultan’s/shiek’s palace, some of it on the hero’s ship, and some of it in (I think) London.
Is it Silver and Sapphires by Shelly Thacker? I read it so long ago I can’t remember all the details. But what I remember matches it.
Here’s a description:
Princess Ashiana sets out to reclaim the jewel stolen from her people by English smuggler Saxon D’Avenant. Then a plan gone awry traps her in her enemy’s arms—and the two are caught up in a swashbuckling adventure that sweeps them from the high seas to the elegant drawing-rooms of 1750s London.
Here’s a webpage with the first covers of this Sedikhan series … see if any of those look familiar to you:
http://historicalromancewriters.com/series.cfm?series=Sedikhan%20series&authorID=109
Alyssa, that’s totally it! Thank you!
You’re welcome. Glad I could help. 🙂
(My word verification is ways69. LOL!)
Hey, is there any particular thing you should do to request help finding a book? There isn’t anything about it in the FAQ. Should you just email Sarah or Candy?
Loveswept shiek series was by Iris Johanson.
Yes, they were. Loved those books at the time…wonder what I’d think of them now.
M.R. Rosethorn, just email SB Sarah (slightly less swamped than Candy, what with the whole law school thing!). (She said blithely!)