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Help a Bitch Out: No, You Be Stealin’ my Jewels!
by SB Sarah | January 31, 2008 | Thursday at 8:52 pm | 10 CommentsBitchery 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!
Filed: Help a Bitch Out
Jean said on 01.31.08 at 10:24 PM • [comment link]
Is that one of Billie Green’s Loveswept books? She did a whole series based on a Middle Eastern sheikdom.
Jean said on 01.31.08 at 10:25 PM • [comment link]
On second thought, I think the Loveswept shiek series was by Iris Johanson.
joopiter said on 01.31.08 at 10:30 PM • [comment link]
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.
Alyssa said on 01.31.08 at 10:39 PM • [comment link]
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.
Jean said on 01.31.08 at 10:41 PM • [comment link]
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
joopiter said on 01.31.08 at 10:45 PM • [comment link]
Alyssa, that’s totally it! Thank you!
Alyssa said on 01.31.08 at 10:50 PM • [comment link]
You’re welcome. Glad I could help. :)
(My word verification is ways69. LOL!)
M R Rosethorn said on 01.31.08 at 11:29 PM • [comment link]
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?
fiveandfour said on 02.01.08 at 12:05 AM • [comment link]
Loveswept shiek series was by Iris Johanson.
Yes, they were. Loved those books at the time…wonder what I’d think of them now.
Sarah Frantz said on 02.01.08 at 03:33 AM • [comment link]
M.R. Rosethorn, just email SB Sarah (slightly less swamped than Candy, what with the whole law school thing!). (She said blithely!)
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