Second Chances (Blood Brothers #3)
by Manda Mellett
Zoe
I’ve become that woman. The woman who lets herself fall under the spell of a man who only gradually reveals the monster that lies beneath his civilised veneer. By the time I realise I have get out of this abusive relationship, it’s already too late. Ethan St John-Davies, one of the richest and most powerful men in the UK has me in his clutches and it will be virtually impossible to escape. I need to have all my wits when I leave him, and wth an ever increasing bounty on my head, my only chance at freedom is to take a job far away in the Arabic state of Amahad.
Promising myself I’d never fall for a dominant man again, I meet Kadar and find it hard to fight my attraction to him. But whatever my developing feelings, there’s no chance for a future with the emir. He is already married – to his country, and soon to be wed to a political bride.
Kadar
After the sudden, unexpected death of my father, at just thirty-four I’ve become the emir. And I’m far from ready to take on that role. Daily I have to try to prove myself to the tribespeople who question my ability to rule. Needing to appease them and to avoid a revolt I agree to marry a woman of their choice. But then I meet Zoe and take her under my protection. Little do I know as I teach her the difference between Dominance and abuse that she will find a place in my heart. But I can’t afford to get close to her; my destiny is to be wed to someone else.
As Amahad plunges into a civil war, I find myself fighting not only some of the ruling desert sheikhs but also the man who would do harm to the woman I’d do anything to protect. As I struggle to keep my country united, I’m in a race against time to keep the woman I’ve come to love alive, even though she can never be mine.
I’ve become that woman. The woman who lets herself fall under the spell of a man who only gradually reveals the monster that lies beneath his civilised veneer. By the time I realise I have get out of this abusive relationship, it’s already too late. Ethan St John-Davies, one of the richest and most powerful men in the UK has me in his clutches and it will be virtually impossible to escape. I need to have all my wits when I leave him, and wth an ever increasing bounty on my head, my only chance at freedom is to take a job far away in the Arabic state of Amahad.
Promising myself I’d never fall for a dominant man again, I meet Kadar and find it hard to fight my attraction to him. But whatever my developing feelings, there’s no chance for a future with the emir. He is already married – to his country, and soon to be wed to a political bride.
Kadar
After the sudden, unexpected death of my father, at just thirty-four I’ve become the emir. And I’m far from ready to take on that role. Daily I have to try to prove myself to the tribespeople who question my ability to rule. Needing to appease them and to avoid a revolt I agree to marry a woman of their choice. But then I meet Zoe and take her under my protection. Little do I know as I teach her the difference between Dominance and abuse that she will find a place in my heart. But I can’t afford to get close to her; my destiny is to be wed to someone else.
As Amahad plunges into a civil war, I find myself fighting not only some of the ruling desert sheikhs but also the man who would do harm to the woman I’d do anything to protect. As I struggle to keep my country united, I’m in a race against time to keep the woman I’ve come to love alive, even though she can never be mine.