As an ambitious American journalist, Amy Mathewson will stop at nothing to get her story—including going into dangerous, rebel-infested countries. But when she stumbles across seven-year-old Aisha in an orphanage her heart melts, and Amy vows to keep her safe. Until the rebels start to close in. Just when Amy thinks they’re in grave danger, a stunning Sheikh arrives, claiming Aisha as his daughter; a Sheikh with smoldering dark eyes and the kind of handsome that is difficult to forget. Unwilling to let Aisha go with a stranger, Amy agrees to accompany the Sheikh and Aisha to a safe house to confirm his claim. But it may not be safe for Amy, not with a sexy Sheikh making her feel things she hasn’t felt in a long time—and whose touch is as hot as the desert sun. All his life, Sheikh Bahir Karawi has taken care of himself, knowing no one else would. When he discovers he has a daughter, he immediately sets out to bring her home, to make sure she never feels as alone as he always has. What he doesn’t count on is butting heads with the fiercely protective and dangerously beautiful Amy, who has taken up the duties of caring for his daughter. As they get to know one another, he can’t ignore the searing attraction he feels, nor the realization that Amy would be perfect, both for his daughter and for him. As the rebels close in, Bahir realizes he will do anything to keep his daughter and Amy safe—even if that means putting his very life at risk.

Laila Tindall is only in Raihan to hone her pottery skills and visit her ailing grandfather. Marriage was never in the picture. But when her grandfather is tricked into signing a binding marriage contract to a man she finds repugnant, she has one choice: Run away. Her flight ends with a fortuitous meeting with Zayid Hasan, Crown Prince of Raihan, who offers the perfect solution to Laila’s predicament: marry him and solve both their problems. Zayid’s younger brother must marry his pregnant fiancé, and ancient laws dictate the oldest brother is required to marry first. Desperate for a way to protect both her grandfather and herself, Laila agrees. After all, their marriage will last only until Zayid’s brother can marry—and her marriage to the brooding, handsome prince isn’t much of a sacrifice. It’s not like she’s going to be foolish enough to fall in love… Zayid doesn’t know what to think about his new half-American wife. He doesn’t really want to think about her at all, but for some reason, he can’t stop himself. Strangely enough, all the royal functions that used to bore him silly are now entertaining with Laila by his side—even though he knows she’d much rather be alone creating her art. Though the marriage of convenience was his idea, he can’t help but start to wish it was the real deal. No way can he ignore the simmering chemistry that’s driving them both a bit crazy. He’s much better at ignoring what’s in his heart—until he realizes it just might break if he can’t convince Laila to stay with him forever…

None of the Hasan brothers are looking for love or marriage, but all three find themselves tying the knot with virtual strangers in Leslie North’s latest smoldering sheikh trilogy. In The Sheikh’s Marriage Bargain, as the eldest son, Zayid Hasan must marry first and since his younger brother needs to wed, he’s willing to enter a marriage of convenience to solve that problem. He’s lucky he meets Laila Tindall, who’s just desperate enough to marry him, but will their temporary marriage turn into something more lasting? One night of passion between middle brother Yaseen and American Kara Shaw leads to a pregnancy, and under his kingdom’s laws the two must marry. It’s a marriage of convenience and nothing more…at least that’s what they keep telling themselves, in The Sheikh’s Pregnant Wife. In The Sheikh’s Rescued Baby, youngest Hasan brother, Nadim, wants to change his playboy image, but marriage wasn’t part of the plan, even to Aisha Shadari, the gorgeous sultana of a neighboring kingdom. When disaster strikes, they both discover there’s more to him than meets the eye.

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The book analyzes attitudes to people with various disabilities based on Muslim jurists’ works in the Middle Ages and the modern era. Very little has been written so far on people with disabilities in a general Islamic context, much less in reference to Islamic law. The main contribution of the book is that it focuses on people with disabilities and depicts the place and status that Islamic law has assigned to them.

Journey to a land of romance and adventure… USA Today bestselling author Leslie North brings an exotic land—and the handsome alpha sheikhs who live there—to vivid life in her latest smoldering boxset. Surprise babies and instant families challenge three sheikhs’ resolve, strength, and hearts in this searing romance collection. In The Sheikh’s Surprise Heir, Prince Iman Karawi never forgot that one magical night with the beautiful Natalie. Now, years later he has discovered he is a father. And he’ll do anything to get Natalie back. Even as the past threatens to tear them both apart for good… In The Sheikh’s Secret Child, when Sheikh Bahir Karawi discovers he has a daughter, he immediately sets out to find her and bring her home. He is intrigued by beautiful American journalist Amy Mathewson who is taking care of his daughter. A woman who is about to turn his life upside down… And in The Sheikh’s Pregnant Love, Sheikh Riyad Karawi has more than violent rebels on his mind. After meeting gorgeous and pregnant American firebrand Danielle, he realizes he’ll do just about anything to keep her safe. Especially if it means she can stay with him forever…

This is a study of the role of regions in the development of modern nations in Latin America. Eduardo Posada-Carbo focuses on the Colombian Caribbean between 1870 and 1950. He examines the achievements and shortcomings of arable agriculture and the significance of the livestock industry, the links between town and countryside, the influence of foreign migrants and foreign capital, the relationship between local and national politics, and the extent to which regionalism represented a challenge to the consolidation of the national state in Colombia. This original study opens up the area to scholarly scrutiny, and has wider implications for Latin American historiography.