"An excellent Christmas story"

Kayleen James has come to El Deharia to teach at the small orphanage school. She especially is concerned about the welfare of three orphan girls who are half American. The village leader wants to take them to his village and make them slaves. She will do all she can to prevent that from happening.

Then Prince As'ad of El. Deharia comes into the picture at the insistence of his aunt who tells him he must do something. He decides to adopt the three little girls but only on the condition that Kayleen come to the palace with them to be their nanny. Kayleen agrees but what has she gotten herself into?

Kayleen and the three girls are overwhelmed by the grandeur and opulence of As'ad's palace and his servants. Can they get used to this without becoming too spoiled by it all? As Kayleen and As'ad spend more time together and with the girls, they feel as if they are a family but this isn't right because Kayleen is only the nanny. She cannot get too close to As'ad. Can As'ad convince her otherwise? That remains to be seen.

I thoroughly enjoyed this wonderful book. It was heartwarming to see how Kayleen and even As'ad tried to give these girls who missed their parents a loving home. I look forward to reading about As'ad's brothers and what Susan Mallery will come up with for their stories.

Reviewed by Kathy Boswell
Posted January 20, 2008

Summary

From royal nanny to princess bride?

Dedicated teacher Kayleen James was determined to safeguard the future of her orphaned students—even if it meant defying Prince As'ad of El Deharia himself! But the seductive ruler stunned her by offering to adopt the three little girls. On one condition...

Suddenly As'ad was a single father in desperate need of a nanny, and Kayleen was the only woman for the job. Soon the palace was in an uproar—all because of the spirited redhead. Losing his heart wasn't part of the arrangement, until Kayleen showed the honor-bound sheik what he'd been missing. Could he convince her that she belonged in his exotic desert kingdom as his princess—and his wife?