PREGNANT BY THE SHEIKH is Book three in the Billionaires of Black Castle series by Olivia Gates. I love the sexy and intense heroes created by Olivia Gates, but her sheikhs are by far my absolute favorite. Like with previous books, the hero and heroine's first meeting is very romantic -- with a magnetic, darkly handsome sheikh rescuing a princess from an unwanted marriage. The fact that they are instantly drawn to each other only adds to the romance of the situation.

I'm glad that, although Numair always planned on revenge, Jenan was never an intended victim of that revenge plot. Like many other heroes written by Olivia Gates, Numair is extremely protective of Jenan while still respecting her intelligence and independence at the same time. It's sometimes difficult to find a hero who can walk the delicate balance between alpha male and passionate lover who is always sensitive to a woman's needs -- but Olivia Gates pulls it off with Sheikh Numair Al Aswad. Their romance is all-consuming and intense.

The political and family connections in PREGNANT BY THE SHEIKH can be confusing at times, but the focus of the story is always the relationship between Jenan and Numair. Although Jenan is an intelligent woman and goes into her relationship with Numair trying to maintain a pragmatic attitude, I think she becomes seduced by the fantasy of finding everything she's secretly ever wanted with him. He gets under her skin and feeds her dreams. I was happy that the conflict between them is not something that goes on for the entire length of the book.

PREGNANT BY THE SHEIKH is the perfect desert fantasy with a to die for hero. Olivia Gates peppers PREGNANT BY THE SHEIKH with her trademark highly romantic and swoon-worthy dialogue. I look forward to seeing if Jenan's sisters each get a book in the future. I eagerly await the next installment in this exciting and very erotic series by Olivia Gates.