Ugh. (view spoiler)[ Not one, but TWO secret babies. (hide spoiler)] I can't even. My least favorite plot device. The searing attraction between Sheikh Xavier Al Agir and Mariella Sutton was instant and all consuming. When a storm left Mariella stranded at Xavier's desert home, passion soon took over.... It was a night she would never forget! But having always yearned for a child of her own, Mariella planned just one more night with the sheikh--to conceive his baby.... As a mother, I find it very difficult to believe that any mother would leave a four month old baby (regardless if it's family) with her sister to work on a cruise ship. Sister then presumes it would be ok to take infant child to middle-eastern country where men have more paternity rights than mothers to work on commission art. I love a good Harlequin Presents and I love Penny Jordan generally, but this one jumps the shark a bit for me. I just had a hard time thinking any of it was believable. Although these books are normally escapes to exotic locations, this one just raised my blood pressure. Tanya, Mariella's sister, was selfish and Mariella completely lost her marbles. In the end? Typical of all Harlequin Presents novels, everything is tied up in a neat little bow - but its a box of explosives just waiting to happen. I'm a glutton for punishment, I'm a sucker for Harlequin Presents books though, so Possessed by the Sheikh is already on hold at the library for me. Sheik's Arabian Night Series My Ratings: 5*****I loved this book, consider it an all time favorite 4**** Thoroughly enjoyed the book and will recommend it 3*** I liked it well enough, 2** Brain Candy - It was okay. Writing mediocre, will keep/re-read if part of a series 1* didn't like/possibly not finished.