Books with author Karen Goldman

A car drives over a puddle and muddy water splashes Emily, who was just out for a walk, from head to toe. When she sees the car parked at a gas station moments later, she decides to confront the man leaning against it. The handsome man refuses to apologize, and after hearing what Emily thinks about him, watches her leave. The next day, fate plays a joke on Emily when she finds out that the man is her boss’s brother and a prince of a Middle Eastern country. Prince Basil often appears in tabloids because of different scandals and in order to tame his temper, his father sends him to work on a project of drilling a methane well in Dallas. If Basil refuses or is unsuccessful, his financial accounts will be blocked and his title of prince will be revoked. Although their characters clash, Emily and Basil fall in love while working together and Basil’s heart melts. When the project that can significantly improve his family business hits a major obstacle, Basil proves that love has tremendous power and shows a side of himself that nobody knew existed.

Tara coughs from sand in her mouth and realizes that the plane in which she was traveling to Omani just crash-landed in the middle of the desert. A group of nomads get into the plane, however instead of helping passengers, they steal jewelry and kidnap young women, including Tara’s sister. Just after the nomads leave, another group of men led by a handsome sheikh, Sofian, arrives to rescue the passengers. Tara is grateful for Sofian’s help but they quickly get off on the wrong foot as their personalities clash. Sofian is used to doing things his way and to speaking only to his family members or people who he gives orders to. He gets irritated by Tara as she is always speaking to him about her sister and asking too many questions. Tara notices that Sofian is closed off and cold but tries to find out why he is the way he is and likes the person she discovers underneath that tough exterior. Even though their characters clash and she annoys him, Sofian falls in love with Tara. She is different from everybody he knows. Sofian has been chasing nomads that have been kidnapping tourists for a while, but now it is time to put a stop to all of it once and for all. He makes an even bigger effort to rescue Tara’s sister but after he finds her, how will he let Tara go back to the U.S.? He can’t imagine life without her.

After the strangest interview in her life, Fiona gets the job of looking after the crown prince of El Saad, Daniel Agaiby, who landed in a wheelchair after a terrible car accident. After their first meeting, their personalities clash. Daniel tries everything to get Fiona to quit her job and allow him to remain in his depression. When Fiona doesn’t quit, he begins to feel a new taste for life and soon realizes that he can’t imagine being without her. As their relationship develops, Daniel discovers that the accident was planned by someone close to him and learns news that will change his life forever.

Olivia is a normal twenty-three-year-old girl from Atlanta. Her life dramatically changes when her mother dies and leaves a will stating that Olivia’s father is alive and she should go find him in Lebanon. When she arrives in Lebanon, she’s surprised to find out that her father is a wealthy sheikh. It angers her to see him living such a good life, and yet she and her mother struggled to make ends meet. Before she can return to the United States, she gets entangled in a crazy situation when she meets the green-eyed, impossibly handsome, tall and muscular Sheikh Joseph Boutros. He comes to her father’s house to choose a bride among his daughters but decides that he wants to marry Olivia instead. Can Olivia unravel the mystery of her birth and fight her emerging feelings for a man who doesn’t take “no” for an answer?

No one leaves the cartel unless if they’re in a body bag. Janet is only a secretary, but she knows that when she makes the decision to escape the drug cartel after her boss sends out a hit on innocent people. Janet flees across the state with her family and eventually finds a job as a nanny looking after Sheikh Basil El-Masry’s six-year-old daughter. Basil is a handsome young sheikh from El-Tabas whose wife has passed away. He fires every nanny he hires within a few weeks because his daughter doesn't like any of them and neither does he. He thinks Janet will be like the other nannies and won’t last long, but he’s wrong. At first he finds her annoying and too talkative, but soon he begins falling in love and can’t stop thinking about her. Just when things are going well, a shocking secret is revealed, linking Janet’s past to the sheikh and his family. Will this past split them apart or bring them even closer to each other?

Elise Roberts dreams of being a pop star but has been stuck in her hometown since she graduated from high school. Her life seems achingly dull and mapped out when she’s suddenly laid off from the offices where she works as a secretary. With her faithful guitar Elise moves to New York where she takes up waitressing but sings at open mic nights. One night she meets the charismatic Dylan, who is the lead singer for his up-and-coming band. Dylan oozes charm but also arrogance and Elise initially dislikes him. As they vie for attention each night on the same open mic circuit, they come into conflict with one another, but beneath this conflict they harbor more intense feelings for one another. Just as Elise and Dylan have fallen head-over-heels in love, their dreams come true and each of them strikes a deal with a famous record label. Now they are being torn apart by their careers and begin to question whether their success is worth anything if they are not together. Can Dylan and Elise’s new love survive the strain of their burgeoning careers and is either of them willing to sacrifice their dream for the sake of their relationship?

Blake is chosen to design a house for the impossibly handsome sheikh and crown prince of Al Huddah, Bassem Sedarous. Although the young architect is excited to land a big assignment, she is confused by his behavior. When they meet to discuss the project their conversations are awkward and he is very cold to her, but outside of work he is very friendly and seems to be a different person. After Blake learns Bassem’s secret and supports him in a difficult situation their relationship takes a new twist and they begin to fall in love with each other. When everything seems to be against them as a couple, Bassem makes a decision that nobody expected - not even Blake.

Tessa Jacobson, an aspiring writer from a small Southern town, is heartbroken when her boyfriend ends their relationship and moves to Nashville with his band and a beautiful vocalist. Three weeks later, Tessa meets Nate Wilder, a Hollywood star, at a restaurant where she waits tables on weekends, and he doesn’t hide his immediate attraction to her. Despite still being heartbroken, Tessa feels a spark and they begin secretly seeing each other. Tessa begins to fall in love with Nate and their relationship seems perfect until a miscommunication causes her to break things off abruptly. A little time passes and Tessa’s ex-boyfriend returns, asking her to come to Nashville so that they can be together again. She realizes that she definitely doesn’t want that – she has fallen for Nate, and she hopes that she hasn’t missed her chance. Now that Tessa finally realizes the truth about her feelings and what a mistake she has made, she hops on a plane for Los Angeles, but when she arrives, she isn’t prepared for what she sees.

The Oil Prince A car drives over a puddle and muddy water splashes Emily, who was just out for a walk, from head to toe. When she sees the car parked at a gas station moments later, she decides to confront the man leaning against it. The handsome man refuses to apologize, and after hearing what Emily thinks about him, watches her leave. The next day, fate plays a joke on Emily when she finds out that the man is her boss’s brother and a prince of a Middle Eastern country. Prince Basil often appears in tabloids because of different scandals and in order to tame his temper, his father sends him to work on a project of drilling a methane well in Dallas. If Basil refuses or is unsuccessful, his financial accounts will be blocked and his title of prince will be revoked. Although their characters clash, Emily and Basil fall in love while working together and Basil’s heart melts. When the project that can significantly improve his family business hits a major obstacle, Basil proves that love has tremendous power and shows a side of himself that nobody knew existed. The Fight for Love Journalist Lucie Walters lives in the city and works for The Standard newspaper. She’s living her dream until one night after working late she’s attacked by two thugs in a multi-story parking garage. But a hero shows up in the form of a hooded stranger who saves Lucie’s life. She quickly realizes that her savior is no stranger but famous fighter Dalton Hughes. Dalton gets injured in the ensuing melee when he saves Lucie but refuses hospital treatment, insisting that he can’t risk the negative press. He agrees to go back to Lucie’s apartment to let her dress his wounds and the chemistry between them is undeniable. Dalton is powerful with an edge of danger but he’s also kind and protective. Lucie can’t help but be drawn to him. But Dalton isn’t looking for a relationship. His sole focus in his life is his fighting career and he doesn’t have space for anything else. Yet Dalton and Lucie can’t stop being drawn to one another. Might Dalton be willing to fight for love? Can Lucie tame this famous fighter? In Love With a Haunted House The last thing Mallory Clark wants to do is move back home. She has no choice, though, since the company she worked for in Chicago has just downsized her, and everybody else. To make matters worse her fiancé has broken their engagement, and her heart, leaving her hurting and scarred. When her mother tells her that the house she always coveted as a child, the once-famed Gray Oaks Manor, is not only on the market but selling for a song, it seems to Mallory that the best thing she could possibly do would be to put Chicago, and everything and everyone in it, behind her. Arriving back home she runs into gorgeous and mysterious Blake Hunter. Blake is new to town and like her he is interested in buying the crumbling old Victorian on the edge of the historic downtown center, although his reasons are his own. Blake is instantly intrigued by the flame-haired beauty with the fiery temper and the vulnerable expression in her eyes. He can feel the attraction between them and knows it is mutual, but he also knows that the last thing on earth he needs is to get involved with a woman determined to take away a house he has to have. Also in Cozy Romance Bundle The Sheikh’s Daughter, The Love Sanctuary, Vacation With a Star, A Dream for Two, Love Without Rules, The Sheikh’s Girlfriend, Love for Dessert, Big Love in a Small Town

Young and beautiful Deja landed her dream job as an engineer at one of the most successful oil companies in the Middle East, Beshara Oils. As soon as she arrived in Al Nurat, she decided to tour the desert and ended up getting kidnapped by nomads. Just when all hope seemed lost, she was rescued by the handsome but unfriendly Sheikh Aaron Beshara. She thought that she’d never see him again — until her first day at work where she realized that Aaron was not only CEO of Beshara Oils but also the crown prince of Al Nurat. Although at first their characters clash, Aaron and Deja begin to work on an important project together and soon develop feelings for each other. At an employee recognition ceremony at the palace, Aaron made an announcement that changed their lives forever.

Sydney Stone never dreamed that her little hobby would become her career. Her dating advice blog becomes a smash hit overnight due to a shout-out by a big celebrity. Pretty soon, she has published a book, and goes live on national television with her long-term boyfriend, Scott, to promote it. On air, Sydney decides to make a bold move by breaking traditional gender roles and proposing to him. But he surprises her with the wrong answer and instead reveals that he has been cheating on her. Heartbroken and humiliated, Sydney watches as her book sales and her reputation as America’s love doctor go down the drain after the televised fiasco. In order to help Sydney, her best friend introduces her to a talented publicist, Drew Young, who she doesn’t like at first glance. However, after Sydney unexpectedly meets Drew in a shopping mall they begin to fall in love with each other. What Sydney wasn’t counting on was Drew breaking every rule that she had ever believed about men, and changing her life forever.

Tara coughs from sand in her mouth and realizes that the plane in which she was traveling to Omani just crash-landed in the middle of the desert. A group of nomads get into the plane, however instead of helping passengers, they steal jewelry and kidnap young women, including Tara’s sister. Just after the nomads leave, another group of men led by a handsome sheikh, Sofian, arrives to rescue the passengers. Tara is grateful for Sofian’s help but they quickly get off on the wrong foot as their personalities clash. Sofian is used to doing things his way and to speaking only to his family members or people who he gives orders to. He gets irritated by Tara as she is always speaking to him about her sister and asking too many questions. Tara notices that Sofian is closed off and cold but tries to find out why he is the way he is and likes the person she discovers underneath that tough exterior. Even though their characters clash and she annoys him, Sofian falls in love with Tara. She is different from everybody he knows. Sofian has been chasing nomads that have been kidnapping tourists for a while, but now it is time to put a stop to all of it once and for all. He makes an even bigger effort to rescue Tara’s sister but after he finds her, how will he let Tara go back to the U.S.? He can’t imagine life without her.