Shabby Sheik: Sheik, Sheikh, Sultan & Desert Romances

Think back... did you ever watch Agnes Ayers swoon up at Rudolph Valentino in 'The Sheik'? Have you ever read a Mills and Boon paperback set in an 'exotic' desert locale? Does the Harlequin 'Arabian Nights' line ring a bell, or do you prefer Ahdaf Soueif? Does the thought of Victorian-era erotica like 'A Night in a Moorish Harem' make you sigh, glare, or snort with laughter? Does the term 'Orientalism' mean anything to you...?

This group is for those few, very special readers of romance literature (of any age or genre) set in real and imagined Arabias. Surrender to the sheik!