Binged this in a single night, such a lovely wholesome read that I couldn’t put down! Need more halal romances like this please

This is a True Love Mills and Boon novel written by Hana Sheik. The storyline is set mostly in Uganda. Yusra is a divorced Ugandan Muslim who is struggling financially. Bashir is a single father, a billionaire of Somalian origin who has worked his way up to achieve financial success. They realise there babies AJ and Zaire have been swapped when they are nearly 3 years old. They both love the babies they think of as theirs. They agree upon a marriage of convenience so they don’t lose this. Slowly this marriage develops in to more but can they both overcome their pasts and their emotional baggage and achieve a HEA?
I found this an interesting book to read. I think this is the first M&B novel which has had Muslim characters and I hope this teen continues. I enjoyed reading about Yusra’s modest clothing and Uganda in general. Both there characters are complex and there is a lot of baggage. Yusra has escaped an emotionally abusive marriage and has been struggling to maintain a living as a graphic designer, Bashir is terrified of intimacy and love as he lost his family during a flood in Somalia as a child and he is afraid to love again. There is chemistry between the pair but it seem very muted and almost off.



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Really enjoyed this book. Great story idea which bound the characters together. Big build up of sexual tension and anticipation of when they would get together.

I liked that this story wasnt the usual boy meets girl romance - the storyline of a baby swap happening was different to the usual Mills & Boon. However this also made it quite unrealistic at times - and the solution of getting married to keep the hospital from trying to put the swap right seemed a bit far fetched.

I liked the setting and found it unique, I especially liked where she took him to her home town and it gave a great insight into another country