Escape From Behruz
Through the mountains to Iran—with her baby, her puppy, her secrets, and the man she is forbidden to love.
Olivia is allowed to stay and raise her son in the palace of the leader of Behruz, Abu-Khan, but if she ever reveals the baby’s true parentage, Abu-Khan will make sure she never sees the child again. When rebellion threatens the country, her old friend Rashid returns to his homeland and arranges for Olivia and the baby (and her puppy!) to escape with him to Iran, traveling under cover of a nomad migration. They spend nights in a nomad tent together, struggling to resist the attraction that has always drawn them to each other. Olivia must somehow survive the trip without revealing her secret and without losing her heart to Rashid once again.
Two aspects of this novel were above and beyond fantabulous, and those would be the scenery and the people. Firstly, the description of the landscape was indescribably beautiful. You can practically picture the sweeping beauty of the mountains. The second standout feature I really enjoyed was the people who helped our family make their escape. They represent the epitome of kindness, friendship and hospitality. We are provided a glimpse of a nomadic culture that is fascinating to discover. —Review by “Romance Novels for the Beach”
Totally Hooked – Can’t Put It Down. Everything was here! Who isn’t invested in a mother with a small child who has to resort to intrigue in order to escape her palace home. Review by “Between the Pages”
I loved the descriptive passages as Rashid, Olivia and Jamal make their escape, the sights sounds, smells, and people all culminating to paint a picture to delight the senses. Excerpt from review by “eBook Discovery”
Escape from Behruz is true romance that doesn’t need graphic details to be erotic in its own way. Judy Meadows has done a remarkable job of creating turmoil of both the heart and the land as she brings a Middle Eastern love affair to life amidst the horrors of rebellion. Review by “Tome Tender”
It’s sweet, but with nice sexy bits. Kind of a Middle Eastern twist on some old classics! Good writing with lots of detail. Love the bit with the puppy. –Amazon five-star review
What a fun read! I sat down this morning and read this in one sitting, smiling all the way through. Very likeable, believable characters, exotic locale evoked with convincing detail, and a plot that moves right along and a fully satisfying ending. Loved it! -Amazon five-star review
Midwife in Behruz
She was outrageous—with her ponytail, her jar of semen, and her T-shirt that proclaimed, “Midwife at Your Cervix.”
Layla’s trip to her father’s country is meant to be one last adventure before she joins her dreamboat fiancé in Texas. But Behruz casts a spell on her. Her knowledge as a midwife is needed there. Serving women’s health in a country where no one talks about “such things” presents interesting and amusing challenges. Layla doesn’t mind stirring things up with her matter-of-fact way of talking about topics (related to sex!) that are taboo in Behruz.
Majid, an American-trained doctor, is back home in Behruz serving his people. He’s ready to settle down, but because of an old family bias, American women are forbidden to him. That’s no problem until Layla walks into his clinic with a sassy smile, a jar of semen, and a blond fiancé back home.
Tome Tender’s review of Midwife in Behruz:
Midwife in Behruz by Judy Meadows is a humorous and light-hearted look at one woman’s brief stay in a fictional Middle Eastern country. Follow Layla as she meets a man who will change her life over a jar of royal semen, yep, really. (Shhhh, whose it is, is a secret!)
Layla was caught between two worlds, the land where she grew up and the land she was born, so it only seemed right to have one last adventure before settling down with her All-American, blonde fiancé. Little did Layla know that her journey to Behruz would capture her heart in more ways than one! Follow Layla as she delivers babies, helps one Royal attempt to conceive and endears herself to one family by simply shopping for them at a local pharmacy! That Layla may have found the magic her heart was missing back in the United States is like the frosting on this light and fluffy romantic tale.
Judy Meadows avoids the pitfalls of high angst and feeling alienated in a strange country through her feisty and endearing character, Layla. Definitely a fun read that still holds some thoughtful tidbits about the differences between cultures around the world, not to mention some great T-shirt logos that few could say were not pretty funny.