BOOK REVIEW- The Sheikh's American Daughter by Kate Goldman

  

 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?  AMAZON  3 STARS

I liked the eBook cover and the plot idea but I was hoping to actually like the book more.  Although both of the M.C.'s were pretty good as far as things went.  Joseph ended up being more likable than at first.  And Olivia was spunky but also kind.
Most of the players in the story were kind of on the shallow side when it came to depth.  Even Olivia's long lost father seemed to be kind of all surface and I didn't feel a  He also seemed kind of weak when it came to dealing with his wife and his other children.  Sure, he was caught in an emotional bind but it was still kind of odd just the same.  
Olivia has two half-sisters and a half-brother. Her half-brother is somewhat amused from the fireworks that he expects from Olivia's revelation.  The half-sisters and her father's wife make sure continually that Olivia knew she wasn't wanted there.  They were incredibly rude and condescending.  She was so tired of all the fighting and after awhile I had to say, "Right there with you, sister."
The anger and emotions were definitely a part of the story and they were well done.  
There is a surprise twist at the end but it doesn't end up being a huge one.  The story does work it's way to a H.E.A.
One other thing that I just have to mention is the phrase I read over and over again.  "She/he crossed her/his eyebrows."  What the heck does that mean?    The usual phrase of "she raised her eyebrows" I get but the other one not so much.   And it was used WAY too much!
It happened so often it became irritating to me and kind of interrupted the story flow for me.