They'd met but once.Yet during that encounter,Jalia Shahbazi knew that herlife was in danger. At least, herlife as she wanted it. So she'dfled Bagestan, where she wasreenthroned royalty, forEurope, where she was refreshingly herself, tofight falling prey to the man his people called theFalcon: Sheikh Latif Abd al Razzaq Shahin. And whenmaintaining distance proved impossible, she flauntedthe last weapon in her arsenal.Another man's ring.Yet Latif saw through the lie. He knew there was noman behind the bauble, just as he knew that herpassion was his for the taking.Her love was another matter….

The instructions were simple: seek out and return home with the long-lost princess of Bagestan now that her family had regained control of the throne.

After learning she'd been betrayed by her fiance, Princess Noor skipped out on her own wedding and wound up stranded on a remote island with none other than the man she was trying to avoid.

Sheikh Ashraf possessed the fortitude of a hundred sultans – still, he was mightily tempted by the seductive allure of the mysterious and ravishing Dana Morningstar.

Sheikh Najib blasted into Rosalind Lewis's life and staked a sultan's claim on her son! Her denial of the boy's royal lineage was met with deaf ears – and relentless kisses. When danger threatened, mother and child were whisked into Najib's exotic world, a faraway place where protection meant marriage.