"Princess Johara craves a last taste of freedom before assuming her royal duties. And she finds it in a scorchingly hot encounter at an opulent ball. Except her mystery lover turns out to be Sheikh Amir of Ishkana--her family's bitter enemy! Now Amir must invite Johara to his desert palace to cement a new peace treaty between their countries. He'd rather avoid her--and temptation--forever! Yet an attraction this consuming refuses to be ignored, no matter how risky the consequences ..."--Page 4 cover