You are probably unaware of this, but my first glimpse of you was not at the royal palace, with you standing tall and proud while my father came bearing gifts, one of which included...me.  My father was of the old ways. He believed he was doing me a favor. I would be the envy of many, he told me, for I was to be bride of your cousin, the king.Your cousin, who already had a queen.But I digress.As I said earlier, that day was not the first time I met you. Our story, alshaykh, started much, much earlier than that...  Note: This is a steamy marriage of convenience romance. No cliffhangers! If you enjoy sheikhs sweeping you off your feet in books by the likes of Lynne Graham, Jane Porter, Sharon Kendrick, Michelle Reid et al, then this book is for you. Be a princess for a day, beloved and cherished by the kingdom's most feared warrior sheikh.

"You belong to me." In the desert, Sheikh Kavian's word is law. So the defiance of his promised queen, Amaya, who flees after their betrothal ceremony, is intolerable! Kavian's already tasted her sweetness--perhaps his reluctant bride-to-be needs reminding of the pleasure he can give... Once Amaya is back in his kingdom, Kavian commands her total sensual surrender in the secluded harem baths. Amaya fears such all-consuming lust makes her weak, but she's proven she can match his desire. Kavian needs a queen who can endure everything about him--can Amaya face his dark past and embrace her desert destiny?

After a disastrous first marriage which almost brought down his family, Crown Prince Nabil Al Massoud vowed never to marry again. However, his father’s ailing health and his nation’s need for a strong leader have thrust Nabil to the forefront. He must now take charge of his nation and to do that needs a suitable wife.Princess Yasmin is one of few royally trained women who will nicely fit the bill. But she is strong, intelligent and stunningly beautiful, a dangerous combination for Nabil.Yasmin is bound by duty to marry a man she hardly knows. The princess will go willingly to save her nation from the unthinkable, but she will be nobody’s subordinate.Her new husband, while always respectful and careful, remains distant, keeping his word that this is a marriage of convenience only–for both of them. But between the sheets he can never truly hide his feelings and as time goes on he will be forced to face some uncomfortable truths from his past. Will he be able to finally love Yasmin as she wants to be loved? Or is she destined to live her life with civility but no emotional connection?

A Chatsfield Scandal! Journalist Sophie Parsons needs a scoop to stop the sale of her friend's hotel chain. And she's found it! But being abducted by a sheikh goes way beyond the call of duty... Sheikh Zayn Al-Ahmar has a wedding to arrange, a sister to protect and a country to rule. He's not going to let one woman bring it all down with a headline! Kidnapping Sophie seemed like a good idea, but soon her delectable company puts everything he values at risk. Only one mistress can rule Zayn's heart--will it be Sophie, or his duty? Welcome to The Chatsfield, New York!

When he kidnapped a princess, he didn’t count on her…Walid Al Kalam’s plan is simple. The American Celebutante Noelle Oldrich will remain in his palace until her father pays his debts. Without the money her hotel magnate father owes him, Walid cannot fulfill his commitment to the pipeline that represents the future of the small middle eastern country of Askar.But Noelle isn’t the passive, agreeable guest that she should rationally be. Instead, the willful American princess disrupts the peace of his home, and his peace of mind. Whether she is running through his courtyard in skin-tight gear or braiding together a rope to lower herself out a window, the intelligent beauty threatens his very sanity.Enter the pirate princess…No way will any sheikh keep Noelle Oldrich captive, even if she does want to rip the stuffy suits off the hot Arabic David Beckham clone.She might be good for nothing but spending money and wearing clothes, but Noelle will escape the sexy sheikh’s palace, no matter what. She has to—no way will her father pay his debt. The only help she’s going to get is from her childhood imaginary friend, a pirate princess who is ready to make the stupid, sexy sheikh walk the plank.A fabulous jewel…Noelle's one chance to pay her own ransom and escape the sheikh’s control is to find the legendary jewel, the Palm of Askar, lost for decades.If she finds the diamond, Walid will have to let her go, but his drugging kisses threaten to turn her into a willing captive…

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The desert prince's bride Dr Jenny Stapleton has devoted herself to those in need around the globe, risking her life but never her heart—she's done that before and lost it, along with her husband and her unborn child. In Zaheer she meets Dr Kam Rahman, a man she thinks is only a doctor—but actually he is a sheikh! Sheikh Kamid Rahman al'Kawali is heir to the throne of Zaheer! By travelling anonymously he can better address his country's needs, and he is struck by Jen's passion for his people—and the passion she arouses in him. He is soon to ascend the throne, and knows he wants this desert doctor as his queen!

The last thing feisty American heiress Gwen Spenser expected when she went to Zallaq was to wake up handcuffed to the desert kingdom's super hot, but aloof, ruler. But when rebel outlaws abduct them both, they have no choice but to escape--together. As if it's not enough to be hunted by their kidnappers, cut off from all help, and face an unrelenting desert, the sexy sheikh reveals that if they don't make it back to civilization in three days, they'll be shacked together permanently... as man and wife. Little does Gwen suspect that the biggest threat she faces comes from the man she's shackled to... Three mysterious ancient jewels... Three sexy sheikh brothers... The Jewels of the Desert series will heat up your life. The Jewels of the Desert Series: Handcuffed to the Sheikh, Too (December 2014) Desert Sheikh vs American Princess (June 2015) How to Kidnap a Sheikh (Late 2015)