She was an innocent. He was a worldly sophisticate. She was a student at UCLA. He was heir to the throne of a small but wealthy Middle Eastern kingdom. From the moment they met they were swept away by feelings they could barely control. And yet it was the very headiness of those passions. their suffocating power, that sent Philipa running from her husband, from the luxurious court at Dharan back to New York in search of independence. And she found it. A successful model, part-owner of her own agency. She had made her own life, But now, years later, Romain Al Adal had come: arrogant, unchanged, denying their divorce, determined to have her back. A whirlwind of fiery passions held them both in an unrelenting grip. She was his desert princess. He adored her. But could she love him, make a life with him without losing her very soul? (less)