Sterling McRae knows that powerful Sheikh Rihad al Bakri wants to claim the unborn heir to his desert kingdom. Her baby belongs to his brother - her best friend - and was conceived to protect him. But now he's gone there's no one to protect Sterling and her child from the duty-bound fate that awaits them. When Rihad finds Sterling he wastes no time in stealing her away to the desert. But his iron control is soon shattered by this bold, beautiful woman and replaced by an infuriating, inescapable desire. To secure his country's future, Rihad must claim Sterling too...