Algerian Desert, 1833 Held captive in a Bedouin camp, Susannah Sutcliffe was bid to dress in scandalous silks and dance for the sheikh's guests. The request wasn't new to Susannah—but the presence of English diplomat Alex Grayfield was a shock she had not anticipated!Handsome and charming, Alex exuded a powerful masculinity that Susannah found irresistible. . . and he was unmistakably aroused by her sensual dance. Soon, Susannah had a plan to escape her desert captors: convince Alex to rescue her—by seducing him. . . .