The Thief and the Desert Flower — Bonnie Dee

Can a princess find love in the arms of a desert thief?

Princess Chala is facing an arranged marriage to a man she's never met. When her caravan is attacked in the desert and she's kidnapped by the nomad leader, she thinks only of escape -- at first. But the charming rogue, Kyo is set on seducing her until she freely gives him what he's craved from the moment he saw her. The fiery-tempered princess and the unscrupulous scoundrel engage in a battle of the sexes.

Lust slowly turns to love as they share details of their lives and realize they have more common ground than expected. But Chala's powerful bridegroom, Brachas isn't about to let a merger between two kingdoms dissolve without a fight. His soldiers find and reclaim the princess, who now has an agenda of her own.

Can a clever princess and her determined lover save a desert people, bring a despot to justice and find a future together in a world of their choosing?