"The desert heats up when Emma shows up."

When Prince Reyhan's father decided it was time for him to get married, it was time for Reyhan to come clean. He already has a wife! In order for Reyhan to get a divorce, he has to have his father's approval, but the king wants to meet this mysterious wife that Reyhan neglected to bring home.

Emma Kennedy made an impulsive decision six years ago when she was in college. What she didn't know was the man she married was a prince and a bigger surprise is that she is still married to him. Now the king wants to get to know her and she is spending two weeks in Bahania before he will grant her a divorce.

As much as Reyhan wants to stay away from Emma, his body calls to be with her. Reyhan wants Emma with such intensity, that he is afraid that loving her will be the destruction of him. But fighting the beautiful woman she has become is much harder than he anticipated. Will he realize that Emma is the woman he was meant to always be with?

Getting a divorce and returning back to her normal life is all Emma wants to do. But the more time she spends in the company of Reyhan, the more her body longs to feel things she never felt during her short time with him. Not to mention all the unanswered questions she has about what happened to their relationship. Will time give her the answers she's looking for?

Susan Mallery has written another wonderful story in the Desert Rogues series. We do get to see some of the characters from her previous books, and yes the palace is still filled with the king's beloved cats. The story is very passionate and I was immediately entranced by how much Reyhan was fighting his feelings for Emma. And poor Emma was really left in the dark about so much of her life; it goes to show that sometimes an overprotective family could hurt more than help. Susan Mallery has always been a favorite of mine and she definitely doesn't disappoint with this passionate desert tale.

Reviewed by Beatrice Sigman
Posted April 22, 2004