"Another hot and spicy historical romance from one of the best!"

Alexandra DeLisle's father died hiding priceless, ancient bracelets in a secret chamber in his home. He was suspicious of their neighbor, Dzmura, who cultivated a friendship with his younger daughter, Allegra.

Everything starts when Ryder Culhane comes to see Alexandra about the bracelets. Dzmura also wants them and decides to act immediately. He has Allegra steal them, and they take off for Persia. Ryder plans to pursue them, and Alexandra will not be left behind. She promises Ryder anything he wants if he'll take her along. How can he refuse? Soon they are experiencing one wild adventure after another, both in and out of the bed chamber. As they travel through Europe and the Orient and into Persian harems, their connection becomes stronger and stronger.

Ms. Devine has written another of her trademark hot and spicy romances! Alexandra's persistence to save her sister, no matter the cost, makes this a good story.

Reviewed by Delia Larkins
Courtesy Old Book Barn Gazette
Posted September 23, 2003

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Summary

BEYOND TEMPTATION...

Alexandra DeLisle believes Ryder Culhane may be the very devil because of his uncanny sixth sense, but if he holds the key to finding her abducted sister, she'd make a bargain with Lucifer himself. She'll do anything, from blackmailing him to submitting to his every intimate demand, and never count the cost...

BEYOND CONTROL...

They call him a pirate and a predator, but nothing in all his experience has prepared Ryder Culhane for the way the stubborn, stiff-necked, domineering Alexandra DeLisle invades his thoughts and clouds his mind with distracting, erotic images. She's the last thing he needs and the thing he most desires, and all she's done with her fool's bargain is put herself right where he wants her, in his hands and in his bed—and too close to the enemy who seeks to destroy them both...

BEYOND DESIRE...