Craving the wrong woman...
could lose him his crown!
To secure his throne, Sheikh Tariq is marrying a princess. It's all very simple - until his intended bride's friend and advisor Eloise Ashworth is sent to negotiate the union and Tariq suddenly finds his unwavering devotion to duty tested...
Eloise's attraction to the desert King is swift and intoxicating. But the accompanying guilt is overwhelming. Eloise cannot betray the royal family who gave her a home by pursuing Tariq. Succumbing to the wildfire between them could cost them both everything. And yet it refuses to be extinguished...
Clare Connelly was raised in small-town Australia among a family of avid readers. She spent much of her childhood up a tree, Mills & Boon book in hand. Clare is married to her own real-life hero and they live in a bungalow near the sea with their two children. She is frequently found staring into space - a surefire sign she is in the world of her characters. She has a penchant for French food and ice-cold champagne, and Mills & Boon novels continue to be her favourite ever books. Writing for MIlls & Boon is a long-held dream.
