THE DESERT LORD'S BRIDE - Olivia Gates
Throne of Judar, Book 2
Silhouette Desire #1884
ISBN-10: 0-373-76884-4
ISBN-13: 978-0-373-76884-2
July 2008
Series Romance

The Kingdom of Judar - Present Day

Sheik Shehab Aal Masood, Crown Prince of Judar, is waiting for Farah Beaumont, the woman the media calls insatiable; a cold and calculating financier who leaves a behind string of broken hearts in her promiscuous path. No matter. Shehab is only at this costume party to trap her. This foolish woman could have had all his wealth to share, but when her father, King Atef Aal Shalaan, the King of Zohayd, explained it was her duty to unite their kingdoms, she refused. And now, at this lavish costume party, Shehab watches Farah enter the room. Her photographs do her no justice. The woman is stunning, beautiful beyond belief. But Shehab cannot allow his emotions to get in the way. He plans to seduce Farah, trick her into falling in love with him and marry her before she learns that he's the same man she unknowingly dismissed as "just some prince."

Farah Beaumont doesn't know who the handsome foreign stranger is, but he's followed her with his eyes since she came through the door and started walking across the ballroom, all the while seeming to pull her toward him with just a look. He is costumed in the flowing robes of the Middle East, but she doesn't know much about those lands either, except what she recently learned from her newly-found father, who actually happens to be a king in one of those countries. And now, thanks to a clumsy waiter, she's standing face to face with the man, embarrassed, drenched in spilled champagne, and desperately needing a change of clothing. The stranger who calls himself Shehab offers her an escape, but they're both overrun by paparazzi as they leave the party. In no time at all, she's aboard his private jet as Shehab whisks her out of the country, where she will unknowingly become THE DESERT LORD'S BRIDE.

The story of the fate of the Throne of Judar that began in THE DESERT LORD'S BABY (May 2008) now moves to shed light on the new Crown Prince Shehab Aal Masood, who must marry Farah Beaumont immediately. It is only her blood ties that will bind and secure Judar's fate. Farah has been touted by the press as shades of many evils, but as newspapers are wont to do, their news is far from the truth. In the hours after Shehab and Farah meet, they tumble into love fast and headfirst. The hours become days, and then quickly turn into weeks, but sooner, rather than later, Shehab must confess his deception. Will Farah accept that he loves her for herself and not the Judar Crown?

THE DESERT LORD'S BRIDE is the second book in The Throne of Judar miniseries, which will wrap up in September with THE DESERT KING, the story of brother Kamal's quest for love and romance while the kingdom's future still hangs in the balance. The action in THE DESERT LORD'S BRIDE is solely focused on the passionate relationship of Shehab and Farah as they spend every tantalizing moment of their time together on Shehab's magical island. Don't miss this exotic and thrilling tale!

Diana Risso