A brutal abduction off the Arabian coast should have ended in disaster, but her salvation carries a shocking price tag—the fabled Peacock's Eye. Whisked away to his exotic palace, Rafiq expects her to show her gratitude—by marrying him!
To secure his turbulent nation against political unrest, the sovereign sheikh requires an obedient consort at his side. Rafiq demands Belle perform all her royal duties—both in public and in private.
Secluded inside a luxury fortress on the northern coast, she soon learns an arrogant prince will accept nothing less than total surrender! Soon she succumbs to the sultry heat of the desert and to Rafiq's seduction. Belle is no longer an unwilling wife, now she is the sheikh's very willing lover—.