Rose Of The Desert

1967 UK Edition
By Roumelia Lane
Publisher	Harlequin Romance #1180
	Mills & Boon Romance #246
Release Month	Feb 1968 (US)
	Sept 1967 (UK)
Harlequin Romance Series #
Preceded by	Will You Surrender
Followed by	Dangerous Love
Mills & Boon Romance Series #246
Preceded by	The Strange Waif
Followed by	Play The Tune Softly
Mills & Boon Romance Series #1028
Preceded by	Beloved Enemies
Followed by	Autumn Wedding

• Author: Roumelia Lane
• Publisher: Mills & Boon Romance #246
• Year: 1967, September

Book Description

When her friend Alan Moore, son of the oil tycoon Sir Giles Moore, got Julie a job in Tripoli she had never dreamed that it would actually take her to work on the oil-camp itself, miles out in the scorching Libyan desert. But even that was not such a challenge as working with the camp manager, Clay Whitman, who stubbornly insisted that 'woman and oil don't mix'. Yet Julie could not deny her growing attraction to Clay - and judging by his disapproval and jealousy of Alan, he was not indifferent to her! In fact, after Julie left the firm and got a job as a children's nurse, Clay still seemed to be always there, helping and guiding her when things went wrong. But at the same time, he was showing a marked interest in at least two other women. How could Julie decide how she stood with him?

Blurb 2

From Harlequin Romance #1180, May 1982, US Edition:

"Women and oil don't mix." Julie hoped her new job in North Africa would provide a much needed respite from the dreary round of modeling in London, where life was a succession of changing garments and changing taxis. She found her boss, Clay Whitman, extremely attractive - until he voiced his opinion that a desert oil site was no place for a woman. She was determined to give him a wide berth in future, but the proved harder than she's expected . . .

Publication History

• 1967, September - Paperback Release (Mills & Boon Romance #246) (UK Original Release)
• 1968, February - Paperback Release (Harlequin Romance #1180) (US Original Release)
• 1971, May - Second Printing (Harlequin Romance #1180) (US Reissue)
• 1972, April - Third Printing (Harlequin Romance #1180) (US Reissue)
• 1974, June - Fourth Printing (Harlequin Romance #1180) (US Reissue)
• 1975, April - Paperback Release (Mills & Boon Romance #1028)
• 1975, September - Fifth Printing (Harlequin Romance #1180) (US Reissue)
• 1982, May - Sixth Printing (Harlequin Romance #1180) (US Reissue)

Cover Variation (By Release Date)

Sept 1967 <br\>UK Edition

Feb 1968 <br\>US Edition

Apr 1975 <br\>UK Edition

Unknown Release <br\>US Reissue

May 1982 <br\>US Sixth Printing