A Silken Barbarity

Had she no say in her destiny?

Lorne couldn't quite believe that her grandfather had practically pawned her in order to hold on to his precious L'Oasis, the plantation that lay on Razul al Kebir's land.

"You've no idea how ruthless men can be in pursuit of what they desire," Razul advised her by way of explanation the night her grandfather died. But Lorne learned quickly - and she knew enough to feel immediately threatened by her captor.

Razul was stealing her away to his desert kingdom as easily as a thief might steal a purse...and might discard her just as lightly.