They'd met but once.Yet during that encounter,Jalia Shahbazi knew that herlife was in danger. At least, herlife as she wanted it. So she'dfled Bagestan, where she wasreenthroned royalty, forEurope, where she was refreshingly herself, tofight falling prey to the man his people called theFalcon: Sheikh Latif Abd al Razzaq Shahin. And whenmaintaining distance proved impossible, she flauntedthe last weapon in her arsenal.Another man's ring.Yet Latif saw through the lie. He knew there was noman behind the bauble, just as he knew that herpassion was his for the taking.Her love was another matter….

Jalia’s gone from political exile to royalty?but can she leave the only life she’s known? Before Jalia was born, her parents fled from the desert country of Bagestan. Then the sultan was restored and asked Jalia and her family to return to the country as royalty. However, Jalia couldn’t imagine life as a royal and lied, saying she had to return to the UK because she had a fianc? waiting for her there. But then she met the beautiful Latif?also known as Falcon?who captured her heart at the sultan’s coronation ceremony. And when she returned to Bagestan to attend her cousin’s wedding, her whole destiny changed.

They'd met but once. Yet during that encounter, Jalia Shahbazi knew that her life was in danger.

The instructions were simple: seek out and returnhome with the long-lost princess of Bagestan nowthat her family had regained control of the throne. Butwhen he found her, Sheikh Sharif Azad al Dauleh fellhard and fast for Princess Shakira's sultry smile andmysterious aura. She was everything he never thoughthe'd wanted in a wife, and yet her fiery naturepromised a lifetime of passion. He knew he needed toconvince Shakira of the importance of fulfilling herduty to both family and country—but bringingher back wasn't nearly as tempting as keepingher all for himself….

The last man in the world Viola wants to beg for help is Prince Adal Harir ibn Muntazer al Hasib. He's the man she trashed in the gutter press seven years ago when their passionate affair ended, and she knows he's never forgotten.But now Adal, powerful Cup Companion to the Sultan of Bagestan, is the one man who can save her brother's life. Adal's willing to help-for a price. And Viola has to do whatever it takes. But will living in the sheikh's love nest really set Ben free, or is Adal using the opportunity to take revenge?He wants Viola in his bed again, too. If Viola doesn't resist, will their loving only add heartbreak to the public humiliation he has in store for her? Praise for Sons of the Desert: The Johari Crown miniseriesTHE SHEIKH'S LOVE NEST"e;I've loved every book Alexandra Sellers has ever written-and this one is no exception. Reunited lovers, a dark and delicious sheikh, and enough passion to light the world-this is a master at the top of her game! I devoured it!"e;-USA Today Bestselling author Caitlin CrewsHER ROYAL PROTECTOR"e;The sheikh lives and what a sheikh! Meet Arif at your heart's peril-a powerful, stunning man with an even more breathtaking quality; compassionate honor. And Aly is his perfect foil, touching him with her bright mind, elfin beauty and her humility. In Alexandra Sellers' new book she is, as always, giving us raw passion, a captivating story and pounding excitement. Incredibly entertaining."e; -Stella Cameron, NY Times Bestselling author

What had brought Desiree Drummond to his desert land? Sheikh Salah Al Khouri knew the celebrated beauty must have an ulterior motive…hadn't she always? He'd let her slip from his grasp once, but he wouldn't make the same mistake again. Before the week was out, she would be in his bed. Desperation had driven Desi back into Salah's life. And though the man who looked at her with such cold eyes was so different from the one she remembered, her goal remained. She had to stop Salah's long-awaited arranged royal marriage…any way she could.

This book, the first full-length cross-period comparison of medieval and modern literature, offers cutting edge research into the textual and cultural legacy of the Middle Ages: a significant and growing area of scholarship. At the juncture of literary, cultural and gender studies, and capitalizing on a renewed interest in popular western representations of the Islamic east, this book proffers innovative case studies on representations of cross-religious and cross-cultural romantic relationships in a selection of late medieval and twenty-first century Orientalist popular romances. Comparing the tropes, characterization and settings of these literary phenomena, and focusing on gender, religion, and ethnicity, the study exposes the historical roots of current romance representations of the east, advancing research in Orientalism, (neo)medievalism and medieval cultural studies. Fundamentally, Representing Difference invites a closer look at medieval and modern popular attitudes towards the east, as represented in romance, and the kinds of solutions proposed for its apparent problems.

Jace was dead. Vanessa had finally fulfilled her promise, but too late. Now she could never explain, never ask forgiveness-certainly not from Jake Conrad, who blamed her for his cousin's death. Jake, who was very willing to act as stand-in for Vanessa's first love...for reasons of his own. Did he really want her? Or did he only want revenge?