About the book: 2009 / Not only was Victoria McCullen dragged out of bed by palace guards, but now she also offered to pay off her father’s gambling debts - by giving herself to the winner ! Therefore, she was shocked when Prince Kateb made her a counter-proposal... Having whisked Victoria off into the desert with him and made her his mistress for six months, Kateb, the widowed ruler, had no intention of falling in love with her. However, very soon the straightforward native of Texas forced him to change his royal habits. Obligations to the country demanded that Sheikh El Dehariya marry a “suitable” girl, while his heart told him something completely different: to claim Victoria and make her his forever.