An English rose ready for plucking? When billionaire playboy Xavier de Maistre discovers he's in line to rule the kingdom of Kharastan, he's not eager to claim his birthright. Until he meets Laura Cottingham, the English lawyer who confirms the news. Laura is as fresh and pure as a newly bloomed rose! Xavier decides he will embrace his heritage--and indulge his intense need to possess Laura. But is Laura ready and willing to be tamed and taken by this desert prince?