The high price of buried secrets Khalis Tannous has spent years ruthlessly eradicating every hint of corruption and scandal from his life - even shunning his own family. When Grace Turner arrives at Khalis' private Mediterranean island to view his family's stolen collection of priceless art, even he isn't blind to her beauty. Yet he recognises the shadows in her eyes - she too has her secrets. Grace can foresee the cost of giving in to temptation, but is helpless to resist Khalis' slow, determined seduction. But will she risk everything she has for a night in his bed?

What he wants, he takes! Cruelly discarded on her wedding night, Noelle Ducasse buries the shame of being an untouched bride—creating a new, glamorous life to mask the relentless ache of loneliness. Until Ammar returns… The image of Noelle's guileless eyes lingers with Ammar still. Noelle can refuse him all she likes, but this time the ruthless Ammar will not be denied. He'll spend each moment of each night proving that—no matter how much her mind denies it—she will melt under her husband's exquisite touch.…