Kristen Jameson, a beautiful public relations executive from New York, is on the last leg of a business trip that has taken her throughout Arabia when her commuter plane crashes in the remote Moldharian desert. Fortunately, the accident is witnessed by Sheikh Asad al Sayyid, and he mounts his steed and races toward the crippled plane to pull her from the wreckage. He carries her to his private tent where, under his watchful eyes, she can recuperate from her injuries.

Asad is a wealthy and privileged man, but his life is not without complication. As the crown prince of Moldhar, he is...