The desert can be a savage place... Carmen Granger has never been to Samarra. She doesn't need to travel there to know that it's not a safe place for a single woman. Her sister Michelle made that mistake, and it cost her her career, her freedom, and possibly her life. When Carmen finds out that her sister has disappeared, however, she'll do whatever it takes to save her baby niece from the same fate. She'll free baby Lily from the grip of her in-laws even if it means sacrificing everything she has ever loved. ... where the strongest not only survive but flourish. Nasir al Abbas is no fool. When his oldest brother Amir is involved in a mysterious accident that leaves no survivors, it doesn't take long for Nasir to question the evidence available. He sees inconsistencies everywhere, but the rest of his family believes that his grief has made him delusional. The only person who believes in him is his beautiful but vicious sister-in-law, and he can't tell whether she's really on his side. He's determined not to let his attraction to her distract him from his rescue mission, and he's forced to deny his own needs in order to preserve his family.