Seduction in the Sand (Beauties of the Nile #1)
Anastasia Hayward

Even though his home is next to hers, Heqaib has never met the quiet woman next door. When his friendly request to fix a border issue is met with arid disdain, he wonders how to soothe someone so inhospitable. Should he try to cool her sultry temper or will he arouse her searing passion?
Now that she has entered palace society, jealousy flows against the wealthy widow. Can Netiqret endure the truth, or will she drown in a flood of rumors and secrets?