Silk and Secrets — Mary Jo Putney

A DESERT FLOWER . . .

At seventeen, fiery Juliet Cameron had it all. She was beautiful, well-traveled as the daughter of a British diplomat, and married to the dashing and adventuresome Lord Ross Carlisle. But the constraints of Victorian society and the fear of an all-consuming love that threaten to engulf her restless spirit forced her to flee to the beloved Persian lands of her childhood.

Now, twelve years later, a gentleman's promise has brought Lord Ross Carlisle to the danger-filled terrain of Juliet's adopted homeland. Traveling together on a treacherous rescue mission through the exotic Middle East, these estranged lovers face unknown dangers. And as their passion begins to ignite under the merciless desert sun, it is Juliet who begins to fall captive to a love long-denied...