Desert Rose — Frances Lloyd

HE WAS GORGEOUS .. .

But Natalie hadn't meant to faint at Josh Forde's feet. She had arrived at his Australian outback ranch in a jolting truck that had destroyed all of her feeble attempts to hold on to her dignity--and her balance.

Then Natalie's gaze moved up a pair of khaki-clad legs to dark eyes that surveyed her with a disdain she felt bound to erase. She'd show Josh that she wasn't a mere socialite on holiday. She could be as strong as any woman he'd known--and she'd make sure of one thing: she'd never, ever fall in love with him.