When a marine rescue mission went awry, Staff Sergeant Travis Hawks realised he was in for the fight of his life. He and Lisa Chambers — the uppity heiress he was trying to save — were stranded and forced to race across the Arabian desert to stay alive. Despite their bickering throughout the blazing hot days, one sultry night Travis and Lisa ignited a scorching passion that neither could forget. But when they reached safety, would the bonds they forged disappear like a desert mirage...or endure to the altar and beyond?