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  “You decided after twenty-nine and a half years that you were tired of being too practical, too level-headed, and too responsible. You had to be carefree and spontaneous, didn’t you?” She challenged her oval faced reflection, noting the paleness of her skin. It wasn’t just the loss of her holiday tan. “You had to prove that by having a whirlwind, no-holds-barred holiday affair with a man whose last name you didn’t even know. The same man who just walked in the ballroom, and judging from his last name, is one of the new owners of the company that’s your biggest client.”

  The Weeping Desert

  Alexandra Thomas

  When a hidden beauty meets a bold Englishman, they break all the rules for love.

  A man in the royal harem!

  Khadija could not believe her eyes. The daughter of a powerful sheikh, she has never been allowed to mingle with foreigners, and certainly never alone. She knows she should summon the guards, but Khadija longs for freedom, and this handsome Englishman might just be her ticket out.

  Meets a caged bird longing for freedom.

  John Cameron is entranced with this wild desert beauty, and she seems fascinated with him. After a whirlwind secret affair, he is ready to take her home to his small English town. But are they ready for someone like Khadija? And when a jilted lover from her past tracks them down, Khadija and John must decide how far they are willing to go to stay together.

  This Retro Romance reprint was originally published in 1981 by Hamlyn Publishing.

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  This book is a work of fiction. The names, characters, places, and incidents are products of the writer’s imagination or have been used fictitiously and are not to be construed as real. Any resemblance to persons, living or dead, actual events, locale or organizations is entirely coincidental.

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  The Weeping Desert

  Copyright © 2013 by Alexandra Thomas

  ISBN: 978-1-61921-033-2

  Edited by Heather Osborn

  Cover by Valerie Tibbs

  All Rights Are Reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission, except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews.

  Original Publication by Hamlyn Publishing: 1981

  First Samhain Publishing, Ltd. electronic publication: January 2013

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  Table of Contents

  Chapter One

  Chapter Two

  Chapter Three

  Chapter Four

  Chapter Five

  Chapter Six

  Chapter Seven

  Chapter Eight

  Chapter Nine

  Chapter Ten

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