From a New York Times–bestselling author, a jilted royal abducts his personal assistant and proposes she be his wife in this sexy romance.

He needs a substitute bride . . .

And she will be his queen!

When desert prince Dal's convenient bride is stolen, he must find a replacement—immediately. Suddenly shy secretary Poppy is kidnapped by her merciless boss and whisked away to his kingdom. She's shocked to find herself willingly surrendering to his expert seduction! But when it becomes clear that Dal has more than pleasure in mind, will Poppy be persuaded to accept his royal proposal?