Sydney Reed dreamed of being a princess in a faraway land, and couldn't believe that smolderingly sexy Sheikh Malik of Jahfar would marry plain old her--even out of convenience. But the dream has ended and she's back to reality with a thud!

Now Sydney needs his signature on the divorce papers--Malik, however, has other ideas. Jahfaran law requires that they spend forty days together as man and wife before Sydney can be free of him forever. Out in the scorching desert, Malik holds all the power--he'll make sure their forty nights are more than worth it....