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Issue Details: First known date: 2012... 2012 Defying Her Desert Duty
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'Chained by silk and jewels Across the bustling nightclub, bodyguard Zahir El Hashem watches his latest charge swaying temptingly on the dance floor, his pulse quickening. Returning the Princess to her bridegroom might not be such a simple operation after all… Soraya Karim has always known one day she must resume her royal obligations – just not so soon! Clinging to the last shreds of her freedom, Soraya insists they take the long way back to Bakhara – and their attraction reaches a dangerous fever pitch… Once they reach the gates of the palace such a liaison will be utterly forbidden. From then duty must reign… ' (Publisher's blurb)

Adaptations

y separately published work icon Defying Her Desert Duty Annie West , Yoriko Minato (illustrator), Tokyo : SB Creative , 2016 25342538 2016 single work graphic novel romance

'At the age of fourteen, Soraya became betrothed to the Emir of Bakhara, her distant relative and ruler of the desert nation. Ten years later, an intrepid warrior named Zahir appears in front of her while she enjoys her freedom as a student in Paris. He has been sent by the emir to bring his bride back to Bakhara for the royal wedding: an order that Zahir can’t refuse after having his own life saved by the emir. Knowing that she will have no freedom upon returning to Bakhara, Soraya insists on traveling around France before they return. Their journey begins as they take off into the sky…'(Publication summary)  

Publication Details of Only Known VersionEarliest 2 Known Versions of

    • Chatswood, Chatswood - Gordon - Castlecrag area, Sydney Northern Suburbs, Sydney, New South Wales,: Harlequin Mills and Boon , 2012 .
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      Extent: 187p.
      Note/s:
      • Published : November 2012 (Australia/NZ)
      ISBN: 9781743062517 (pbk.) :
      Series: y separately published work icon Sexy Romance Sexy Harlequin Mills and Boon (publisher), Harlequin Mills and Boon , 1998- Z1195716 1998 series - publisher
    • Richmond, Surrey,
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      England,
      c
      c
      United Kingdom (UK),
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      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Mills and Boon ,
      2012 .
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      Note/s:
      • Published October 2012 (UK)
      ISBN: 9780263891232 (pbk.), 0263891232 (pbk.)
      Series: y separately published work icon Modern Romance Mills and Boon (publisher), Mills and Boon , 1999- Z1424403 1999 series - publisher
    • Don Mills, Ontario,
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      Canada,
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      Americas,
      :
      Harlequin ,
      2014 .
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      Extent: 1v.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published October 2014
      ISBN: 9781460346617
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon A Royal Scandal Annie West , North Sydney : Harlequin Mills and Boon , 2015 8857357 2015 selected work novel romance North Sydney : Harlequin Mills and Boon , 2015
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Sheikh's Reluctant Queen Annie West , Sydney : Mills and Boon , 2016 9560507 2016 selected work novel Sydney : Mills and Boon , 2016
  • Appears in:
    y separately published work icon The Ultimate Sheikh Selection Meredith Webber , Annie West , Sydney : Harlequin , 2020 18928792 2020 selected work novel Sydney : Harlequin , 2020
Alternative title: Αψηφώντας το Νόμο της Ερήμου
Language: Greek
    • Athens,
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      Greece,
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      Western Europe, Europe,
      :
      Charlenik Hellas ,
      2013 .
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      Extent: 160p.p.
      Note/s:
      • Published November 2013.
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