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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
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Defying Her Desert Duty
Yoriko Minato
(illustrator),
Tokyo
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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)