Following a recent merger, American executive assistant Marian is sent overseas to meet with her company's new Arab business partner. But once Marian sees who she'll be working with-the handsome Sheikh Omar Almasi-she's instantly wary of his good looks and brooding demeanor. When circumstances force her to step into her boss' shoes, Marian is more than ready to prove she should be taken seriously...even if it means working side by side with the surly, sexy sheikh.Two years after losing his wife to cancer, Omar is more driven than ever in his family's oil business. He opposed the merger with the US tech firm, and now that it's done, he refuses to compromise himself for corporate Americans. But Omar is caught off guard when he meets beautiful, business-savvy Marian. The woman drives him wild with her stubborn determination and her distracting allure. He's never had to work so closely with someone so...feminine, and the more time they spend together, the more he has to fight his impulses.Soon their attraction is undeniable, but with the wound of his wife's death still not healed, Omar may never be ready to move on...unless Marian can show him how to love again.