Kimberly Zanders was the nerd. The one who was always pushed around not only because she was a nerd but because she was chubby. She always kept quiet and dreamed of how different life would be if she were skinny and pretty and if she was popular. In reality Kimberly didn't have a single friend much less a boyfriend. She always wondered what it would be like to have a boyfriend so when she got a chance she took it without questioning. Shawn Stevens a popular cute guy from her school asked her out and she accepted without thinking about the wicked reasons as to why he did this. Her heart was broken and played with and she was sent away. When she was away she changed her looks and her attitude. She comes back to her home completely changed. Adam Hendrix the bad boy is amused by her he is intrigued and wants to know more. Her best friend becomes her enemy and her enemy becomes her best friend.

In the desert, an instant turns life into death and hate into love. In the desert, everything is different. Boundaries break down, and you find yourself doing things that you would never, ever have imagined. Lilly Linton finds this out the hard way: in the shadow of the pyramids, she and her boss, cold, calculating Mr Ambrose, must face death and danger together. Is the desert's heat enough to melt the cold heart of Britain's richest financier? WINNER of the PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD in the Wattys 2016 Sequel to Robert Thier's #1 Hit 'Storm and Silence'

"It is your choice," he said, stepping so close to me that our lips were almost touching. "Either do what I say - or get another job." My heart stood still as I gazed up into his deep, dark, dangerous eyes... In a world where women's only role in life is to sit at home and look pretty, Lilly is determined to fight for her freedom. There's only one problem: a powerful man blocking her way.