One stolen night with the Sultan ... Virginal Gracie Jones longs for adventure - and one incredible evening in Rome, she finds it in the arms of charismatic Malik al Bahjat. But morning reveals he's next in line to Alazar's throne! Driven away by his royal family, Gracie discovers too late that their forbidden night left her pregnant ... When Malik learns the truth a decade later, he explodes back into Gracie's life. He sweeps her from her small hometown...

"1838, Boston: Once upon a time Isobel Moore was thought to be one of Boston's most eligible young women. But, after a marriage proposal gone wrong, she is now at threat of being labelled a spinster. And, though her work at a small school for impoverished immigrants brings her great joy, she can't help but wish for more in life. When her dream of finding love fails to come true, she knows-if she's to have the family she dreams of-it will take desperate...