Expecting the Sheik's Heir

When celebrated pastry chef Sarah Winslow accepts a once-in-a-lifetime commission to create a birthday cake for Sheik Lakos el Sindrina, she expects pressure — not passion. But inside the palace walls, she finds a ruler haunted by betrayal… and drawn irresistibly to her fire.

Lakos has spent years carrying guilt planted by his manipulative uncle. Control is his shield. Distance is his survival. Until Sarah shatters both.

Their chemistry is explosive. Their enemies are closer than they think. And when poison strikes and palace intrigue turns deadly, Sarah and Lakos must decide what they’re willing to risk — for Katava, for each other… and for the fragile new future growing between them.