Alexandra Forbes is a young and beautiful English girl working for the British government in exotic, wartime Cairo. She decides to take a holiday in the magical old city of Damascus an exotic setting worthy of the Arabian Nights. But she has no idea of the dangers that await her there. When Blake's lips touched hers, Alexandra felt a thrill she had never known before. To be kissed by a stranger and fall madly in love - such was part of her extraordinary fate. But danger swept over romance when she discovered his secret identity and was immersed in a political intrigue. Now, she finds herself caught up in a whirlwhind of suspense and heart-breaking romance.