When Sarah's career as a model came to a disastrous end, and soon afterwards her finace jilted her, she knew she must find something else to do - preferably something that would take her a long way from England and its unhappy memories. But was she doing the wisest thing in taking a job as companion to the sisters of Zain Hassan bin Hamid, Khalifa of Ben Zain in the heart of the Moroccan desert? For once she had arrived at the Khalifa's casbah, with no hope of escape, Zain Hassan bin Hamid announced that he had other plans for her. He needed a son; Sarah was his chosen wife - and the marriage would take place in a few days...