Days of Desire

<b>In a pirate's lair nothing is as it seems . . .</b><P><i>Shipwrecked! </i>When Royce Hastings is found washed up on the shore of a verdant tropical island he tells the natives he is a merchant headed for Mozambique. The truth however is far more mercenary. Noble by birth the once favored Royce has lost his fortune and family; now he is a hired henchman on the trail of an elusive pirate. His shipwreck was a fake. He'll stop at nothing to infiltrate the island and capture his prey. His mother and sisters' lives depend on it. <P>The last thing Royce expects is to be captured himself. But the lovely young woman who tends to his wounds in the tropics quickly takes hold of his heart. Simone is the island's healer and her skilled ministrations not only awaken his soul but disturb his conscience. His path has been predetermined; his identity must remain concealed at all costs. Yet the passion he feels in Simone's sultry loving arms cannot be denied. With his loyalties torn Royce must make an agonizing unthinkable choice. . . . <P>The story is brimming with risqué retorts and searing sex scenes. -<i>Publishers Weekly </i>on <i>Passionate Pursuit</i>