ISBN: 9780373820481

KAL watched the bird spiral upwards, riding the desert thermals higher and higher until it was a black speck against the impossibly blue sky. The bird's flight lifted his spirit until it … Meer...

KAL watched the bird spiral upwards, riding the desert thermals higher and higher until it was a black speck against the impossibly blue sky. The bird's flight lifted his spirit until it seemed his soul soared with it, released from the imprisonment of his body. Only here, alone in an endless sea of sand, did he experience the lightness of spirit that was close to happiness. As close as he would ever come... Suddenly, the black speck dropped like a stone, down and down and down, wings tucked back to add destructive power to the speeding descent. It disappeared from sight behind a sand dune, and Kal whistled then held out his arm for the bird's return. It had missed its kill and he wasn't sorryhe had food enough for himself and the bird. But the falcon's failure reminded him how long it had been since he'd spent time with his birdsflying them and training them. His men exercised them regularly, but they didn't have the same touch and the birds knew it. But what was more important? Training falcons the way his ancestors had for thousands of years, or bringing modern medicine to his countryproviding the best medical services for his people? He slipped the bird's hood over its head and set it on a stand, his hand lingering on the shiny dark feathers, feeling a tight bond with this living creature that could fly so freely, yet returned willingly to its captivity. Just as he would return to the hospital, for to do anything else would be unthinkable. But not until tomorrow... He walked back across a sand hill to where he'd left his big four-wheel-drive, and brought out a bundle of sticks. He'd build a fire and camp out beneath the starsforget the world he was escaping, if only for a night. But though the stars shone like a scattering of bright diamonds in the velvety night sky, and the wind across the desert sands soothed him with its song, he couldn't recapture the lightness he'd felt as he'd watched the bird soar, and his mood turned deep and heavyhis soul now a weighted stone within him. The plane dropped beneath the clouds and there, spreading to the horizon, were the desert sands, just as Kal had described thema golden sea, with wave upon wave of wind-sculpted dunes. Kal had spoken of their beauty, but the longing in his voice when he'd mentioned the desert had told Nell more than words ever could have. The man she'd loved had loved this arid country with a bone-deep passion bred into him over the thousands of years his ancestors had roamed those sands. Now, seeing them for the first time, Nell clasped her hands tightly together, the photo of PatrickPatrick with hairbefore the cancersquashed between them. It was like a talisman, this photo, and she'd held it tightly throughout the twelve-hour flight, so now the outer plastic cover was sticky with her worrying and a crease was developing across her son's finely aquiline nose. Patrick was wellshe'd phoned home twice from the plane, the first time because she'd bee Fiction Fiction eBook, Harlequin<

ISBN: 9780373820481

KAL watched the bird spiral upwards, riding the desert thermals higher and higher until it was a black speck against the impossibly blue sky. The bird's flight lifted his spirit until it … Meer...

KAL watched the bird spiral upwards, riding the desert thermals higher and higher until it was a black speck against the impossibly blue sky. The bird's flight lifted his spirit until it seemed his soul soared with it, released from the imprisonment of his body. Only here, alone in an endless sea of sand, did he experience the lightness of spirit that was close to happiness. As close as he would ever come... Suddenly, the black speck dropped like a stone, down and down and down, wings tucked back to add destructive power to the speeding descent. It disappeared from sight behind a sand dune, and Kal whistled then held out his arm for the bird's return. It had missed its kill and he wasn't sorryhe had food enough for himself and the bird. But the falcon's failure reminded him how long it had been since he'd spent time with his birdsflying them and training them. His men exercised them regularly, but they didn't have the same touch and the birds knew it. But what was more important? Training falcons the way his ancestors had for thousands of years, or bringing modern medicine to his countryproviding the best medical services for his people? He slipped the bird's hood over its head and set it on a stand, his hand lingering on the shiny dark feathers, feeling a tight bond with this living creature that could fly so freely, yet returned willingly to its captivity. Just as he would return to the hospital, for to do anything else would be unthinkable. But not until tomorrow... He walked back across a sand hill to where he'd left his big four-wheel-drive, and brought out a bundle of sticks. He'd build a fire and camp out beneath the starsforget the world he was escaping, if only for a night. But though the stars shone like a scattering of bright diamonds in the velvety night sky, and the wind across the desert sands soothed him with its song, he couldn't recapture the lightness he'd felt as he'd watched the bird soar, and his mood turned deep and heavyhis soul now a weighted stone within him. The plane dropped beneath the clouds and there, spreading to the horizon, were the desert sands, just as Kal had described thema golden sea, with wave upon wave of wind-sculpted dunes. Kal had spoken of their beauty, but the longing in his voice when he'd mentioned the desert had told Nell more than words ever could have. The man she'd loved had loved this arid country with a bone-deep passion bred into him over the thousands of years his ancestors had roamed those sands. Now, seeing them for the first time, Nell clasped her hands tightly together, the photo of PatrickPatrick with hairbefore the cancersquashed between them. It was like a talisman, this photo, and she'd held it tightly throughout the twelve-hour flight, so now the outer plastic cover was sticky with her worrying and a crease was developing across her son's finely aquiline nose. Patrick was wellshe'd phoned home twice from the plane, the first time because she'd bee Fiction Fiction, Harlequin<

ISBN: 9780373820481

Fourteen years ago, Dr. Nell Warren fell madly in love with Sheikh Khalil al Kalada--although he could never be hers, for a brief time their passion was intense. Now Nell is faced with a… Meer...

Fourteen years ago, Dr. Nell Warren fell madly in love with Sheikh Khalil al Kalada--although he could never be hers, for a brief time their passion was intense. Now Nell is faced with an emergency and is forced to seek him out. She journeys to the cosmopolitan oasis city where Kal is now a successful surgeon. He is the only man who can save her son''s life. Not because of his skill, but because Kal is Patrick''s father&3133;. Meredith Webber, Books, Sheikh Surgeon Books Fourteen years ago, Dr. Nell Warren fell madly in love with Sheikh Khalil al Kalada--although he could never be hers, for a brief time their passion was intense. Now Nell is faced with an emergency and is forced to seek him out. She journeys to the cosmopolitan oasis city where Kal is now a successful surgeon. He is the only man who can save her son's life. Not because of his skill, but because Kal is Patrick's father&3133; .<

ISBN: 9780373820481

Fourteen years ago, Dr. Nell Warren fell madly in love with Sheikh Khalil al Kaladaalthough he could never be hers, for a brief time their passion was intense. Now Nell is faced with a… Meer...

Fourteen years ago, Dr. Nell Warren fell madly in love with Sheikh Khalil al Kaladaalthough he could never be hers, for a brief time their passion was intense. Now Nell is faced with an emergency and is forced to seek him out. She journeys to the cosmopolitan oasis city where Kal is now a successful surgeon. He is the only man who can save her son's life. Not because of his skill, but because Kal is Patrick's father&3133;. Fiction Fiction eBook Fourteen years ago, Dr. Nell Warren fell madly in love with Sheikh Khalil al Kalada--although he could never be hers, for a brief time their passion was intense. Now Nell is faced with an emergency and is forced to seek him out. She journeys to the cosmopolitan oasis city where Kal is now a successful surgeon. He is the only man who can save her son's life. Not because of his skill, but because Kal is Patrick's father&3133; .<