Bethan first met Max Lansdelle when he had scornfully rescued her from the amorous attentions of one of her Egyptian holiday group. Maxs disdain only increased when Bethan rigged it so that she could join his search for the lost tomb of one of the Pharaohs.

Max kept his distance, until, one day, the two of them were trapped together... and his icy veneer cracked. Bethan had certainly not been prepared for the scorching intensity of his kiss, nor for her hungry response.

But Bethan refused to surrender to their turbulent passions, sure that Max was only using her--as a substitute for his fiancee in England.