Cirrus@Austlit

'The countries of Calista and Aristo are split in two like the fabled broken diamond. A legend states that the person who finds the missing part of the diamond will become the true king. But these tales have nothing to do with housekeeper Effie. Then, out of the blue, she is chosen as a maid by King Zakari and sent to the desert. She was nervous as she timidly entered the king’s tent, but when the handsome, strong king informed her that she was to share his bed, Effie ran away…still wearing the glittering pendant she had received from her late mother.' (Publication summary)

'Bernadette was born out of wedlock, the daughter of a famous businessman and his mistress. She’s independent, and she doesn’t believe in true love. But she’s unexpectedly reunited with a young and dashing tycoon on the night of her twenty-fourth birthday. That’s when her unfailing beliefs start to falter. Danton veils his attempts to melt her heart and win her love through challenges to compete with him. Are both work and love just games for the man? A loss in the competition leads Bernadette to spend a month at Danton’s island in the South Pacific. What will happen to her heart—and her destiny? '(Publication summary)