A THOUSAND AND ONE NIGHTS. Christy's brother had disappeared without a trace in the Sahara Desert. Now Christy was in Morocco, determined to find him. The only one who could help her was Hassan Ben Kadiri, a man born and bred in the desert, who looked more like a warrior chief than a caravan guide. What started out as a simple journey soon turned into a tale straight out of the arabian nights. Stranded without food or water after a sandstorm, Christy and Hassan were faced with a long, hot trek across the burning, shifting sand dunes of the Sahara -- and a passion that threatened to consume both.