Janna is a quiet shy typist working for a romance author. She runs into Don Raul several times. He comes to her with a proposition to return to his home in the desert to help him with his grandmother's expectation that he marry her ward who looks like Janna. Janna is opposed at first because she would have to lie. Raul says he only wants her to show his grandmother that they are not suited but Janna's heart becomes involved. She comes to love him but believes he is in love with another of whom his grandmother would not approve. She also comes to love the desert but knows she must leave. Can they come to the truth?

I enjoyed this story. It is very much a book of the time written (1973) with a strong alpha male who knows what the shy virginal secretary should choose. She's not a quiet as he thinks and does stand up to him. Both need to learn to communicate and be honest and not assume. This is a sweet story of two people trying to find their way to love. I like Violet Winspear's writing and always look forward to reading her. ( )