FOUR WOMEN AND THE MEN THEY ARE FORBIDDEN TO LOVE Four nuns find themselves suddenly thrust into a hostile world they long ago abandoned for the safety of the convent. Unwittingly they become pawns in a battle between the charismatic Jaime Miro leader of the outlawed Basque nationalists and the ruthless Colonel Ramon Acoca of the Spanish Army. Meganthe orphan who feels an overpowering attraction to Jaime Miro Luciathe fiery Sicilian beauty on the run for murder - and Rubio Arzano the freedom fighter who risks his life to save her Teresawhose guilty conscience finally drives her to betray her friends Gracielawho bears a terrible secret that almost destroys her - and the courageous Ricardo Mellado who loves her. The Sands of Time is an unforgettable adventure and a heart-stopping romance set against the timeless and dramatic landscape of Spain.Tracy Whitney Is On Top Of The World. Young Beautiful Intelligent She Is About To Marry Into Wealth And Glamour Until Betrayed By Her Own Innocence She Finds Herself In Prison Framed By A Ruthless Mafia Gang Abandoned By The Man She Loves. Beaten And Broken But Surviving With Dazzling Ingenuity Tracy Emerges From Her Savage Ordeal Determined To Avenge Herself On Those Who Have Destroyed Her Life&From New Orleans To London Paris Madrid And Amsterdam Tracy Plays For The Highest Stakes In A Deadly Game&. Only One Man Can Challenge Her; He S Handsome Persuasive And Every Bit As Daring. And Only One Man Can Stop Her; An Evil Genius Whose Only Hope Of Salvation Is In Tracy S Destruction& Sidney Sheldon Is The Mega-Selling International Author Of Seventeen Previous Bestselling Novels. There Are Now Over 275 Million Copies Of His Books In Print Worldwide And He Features In The Guinness Book Of Records As The World S Most Translated Author. He Is Also A Highly Acclaimed Award-Winning Scriptwriter For Stage Film And Television