title: Love Letters in the Sand: A Novel
author:  Sharon Stone 
description: Sharon Stone has written for The Tampa Tribune and taught screenwriting at the University of South Florida. The founder of Hi-Brow Productions, she has produced several short films. She is the author of Love Letters in the Sand and lives in Tampa, Fla.
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  CAY GARCIA
  
  
  
  
  
  Behind Palace Walls
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  In the service of a Saudi princess
  
  
  
  
  
  TAFELBERG
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # Dedication
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  THIS BOOK is dedicated to my sister. For your ongoing support in all that I
  do, your unconditional love and for being there for me no matter what. My love
  and respect for you knows no bounds.
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  # PROLOGUE
  
  
  
  
  
  The beginning of the end
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  
  IT IS two o’ clock in the morning. The sandstorm is at its peak. The windows
  are rattling as if someone is hammering on them from the outside. The desert
  sand, like talcum powder, penetrates even though everything is tightly shut.
  It hangs in the air making breathing difficult.
  
  
  
  
  
  The noise is unsettling. I am alone at home.
  
  
  
  
  
  There’s a light knock on my bedroom door. My flat mate, Mona, who works in the
  same palace and has just returned from work, hands me a large envelope. She
  seems flustered as she relays the news, “You have to be out of 