She’s pregnant, alone and on the run. But undeniable passion will catch her in the end. A romance of runaway desire from the USA Today–bestselling author. Sterling McRae knows that powerful sheikh Rihad al Bakri wants to claim the unborn heir to his desert kingdom. Her baby belongs to his brother, her best friend, and was conceived to protect him. But now that he’s gone, there is no one to protect Sterling and her child from the duty-bound fate that awaits them. When Rihad finds Sterling he wastes no time in stealing her away to the desert. But his iron control is soon shattered by this bold, beautiful woman and replaced by infuriating, inescapable desire. To secure his country’s future, Rihad must claim Sterling, too . . . “A great intense romance in Protecting the Desert Heir, which hooks you right from the start . . . The gradual way their relationship builds up is the best thing about their romance as it makes the reader believe in their story.” —Harlequin Junkie