Claiming His Desert Princess. Marguerite Kaye

      

      Stolen nights with the secret princess...

      Bound to marry for duty, Princess Tahira finds her only freedom in forbidden escapes to the desert. Then one night she encounters a stranger under the stars—adventurer Christopher Fordyce. He’s wildly attractive and thrillingly dangerous...an illicit fantasy she can’t resist!

      Even unaware of Tahira’s royal blood, Christopher knows his shameful past makes any future with her impossible. But in the sultry desert heat, desires are uncovered and secrets unveiled, and soon Christopher will risk everything to claim his desert princess!

       Hot Arabian Nights

       Be seduced and swept away by these desert princes!

      You won’t want to miss this new, thrillingly exotic quartet from Marguerite Kaye!

      First, exiled Prince Azhar must decide whether to claim his kingdom and beautiful unconventional widow Julia Trevelyan!

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      The Widow and the Sheikh

      When Sheikh Kadar rescues shipwrecked mail-order bride Constance Montgomery, can a convenient marriage help him maintain peace in his kingdom?

      Find out in

      Sheikh’s Mail-Order Bride

      To secure his kingdom’s safety, Sheikh Rafiq must win Arabia’s most dangerous horse race. His secret weapon is an English horse-whisperer...whom he does not expect to be an irresistibly attractive woman!

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      The Harlot and the Sheikh

      Daredevil Christopher Fordyce has always craved adventure. When his travels lead him to the kingdom of Nessarah he makes his most exciting discovery yet—a desert princess!

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      Claiming His Desert Princess

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       Author Note

      First of all thank you to Tahira, whom I met at a Mills & Boon ‘New Voices’ workshop. I thought she had a fabulous name—fit for a desert princess. She very kindly permitted me to use it. I hope she likes her namesake and thinks I’ve done her justice.

      More thanks for a name suggestion are due—this time to Mairibeth MacMillan, writer, friend and coffee mate, who named Tahira’s sand cat Sayeed (Hunter). Sayeed owes his slightly vicious predilections to two of my previous pet cats, both of whom were feral by nature, and loved by me and no one else!

      My final thanks go to a fictional character, Lord Henry Armstrong—is it permissible to thank your own creation? He made his first appearance in Innocent in the Sheikh’s Harem, as a conniving and ruthless diplomat with a bevy of daughters he was determined to marry off. That book spawned the Armstrong Sisters series, and at the conclusion of the last story, Unwed and Unrepentant, I thought I was done with him and he with me. But, like the proverbial bad penny, he just kept turning up unexpectedly. Thank you, Henry, I’ve loved delving into your secret and dark past in this book, you cad, you!

      This book rounds off the Hot Arabian Nights quartet. I hope that it finishes the series on a high, and that you enjoy reading it as much as I enjoyed writing it.

      Claiming His Desert Princess

      Marguerite Kaye

       www.millsandboon.co.uk

      MARGUERITE KAYE writes hot historical romances from her home in cold and usually rainy Scotland, featuring Regency rakes, Highlanders and sheikhs. She has published almost thirty books and novellas. When she’s not writing she enjoys walking, cycling (but only on the level), gardening (but only what she can eat) and cooking. She also likes to knit and occasionally drink martinis (though not at the same time). Find out more on her website: margueritekaye.com.

      Books by Marguerite Kaye

      Mills & Boon Historical Romance

      and Mills & Boon Historical Undone! ebook

      Hot Arabian Nights

       The Widow and the SheikhSheikh’s Mail-Order BrideThe Harlot and the SheikhClaiming His Desert Princess

      Comrades in Arms

      The Soldier’s Dark Secret

      The Soldier’s Rebel Lover

      The Armstrong Sisters

      Innocent in the Sheikh’s Harem

      The Governess and the Sheikh

      The Sheikh’s Impetuous Love-Slave (Undone!)

      The Beauty Within

      Rumours that Ruined a Lady

      Unwed and Unrepentant

      Stand-Alone Novels

      Never Forget Me

      Strangers at the Altar

      Scandal at the Midsummer Ball

      ‘The Officer’s Temptation’

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      Contents

       Cover

       Back Cover Text

       Hot Arabian Nights

       Author Note

       Title Page

       About the Author

       Chapter One

       Chapter Two

       Chapter Three

       Chapter Four

       Chapter Five

       Chapter Six

       Chapter Seven

       Chapter Eight

       Chapter Nine