Books like Desert Captive by Penelope Neri

An 18‑year‑old Viking warrior finds herself captured and must navigate revenge, loyalty, and the complexities of love in a medieval setting.

Olivia Morse is rescued from hostile forces by Sheikh Khalid Fehr, who declares her his betrothed and vows to protect her honor as his captive virgin bride in the desert kingdom.

A medieval romance series where a dark knight and a young noblewoman fall in love amidst the historical backdrop of the 12th century.

A British aristocrat’s desert escape turns into a forbidden romance when she is kidnapped by a powerful sheik, leading to a passionate struggle for love and independence amid exotic sands.

Plain‑spoken Hawke Masters finds his pride humbled when he takes in orphaned niece and nephew and meets Rue, a spirited young woman who turns his life around.

When a novice abbess named Tara is captured by Viking raiders, she is forced into marriage with chieftain Rorik. Their journey takes them from northern fjords to the Black Sea as they fight war, betrayal, and cultural clash.

A young girl and her mother embark on a desert backpacking adventure, learning about native plants, wildlife, birds, and rock formations.

Marietta Danver, an English beauty sold into slavery, battles injustice and passion across the New World as she confronts powerful men and seeks her freedom.

Jessica Fox rises from London streets to become a coveted beauty in high society, yet her ambition to marry Captain Matthew Seaton threatens to unravel her past and her future.

When Sheikh Khalid Fehr saves innocent Olivia, she is claimed as his fiancée, forcing her to accept the role of regal queen and captive virgin bride in a land where honor and duty rule.

A romance of intrigue and rebellion set in Louisiana, following Pilar Sandoval y Serna as she seeks freedom from an oppressive stepfather by aligning with the brooding nobleman El Leon.

After cholera leaves a 15‑year‑old Cissie Brodie orphaned, she must raise nine siblings and build a home in the 1830s, fighting poverty, workhouses and prejudice while hoping love will broaden their horizons.

Victoria Ryan, who found love and freedom in Boston, must return home to Alta, California, and confront a forced marriage. With a hidden fortune, she seeks escape and is escorted by the stoic ex‑Texas Ranger Nick Kincade, whose own secrets bind them in a fierce romance of destiny and danger.

☆Sheikh's Woman - Alexandra Sellers Sons of the Desert #7 She'd awakened in a hospital, confused, to discover she was mother to a newborn...and wife to a steely-eyed stranger. Mere hours after gazing on Ishaq Ahmadi in London, Anna found herself at their desert home, which seemed both hauntingly familiar and oddly foreign. No evidence of a happy marriage existed in the palatial residence. No photographs. No clothes that fit Anna's slender build. No trust, given Ishaq's endless questions. There was simply the primal, passionate connection between them... and, of course, the baby. But Anna soon learned that nothing about her marriage was to be believed... ♡Her Desert family - Barbara McMahon Bridget Rossi isn't used to mingling amongst the seriously rich and famous. But through her cousin, Bridget has just been invited to stay with a powerfully sexy sheikh at his opulent desert oasis! Powerful, sexy Sheikh Rashid al Halzid is everything Bridget knows she can never have. After all, what does a quiet librarian have in common with a sheikh? So Bridget can't believe it when she's invited to stay in Rashid's desert oasis with him and his little son. His home is stunning, but despite the luxury, Bridget discovers a man who's buried his emotions. Ever since Rashid's wife died, his little boy has been crying out for his daddy. Bridget knows she can bring these two lost souls together.... The only problem is that in the process, she's falling in love -- with them both! But how can there be a happily-ever-after for two adults who are so different in every way? There's only one way for Bridget to find out.... ♡Sheikh and The Bride Who Said No - Susan Mallery Sheik and The Bride Who Said No - Desert Rogues #9 EVERYTHING ABOUT THE PALACE HAD ALWAYS INTRIGUED HER... Including the incredibly handsome crown prince himself. There was no denying that Murat was a man of mystery, power and many talents. But for a husband, Daphne Snowden wanted more. Sure, future "queen" sounded lovely, but she wanted someone who saw her as more than a woman to bear the next heir to the throne. Someone who respected her. Someone who loved her. Still, there was that niggling burning desire and unfinished business between them.... And though time had changed him, it had not erased her interest in the only man she ever loved. But obey his demands and marry him? Never!

Catherine, a fierce Cossack descendant, seeks vengeance against marauders who stole her village and prized horses. In an unlikely alliance with a proud Mongol prince, passion and duty ignite a fierce, historic romance.

A battle‑seasoned warrior meets a spirited, exiled lady‑in‑waiting who protects an illegitimate child, and he learns that love and loyalty strike deeper than duty.

In the heart of the Middle East, Sheikh Adan’s future is undone when his supposedly dead wife, Isabella, returns right before his coronation and wedding to another, forcing him to share his throne and bed with a defiant, sultry woman who has no memory of being his wife.

Hannah, a captured stepdaughter of the brutal Silas Quint, is thrust into servitude as an innkeeper’s barmaid. Amid poverty and abuse, she must escape, survive the lust of powerful men, and ultimately find love that frees her heart.

A modern woman is inexplicably transported to the nineteenth century where she must contend with a dangerous, ruthless time‑traveler who mistakenly believes she is his doomed, pregnant wife.

Adora, an illustrious daughter of the Byzantine emperor, becomes the coveted prize of an Ottoman sultan, a daring pirate, and a noble prince. In a sweeping romance set in 14th‑century Byzantium and the sultan’s harem, she chooses her destiny for love.

Meg Randall escapes a tyrannical marriage, protects her newborn son, and is swept into a stormy romance with Captain Scarlet, a masked highwayman amid Restoration intrigue.

A passionate historical romance set in the aftermath of the French Revolution, where a young woman entangled with a celebrated cavalry colonel faces a bittersweet dilemma of love and loyalty.

An Englishwoman, Juliette Clayton, is held captive by the Sheik of El Abadan and must decide whether to escape or give in to growing feelings for her captor.