Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Sheikh’s Wife | 2001 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 2 | Desert Affair | 2002 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 3 | Desert Prince, Defiant Virgin | 2002 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 4 | In the Sheikh’s Marriage Bed | 2005 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 5 | The Sheikh’s Virgin | 2005 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 6 | The Sheikh’s Captive Bride | 2005 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 7 | Traded to the Sheikh | 2006 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 8 | At the Sheikh’s Command | 2006 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 9 | The Sultan’s Virgin Bride | 2006 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 10 | The Sheikh’s Innocent Bride | 2006 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 11 | The Sheikh’s Disobedient Bride | 2006 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 12 | Bedded by the Desert King | 2006 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 13 | The Sheikh’s Ransomed Bride | 2007 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 14 | For the Sheikh’s Pleasure | 2007 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 15 | The Sheikh’s Convenient Virgin | 2008 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
| 16 | At the Sheikh’s Bidding | 2008 | Susan Stephens | Buy |
The Surrender to the Sheikh series brings together 16 Harlequin romances published between 2001 and 2008, all featuring powerful sheikh heroes and the women who capture their attention. The Sheikh’s Wife opens the collection, and subsequent titles like Desert Affair, The Sheikh’s Virgin, and The Sheikh’s Captive Bride establish the formula: a commanding desert ruler paired with a heroine who challenges him in ways he did not expect.
The series leans heavily on the desert romance subgenre that was extremely popular in Harlequin’s lineup during the 2000s. Expect arranged marriages, captive bride scenarios, and palace settings. Titles like Traded to the Sheikh and Bedded by the Desert King make the power dynamics explicit, while The Sheikh’s Ransomed Bride and At the Sheikh’s Bidding push those dynamics further. The heroines are typically fish-out-of-water characters navigating a world of wealth and tradition.
Readers should know that these books reflect the conventions of early-2000s sheikh romance, which relied on dramatic setups that were common in category fiction at the time. The 16 entries are standalone reads sharing a theme rather than a continuous plotline, so you can pick up any title that appeals to you.