Pregnant, stolen…

and claimed by the billionaire!

A soul-searing night with a handsome Greek? Check. A life-changing consequence? Check! Then Poppy Brown’s world is upended again upon discovering the baby she’s carrying is arrogant Xander Caras’s. And he’s engaged!

Finding Poppy waitressing with a bump, Xander immediately calls off his arranged nuptials. His child won’t endure the poverty he did. So aboard his superyacht, he demands Poppy as his bride. Only when she refuses does he realize he can’t win her over with commands. He must set sail and remind her of the devastating chemistry that originally bound them together…

Titles in the Claimed by a Greek duo include: The Heir Affair ~ Greek’s Kidnapped Princess ~

This is an adult 18+ story that contains language, possible violence, and/or sexual situations geared to an adult audience.

Title:  The Heir Affair
Series:  Claimed by a Greek (HP duo)
Author:  Heidi Rice
Published:  August 26, 2025
Publisher:  Harlequin Presents
My Rating:  4.5 stars

The Heir Affair is the first story in the Harlequin Presents duo, Claimed by the Greek.  Poppy and Xander (Alex as he was first known to Poppy) are about as opposite as two people could possibly get.  Yet, at their core, they share a past of being left alone, one on purpose, the other through her mother’s death.  They both dealt with those emotional traumas far differently, as we will discover.

Poppy and Alex had sneaked onto a billionaire’s island, a place where she had shared a cherished memory with her mother.  Unknown to Poppy, Xander had every right to be here since it was his island.  But they had agreed to remain anonymous, first names only.  Their hours on the island stayed with them far longer than either could have imagined.  Five months later, Poppy was still on his mind, a yearning for a woman he didn’t understand, and could not ignore.  When he glimpses a woman in a restaurant who reminds him of Poppy, he quickly investigates only to discover something he never could have imagined, although he should have known of the possibility… Poppy was pregnant with his child, and he’d do anything to protect them both.

I enjoyed The Heir Affair by Heidi Rice very much.  Poppy and Xander are a passionate couple, and while not financially equal, their stubbornness makes up for any other shortcomings.  I loved watching Xander’s protective walls slowly crumble under Poppy’s care.  He may have thought he could not love; he was wrong.  The Heir Affair is well-written, emotional, and passionate, and brings two people who are so deserving of being loved for themselves together.  I look forward to the next story in this duo, Greek’s Kidnapped Princess.

This title will be released on August 26, 2025.

*I received an e-ARC of this novel from the author or the author’s team via Booksprout, and I sincerely thank them for their trust. It is my choice to leave a review giving my personal opinion about this book.*

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