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  • Wings of the Morning by Lori Wick

    Wings of the Morning by Lori Wick

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Victoria “Smokey” Simmons stands silently on deck as her father’s body is lowered into the Atlantic, asking God for the strength she will need to command the Aramis alone. Not wanting to remain at sea forever, Smokey dreams of the time when she can trade her life aboard ship for a home and family. When she meets another captain, Dallas Knight, Smokey believes her dream will finally come true...
  • My Name Is Resolute by Nancy E. Turner

    My Name Is Resolute by Nancy E. Turner

    Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars
    · 30 ratings
    Nancy Turner burst onto the literary scene with her hugely popular novels These Is My Words, Sarah's Quilt, and The Star Garden. Now Turner has written the novel she was born to write, this exciting and heartfelt story of a woman struggling to find herself during the tumultuous years preceding the American Revolution...
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    pirates  historical  war  length-epic
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  • The Dagger Dance by Elizabeth Bailey

    The Dagger Dance by Elizabeth Bailey

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Lady Fan returns in another twisty murder case! For fans of Georgette Heyer, Mary Balogh, Barbara Erskine and Jane Austen.Can Lady Fan unravel another mystery…?1793, EnglandAfter a not-so-relaxing holiday in Tunbridge Wells, Lady Ottilia and Lord Francis Fanshawe have returned to their home with a young orphaned girl, Pertesia ‘Pretty’ Brockhurst...
  • Charity's Cross by MaryLu Tyndall

    Charity's Cross by MaryLu Tyndall

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    From the Winner of 2015's Inspirational Readers Choice Award for The Ransom comes a new romantic adventure ! Suspected of killing her husband, Charity Westcott flees on the first ship out of Portsmouth, England heading for the colonies. Loathing all men after her abusive marriage, she hopes to reunite with her family in Charles Towne, but the ship’s destination is Nassau...
  • The Ransom by MaryLu Tyndall, M.L. Tyndall

    The Ransom by MaryLu Tyndall, M.L. Tyndall

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Port Royal, Jamaica 1692 Living in a city deemed the wickedest in the world is no easy task for Miss Juliana Dutton. To make matters worse, with an ailing father and a drunken fool for a brother, she is forced to take over the running of the family business in order to survive...
  • Scandalous by Minerva Spencer

    Scandalous by Minerva Spencer

    Rated: 4.24 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 18 ratings
    "Have you no decency?" Straight-laced missionary Sarah Fisher has never met a man like Captain Martin Bouchard. He is the most beautiful person—male or female—she's ever seen. Overwhelmingly masculine, elegantly attired despite months at sea, he is in complete command of everyone and everything around him: everyone, that is, except Sarah...
  • Love's Sacred Song by Mesu Andrews

    Love's Sacred Song by Mesu Andrews

    Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Standing in the shadow of his famous father, young King Solomon wavers between fear and bravado, longing for a love that is true and pure--a love that can be his cornerstone. A shepherdess in the northern city of Shunem, Arielah has known since she first laid eyes on Solomon that it was her destiny to become his bride...
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    harems  historical  christian  length-long
  • His Make-Believe Bride by Cynthia Wright

    His Make-Believe Bride by Cynthia Wright

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    GUARDED HEARTSA French pirate of smoldering passions, Justin St. Briac has vowed never to marry. However, when his manipulative mother beckons him to her deathbed in Cornwall, he succumbs to her plea that he take a bride – devising an elaborate charade to appear to grant her dying wish...
  • The Redemption by M.L. Tyndall, MaryLu Tyndall

    The Redemption by M.L. Tyndall, MaryLu Tyndall

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 24 ratings
    2006 Christy Award Nominee! The Redemption is a rousing pirate adventure filled with sea battles, chases, arrests, and betrayal. Tyndall expertly interweaves history with fiction to create a spellbinding tale any lover of pirate romance will enjoy...
    Categorized as:
    pirates  christian  historical  length-long
  • No Rest for the Wicked by Lauren Smith

    No Rest for the Wicked by Lauren Smith

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A wicked pirate, a lady-turned cabin boy and a love reaching the distant horizon. Your next Pirate Adventure awaits You! A lady’s guide to surviving aboard a pirate ship: 1) Dress as a cabin boy. 2) Avoid drinking too much rum when the handsome captain is around. 3) Do not let the captain kiss you…again...
    Categorized as:
    pirates  historical  m-f  length-medium
  • Beautiful Tempest by Johanna Lindsey

    Beautiful Tempest by Johanna Lindsey

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 19 ratings
    #1 New York Times bestselling author Johanna Lindsey now reveals the tempestuous story of Jacqueline Malory whose furious desire for revenge leads to a confrontation with the handsome pirate who abducted her—and sparks a much steamier kind of desire...
  • The Secret of Love by Cynthia Wright

    The Secret of Love by Cynthia Wright

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    A STOLEN HEARTWhen Lady Isabella Trevarre first set eyes on Gabriel St. Briac, she announced to her best friend: “That is the man I will marry!” Now a woman grown, Izzie has traded her girlish dreams for the independent life of an artist, but she never quite forgot the dazzling Frenchman who captivated her young heart. When he appears again in Cornwall, sparks of desire kindle between them..
  • The Feast of Roses by Indu Sundaresan

    The Feast of Roses by Indu Sundaresan

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 32 ratings
    The love story of Emperor Jahangir and Mehrunnisa, begun in the critically praised debut novel The Twentieth Wife, continues in Indu Sundaresan's The Feast of Roses. This lush new novel tells the story behind one of the great tributes to romantic love and one of the seven wonders of the world -- the Taj Mahal...
  • The Duke's Privateer by Amy Jarecki

    The Duke's Privateer by Amy Jarecki

    Rated: 4.32 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    When it comes to women, the Duke of Danby is an audacious rake, but when it comes to ridding the kingdom of smugglers, he’s leading the charge. The Prince Regent has bankrupted the country more than once, and Danby isn’t about to go down with a sinking ship...
  • The Heart of an Earl by K.J. Jackson

    The Heart of an Earl by K.J. Jackson

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    A lady willing to do anything to escape death. A long lost earl determined to stay adrift. Fates meet and a cursed journey begins, sparking to life an attraction that will consume both of them in this newest novel from USA Today Bestseller, K.J. Jackson. A lady willing to do anything to escape death...
  • The Far Horizon by Marsha Canham

    The Far Horizon by Marsha Canham

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    The Far Horizon is the fourth and final installment in the Award-Winning Pirate Wolf series. The series follows the Dante family through forty years of turbulent sea adventures, beginning with the patriarch fighting alongside Sir Francis Drake, and ending with Jonas Dante's pursuit of revenge.Jonas Dante is the eldest son of Simon Dante, the infamous Pirate Wolf...
    Categorized as:
    pirates  historical  medieval  length-medium
  • Lord of the Sea by Danelle Harmon

    Lord of the Sea by Danelle Harmon

    Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 8 ratings
    A Sea Devil Who’s Reckless At Heart...Captain Connor Merrick’s thirst for danger has brought him fame and fortune as one of the most brazenly successful privateers of the War of 1812. But deep beneath his swagger, derring-do and charm, the handsome American captain is hiding a devastating secret, and he’ll go to any lengths to protect it . . .A Beauty Who Gets More Than She Bargained For..
    Categorized as:
    pirates  historical  victorian  regency
  • The Georgian Romance Collection: Ask for It / Passion for the Game / A Passion for Him / Don't Tempt Me by Sylvia Day

    The Georgian Romance Collection: Ask for It / Passion for the Game / A Passion for Him / Don't Tempt Me by Sylvia Day

    Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Four Georgian romance novels from No. 1 bestselling author, Sylvia Day, now available in one exclusive e-bundle Ask For It - Agent to the Crown, Marcus Ashford has fought numerous sword fights and dodged bullets. Yet nothing arouses him more than his hunger for former fiance, Elizabeth. Years ago, she'd abandoned him for the charming Lord Hawthorne...
    Categorized as:
    pirates  georgian  historical  length-epic
  • God of the Seas by Alexa Aston

    God of the Seas by Alexa Aston

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Welcome to the Pirates of Britannia Connected World. GOD OF THE SEAS brings Poseidon’s Legion to life during the 13th century and is full of adventure and passion. 1263 A.D. – Melisent Winchester grew up in a convent, orphaned at so young an age that she can’t remember her parents...
  • Lady of the Mist by Elizabeth Rose

    Lady of the Mist by Elizabeth Rose

    Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Garrett is a baron of the Cinque Ports fleet, and has sworn allegiance to King Edward III to keep the channel safe from marauders. But when he stumbles across the pirate ship that has been evading him, his life changes.Echo is the daughter of an infamous pirate and raised as the son the man always wished for...
  • Once Upon a Pirate by Merry Farmer, Amy Rose Bennett

    Once Upon a Pirate by Merry Farmer, Amy Rose Bennett

    Rated: 4.26 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    As perilous battles, treachery and revenge give way to sinful kisses, no heart is safe. Set sail to the lush heat of the Tropics, the storm-tossed Northern realms, the wild Barbary Coast, and the hazardous waters of the South Seas, for tales of scandalous adventure and smouldering desire. Masterful pirate lords. Courageous heroines. Defying danger in pursuit of all-consuming love...
    Categorized as:
    pirates  historical  length-epic
  • Esther the Queen by Heather B. Moore

    Esther the Queen by Heather B. Moore

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    She is a beautiful young Jewess, content in her life of anonymity... He is the most powerful king in the world... When chance brings the two together, the course of history is forever altered. The glittering court of the Persian Empire serves as the backdrop for one of the most poignant tales of courage in the Bible, brought vividly to life in the pages of bestselling author H.B...
  • Chosen: The Lost Diaries of Queen Esther by Ginger Garrett

    Chosen: The Lost Diaries of Queen Esther by Ginger Garrett

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Wrenched from a simple life for her beauty, Esther finds herself at the mercy of King Xerxes. Leaving behind her only relative, her cousin Mordecai, and her first true love, Cyrus, she is thrown headlong into the unrestrained extravagance of palace living...
  • Blue Enchantress by M.L. Tyndall, MaryLu Tyndall

    Blue Enchantress by M.L. Tyndall, MaryLu Tyndall

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 14 ratings
    How does a British Admiral’s daughter end up being sold as a slave on the auction block in St. Kitts? Could it be the loss of her mother, the verbal abuse of a strict father, the violation by a family member? Or maybe that her sister is a pirate! All these things and more drove Hope Westcott to seek love and value in the arms of unscrupulous men and hence into this dire situation...
    Categorized as:
    pirates  christian  historical  length-medium
  • Angelique in Barbary by Anne Golon, Monroe Stearns

    Angelique in Barbary by Anne Golon, Monroe Stearns

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    This fourth book in the series, which was first published in England in 1960, sees Angélique leave the confines of France for the first time. She embarks on a series of adventures around the Mediterranean - more precisely the Barbary Coast of North Africa, which led to the American editions of the book being called Angélique in Barbary. In French the book was called Indomitable Angélique...
    Categorized as:
    harems  historical  length-long
  • Abinadi by Heather B. Moore

    Abinadi by Heather B. Moore

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    Raquel has a secret. As the daughter of one of King Noah's priests, she enjoys a luxurious life and the admiration of powerful men. But her heart belongs to a commoner, a man with no earthly wealth but rich heavenly gifts. When King Noah demands that Raquel join his harem, she flees the only life she has known and marries her secret love. His name is Abinadi...
    Categorized as:
    harems  historical  length-medium
  • Nor Gold by Kerry Lynne

    Nor Gold by Kerry Lynne

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    "Nor Gold" picks up where "The Pirate Captain" left off: Cate Mackenzie, a woman who lost everything to the Jacobite Uprising, trying to make sense out of being sold to Thomas, Nathanael Blackthorne’s pirate friend. Once again, Fate has robbed her of both her heart and her home. As Nathan sails off, Cate tries to come to terms with her new situation...
    Categorized as:
    pirates  historical  length-epic
  • The Pirate's Purchase by Elva Cobb Martin

    The Pirate's Purchase by Elva Cobb Martin

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    She’s fleeing the secrets of her dangerous past. A swashbuckling privateer is her last hope. And the Inquisition is closing in…Captain Ethan Becket, a former Charles Town minister, sails the seas as a privateer, leaving behind the God who took everything from him. When his sister is taken by his enemies, he sets off to Cartagena in pursuit...
  • The Guise of a Gentleman by Donna Hatch

    The Guise of a Gentleman by Donna Hatch

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    Though her heart longs for adventure, Elise strives to be a perfect English lady living within the stifling confines of society for the sake of her impressionable young son. Her quiet world is shattered when she meets the impulsive and scandalous Jared Amesbury. His roguish charm awakens her yearning for adventure. But his irrepressible grin and sea-green eyes hide a secret...
  • Ransome's Quest by Kaye Dacus

    Ransome's Quest by Kaye Dacus

    Rated: 4.18 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    The pirate El Salvador has haunted the waters of the Caribbean for almost ten years. When he snatched Charlotte Ransome, it was a case of mistaken identity. Now Charlotte’s brother, whose reputation in battle is the stuff of legend, is searching for him with a dogged determination...
  • Never Trust a Pirate by Valerie Bowman

    Never Trust a Pirate by Valerie Bowman

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 12 ratings
    The rules of engagement were never so scandalous. . . A rumored pirate and the scurrilous black sheep of his well-to- do family, Cade Cavendish relishes his world of rebellion, deception, and seduction. Nothing and no one can hold him to be the duty-bound, honorable man he is expected to be...
    Categorized as:
    pirates  regency  historical  m-f  length-medium
  • The Pirate's Tempting Stowaway by Erica Ridley

    The Pirate's Tempting Stowaway by Erica Ridley

    Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars
    · 13 ratings
    Captain Blackheart leads a simple life of roving the seas, wenching and treasure-hunting. He steers clear of romantic entanglements that could tie him to land...
  • The Following Sea by Marsha Canham

    The Following Sea by Marsha Canham

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    3rd in Canham's Pirate Wolf trilogy. This time the story focuses on Gabriel Dante, taking up where The Iron Rose left off as he sails away from battle with horrendous wounds and half a crew on board a captured ship. On his way home to the safety of Pigeon Cay, Dante crosses paths with a strange ship sailing in circles, showing no signs of life on her deserted decks...
  • My Lady Pirate by Danelle Harmon

    My Lady Pirate by Danelle Harmon

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Note to readers: This e-book is an extensively revised edition of the 1994 paperback. Proud Pirate Queen. With her feisty band of warrior women, Maeve Merrick, the notorious Pirate Queen of the Caribbean, commands the seas in her beautiful schooner Kestrel. Burned by the treachery of men and nursing a painful betrayal from her past, Maeve wants for nothing ..
  • Windsong by Valerie Sherwood

    Windsong by Valerie Sherwood

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    ADRIFT UPON THE SURGING TIDES OF LOVE... the incandescent beauty Carolina and her dashing buccaneer, Kells, sail from his Caribbean stronghold to her native Virginia there to await his royal pardon and their glorious wedding. But when an imposter masquerades as Kells, savaging British ships, he is once again outlawed...
    Categorized as:
    pirates  historical  length-long
  • The Pirate Queen by Diana Norman

    The Pirate Queen by Diana Norman

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    Streetwise, light-fingered, Barbary Clampett, whose survival has been filched out of other people's pockets, is wrenched from the stews of London to be groomed as the long-lost heir. But Barbary has a secret ...and the woman who eventually goes to Ireland on the Queen's treasure hunt has allegiance only to herself...
  • An Astronomer in Love by Antoine Laurain

    An Astronomer in Love by Antoine Laurain

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    From the best-selling author of The Red Notebook comes the enchanting story of two men, 250 years apart, who find themselves on separate missions to see the transit of Venus across the Sun.In 1760, astronomer Guillaume le Gentil sets out on a quest through the oceans of India to document the transit of Venus. The weather is turbulent, the seas are rough, but his determination will conquer all...
  • As You Wish by Eloisa James

    As You Wish by Eloisa James

    Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 10 ratings
    From New York Times bestselling author Eloisa James come two stunningly sensual stories in which gentlemen who rule the waves learn that true danger lies not on the high seas, but in the mistakes that can break a heart…and ruin a life forever...
  • Bedazzled by Bertrice Small

    Bedazzled by Bertrice Small

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 17 ratings
    Lady India Lindley is accustomed to having her own way in everything, and marriage is no exception. Determined to elope, she boards a ship bound for Italy with her intended. But when Ottoman pirates capture the vessel, Lady India finds herself a slave to the mysterious and very commanding Caynan Reis, ruler of the Barbary state of El Sinut...
  • The Spanish Rose by Shirlee Busbee

    The Spanish Rose by Shirlee Busbee

    Rated: 4.03 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 12 ratings
    From the High Seas to the English and Spanish courts, two enemies test the bounds of passion, love, and truth in Shirlee Busbee’s The Spanish Rose. —Caribbean High Seas, 1664— Gabriel Lancaster is her family's bitterest enemy…and now he stands before her, his magnificent body in chains, captured by her brother...
  • The Rogue Pirate's Bride by Shana Galen

    The Rogue Pirate's Bride by Shana Galen

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 18 ratings
    This passionate, action-packed Regency romance by RT Reviewer’s Choice award-winning author Shana Galen features the swashbuckling Sebastien Harcourt, Marquis de Valère, and the nautical genius heroine destined to best him. After escaping France on a privateer’s ship, Sebastien becomes the notorious privateer, Captain Cutlass...
  • Restless Sea Lord by Elizabeth Rose

    Restless Sea Lord by Elizabeth Rose

    Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars
    · 10 ratings
    Rowen the Restless is one of the bastard triplets of King Edward III. At birth, the king ordered them killed, fearing the superstitions of triplets being evil spawns of the devil who would only bring him bad luck. However, someone doesn't want the babies to die, and the boys' lives are saved in secret...
  • Chance The Winds of Fortune by Laurie McBain

    Chance The Winds of Fortune by Laurie McBain

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 11 ratings
    Fortune smiled on Dante Leighton, titled lord turned pirate. Sailing before the Sea Dragon's towering masts, he plundered hearts and cargoes from the Carolinas to Trinidad's turquoise lagoons. But one treasure always eluded him ...
  • Fire & Ice by Catherine Hart

    Fire & Ice by Catherine Hart

    Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    Sailing from England to her family estate in Savannah, Kathleen Haley meets the dashing and domineering Captain Reed Taylor, whose actions during a rampaging storm at sea determine her fate. Original...
  • His Saving Grace by Sharon Cullen

    His Saving Grace by Sharon Cullen

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 9 ratings
    Perfect for fans of Mary Balogh, Sharon Cullen’s captivating novel tells the deeply emotional tale of two devoted lovers facing the ravages of war. For months now, Lady Grace Ashworth has mourned the death of her beloved husband—until the day a very-much-alive Michael arrives at her front door. It’s nothing less than a miracle...
    Categorized as:
    pirates  historical  georgian  open-door
  • His Wicked Seduction by Jade Lee

    His Wicked Seduction by Jade Lee

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    ". . . this is the best Jade Lee novel I've read to date. I laughed, I cried and thoroughly enjoyed myself!" ~eBook Discovery Seven years enslaved by Barbary pirates, Kit Frasier finally earns his freedom and returns to England, his heart hungry for revenge. Rose, flower of the English aristocracy, believes Kit to be dramatic, rich, and the catch of the Season...
    Categorized as:
    pirates  regency  historical  length-medium
  • The Pirate Prince by Connie Mason

    The Pirate Prince by Connie Mason

    Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    She was a jewel among women, brighter than the moon and stars. Her hair shone like newly minted gold, and her skin was as smooth and iridescent as an exquisite pearl. Her lips were lush and pink, made for kissing...and more erotic purposes. She was a pirate's prize, yet he could not so much as touch her...
    Categorized as:
    pirates  historical  length-medium
  • Love Me, Marietta by Jennifer Wilde

    Love Me, Marietta by Jennifer Wilde

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Her beauty was power...men fought to touch her, hold her, staked claim to her body and her heart. Derek Hawke, once her master, now openly vowed his love, promising her a place as mistress of his English estate. Red Nick, the cruel pirate, showered her with jewels and challenged her hauteur with his passion...
  • Captain's Bride by Kat Martin

    Captain's Bride by Kat Martin

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Captain Blackwell was a rake and rogue...a devilishly handsome scoundrel who used women and tossed them aside. Marriage was the last thing on his mind. Then a wealthy plantation owner invited the captain to his daughter's nineteenth birthday party - an obvious attempt at matchmaking. Young Glory Summerfield was spoiled, pampered...and breathtakingly beautiful...
  • Captive Embraces by Fern Michaels

    Captive Embraces by Fern Michaels

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Bestselling author Fern Michaels has thrilled generations of readers with her glorious love stories and sweeping romantic sagas. Here is a classic historical tale of passion on the high seas as one woman dares to win back the man who stole her fortune–and her heart. . . .Proud and beautiful Sirena Cordez once commanded her own ship, battling pirates to avenge her sister’s brutal death...
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