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  • Alley Urchin by Josephine Cox

    Alley Urchin by Josephine Cox

    Rated: 4.45 of 5 stars
    · 15 ratings
    A captivating historical romance of revenge, hatred, lust and true love. It is 1870 and Emma Grady has spent seven years of servitude as a convict in Australia. Now, having earned her ticket-of-leave, she is held by chains of honour and friendship...
  • The Langley Sisters Collection by Wendy Vella

    The Langley Sisters Collection by Wendy Vella

    Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    An Amazon chart-topping series from USA Today bestseller Wendy Vella. Enjoy this collection of unconventional heroines, and dashing heroes who will keep you turning the page right to the end! THE LADY PLAYS HER ACE...
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  • Wings of the Morning by Lori Wick

    Wings of the Morning by Lori Wick

    Rated: 4.23 of 5 stars
    · 31 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...
  • 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...
  • His Make-Believe Bride by Cynthia Wright

    His Make-Believe Bride by Cynthia Wright

    Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars
    · 11 ratings
    GUARDED HEARTS. A 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...
  • Shadowmoor by Kathryn Le Veque

    Shadowmoor by Kathryn Le Veque

    Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    1236 A. D. - Daniel de Lohr, son of David de Lohr (STEELHEART, RISE OF THE DEFENDER, ARCHANGEL, UNENDING LOVE), is a highly trained knight of the highest order from one of the finest families in England. But he is also a wanderer, a gypsy, who prefers to travel rather than be tied down to one castle, one lord, or even one woman...
  • Wrong Earl, Right Dare by Alyssa Clarke

    Wrong Earl, Right Dare by Alyssa Clarke

    Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    Wrong Bed, Right Dare is the 7th book in the steamy Regency Historical romance series, Wagers and Wallflowers! Lucinda Darby never dreamed that she would accidentally climb into the wrong bed during her seduction when she accepted a wicked dare! After one night of passion with Alexander, the Earl of Chisholm, Lucinda finds herself more than attracted to Alexander...
  • The Duke of Hearts by Jess Michaels

    The Duke of Hearts by Jess Michaels

    Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 13 ratings
    The 7th highly anticipated book in the 1797 Club series from USA Today Bestselling Author Jess Michaels. Matthew Cornwallis, Duke of Tyndale, once loved a woman, but she died in a tragic accident he felt responsible for. Since then, he’s been playing pretend that he isn’t broken inside, even as he’s seen as London’s most sought after bachelor...
  • The Redemption by M.L. Tyndall, MaryLu Tyndall

    The Redemption by M.L. Tyndall, MaryLu Tyndall

    Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars
    · 25 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. Cindy Vallar – Editor Pirates and Privateers...
  • Beautiful Tempest by Johanna Lindsey

    Beautiful Tempest by Johanna Lindsey

    Rated: 4.16 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 20 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 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...
  • Kaze Hikaru, Vol. 4 by Taeko Watanabe

    Kaze Hikaru, Vol. 4 by Taeko Watanabe

    Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Romance between "swordsmen," based on a true-life adventure of a young girl determined to be a part of history. In the 1860s in Japan, a new era is dawning. During this time fraught with violent social upheaval, samurai of all walks of life flock to Kyoto in the hope of joining a band of warriors united around their undying loyalty to the shogunate system...
  • 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. .
  • 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
  • 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
  • Kaze Hikaru, Vol. 2 by Taeko Watanabe

    Kaze Hikaru, Vol. 2 by Taeko Watanabe

    Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    Romance between "swordsmen," based on a true-life adventure of a young girl determined to be a part of history. In the year 1863, a time fraught with violent social upheaval, samurai warriors of all walks of life flock to Kyoto with the hope of joining the Mibu-Roshi—a band of warriors united around their undying loyalty to the Shogunate system...
  • The Sleeping Night by Barbara Samuel

    The Sleeping Night by Barbara Samuel

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 10 ratings
    An unforgettable romance in an unforgiving time. They'll need love and courage to see the dawn. He's a hometown native, returning from the war, determined to change the world he'd fought to protect. She's the girl who's been his secret friend since childhood, now a beautiful woman. Her war-time letters kept him alive. But he's black, and she's white...
  • A Regency Scandal by Alice Chetwynd Ley

    A Regency Scandal by Alice Chetwynd Ley

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    Behind the discreet facade of proud wealth and privilege, a London scandal is brewing. .. The most provocative charmer outside the demimonde gives way to forbidden passion at the Moonlight Masquerade. .. An embittered Earl tries to locate a missing heir and wreck the titled future of his son. .. An impetuous young innocent endangers her life to protect the handsome lover of a famous courtesan. .
  • The Duchess of Drury Lane by Janna MacGregor

    The Duchess of Drury Lane by Janna MacGregor

    Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    She plays a part in society. He's convinced she's been miscast. Raised to be a future duchess, Celeste Worsley must marry the duke her grandfather chooses for her. That means staying away from Malcolm Hollandale, one of the infamous self-made Millionaires of Mayfair...
  • The Duke's Privateer by Amy Jarecki

    The Duke's Privateer by Amy Jarecki

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 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 Honorable Eleanor Kent hides behind the image of a self-proclaimed spinster. .
  • The Trouble with Love by Heather Boyd

    The Trouble with Love by Heather Boyd

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · 7 ratings
    Keeping a promise has never been harder! Whitney Crewe has a dream for her life, and it does not include a properly boring marriage or remaining in England. Passionate by nature, she's headed for an adventure abroad but has been temporarily lured into the countryside to paint an important family portrait...
  • The Pirate Prince by Connie Mason

    The Pirate Prince by Connie Mason

    Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars
    · 13 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
  • Keepsake by Heather Boyd

    Keepsake by Heather Boyd

    Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 7 ratings
    A BATTLE OF WILLS…. When the Marquess of Taverham married at eighteen, he was certain his life would be smooth and well ordered—right up till the moment his exuberant bride ran away on their wedding night, never to be seen again...
  • 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
  • When the Music Stops by John T. Fuller

    When the Music Stops by John T. Fuller

    Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    When a handsome young mute man is admitted to Link Hill Insane Asylum, Dr Daniel Archer's world is turned upside down. Whilst Dr Archer battles his inner demons, his superiors begin to suspect that the doctor's interest in his patient may be a little more than merely professional...
  • 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...
  • The Venus and the Viscount by Scarlett Scott

    The Venus and the Viscount by Scarlett Scott

    Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    A hellion. A hoyden. Scandalously flawed. Flouting convention and shocking society has become the primary source of entertainment for Lady Charity Manners. She makes no apologies for her wild ways, nor does she have any intention of changing. As for marriage? No, thank you. She would far prefer to live an independent life on the Continent...
  • The Spanish Rose by Shirlee Busbee

    The Spanish Rose by Shirlee Busbee

    Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 3 of 5
    Open door [?] · 13 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 Luck of the Bride by Janna MacGregor

    The Luck of the Bride by Janna MacGregor

    Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 4 of 5
    Explicit open door [?] · 14 ratings
    Family secrets, mistaken identities…love and money make people do crazy things in The Luck of the Bride, the third Cavensham Heiresses novel. March Lawson has never had much luck, and in a desperate move to save her family, she's been posing as the Marquess of McCalpin...
  • 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
  • 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
  • Scarlet Angel by Elizabeth Thornton

    Scarlet Angel by Elizabeth Thornton

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A woman is captive to her own desire in this sizzling Regency romance from the USA Today bestselling author of Highland Fire. Eleven years ago, Cam Colburne, Duke of Dyson, witnessed the unspeakable horrors of mob hysteria in a French prison as he watched his family condemned to death by the actions of an innocent young girl, the daughter of a French diplomat...
  • The Sprinter by Kate Archer

    The Sprinter by Kate Archer

    Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars
    · 6 ratings
    A Baffled Lord and a Bolting Lady! Six highly placed matrons mourn their lack of daughters until they devise a scheme to launch eligible girls in need of assistance, and so The Society of Sponsoring Ladies is born. Miss Grace Yardley, daughter of the deceased Viscount Barlow, has been relegated to the dilapidated dower house of Barlow Hall with her sickly mother...
  • 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...
  • Never Mix Sin with Pleasure by Renee Ann Miller

    Never Mix Sin with Pleasure by Renee Ann Miller

    Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars
    · 5 ratings
    With the proper calculations, even a reckless rake and a secretly infamous woman can find a love they can count on. .. No one would ever guess that Olivia Michaels, companion to an elderly dowager, is really the thief the London newspapers have nicknamed the Phantom...
  • 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. With This Kiss...
  • Yvonne Goes to York by Marion Chesney, M.C. Beaton

    Yvonne Goes to York by Marion Chesney, M.C. Beaton

    Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars
    · 17 ratings
    An entertaining tale of a Regency-era matchmaker on the hunt for a hero, from a New York Times–bestselling author .  .  . Miss Hannah Pym seems to find drama wherever she goes, particularly of the romantic kind—which is good luck for a traveling matchmaker...
  • Fire & Ice by Catherine Hart

    Fire & Ice by Catherine Hart

    Rated: 3.91 of 5 stars
    · 12 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. ".
  • Seducing the Spy by Celeste Bradley

    Seducing the Spy by Celeste Bradley

    Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars
    · Steam rating: 5 of 5
    Explicit and plentiful [?] · 17 ratings
    Elite spies, secret defenders of the king, The Royal Four are unsurpassed in courage, honor, and daring. Known to his brothers-in-arms as The Falcon, Lord Wyndham is the most secretive and aloof of the four. But when The Falcon meets the impetuous Lady Alicia, he discovers a soul mate whose hidden fire matches his own…...
  • Love's Peril by Cheryl Holt

    Love's Peril by Cheryl Holt

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 9 ratings
    CHERYL HOLT delivers another gripping tale of love, betrayal, loyalty and family, proving once again why she's hailed as a women's fiction powerhouse. In this explosive conclusion to her 'Lord Trent' trilogy, readers will be sighing with pleasure and cheering with delight. John Sinclair leads a double life...
  • 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
  • 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...
  • Captive Secrets by Fern Michaels

    Captive Secrets by Fern Michaels

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    "This bestselling author is as polished as they come. ". PUBLISHERS WEEKLY. Fury van der Rhys is the daughter of Sirena, the beautiful Sea Siren, who rode the high seas as commander of a frigate, plundering the ships of the Dutch East India Company...
  • Captive Innocence by Fern Michaels

    Captive Innocence by Fern Michaels

    Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars
    · 8 ratings
    They vowed to remain the bitterest of enemies, even as their love ignited in a frenzy of desire and surrender. .. .Only Fern Michaels could tell this rapturous tale of love among the lush plantations of exotic Brazil. .. .
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