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In Intimate Detail: How to Choose, Wear, and Love Lingerie by Cora Harrington, Dita Von Teese
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA comprehensive and accessible illustrated guide to lingerie from intimates expert Cora Harrington, founder of The Lingerie Addict, the internet's top intimate apparel blog.While many love the idea of wearing special underthings, lingerie can be intimidating... -
Big Duke Energy by Kerrigan Byrne, Christi Caldwell
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKerrigan Byrne and Friends Present: The Seasons of Sin 2022 Anthology Collection. Four books for four seasons from highly-acclaimed, award-winning, and USA Today bestselling authors... -
Blindsided by Carly Marie
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsI sent my boss into subspace before lunch. Now what?Easton knows, in the world of professional hockey, he’s getting old and his body can’t take many more hits. When a job offer too good to pass up falls into his lap, Easton goes for it. What should be the start of a new chapter, opens another he thought had closed when he'd been drafted... -
A Scandal for Stratford by J.A. Rock, Lisa Henry
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHe has all he could ask for. James Lewis, the Earl of Stratford, has precisely what he wants: a quiet existence on his family estate, a thriving horse trade that leaves him plenty of time to work on the final volume of his anonymously published opus, The Maiden Diaries, and a deeply committed albeit unconventional relationship with his stablemaster, Harold Granger... -
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Sold to the Russian by Isabella Laase
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsShe was sold. Now she will be claimed.When Zoya Zhvania is shipped off to New York and forced into a marriage with powerful Russian mob boss Pavel Petruskenkov, she expects to be treated cruelly. But as she lies naked and helpless before the man who now owns her, still sore from a stern lesson in obedience over his knee, it is not fear that leaves Zoya quivering in her bonds... -
A Lady, Her Lord, & Their Duke by Nicola Davidson
Dominant Lady Arabella Carlisle and her submissive husband Lord Neville Carlisle enjoy a rare ton marriage; a blissful arrangement of affection, discipline, no children, and the occasional gentleman lover with an unbreakable threesomes are anonymous, one-night-only amusement at a club, not forever... -
Surrender Your Grace by Maddie Taylor
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsHe's a second son. She's a second daughter. A twist of fate and cruel intentions brings this unlikely pair together in an impromptu marriage. Without a proper courtship, the pair must learn to live as husband and wife while facing challenges and dangerous threats that could destroy their marriage. Andrew is a dominant young Lord who has very strong ideas on how his wife should behave... -
Papa's Rules by Sue Lyndon, Celeste Jones
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsEvery girl needs a papa. Orphaned and living on the streets of London, life held little hope for Cammie. That is, until Miss Wickersham took her to Talcott House, where the unfortunate are given everything they need...and then some...to become proper little ladies for the papas selected for them by Miss Wickersham... -
The Mad Earl's Wicked Seduction by Bella Moxie
When the sweet daughter of a respectable lord falls for the son of the infamous Mad Earl...Their parents had planned their marriage when they were young, but he always knew she was too pure and innocent to be married to a man like him. So he pushed her away.He doesn't expect her to push back.And he definitely doesn't suspect that she's the veiled woman waiting in his room at the brothel.. -
Pride and Punishment by Golden Angel
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThis box set contains the first three books of the Bridal Discipline series - Philip's Rules: Cordelia's determined to be the perfect wife, but her stepdaughter from her first marriage is just as determined to undermine her every step of the way... -
Different Loving: A Complete Exploration of the World of Sexual Dominance and Submission by Gloria G. Brame, Jon Jacobs
Rated: 3.93 of 5 stars · 15 ratings“A detailed, eye-opening account of the real sexual underground in America . . . a thorough and serious study... -
The Hunted Bride by Jaye Peaches
When the marriage prospects of nineteen-year-old Matilda Barre are all but ruined by scandal, the renowned mercenary Lord Gervais Baliol takes it upon himself to tame, correct, and wed the beautiful, feisty young lady... -
People Like Us by Ruby Moone
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsArthur Fitch clawed his way out of the violence and poverty of the slums of London to become a valet to the aristocracy. His ambition to secure a higher position led him to a disastrous appointment with a cold, brutal man, and when things come to a head, Arthur is forced to flee into a snowstorm to find safety.Joseph Wilkinson is the Winsford Green blacksmith... -
Charlotte's Control by Maggie Sims
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA young rake soon to inherit an impoverished estate…a lonely widow unable to produce an heir…a love they must renounce.Widowed at thirty, Charlotte, Dowager Countess of Peterborough, finds herself on the lonely edge of Society, caught between the young chits vying for a husband and older matrons... -
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A Wife for the Duke by Kathy Leigh
Rated: 3.71 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsA widowed duke, still in love with his first wife, a young woman longing for her first love…Sebastian, Duke of Broadwell, has no intention of remarrying, but an unexpected discovery of a codicil in his grandfather’s will disrupts his pleasant life. He must be married on his forthcoming birthday or forfeit his inheritance... -
A Honeymoon Masquerade by Victoria Vale
Rated: 3.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCamden and Margaret’s story is far from over. If you enjoyed my debut Regency Erotic Romance Masquerade, then you’ll love this sexy little glimpse into their happily-ever-after... -
Cavern of Pleasures Boxset by Em Brown
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsIntrepid heroines and wickedly hot noblemen turn up the heat in this collection of three historical romances novels sure to scorch up your reading… What readers have said about these stories: “[B]eyond my wildest expectations. Definitely one of the best authors I have ever read. I could not turn the pages fast enough... -
The Darlington Incident by Renee Rose
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsThe note read simply: Meet me at the Westerfield Estate gatehouse at midnight during their Ides of March ball. Bring the twenty-five thousand in notes to exchange for the plans.Though spymaster John Andrews does not know the identity of the plotters, he is determined to catch them at their treasonous game. Posing as Lord Darlington, he joins the Westerfield weekend fete... -
Owned by the Pirate by Sue Lyndon, Celeste Jones
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsShe yearns for freedom, he demands ownership. Stolen out of a church only moments before her wedding, Mademoiselle Lizzy d’Campe doesn’t know what to think of the huge muscle-bound outlaw who’s absconded with her... -
An Heiress for the Marquess by Kathy Leigh
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsA marquess in search of a wife; an heiress desperate to keep her secret safe.Lord Theodore Raeburne, the Marquess of Oakdene, has spent most of his life pursuing pleasure. He is, after all, related to the Duke of Broadwell, one of the leading members of The Lords of Voluptas, a society that believes that pleasure is the greatest good. However, the marquess has begun to feel restless and jaded... -
Peter and Wendell by Bonnie Dee
Rated: 3.57 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsAll children except one grow up.—Peter Pan, J. M. BarriePeter Woods is a young man who’s content to live a gadfly life, darting from one experience to the next with no thought of the future. But his father has cut the purse strings and soon Peter may have to make a drastic change... -
A Degree of Temptation by Verika Sloane
Never write out your secret, spicy fanfiction about your professors when:1) The stars of your fanfic are men you see every day.2) There's even the tiniest possibility they'll get a hold of it.Because if they do, be prepared, they just might respond...Hot. Brilliant. Mysterious. Untouchable... -
Her Shameful Training by Emily Tilton
Rated: 3.40 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsWhen Lord Stephen Gaithwait takes an interest in Joanna Middleton, the beautiful eighteen-year-old runaway soon finds herself held captive at his estate. Before long, she has been stripped bare, put on shameful display, and sternly punished for failing to obey the strict gentleman promptly.After the unexpected intervention of Dr... -
Would I Lie to the Duke by Eva Leigh
When an ambitious entrepreneur pretends to be a lady of means, she catches the eye—and heart—of a duke... Jessica McGale's family business desperately needs investors, and she's determined to succeed at any cost. But she knows London's elite will never look twice at a humble farm girl like herself...Categorized as:
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Your Love Is Not Good by Johanna Hedva
Rated: 3.60 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsAn artist of color becomes obsessed with a white model in a novel with the glamor of Clarice Lispector and the viscerality of Han Kang.At an otherwise forgettable party in Los Angeles, a queer Korean American painter spots a woman who instantly controls the gorgeous and distant and utterly white, the center of everyone’s attention... -
Hellion by Lisa Henry
Rated: 3.62 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSuffolk, 1817.In addition to a fine estate, Oliver Fitzwilliam has inherited a nineteen-year-old ward, Simon Cavandish. Oliver has no time at all for Simon—the feeling is very much mutual—but he can no longer ignore the boy’s reputation as something of a hellion.When Simon embarrasses Oliver at a neighbour’s ball, the brat’s just asking for a spanking... -
Rough Warrior by Maggie Carpenter
He carried her off. Now he will make her his.When Ailith's village is raided by Vikings, it is the huge, fearsome warrior Ulrick who takes her as his prize. Though she does her best to fight him off and escape, Ailith soon finds herself over Ulrick's firm thighs with her bottom bare for a painful, embarrassing spanking... -
Enrolling Little Etta by Alta Hensley, Allison West
Rated: 3.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsPhilip Hartley owns an elite finishing school; a hidden gem that focuses on the sexual submission and complete discipline of young ladies. Behavior, expectations, and beliefs are quite different there. It's a finishing school to help a woman find that inner little girl which once was lost... -
To Tame a Wicked Widow by Nicola Davidson
Welcome to the Surrey Sexual Freedom Society - where unconventional and uninhibited ladies and gentlemen discuss all matters erotic... After a thoroughly unpleasant first marriage, Madeline, Lady Upcott, reveled in a widow’s freedoms—both in the bedchamber and out. Yet society cares not for an independent woman, and her family has decided she must wed again to replenish the coffers... -
Her Lord's Birch by Maggie Ryan
He has but one expectation of all under his care...Absolute obedience.The consequences of failing to learn his rules teach his bride yet another lesson.With pain comes pleasure...With pleasure comes submission...With submission comes surrender...And with surrender comes the freedom to let go, to simply feel... -
Chosen by the Doctor by Samantha Madisen
Rated: 3.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsEach year Dr. Sheldon Renshaw offers a place in his home to a young woman who has just come of age and would otherwise face a life of poverty. With patient tutoring and, when necessary, strict discipline, these girls are transformed from wards of the state into respectable ladies suitable for Victorian society. Eighteen-year-old Tennie Butler harbors little hope of being chosen by Dr... -
The Knight's Prisoner by Renee Rose
Danewyn, a tavern prostitute, has always been cursed with the Sight—the ability to see into the unknown. It is a trait she has learned to keep hidden from others, but a moment of anger finds her blurting out a prediction about the Red Fox, the rightful king of Briton. Unfortunately, her prediction is overheard by one of the Red Fox's men, putting her in grave danger...Categorized as:
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