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The Best of Frances Hodgson Burnett by Frances Hodgson Burnett
Rated: 4.37 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"The Best of Frances Hodgson Burnett" offers a curated collection of the most beloved works by this celebrated author. Renowned for her timeless tales of growth, resilience, and transformation, this compilation highlights her mastery in crafting enduring characters and heartfelt narratives... -
![Their Lusty Little Valentine by Cara Covington]()
Their Lusty Little Valentine by Cara Covington
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings[Siren Ménage Everlasting: Erotic Historical Ménage a Quatre Romance, M/F/M/M, light consensual BDSM, spanking, HEA] Samantha Kincaid knows what she wants in life. Since she was a teenager, she has planned to be a lawyer, a judge, and one day, maybe, the first woman Justice of the Supreme Court... -
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![Their Lusty Little Valentine by Cara Covington]()
Their Lusty Little Valentine by Cara Covington
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings[Siren Menage Everlasting: Erotic Historical Menage a Quatre Romance, M/F/M/M, light consensual BDSM, spanking, HEA] Samantha Kincaid knows what she wants in life. Since she was a teenager, she has planned to be a lawyer, a judge, and one day, maybe, the first woman Justice of the Supreme Court... -
![A Very Lusty New Year by Cara Covington]()
A Very Lusty New Year by Cara Covington
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratings[Siren Menage Everlasting: Erotic Historical Cowboy Menage a Trois Romance, M/F/M, HEA] Anna Cooper knows her mother wants her to find a rich husband but Anna refuses. Since her mother has always harangued her for being fat and frumpy, she knows no man would want her. Eschewing the idle-rich existence her mother lives, Anna answers an intriguing ad in the paper... -
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![In Scandal with the Duke by Stacy Reid]()
In Scandal with the Duke by Stacy Reid
#EnemiestoLovers#Oppositeattracts#OlderbrotherbestfriendJaded by fortune hunters who covet her wealth rather than her heart, American heiress Miss Elizabeth Armstrong has abandoned the pursuit of marriage. Resigned to enjoy her London visit before returning to New York, Elizabeth’s deep desire for adventures is ignited after a chance meeting with the cynical yet captivating Duke of Basil...Categorized as:
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![Punishing Miss Primrose, Parts XVI - XX: An Erotic Historical in the Red Chyrsanthemum Series by Em Brown]()
Punishing Miss Primrose, Parts XVI - XX: An Erotic Historical in the Red Chyrsanthemum Series by Em Brown
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThe punishment must end. To his dismay, Spencer Edelton, the venerable Marquess of Carey, has fallen in love with a whore. But Miss Beatrice Primrose is no common strumpet. She is a siren who enflames his desires and provokes him to do the most wicked, wanton things to her. After suffering the wrath of Lord Carey, Miss Beatrice Primrose wants more than a little revenge... -
![John Riley's Girl by Inglath Cooper]()
John Riley's Girl by Inglath Cooper
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 29 ratingsAre you brave enough to attend? When Olivia Ashford first receives the invitation to her high school reunion, she dismisses it. After all, she’d left Summerville — and John Riley — and never looked back. But her life now seems incomplete, and she begins to wonder if she’s ever really moved on. In order to lay some ghosts to rest, Olivia goes home... -
![Prince of Persuasion by Scarlett Scott]()
Prince of Persuasion by Scarlett Scott
Get Book Two in the bestselling Sins and Scoundrels Series - an illegitimate son bent on revenge is swept up in an unexpected affair with an unexpected lady... The gossips say his soul is as black as his cravats. Handsome, enigmatic Duncan Kirkwood is the prince of London’s most exclusive—and wicked—gaming club...Categorized as:
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![Dark Duke by Sabrina York]()
Dark Duke by Sabrina York
Edward Wyeth, the Dark Duke of Moncrieff’s life has been turned on its end. His well-ordered home has been invaded. By destitute relatives. From Scotland. How on earth can he write Lord Hedon’s salacious novels with hellions battling in the garden and starting fires in the library? But with the onslaught has come a delicious diversion... -
![For Richer, For Poorer by Rose Pearson]()
For Richer, For Poorer by Rose Pearson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe Earl of Wiltsham, despondent about his lost fortune, finds a desperate lady in his townhouse! Might Julia be the key to recovering his fortune and finding a life of love?Signing over his fortune to an unknown gentleman has left the Earl of Wiltsham practically penniless – made all the worse by the fact that he can barely remember anything... -
![The Veiled Heart by Elsa Holland]()
The Veiled Heart by Elsa Holland
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsLady Miriam Rothbury has never known desire …..And Lord Maxwell Worthington, well even from afar, he’s always burned for her … After a cold and cruel Victorian marriage, Miriam rejects the foibles of her class and is determined to help London’s fallen women. A fleeting brush with a handsome stranger at the scandalous Velvet Basement creates a chance encounter to sin... -
![Smuggler's Moon by Cynthia Wright]()
Smuggler's Moon by Cynthia Wright
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA marriage begun in deception... Feisty Julia Faircloth is used to managing the lives of her eccentric relatives, so when darkly dangerous Lord Sebastian Trevarre arrives in Bath and proposes to her shy sister Sarah, she switches places with the bride to save her from a shockingly carnal wedding night... -
![Tempting the Bluestocking by Victoria Vale]()
Tempting the Bluestocking by Victoria Vale
A prequel novella to The Gentleman Courtesans series After her first lackluster experience with intercourse, Clare Dunnaby swears off romantic entanglement for good. At twenty-one years old, she remains unattached and content—pursuing the study of botany and geology with single-minded focus... -
![A Measure of Deceit by Jess Michaels]()
A Measure of Deceit by Jess Michaels
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsEven Society’s most scandalous writer couldn’t have predicted this. The Ladies Book of Pleasures, now credited with two marriages and countless other affairs and liaisons, has Society all aflutter. The one person not benefitting from its scandalous advice? The author herself... -
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![Rose in Bloom by Helen Hardt]()
Rose in Bloom by Helen Hardt
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsBridgerton meets Fifty Shades in this spicy Victorian series by #1 New York Times bestselling author Helen Hardt! Lady Rose Jameson knows her place—respect authority and convention and marry a suitable member of the peerage... -
![Jin Ping Mei/ The Golden Lotus by Lanling Xiaoxiao Sheng]()
Jin Ping Mei/ The Golden Lotus by Lanling Xiaoxiao Sheng
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsThe fullest translation of Jin Ping Mei available in English. This edition was derived from the Egerton translation, minus the Latin, with a few euphemisms thrown in, but is considerably more complete than the Olympia Press version most Westerners are familiar with... -
![Lessons in Trust by Charlie Cochrane]()
Lessons in Trust by Charlie Cochrane
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsHe thought he knew who he was. Now he’s a stranger to himself. When Jonty Stewart and Orlando Coppersmith witness the suspicious death of a young man at the White City exhibition in London, they're keen to investigate--especially after the cause of death proves to be murder. But Police Inspector Redknapp refuses to let them help, even after they stumble onto clues to the dead man's identity... -
![Cobweb Morning by Betty Neels]()
Cobweb Morning by Betty Neels
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsWHAT WAS THE TRUTH ABOUT PENNY? Nurse Alexandra Dobbs met a distinguished Dutch doctor,Taro van Dresselhuys, when he asked her to help with Penny, a teenager with amnesia. Before long, Alexandra had fallen in love with Taro�and Penny did, too. It had to be a teenage crush... -
![Counterpoint: Dylan's Story by Ruth Sims]()
Counterpoint: Dylan's Story by Ruth Sims
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAt eighteen Dylan Rutledge has one obsession: music. He believes his destiny is to be the greatest composer of the rapidly approaching twentieth century. Only Laurence Northcliff, a young history master at The Venerable Bede School for Young Gentlemen, believes in Dylan's talent and encourages his dream, not realizing Dylan is in love with him... -
![I Take this Man by Emilie Loring]()
I Take this Man by Emilie Loring
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsRecently married to the wealthy Donald Garth, Penelope Garth makes a mistake she has to work hard to rectify. Confiding in the woman who was second to her mother in plain earshot of her new husband sets the marriage on the wrong foot... -
![A Princess for the Gentleman by Mindy Burbidge Strunk]()
A Princess for the Gentleman by Mindy Burbidge Strunk
A princess in hiding. A gentleman of uncertain means. And the accident that brought them together. Life is falling into place for Dugray Dawson. After years of working, he has finally purchased a run-down estate of his own. To make it successful he must work hard and follow his plan precisely. He has no time or inclination toward love... -
![Teach Me by Cassandra Dean]()
Teach Me by Cassandra Dean
Ever curious, Elizabeth, Viscountess Rocksley, has turned her curiosity to erotic pleasure. Three years a widow, she boldly employs the madam of a brothel for guidance but never had she expected her education to be conducted by a coldly handsome peer of the realm... -
![In Times Like These by Emilie Loring]()
In Times Like These by Emilie Loring
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsYoung, beautiful, embittered Page Wilburn staggered under the impact of a callously broken engagement. Her only solace was her drab secretarial job. Suddenly winter turned to spring. Page was swept into the whirlwind of international intrigue as the in-name-only wife of a dashing undercover agent investigating treason in our space program... -
![We Ride the Gale by Emilie Loring]()
We Ride the Gale by Emilie Loring
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA classic romance by Emilie a tale of misunderstanding and dislike slowly transforming into love. When the notorious playboy Guy Farr comes into her life, young Sonia Carson resists his advances, preferring to pursue her career. In retaliation, Guy marries Sonia’s sister, then abandons her. When her sister dies, leaving a small son, the boy remains unacknowledged by his irresponsible father... -
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![The Duke of Andelot by Delilah Marvelle, Jenn LeBlanc]()
The Duke of Andelot by Delilah Marvelle, Jenn LeBlanc
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsFor fans of The Scarlet Pimpernel and Tom Jones comes a twisted, sexy tale that takes the French Revolution to smoldering new heights. Long before becoming the flamboyant courtesan known to men as Madame de Maitenon, Thérèse Angelique Bouchard, dreamed of becoming an actress capable of commanding not only the stage but all of Paris... -
![Burning Embers by Hannah Fielding]()
Burning Embers by Hannah Fielding
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsCoral Sinclair is a beautiful but naive twenty-five-year-old photographer who has just lost her father. She's leaving the life she's known and traveling to Kenya to take ownership of her inheritance--the plantation that was her childhood home--Mpingo. On the voyage from England, Coral meets an enigmatic stranger to whom she has a mystifying attraction... -
![Burning Embers: Romance of passion, jealousy and the search for love in wild Africa by Hannah Fielding]()
Burning Embers: Romance of passion, jealousy and the search for love in wild Africa by Hannah Fielding
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn unforgettable passion ignited in the heart of Africa. A fragile love tormented by secrets and betrayal. Coral Sinclair, a beautiful but naïve young photographer, learns within days of calling off her wedding that she has also lost her father. Leaving her life in England, she sails to Kenya to take up her inheritance – Mpingo, the plantation that was her childhood home... -
![The Girl Behind The Curtain: Hidden Women: 3 by Stella Knightley]()
The Girl Behind The Curtain: Hidden Women: 3 by Stella Knightley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSarah Thomson and Marco Donato's complicated love affair continues - their passion is a deep one but both have been badly hurt before and are wary of exposing their vulnerabilities to the other. Meanwhile, Sarah begins to research a new subject . . . It's the Roaring Twenties and Katherine Hazleton is determined to be a star... -
![His Savage Sweet by Caroline Lee]()
His Savage Sweet by Caroline Lee
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsI am Prince Wulf, the spare heir to the tiny island kingdom of Faencairn, and I am royally irate at my father’s command to marry. I have no interest in tying myself to one woman, when sampling them is so much tastier... -
![Georgie's Beau by Shara Azod]()
Georgie's Beau by Shara Azod
Georgie had always been on the outside looking in. As the bastard daughter of the man who ran the local juke joint, there was little hope of a respectable life in store for her. Especially after she caught the eye of Beau Dupuis, son the richest man in all of South Georgia. All he could offer her is a nice house hidden away on his family's plantation, but Georgie yearned for more... -
![The Damsel by Victoria Vale]()
The Damsel by Victoria Vale
The Damsel is a standalone sequel to The Villain Duology, a Dark Regency Erotic Romance series. The Honourable Mr. Robert Stanley is heartbroken … After losing the love of his life to another man, he stumbles into a public house looking to drown his sorrows. The last thing he expects is to be approached with a scandalous proposition... -
![Marriage Training by Golden Angel]()
Marriage Training by Golden Angel
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsGabriel, Earl of Cranborne, is in need of a wife--preferably a sweet, submissive, well-trained wife who could run his household during the day and obey him in the bedroom at night. When he meets Miss Vivian Stafford at a friend's wedding, he finds himself drawn in by the exact traits he was looking for in his own wife and immediately moves to make her his own... -
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The Lady by Golden Angel
To stay safe in a world she's never known, this lady will pay a steep price... Adored. Cherished. Pampered. Lady Delilah Darling lives an enviable life. But when cruel hands drive her away from home and into the dangerous streets of London, she's suddenly frightened, vulnerable, and alone... -
![A Matter of Sin by Jess Michaels]()
A Matter of Sin by Jess Michaels
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsScandal between the pages…surrender between the sheets. The Ladies Book of Pleasures, Book 1 The widowed Lady Isabel Avenbury has one remaining younger sister to shepherd into an advantageous marriage, and then she will be free. Free to take a lover to fill her lonely nights—the only option left for a woman on the delicate edge of a certain age... -
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![His Perfect Passion by Raine Miller]()
His Perfect Passion by Raine Miller
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsDarius Rourke has long desired the beautiful and mysterious Marianne, seizing the opportunity to claim her when her family falls on hard times. Darius intuitively understands Marianne’s need for direction and is willing to do anything to be the one to give it to her. What he doesn’t know is that submission is security for Marianne, helping her to cope with a sin from her past...Categorized as:
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![Cavern of Pleasures Box Set by Em Brown]()
Cavern of Pleasures Box Set by Em Brown
Rated: 4.02 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsA limited edition boxset of two romantic and sexually charged stories from the Cavern of Pleasures Series: Conquering the Countess (Book 2) and Binding the Baroness (Book 3). Advisory: These erotic historical romances contain light BDSM elements and submissive training... -
![The Wedding Night of an English Rogue by Jillian Hunter]()
The Wedding Night of an English Rogue by Jillian Hunter
Award-winning author Jillian Hunter weaves another enthralling tale in which the path down the aisle is paved with startling twists of fate . . . and temptation. Lord Heath Boscastle’s attraction for Julia Hepworth begins with a bang. She shoots him at a hunting party–accidentally, of course. Though the shot grazes his shoulder, her beauty pierces his heart... -
![The Wedding Night of an English Rogue: A Novel by Jillian Hunter]()
The Wedding Night of an English Rogue: A Novel by Jillian Hunter
Rated: 3.98 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAward-winning author Jillian Hunter weaves another enthralling tale in which the path down the aisle is paved with startling twists of fate . . . and temptation. Lord Heath Boscastle’s attraction for Julia Hepworth begins with a bang. She shoots him at a hunting party–accidentally, of course. Though the shot grazes his shoulder, her beauty pierces his heart... -
![Scandalous Liaisons by Sylvia Day]()
Scandalous Liaisons by Sylvia Day
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsOh, those naughty rakes. With their wicked winks, sensual smiles, and bad boy habits, you just can’t take them out in polite society. But who wants to go out when you can stay in…? Stolen Pleasures Sebastian Blake, Earl of Merrick, long ago fled the responsibilities of his title to become the infamous pirate, Captain Phoenix... -
![Three Lessons in Seduction by Sofie Darling]()
Three Lessons in Seduction by Sofie Darling
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsLesson One: Don’t forget to tell your wife you’re a spy...An absentee husband is one thing, but a dead husband is too much for Lady Mariana Asquith to ignore. When she travels to Paris to search for the body of the wastrel who broke her heart, she finds him—alive at the Opera and still far too attractive for her comfort... -
![His Uncle's Favorite by Lory Lilian]()
His Uncle's Favorite by Lory Lilian
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratings“His Uncle’s Favorite”: A Pride and Prejudice tale that takes a divergent path after the Netherfield ball and its residents’ hasty departure. Shortly after Christmas, their Aunt Gardiner persuades Jane and Elizabeth Bennet to spend time with her in London. There, the girls encounter familiar faces and intriguing new acquaintances... -
![Angel in Scarlet by Lavinia Kent]()
Angel in Scarlet by Lavinia Kent
From the author of Mastering the Marquess comes another blazingly provocative Regency romance! Revenge may be a dish best served cold, but in this clash of wills, lust is a feast for the senses. After her dreams of wedding bells are dashed by a man she thought had serious intentions, Miss Angela Ripon must be satisfied... -
![Ravishing Ruby by Lavinia Kent]()
Ravishing Ruby by Lavinia Kent
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEloisa James meets E. L. James in Lavinia Kent’s deeply sensual Regency romance! Torn between duty and desire, London’s most infamous madam fights for a future with the love of her life: an insatiable, ruggedly charming American sailor. Emma Scanton’s grandfather wants her to marry... -
![Folly by Sabrina York]()
Folly by Sabrina York
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFolly, by Sabrina York Book 5 in the steamy Noble Passions Series Widowed and threatened with penury by her heartless in-laws, Eleanor--Lady Ulster--hatches a plot to save herself. Determined to produce the Ulster "heir", she seduces a stranger at a tawdry masquerade. Little does she know, this magnificent masked lover is none other than her husband's greatest nemesis... -
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![These Lost & Broken Things by Helen Fields]()
These Lost & Broken Things by Helen Fields
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMaiden-Mother-Murderer How dangerous is a woman with nothing left to lose? The year is 1905. London is a playground for the rich and a death trap for the poor. When Sofia Logan’s husband dies unexpectedly, leaving her penniless with two young children, she knows she will do anything to keep them from the workhouse... -
![The Bad Baron's Daughter by Laura London]()
The Bad Baron's Daughter by Laura London
From acclaimed author Laura London-a classic novel of an innocent girl, an indecent proposal, and a wicked lord who's impossible to resist. THE BAD BARON'S DAUGHTER As the daughter of a blacklisted gambler, Katie Kendricks has few options in life but to work in a back-alley gin shop like the Merry Maidenhead... -
![Hot Rain by Kat Martin]()
Hot Rain by Kat Martin
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAllie Parker knows her best friend's death was no accident, and her quest to find the truth soon puts her in the wrong place--at the worst possible time... An unwilling passenger on a boat carrying deadly cargo and dangerous men, her only ally is mysterious Jake Dawson, who warns her that she must play the role of his reluctant bedmate...if she wants to stay alive... -
![A Key to Many Doors by Emilie Baker Loring]()
A Key to Many Doors by Emilie Baker Loring
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNancy Jones--as beautiful as her name was plain--faced a life as spinster nurse to her hopelessly scarred brother until--impulsively--she entered into a strange, loveless marriage with diplomat artist Peter Gerard... -
![The Irresistible Miss Peppiwell by Stacy Reid]()
The Irresistible Miss Peppiwell by Stacy Reid
Rated: 3.96 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsWith a longing for adventure, the last thing Phillipa Pippiwell wants is to marry. After a painful betrayal by a man she trusted, she is wary when she unwittingly catches the attention of roguishly handsome - and sinfully tempting - Lord Anthony Thornton. Forbidden desires she secretly yearns for threaten to crumble her icy facade and reveal a past scandal best kept buried...Categorized as:
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![Mistress of the Night by Charlotte Featherstone]()
Mistress of the Night by Charlotte Featherstone
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsShe walks in beauty like the night. The Earl of Hardcastle is used to living his life shrouded in darkness, preferring to spend his days and nights in his gloomy townhouse than amongst the glittering ton in order to shield himself from a shameful secret he keeps carefully hidden...
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