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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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![The Best of Frances Hodgson Burnett by Frances Hodgson Burnett]()
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... -
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![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... -
![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... -
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![The Honey Well by Gloria Mallette]()
The Honey Well by Gloria Mallette
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsArnell Rayford's mother, Esther, is where she's always wanted to be. Ensconced in the mansion where her own mother once worked as a housekeeper, she runs a thriving business that's surely making the previous owner turn in her grave. For Esther, money is everything, and no one will stand in the way of her making it--not even her only child... -
![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... -
![Trust Me by Natasha Blackthorne]()
Trust Me by Natasha Blackthorne
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAnne and Jon’s story continues. Is she insane? All of Mayfair is whispering the question. Anne Lloyd, the new Countess of Ruel, thought she’d finally begun to heal from having witnessed the terrible death of her first husband. But, from her new husband’s grandmother to his ex-mistresses, it is all that is on everyone’s lips... -
![Up All Night with a Good Duke by Amy Rose Bennett]()
Up All Night with a Good Duke by Amy Rose Bennett
"I can think of the perfect way to keep you occupied and your mind diverted," she murmured. "Come to my room. If you're not too tired..."Lust flashed in his gaze, and then, he caught her face between his hands and kissed her. "For you, my beautiful Artemis, I'd stay up all night... -
![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... -
![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... -
![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... -
![Sunshine and Shadow by Sharon Curtis, Tom Curtis]()
Sunshine and Shadow by Sharon Curtis, Tom Curtis
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsCould their explosive love bridge the chasm between two impossibly different worlds? He thought there were no surprises left in the world...but the sudden appearance of young Amish widow Susan Peachey was astonishing—and just the shock cynical Alan Wilde needed. She was a woman from another time, innocent, yet wise in ways he scarcely understood... -
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![Smuggler's Moon by Cynthia Wright]()
Smuggler's Moon by Cynthia Wright
A 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...Categorized as:
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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... -
![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... -
![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... -
![Scandalous Liaisons by Sylvia Day]()
Scandalous Liaisons by Sylvia Day
Rated: 3.97 of 5 stars · 31 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... -
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![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... -
![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... -
![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... -
![Perilous Risk by Natasha Blackthorne]()
Perilous Risk by Natasha Blackthorne
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsHeartbroken and disillusioned, Rebecca Howland is done with all men. Especially noblemen. Past a certain age, she knows her previous life of carnal indulgence and grand adventure is over. Or so she thinks. Back at home, whilst working in her family’s shop, a moment of compassion entangles her in an old battle between two powerful, bitter enemies... -
![To Love a Thief by Merline Lovelace]()
To Love a Thief by Merline Lovelace
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsOnce he'd been known as Henri Everard, the fastest pickpocket in Nice. But the ensuing years had turned him into all-American Nick Jensen--aka Lightning--acting director of the Omega Agency. His most pressing assignment at the moment: heading to France to find out who was trying to kill him. And in that noble task he was assisted by Mackenzie Blair, Omega's communications director... -
![The Sun Goes Down by James Lear]()
The Sun Goes Down by James Lear
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 5 ratingsMitch Mitchell needs a vacation, and he is determined to make the most of his trip to the Mediterranean island of Gozo. Death never takes a break however, and at the behest of fellow doctor Bob Southern, Mitch soon finds himself investigating the demise of a young, gay lance corporal. The police have ruled it a suicide, but the young man’s boyfriend claims it was murder... -
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![Three Lessons in Seduction by Sofie Darling]()
Three Lessons in Seduction by Sofie Darling
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 14 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... -
![Annie's Rainbow by Fern Michaels]()
Annie's Rainbow by Fern Michaels
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt came out of the blue. A half-million dollars on graduation day. For Annie Daisy Clark, it was the capital she needed to start a business and secure her future. It was also money that didn't belong to her. Vowing to pay back every penny of it one day, she kept the bag of cash she'd found, and never looked back. Ten years later, Annie's investment has paid off... -
![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... -
![The Last Rogue by Connie Mason]()
The Last Rogue by Connie Mason
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsLondon 1820 … All London was stunned when the infamous rake Lucas, Viscount Westmore, vowed to give up the fair sex and exile himself to St. Ives. The infamous rake was known for his love of luxury and his way with the ladies, just as the rugged Cornish coast was known for its savagery, its fearsome gales and its smugglers... -
![More Than Seduction by Cheryl Holt]()
More Than Seduction by Cheryl Holt
Mrs. Anne Smythe's Healing Spa and Bathing Emporium is a haven for fashionable women who believe the waters have aphrodisiac properties. Yet the prim proprietress never thinks of testing that theory-until grievously injured Captain Stephen Chamberlin is deposited on her doorstep. Every minute the war hero spends under her roof courts scandal... -
![A Most Civil Proposal by C.P. Odom]()
A Most Civil Proposal by C.P. Odom
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratings"You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you." When Fitzwilliam Darcy spoke these words to Elizabeth Bennet as part of his marriage proposal, they expressed his concealed feelings completely, but their meaning was at odds with the rest of his prideful and arrogant offer of marriage. It was therefore rather easy for Elizabeth to reject his offer in much the same manner... -
![Mastering the Marchioness: A BDSM Historical Romance by Em Brown]()
Mastering the Marchioness: A BDSM Historical Romance by Em Brown
Advisory: This erotic historical romance contains light BDSM elements and submissive training. If you like your heat “wickedly hot” with yummy alpha males and headstrong young women, then dare to enter the Cavern of Pleasures… The last person Vale Montressor Aubrey, the Marquess of Dunnesford, expects to see walking into Madam Botreaux's Cavern of Pleasures is his wife... -
![It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Scandal by Stacy Reid]()
It's Beginning to Look a Lot Like Scandal by Stacy Reid
Rated: 3.89 of 5 stars · 9 ratings(Three Steamy Christmas Historical Romance)It’s Beginning to look a lot like Scandal features three very steamy and heartwarming Christmas Romance for your reading delight!WICKED DEEDS ON A WINTER NIGHT.Primrose Markham and Captain Gabriel Northcote cannot deny the burning hunger between them... -
![Siren Song by Roberta Gellis]()
Siren Song by Roberta Gellis
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsFirst in the Royal Dynasty series. William of Marlowe and Elizabeth of Hurley loved each other from childhood and swore to marry no other. Their fathers had more practical and profitable intentions. William was told Elizabeth had gone to Ilmer to be married to Mauger and in his pain and rage took Mary of Bix to wife... -
![The Melody of Secrets by Jeffrey Stepakoff]()
The Melody of Secrets by Jeffrey Stepakoff
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJeffrey Stepakoff's The Melody of Secrets is an epic love story set against the 1960s U.S. space program, when deeply-buried secrets could threaten not just a marriage, but a country. Maria was barely eighteen as WWII was coming to its explosive end. A brilliant violinist, she tried to comfort herself with the Sibelius Concerto as American bombs rained down. James Cooper wasn't much older... -
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![Dealing With Discipline by Golden Angel]()
Dealing With Discipline by Golden Angel
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThis is the third book in the Domestic Discipline Quartet. When Wesley Spencer, Earl of Spencer, arrives in Bath, his first encounter with his new ward is out in the street where she's indecently dressed (to his mind) and obviously rushing to get home... -
![The Billionaires: The Bosses by Calista Fox]()
The Billionaires: The Bosses by Calista Fox
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhat do you do when you have not just one hot boss, but two? And they both want you? What will it take to make her theirs? Bayli Styles leaves California wine country behind for the bright lights of New York City, in search of fame and fortune... -
![The Translator of Desires: Poems by Ibn ʿArabi]()
The Translator of Desires: Poems by Ibn ʿArabi
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA masterpiece of Arabic love poetry in a new and complete English translationThe Translator of Desires , a collection of sixty-one love poems, is the lyric masterwork of Muhyiddin Ibn ‘Arabi (1165–1240 CE), one of the most influential writers of classical Arabic and Islamic civilization... -
![Tempting a Marquess by Em Brown, Georgette Brown]()
Tempting a Marquess by Em Brown, Georgette Brown
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 11 ratingsHow far will this Regency miss go to tempt a marquess? On the surface, Mildred Abbott is a proper Regency miss. But secretly compromised, she longs to explore the pleasures of the flesh. Engaged to an uninspiring sycophant, she asks the influential nephew of her patroness in debauchery to interfere and break her engagement... -
![Lovescape by Anne Avery, Phoebe Conn]()
Lovescape by Anne Avery, Phoebe Conn
Rated: 3.87 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsHave you ever awakened from a dream so delicious you couldn't bear for it to end? Have you ever gazed into the eyes of a lover and wished he could see your secret desires? Then come to a place created especially for you by four of the most sensuous romance authors writing today—a place where you can explore your wildest fantasies and fulfill your deepest longings... -
![Claiming His Wife by Golden Angel]()
Claiming His Wife by Golden Angel
Rated: 3.86 of 5 stars · 7 ratingsThis is the fourth and final book in the Domestic Discipline Quartet. Alex has made a lot of mistakes, but he is determined to reconcile with his estranged wife, Grace. He's willing to put their past problems where he thinks they belong - in the past - but insults and disrespect will be met with discipline. He's seen the marriages his friends have, and decided to take a page from their books...
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