Steamy Romance Historical

The newly married Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy arrive at Pemberley ready to enjoy the benefits of marriage...especially the one benefit they'd yet to savor. Their hopes are deflated, among other things, when his aunt Lady Catherine de Bourgh makes an unexpected and unwanted visit.

Each of these books has spice at its heart and a heart ready to lose, heroes in pain and heroines acting out of the ordinary. There are no ballrooms here.... This collected stories promises hours and hours of steamy hot listening.…

Poppy Bennington knows one thing. She has terrible luck. Not only has she lost both of her parents, her two previous suitors broke her heart, and now her fiancé has left her at the altar on their wedding day. At the age of twenty-seven, Poppy worries she will remain a spinster and be the talk of the town for years. So she has one solution, which is to run away. Poppy's plan is simple. She will go to a new town and start over. Finn Weston is Poppy's older brother's best friend and right-hand man at his cattle ranch. When the Bennington family finds out about Poppy's disappearance, Finn ...

Noelle Shepherd is grieving the loss of her beloved grandmother when she discovers decades-old photos and letters that hint to a forbidden love. Needing to know the full story, she creates a TikTok video appealing for information. Through her video, she manages to track down her grandmother's secret love, Paul, who offers to take her on the honeymoon road-trip he and Gram planned but never got to go on. Noelle jumps at the chance. There's just one problem - Paul's grandson is Noelle's frustratingly handsome high-school rival Theo. And Theo has to come, too.

Can Two Texas Rangers Protect Her—Without Losing Their Hearts? Rena Hall never expected to witness a murder—or to become the killer’s next target. Now, under the protection of two Texas Rangers, she should feel safe. But danger isn’t the only thing setting her pulse racing. The more time she spends with her rugged guardians, the more she longs for their protection in ways far beyond duty. Harley Kerr and Clayton McCoy were just passing through Blessing when Rena ran into the saloon, desperate for help. Sworn to keep her safe, they never expected the real challenge would be keeping ...

A fate already set in motion may hold unexpected surprises. A lady betrayed by her betrothed. A gentleman set out for destruction. Would his scandalous proposition entice her to surrender to the passion swirling around them? Noel Worthington’s happily ever after was only weeks away. She had finally secured herself a match with a divine earl who doted on her at every opportunity. However, Noel questioned if she should give her heart to him after he betrayed her with his deception. When her groom stays absent, she does what any lady in her position would do and confronts him, stating her ...

Union Army Major Charles Morrow has been ordered to escort the daughter of a well-connected Ohio couple from the recently captured town of Cynthiana, Kentucky to her parents’ home. Along the way, he must protect her from remnant bands of Rebel soldiers and hostile Confederate sympathizers. He does not relish the assignment, but at least the journey will take him to within a few hours ride of his own homestead. Emily McAllister enjoys spending much of her time with her aunt and uncle in their Cynthiana home. Emily is a pacifist, and abhorred the violence that placed Cynthiana back under ...

Lily Rowland has no choice but to reject the Earl of Seaford’s marriage proposal. No one can deny the man is handsome, with his dark hair and dark eyes that flash with a hint of something that lies deeper beneath the surface. But despite the fact they have become good friends, the oh-so-proper earl can never give her what she wants…passion. Simon took one look at Lily Rowland and knew she’d be his. But after months of resisting the temptation to throw her over his shoulder and carry her to a dark corner to do deliciously wicked things with her, he realizes he’s made a tactical error...

If he was a better man, he'd stay far away from Iris Rowland. But no one had ever accused the Earl of Wentworth of being a good man. After saving Iris from certain ruin the unthinkable happens. He becomes obsessed with the memory of the young woman he rescued at the end of the season. There is only one thing to do. Secure an invitation to the Christmas house party she'll be attending. But instead of putting his curiosity about Iris to rest, he is shocked to discover that his inconvenient attraction might be something more. A ROGUE FOR CHRISTMAS is a Regency Historical Romance and contains ...

A Year Without a Duke The duke has died. Long live the duke! The only problem is no one knows who the new Duke of Beckworth is. All of England wonders, but no one more so than the people who depend upon Beckworth for their livelihood. In 1816, a year so cold that the word "summer" is a cruel joke, that livelihood is even more uncertain. However, they are all about to find out, with the duke away, there is nothing more warming than scandal and love... Forbidden in February, book 2 Robert Milton's future as the valet to the Duke of Beckworth is uncertain. His employer has died, leaving no ...

She’s a plain, ever-predicting, and ever-predictable wallflower. He’s the cheeriest man on the planet, with no real plans for his life. When Lady Giselle is spotted cloud watching–documenting, to be precise–she crosses her fingers in hopes that the man will simply pass by. Like every other man has done in her past. Only, this man keeps staring at her until he’s so distracted that he lands himself in the pond. Felix, one of the Ashbourne brothers, is the happy-go-lucky, always smiling, friendly face. Except, of late, he’s struggling with an unusual sense of ennui. All he wants is...

The fate of two strangers collides in a midnight brawl. Esmeralda Crobbin inherits her ship and her letters of marque from her adoptive father, an infamous privateer. She plans to leave the sea on a quest to find her birth family when she encounters a man who haunts her dreams. Brandon Gilroy will inherit a duchy but would prefer to remain a captain in the royal navy. Then he meets a sunset haired woman more alluring than the endless changes of the ocean. He expects he will never see the her again, yet she fills his every fantasy. Fate tosses Esmeralda and Brandon into destiny’s path more...

From USA Today Bestselling Author Anna Markland comes the first book in an epic saga of a family caught up in the bitter battle between Normans and Saxons for the fate of the English throne. A War Hero … Ram de Montbryce is an ambitious young warrior who valiantly serves William the Conqueror at the pivotal Battle of Hastings. His rewards in the newly conquered England are rich. A Sacrificial Pawn ... Mabelle de Valtesse is an heiress-turned-refugee whose volatile father forfeits his estates. At the very moment her inheritance is set to be restored, her exiled father negotiates a marriage...

Love blooms. Charlotte and Edward are wed. He introduces her to his decadent desires, and does his best to make her behave as his wife should. But when a jealous, vindictive woman decides she wants Edward for herself, Charlotte decides to take matters into her own hands.

A man who wants to be alone, and a woman seeking shelter from the cold - and neither can hold out from temptation...Sir Moses of Wandorne is a miser...he is usually left alone: which is just how he likes it. But Chloe Vaughn is about to change all that. Accidentally stuck on the shores of the river that passes through the Wandorne estate, she seeks refuge from the storm and discovers a man who doesn't want to be found. Will Sir Moses decide to open his heart - and his bed - to a woman he barely knows? Can being beached with a Baronet give Chloe a night she will never forget?

He loves me… Not anymore. That was twenty years ago. I hardly think of Nick now. Seriously. I'm too busy training horses and trying to keep a roof over my head. They say I never met a horse, or a man, I couldn't ride, which is a little catty but mostly true. Until I do. When Napoleon, a rangy gelding with a bad reputation, tosses me to the ground, my life literally flashes before my eyes. I swear the tangled knot of regrets and missed opportunities go parading past me like thoroughbreds at auction. When I come to, I'm shocked to discover I'm dressed in a fancy riding habit, and a corset, ...

Sometimes choosing just isn’t an option.... As Princess Katrinetta falls even deeper into love with her Representatives, it becomes clear, she’ll never be able to choose just one of them. Though Yewforian law dictates that, in order to become queen, she must select a mate, Katrinetta begins to formulate a plan that will let her keep her men and the crown. But she’s not the only one keeping secrets, and the princess soon discovers Eliason has several. Will revelations from his past tear her from her closest friend? Will the love of her other men be enough to catch her win she falls? ...

One night to seek the truth… When a beautiful widow bursts into his study one cold winter evening, The Honorable Darius de Lucey doesn’t know what to make of her demand that he escort her to a notorious masquerade ball. He’s intrigued enough to help with her secret murder investigation. If he has to accompany the widow to prove another woman’s innocence, so be it. Belladonna may be ruthless, but she isn’t a killer - and Justine doesn’t need to know why he’s so sure that Bella isn’t a murderess. Mrs. Justine Erskine was prepared to endure Mr. de Lucey’s touch in service to ...

Lady Mary Masterson had no objection to being betrothed to Gilbert Talbot until he ridiculed her. Now, years later, it appears her chance for an adventure on the Continent will be thwarted by the very man when he turns up, vowing to keep her safe. Insufferable! If only it weren’t so difficult to ignore her fluttering heart - and the voices constantly touting the advantages of marrying the man who long ago called her a witch.

The Church insists he marry her, but England's King will kill him if he does.The king’s best knight hunts a runaway bride. This woman is no pampered lady but a woman of extraordinary depth. A determined lady on a mission. Rather than submit to king and church and fail in her mission, she would choose death. The knight yearns to love her but is duty-bound to guide her on a journey to a royally arranged marriage. On the brink of torture and death, she must forsake this man she has come to love. Star-crossed, the passion they ignite is forbidden. When he is forced to compete for her favor, ...