Historical Romance
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A Gentleman’s Bidding by Jean Wilde
Miss Emily Price is in desperate need of funds. With her family estate mortgaged and her young brother not yet of age, it falls to her to save her family from financial ruin. What is a lady with no title or connections to do? Auction her virginity at one of London’s most notorious brothels.
Heir to a baronetcy, James Hughes has always been caught between two worlds. His fortune and education help him pass for a member of the ton but his career as an engineer and his family ties stop him from actually becoming one. Quiet and serious-minded, he knows he needs to marry into the peerage for his sake, as well as, his family’s. But when he finds himself by chance at an auction in London’s infamous Scarlet Salon he throws his ambitions to the wind to bed the lovely Miss Price.
It doesn’t take long for Emily to lose her heart to her dry-humored, generous benefactor. But when their affair goes public in one of the most scandalous newspapers in town, Emily must decide if she must cast her feelings aside and leave James to pursue his societal ambitions, and James must decide if family and duty are worth giving up the chance of love.
Scandal, manipulation and ambition hinder the lovers’ path to happiness. Only they can decide if love is worth fighting for.
Searching for Gertrude by D.E. Haggerty
How far would you go to find the woman you love?
The love of Rudolf’s life, Gertrude, is forced to flee Nazi Germany. It takes years, but Rudolf eventually follows her. Once in Istanbul, however, he can’t find Gertrude. He enlists the help of Rosalyn, and they find themselves working with a British intelligence officer. As the danger increases and the search stretches on, Rudolf and Rosalyn grow close, but Rudolf gave his heart away long ago.
The Duke’s Dangerous Darling by LL Neal
Read a steamy Regency historical romance novel by the great new author L. L. Neal.
Lady Edwina wants nothing to do with the man her mama has said she must marry. She has ideas of her own, she doesn’t want to marry the local squire her mama has selected. She wants to travel, to have adventures, and to live life. Her cousin Theodosia has the same problem – her mama has selected an intended fiancé Theodosia dislikes. Theodosia doesn’t want to marry the man. What are the two cousins to do?
Lady Edwina’s papa, Sir Henry, also wants his daughter to get married, but he wants her to marry a more suitable man. The two ladies are packed off to London for a season. They can’t say no. They must go. The ladies go to London and find more than they expected. Bella Cummings, Wild West Madam by Cherie Mitchell
A hot and racy Wild West Mail Order Bride tale with a spicy twist. In the days of the Californian gold rush, many astute business-minded women made their fortunes by offering their bodies for sale or by establishing houses of pleasure to provide services for the men who flooded the region. And many of these women did very well for themselves, with records revealing that one young lady made today’s equivalent of $1 million in just three months. This is the story of Bella Cummings, a young woman determined to make the best of her life in a man’s world, and a story based on real lives as they were lived in the late 1800’s.
New York, 1878. Bella Cummings is leaving New York City for a new life out West, far away from the life of woman-for-rent which she has had thrust upon her through no fault of her own. Bella’s new start includes marriage to a Californian gold miner, a man she has never met but who has placed an advertisement for a bride in the local newspaper and whom she hopes will hold the key to a bright new future.
Her new husband Harry Williams is everything she has ever wanted in a man and all Bella needs to do now is keep the secret of her sordid past from him. However, Bella should have known that she was never destined for an easy life. And when she finds herself alone in the largely male populated gold mining town of Yreka, Northern California in the heat of the heady gold rush days, what is a girl to do to survive except fall back on the very assets she was born with?
Bella Cummings is a woman of much grit and determination but underneath it all, she just wants to be loved. Will she ever meet a man who wants her for her heart and not just for her very desirable body, a man who will truly be hers forever?
Catching Carrie by Pippa Greathouse
Carrie arrives in Lesterville, in 1885, quite alone. She has no money, no friends and no place to stay. Hank, the man she is to marry, fails to show up to meet her, and she has no idea what to do.
On top of that, the justice of the peace has left town and won’t be back for well over two weeks.
When the sheriff of Lesterville, Sam, offers the top floor of his house to her, she has no option but to accept his hospitality; after all, he has assured her that Mr. and Mrs. Clancy, the caretakers, will be there to chaperone her.One thing she learns about Sam, however, is that while he is willing to go to great lengths to protect her, he has very little patience with young ladies who are not completely honest with him – and those who disobey. She, unfortunately, has already broken that rule and is about to break it again…
As days go by, Carrie sees no sign of her intended. And when she finally does, she realizes his instability and volatility and is left with a choice. Can she make the right decision?
Or will keeping her word endanger her own life?Publisher’s Note: This book contains the discipline of an adult woman. If this offends you, please do not buy or read it.
The Sebastian Chronicles by TL Travis
The Sebastian Chronicles is a series of 5 Erotic Paranormal Short Stories that take you through each century since Sebastian Benoit’s Vampiric inception.
The novelettes in this series (in order) are:
Book 1 – Sebastian, the beginning (MF)
Book 2 – My servant, my lover (MF/MM)
Book 3 – Wealthy ménage (MF/MM/MFM/Menage)
Book 4 – Prohibition inhibitions (MF/MM/MFM/MMF/BDSM/Menage)
Book 5 – The Tryst (MF)Throughout the chronicles, we live vicariously by way of our beloved Sebastian’s memories. Via his trials and tribulations, love lost and love found, only to have it disappear yet once again.
His love knows no boundaries, but will he ever find another whose soul binds with his?
Odyssia, the Pirate Queen (Vixens of the High Seas Book 1) by Cailee Francis
A steamy, romantic femdom story of piracy and passion on the high seas!
Odyssia is the Queen of a pirate fleet that preys on the Western Strait. A trained swordsman and capable commander, she’s a force to be reckoned with and has a reputation to match. She is at once beautiful and dangerous, ruthless and cunning; yet she also has a softer side.
Louis is a deckhand on her vessel, the Gold Reaper. He’s handsome, capable and enchanted by his ruthless Queen. He’s also Odyssia’s secret lover and would do almost anything she asks – some things more eagerly than others.
Louis is summoned to his Queen’s cabin to handle a matter of business, but he returns to spend the night with her. This is Odyssia and Louis’s story.
Please note, this is a short story of just over 5,000 words that contains strong steamy content and language.
The Discipline of Amanda by Victoria Winters
How did a wealthy New York debutante end up in a nursery, in a castle, being treated like a child? Amanda Vanderpoint is a very wealthy girl, but unwelcome in New York high society. To improve her family’s social standing, she is taken to Victorian England to marry into British nobility.
While her wedding to the Duke of Chaucer was wonderful and the envy of young girls everywhere, married life is not at all what Amanda expected. Her husband is intent on regressing her to the status of a British schoolgirl until she learns to be a proper duchess.
Under her nanny’s tutelage, Amanda is subjected to the inevitable punishments and lessons, all designed to teach her humility and rid her of her American ways. There she stays, learning how to fit into British society and how to please her commanding new husband. Can she endure the humiliating treatment until she is ready to take her place at her husband’s side as the Duchess of Chaucer?
Publisher’s Note: This book contains elements of age-play, the discipline of an adult woman, and explicit scenes. If any of this offends you, please do not purchase.
GLADON’S PROMISE: A Not So Simple Tale Of Love & Letting Go by Anna Julia
The story begins with the death of Kathleen Gladon – wife of the wealthy businessman Nick Gladon. He can buy anything with his money but he cannot use it to revive his dead wife. He was in deep pain until one day he discovered information: that could bring his beloved wife back.
How did he find it? What helps him reunite with his wife?
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Walk into an interesting book that is attractive, and has a meaningful message about love and letting go with love. What did Nick Gladon do to fulfill his promise to bring his dead wife back?
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Would you surrender the pleasure of lust to become a lady of chastity?
Darien Avery followed Caitlyn Sinclair from England to Australia, memories of their intense love affair fresh in his mind. When they arrive he quickly learns he isn't the only man in this new country who's infatuated with the breathtaking, blonde-haired beauty.
Women are turning up dead, victims to the worst kinds of depraved acts—women who fit Caitlyn's description—and every clue to the murderer leads back to Darien's family. Frantic to save Caitlyn's life, he sends her up north to her family, hoping to free her from the murderer's grasp. But she never makes it there. When he receives word that her dead body has been found, his heart breaks and he throws himself into a life of debauchery and sin as punishment for failing to save the woman he loves.
When yet another murder occurs, Darien believes he will be accused of the crime, so he flees. He finds himself in Jarvisfield—the same town where Caitlyn's family lives. But he soon learns that the murderer who has been butchering blonde-haired, green-eyed women has followed him there.
He's in for even more of a shock when he discovers that his beloved Caitlyn is not dead, and has in fact, been living in Jarvisfield for months. This time he will protect her. However, Caitlyn is having none of it. She believes Darien has betrayed her, and she won't fall for him again. No longer is she his lustful lover, but rather a lady of chastity, determined to live an independent life—one without Darien.
Content Warning: contains sex, strong language, and some violence
