Steamy Romance Historical

A desperate woman in need of sanctuary... Alina Dameron has spent the last six years of her life married to a man who abuses her. In an act of desperation, she flees during a snowstorm and wakes up in a strange manor house whose only inhabitants are a mysterious man who won't show his face and a curious house spirit that takes the shape of fabric. Trapped because of the storm, Alina has no choice but to stay with this stranger who sometimes seems more beast than man. A lonely duke forgotten by the world... After a decade of seclusion, Edward Blackmore is used to being alone—in fact, he ...

Contains all three books in the Unmasked Hearts series of standalone novellas. The Velvet Mask At a masquerade ball hosted in a sprawling London townhouse, a mysterious woman in a crimson velvet mask catches the eye of a disillusioned barrister. She lures him through shadowed corridors to a hidden parlor, where an exclusive society gathers to indulge in whispered fantasies. Behind the anonymity of their masks, they shed the rigid propriety of Victorian society, and their encounter becomes a dance of power, seduction, and fleeting intimacy—leaving him haunted by her identity long after the...

All Miss Elizabeth has left is her pride... After Mr. Bennet's death, Elizabeth Bennet is cast out of Longbourn. Escaping a one way trip to a brothel, Elizabeth finds work at an inn and is stumbled upon by Mr. Darcy. She angrily leaves for London on his charity but gossip has a way of finding a sympathetic ear, and Elizabeth will find that outrunning disaster isn’t as simple as outwitting a suitor… At last, Elizabeth is his … until his domineering aunt causes trouble. Mr. Darcy can finally claim the rights of the marriage bed, uninterrupted. That is, until someone in the servants’ ...

He wasn’t supposed to fall in love with her... The Marquess of Overlea’s plan was perfect. Marry the desperate Louisa Evans, saving her and her siblings from ruin, and produce an heir. But when he proposes, Nicholas doesn’t tell her the real reason they must wed so quickly. They are married when Louisa learns the Marquess doesn’t intend to father his future heir himself. Drawn to her new husband in a way she never expected, Louisa has no intention of agreeing to his scandalous proposition. Instead, she shows him that what is developing between them goes far beyond a typical marriage...

When fates intertwine amid the madness of Mardi Gras, chaos reigns supreme A sinking crew boat carrying a dangerous mob assassin chained up for transport sets off a string of events that will affect the lives of many. Jacque Leguerre, a sociopath and hired killer, is consumed by revenge and blames Catholic priest Father Alphonso for his problems. When Jacque unexpectedly arrives in New Orleans, he’s determined to make the priest pay for his transgressions. Meanwhile, N.O.P.D. homicide detective Tony Nicosia finds himself facing off against a ruthless killer while dealing with a new ...

The widowed Duke of Averell is trying to be a better man...But when he spies a young woman, reading the Iliad beneath a tree, no less, Marcus forgets all his good intentions. Miss Weatherly is outspoken, intelligent, and enamored with the ancient Greeks. When she brazenly offers to show him the constellations later that night, Marcus readily agrees. Unfortunately, Miss Weatherly is not the woman Marcus has come to Halloway Park to offer for.

Setting: London, 1816 The social season promises both love and danger for Torquil Kilburn and Andrew MacReiver, Highland heirs arrived in London to seek brides. The Scotsmen must negotiate the complicated morés of high society to woo and win an exquisite debutante and her passionate, unconventional mother while keeping their vampire heritage a secret. But evil stalks the ballroom at Almack’s, the streets of Piccadilly, the drawing rooms of the ton. Headless bodies have been found drained of their blood, for another vampire haunts the streets of London, murdering noblemen. As he draws ...

Some say vampires came to America through New Orleans. Many believe they are still there. When French Quarter private investigator Wyatt Thomas is hired by the Greater Archdiocese of New Orleans to investigate a possible satanic ceremony that may have occurred at the Old Ursuline Convent, he soon learns that more is involved than Satan, The platform where the ceremony allegedly occurred is possibly a satanic altar placed in the convent by a secret society for the specific purpose of devil worship. The Order of the Blood, an offshoot of Freemasonry, has a centuries-old secret guarded by ...

A careless whisper. A shattered trust. Will Darcy choose love. . .or vengeance? Elizabeth's secret hopes for an offer from Mr. Darcy are shattered when gossip spreads like wildfire through Meryton, branding Miss Georgiana a compromised woman at the hands of George Wickham. There is only one person entrusted by Darcy with his sister's secret—Elizabeth Bennett. Lizzy's fierce pride forbids she continue to plead her innocence. She would never betray Georgiana, but if Darcy does not know her better than that by now, then he never will. Bruised pride and a broken heart must be set aside when a...

So you want to play with magic? There’s trouble in the French Quarter when a professional basketball player hires Wyatt and voodoo mambo Mama Mulate to help him exorcise a supernatural demon. Wyatt is thrilled to have a paying client, Mama, over the moon in lust for the handsome athlete. Things look rosy for the pair of paranormal investigators until the assignment dictates Wyatt travel back in time to antebellum New Orleans. Thrust headfirst into the middle of a dangerous situation, Wyatt must deal with a red-haired Irish witch named Aisling and avoid becoming a haunted torture room ...

He’ll burn down the world to protect her. But then his dreams will burn too. Lord Kenneth Boxy is hell-bent on debauchery. And when sin is the game, a man need look no further than his gaming hell, Hell’s Corner. It's perfect. He’s moved all the pieces into place and now he only need sit back and enjoy. Is that too much to ask? Apparently so, because the club brings more trouble than anyone bargained for when a mysterious stranger begins making threats. And then there is his partner's beautiful sister. Mirabelle is smart as a whip and sexy as sin and she’s playing a game all her own...

Bizarre New Orleans Death Ceremony Ends in Murder French Quarter paranormal investigator Wyatt Thomas meets a new client at an bizarre death ceremony in a revamped Canal Street movie theater. The man gives Wyatt a bag of cash and a single clue: a solid gold Krewe of Rex, 1948 Mardi Gras doubloon. His only request is for Wyatt to find the person or persons who murdered his mother. The case isn't simply cold, it's 50-years old. When his client is shot dead on the way out the door, Wyatt must go into hiding, solve both murders, or suffer the same fate

He was everything she'd ever wanted in a man... and then there was his other side. It's the year 1690, and Antonia Crivelli's father has arranged for her to be married to one of the wealthiest, most handsome men in Venice. Although her fiancé seems strangely uninterested in her, 19-year-old Antonia naively hopes things will be better after the wedding. Everything changes the day Antonia meets Tavros, the mysterious shipyard blacksmith whose smoldering glances leave no doubt as to where his desires lie. In the dark, mysterious eyes of the Greek laborer, Antonia sees her chance for true love...

Take a trip back to medieval times with kings, knights, and fair maidens. Three full-length novels with plenty of action, adventure, danger, and suspense, all mixed with plenty of discipline. Rhona Leon has never met a woman like Rhona. Her fiery spirit stirs him like no other and he finds himself falling in love with the passionate, auburn-haired maiden. But can he win her heart? Will she ever be able to love the man who took her captive? Heather When she and her cousin are captured by Scottish rebels and taken north, he uses all his powers to seek her return, for he intends to marry her. ...

City of Uruk, Sumer, 31st century B.C. Abi has given up on love, but when the mysterious Kal shows up at her father’s tavern one night she can’t resist him, or his intoxicating kisses. The problem is she has no way of finding him again. When her cousin finds herself in trouble, and asks Abi to take her place as priestess in the ancient fertility ritual performed with the King himself every year, she reluctantly agrees. Kal can’t get the alluring woman he met the other night at the tavern in town out of his head. Her kisses were the sweetest he’d ever tasted. He fully intends to find...

Torn between duty and desire… Catherine Evans never expected to have a London season. Now that her future has changed, she has one goal—to gain the heart of the man who is already more than a friend to her. But the season has just begun when she discovers she might already be too late. The Earl of Kerrick must set aside his desire to court Catherine when duty compels him to play the role of a man who intends to marry another woman. As Kerrick works to free himself so he can finally pursue the woman he craves, outside forces conspire to ensure he marries the wrong woman. BEGUILING THE ...

When Jane Bennet falls ill at the Bingley's Netherfield estate, Elizabeth arrives to care for her sister, only to uncover a hidden collection of scandalous erotic novels in the library. Caught in the act by the brooding Mr. Darcy, Elizabeth is unable to deny the smoldering desire between them. As they navigate the thin line between propriety and passion, they steal forbidden kisses and fiery glances, all while grappling with the growing intensity of their feelings. However, their journey is not without its obstacles, as the meddling Mr. Collins and the nefarious Mr. Wickham conspire to ...

Beneath the flickering candlelight of a grand masked ball, Lady Eliza Blackwood—widowed young, stifled long—tastes freedom for the first time. Cloaked in anonymity, her sharp wit and simmering passion are no longer shackled by society’s expectations. And when she crosses paths with the infamous Duke of Westmoreland, the air crackles with something far more dangerous than polite intrigue. He’s powerful, aloof, and utterly scandalous. She’s proper, poised, and aching to break the rules. Together, they begin a dance of hidden desires and forbidden touches, each daring the other to ...

**From Amazon #1 Best Selling Author** Gripping, romantic and exciting - for all fans of Outlander! He’s everything she can’t stand in a man. Then why can’t she tear herself away? After one-too-many bad experiences with men, Blake McGuire is dead set on never letting herself be taken advantage of again. But when a routine business trip to Scotland catapults her and her young son into the 15th century, she’ll be forced to place her trust in a rugged warrior who’s the personification of everything she despises. Gordon Grant can have any woman he wants. But there’s no woman he’s ...

The year of our Lord, 1821, Portsmouth, England. Sapphire Cornwell, with her striking blue eyes, seeks excitement. She thinks nothing of brandishing a sword or firing an arrow, something a refined lady shouldn't even think about. When she is introduced to the handsome Logan Steel, she finds that he is more than a match for her fiery nature. Several encounters lead her to discover that he has no hesitation in putting her over his knee for a sound spanking due to her bad attitude. Abducted, Sapphire finds herself taken on board a pirate ship, only to find out the captain is none other than ...