Steamy Romance Historical

One rescue leads to ruin...and love In the quiet village of Meryton, Elizabeth Bennet's orderly world is shattered when she is abducted from a local assembly. Her unlikely savior? The proud and mysterious Mr. Darcy, whose heroic rescue of Elizabeth leads to a scandalous night of passion, forcing them to navigate between desire and duty in Regency society. Readers who enjoy spicy JAFF short romance books with higher heat levels, gothic undertones, protective alpha heroes, forced marriage scenarios, compromising situations, dark romance elements will enjoy this short read.

Some stories are born in fire. Elizabeth Bennet has never been the quiet type. Clever, sharp-tongued, and fiercely self-possessed, she’s spent her life sidestepping expectations. Marriage? Yes — for some. But not for convenience. Not for coin. Fitzwilliam Darcy sees everything. And judges most of it. Cold, composed, and born to power, he’s used to admiration — not argument. But then he meets her. From the candlelit chaos of a country ball to whispered moments in shadowed gardens, their words clash. Their glances linger. And what begins as disdain slowly twists into something darker ...

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’ ...

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. ...

By a stroke of luck, James’ life as a landowner and former slave is just beginning - little does he know he is granted the love of his life as well. Born in the eighteenth century, James Freeman is a black slave and an honorable man. When James saves a British General, Edward Byron, during the American Revolution, he is forever indebted to him - granting James new opportunities as a free man. Victoria Byron is the most beautiful in the county and the most eligible debutante of the season thanks to her wealthy father, the Duke of Greenville, Lord Bryon. In an unexpected turn of events her ...

On the field, he's untouchable. Off the field, he's breaking every rule for the one man he can't have. Star quarterback Micah is a master of control. He leads his team with untouchable precision, all while guarding the secret that could destroy his career. His focus is on the championship, not complications. The newest complication is Emerson, the team’s new sports therapist. He’s brilliant, perceptive, and as the coach’s son, strictly off-limits. But during their mandatory sessions, the line between clinical touch and raw desire blurs, sparking a forbidden, high-stakes affair. In ...

INSTA-LOVE LIKE YOU'VE NEVER SEEN . . . ANNABELLE WINTERS STYLE! She's a tribute for my King. But her voice makes my heart feel strange. Her eyes make my knees feel weak. Her scent makes my body tighten. When I close my eyes I see her face . . . When the storms winds blow they whisper her name . . . The gods and goddesses urge me on . . . She's yours, they shout from the clouds . . . She's yours, they whisper from the waves . . . She's yours to keep, Viking! So what will you do? What will you do, Viking?! If you've read my other novella series, you know how wild my stuff can get. It's not ...

I’ve just got out of prison and I’m running from my MC, so my stepsister’s best friend has agreed to drive me across the country. Summer’s my ride. That’s all. But she captivates me, and I don’t have a damn clue why. She’s a distraction I can’t afford. Is it because I’ve been told she’s forbidden? Is it because she’s preppy and freakin’ beautiful, so not a part of my world? With every mile of our trip, every spark of connection, she seems to inch closer to me. The temptation is too much to resist.

"It' s a question of what you have to do, what you have to live with if you don't." Sheriff Walt Longmire is reading A Christmas Carol in his office on December 24th when he's interrupted by the ghost of Christmas past: a young woman with a hairline scar across her forehead and more than a few questions about Walt' s predecessor, Lucian Connally. Walt doesn' t recognize the mystery woman, but she seems to know him and claims to have something she must return to Connally.

Years of work to erase a shame-filled past go up in smoke with one fiery encounter.San Francisco, 1870, Boston-born Blueblood, Edith Alden never quits. Hiding both her fears and her identity, the spinster searches a notorious bordello to find a missing sibling. However, due to an interfering, holier than everybody, stranger who insists on her rescue, she discovers nothing but resentment and aggravation, Dutch Trahern buries a shameful past beneath hard-earned respectability. The last thing this escapee from the Barbary Coast gutters needs is a disdainful prostitute refusing his valiant ...

Book Three of The Heart Series Lady Camilla Veltre has always lived a life of privilege. Wealthy, beautiful, and accustomed to getting exactly what she wants, she has never faced a challenge she couldn’t overcome—or buy her way out of. But when her brother Jaylon marries and leaves her to her own devices, Camilla is struck by an unshakable sense of loneliness. For the first time, she begins to question the purpose of her extravagant, carefully curated life. That is, until the day everything changes. Abducted by two mysterious men, Dominic and Hester, acting under orders from Prince ...

Here's the fourth tale of the new spicy, fast-paced Operation Big Rock Romance series, a spin-off series from the original five-book Big Rock Romance Collection. Lacy Hardy’s reputation is ruined, and she is completely innocent. Her escort, Carl, is a perfect gentleman when he finds shelter for them on that awful, stormy day. The storm lasts through the night and when they finally make it home the next day, rumors are already flying. Carl agrees to marry her, but he is murdered on the morning of their wedding. Emmett Burke is a blacksmith in Big Rock and would be the object of every young...

As the dust settles from the devastating Battle of Flodden, the fragile peace between Scotland and England hangs by a thread. In the shadows of political unrest, Lady Abigall of Scotland and Prince Everald of England cling to a secret love that defies centuries of hatred between their nations. But their passion has not gone unnoticed. When a misplaced letter reveals their affair, enemies from both courts seize the opportunity to strike. Everald’s betrothed, the calculating Adelena, will do anything to keep her crown—even as she hides a devastating secret of her own. With betrayal ...

The Ladies Aid Society is determined to find brides for the bachelors who have moved to their town in the last two or three years. Their first attempt is for Angus Kelly, a red-haired giant of an Irishman. The society members have written to all their old friends across the country, and one willing respondent seems to be perfect for Angus: Nessa O’Shea. At the same time, Detectives Deacon Snow and his brother have been hired by a bank in Rawlins to search for the criminals who stole a shipment of newly minted gold coins intended for three different banks. On the way to the San Francisco ...

Discover the secrets and scandals in this tantalizing trio of tales that reimagines the classic love story of Elizabeth Bennet and Mr. Darcy. "Stolen Stormy Nights" where a sudden storm and a scheming relative test the resolve of our intrepid lovers. "Netherfield Nights with Mr. Darcy", a secret collection of scandalous novels fuels a burgeoning passion that pushes the boundaries of decorum. "Dancing with Mr. Darcy", Elizabeth and Mr. Darcy's encounter at a masquerade ball challenges their preconceptions and ignites a fiery attraction. Will love triumph over the obstacles that threaten to ...

The Widow and the Wild One A Gilded Passions Novel By Verity Ashbourne Lady Evelyn Greystoke has obeyed every rule—until her husband’s final will demands she break them all. Forced to abandon the glittering salons of London for a crumbling estate in the wilds of Yorkshire, she finds herself face-to-face with Rafe Blackmoor—the illegitimate son of a duke, a brooding recluse scarred by war and betrayal. Rafe wants nothing to do with the sharp-tongued widow invading his sanctuary. But when Evelyn unearths locked rooms, buried secrets, and whispers of a scandal that tie their fates ...

They’ve both sworn off marriage, citing their eccentricities. But what if their curses are actually blessings, uniting them into a family just in time for Christmas? After raising a passel of siblings, Molly Hawkins relishes the safety and predictability of life as a lady’s maid in a lavish London mansion. Others may daydream about escaping domestic service or falling in love, but not sensible Molly—until Lady Clara tasks her with supervising a prickly, fastidious…handsome piano tuner. Reclusive Frederick Vogel has yearned for Molly from afar during his fortnightly visits to her ...

“Excellent reading...a nice twist to what you think will happen.” Join The Forsaken on their journey from mortality to vampire in haunting tales of dark desire and timeless love. DARKEST MEMORY~ Determined to keep Calah safe from an ancient enemy, vampire Gabriel Knight lures her to his modern-day estate under false pretenses. Yet he underestimates his overwhelming need for her and their unavoidable draw to the past and medieval England. Now he must fight not only his own unquenchable desires but those of an old and powerful rival bent on destroying them. HEART OF VESUVIUS~ Forsaken by ...

I’ve been taken from my village, bound as a slave, and now I’m being thrown at the feet of the most deadly Gladiator in Roman history. I belong to Kaeso Vinicius now. I’m his prize. He gets to do whatever he wants to me and there’s nobody around to stop him. I tremble as I look up at the largest man I’ve ever seen. And the scariest. He’s so unlike the pretty-faced boys who chased me around the village. He’s rough-looking with scars all over and a hungry gleam in his dark possessive eyes, like he’s about to devour me whole. I did not picture my first time like this… So, why...

My name is Ellie, but in my Amish community a lot of grown men call me Madame Eleanor or The Amish Temptress. In private, of course. You see, I was nineteen when I first snuck out to meet a guy, and realized how much fun it is to fulfill a repressed man’s desires. Ever since then, I've been taking care of the men's needs in my community. Giving them the space to satisfy their unmentionable cravings is what I enjoy doing most. It certainly makes my life more interesting around here. Men stare at my large chest all the time. No one was as bad as Samuel, though. Anytime I’m nearby, ...