Books like The Book of True Desires by Betina Krahn

Actress Marcail Beauchamp and seafaring William Hurst are forced together when a blackmailer demands an ancient onyx box. Their past love and current danger drive a tense quest across Scotland.

McCrory's Lady is a historical romance novel by Shirl Henke, exploring themes of love, prostitution, and social expectation within a captivating historical setting, a tale of forbidden affection.

A mysterious burglar and a wealthy woman's tragic love story spanning centuries of art and passion in the Cote d’Azur, set against the backdrop of historical grandeur and crime. Jules Habsburg, a blackmailed wife, uncovers the Panther, a notorious cat burglar, and realizes her heart is in the arms of a man without identity, leading her on a dangerous journey into forbidden love and betrayal. Dark romance, historical romance, and art enthusiasts will find this story both captivating and hauntingly beautiful, with secrets and betrayals that keep readers guessing.

Two fabulously rich families unravel secrets of identity and passion in a sweeping romance saga set in Australia’s glittering society with a hint of historical intrigue.

Maggie Herbert and Jeremy return from the past, hoping to make amends and claim their destiny together.

A romance story set in Seattle, focusing on the bonds between Militine, a young woman, and Thane, a man with a dark secret, as they navigate the complexities of man-woman relationships and Christian values in a historical context, exploring themes of redemption and the transformative power of friendship and understanding.

A thrilling historical romance about a mercurial mercenary and the beautiful Miriam Toulon, a gifted physician who nurses him back to health but is drawn to the dark stranger he has become in love with, leading Rigo Torres on a dangerous journey to reclaim his family’s inheritance and protect his father’s betrayal of his brother and Taino tribe from a cunning enemy known as ‘The Fox’.

A Avon collectible paperback collection of love stories by Shannon Drake, Betina Krahn, Linda Lael Miller, Christina Skye, Katherine Sutcliffe Shannon Drake - AND I WILL LOVE YOU FOREVER - A beautiful woman besieged by war triumps magnificently in love when her strange dreams of a virile and ghostly Viking protecter come true. Betina Krahn - A CERTAIN MAGIC - A trio of delightful Victorian "witches" stir up a spicy Halloween brew of passion and romance for their enchanting young ward and a handsome, straight-laced lawyer. Linda Lael Miller - THAT OTHER KATHERINE - A dying woman's fervent prayer transports her back in time for a second chance at life.and love. Christina Skye - ENCHANTMENT - A dashing British viscount and a stunning American woman rekindle the flames of desire that burned between them a century earlier. Katherine Sutcliffe - FOREVER YOURS - A gentle and lonely vampire discovers that passion is immortal when an innocent beauty stumbles upon his lair..

A steamboat captain and a gambler fight for the heart of a beautiful riverboat gambler, while confronting the past of the ruthless con man who won her interest in the card game 5-Card Stud, St. Louis Style.

C'est dans la Thebaide, au haut d'une montagne, sur une plate-forme arrondie en demi-lune, et qu'enferment de grosses pierres. La cabane de l'ermite occupe le fond. Elle est faite de boue et de roseaux, a toit plat, sans porte. On distingue dans l'interieur une cruche avec un pain noir ; au milieu, sur une stele de bois, un gros livre ; par terre ca et la des filaments de sparterie, deux ou trois nattes, une corbeille, un couteau. a dix pas de la cabane, il y a une longue croix plantee dans le sol ; et a l'autre bout de la plate-forme, un vieux palmier tordu se penche sur l'abime, car la montagne est taillee a pic, et le Nil semble faire un lac au bas de la falaise. La vue est bornee a droite et a gauche par l'enceinte des roches. Mais du cote du desert, comme des plages qui se succederaient, d'immenses ondulations paralleles d'un blond cendre s'etirent les unes derriere les autres, en montant toujours ; puis au dela des sables, tout au loin, la chaine lybique forme un mur couleur de craie, estompe legerement par des vapeurs violettes. En face, le soleil s'abaisse. Le ciel, dans le nord, est d'une teinte gris perle, tandis qu'au zenith des nuages de pourpre, disposes comme les flocons d'une criniere gigantesque, s'allongent sur la voute bleue. Ces rais de flamme se rembrunissent, les parties d'azur prennent une paleur nacree ; les buissons, les cailloux, la terre, tout parait dur comme du bronze ; et dans l'espace flotte une poudre d'or tellement menue qu'elle se confond avec la vibration de la lumiere.

A romantic historical adventure set in the 16th century with pirates, treasure, and a search for a lost paradise.

Roxanna falls in love during a Cheyenne train robbery, facing peril and passion in the Old West and the present day.

Elizabeth Taylor’s ‘A Game of Hide‑and‑Seek’ is a historical romance set in England, delving into first loves, marriage, family life and man‑woman relationships.