Books like Absolute pleasure by Cheryl Holt

The Flame and the Flower opens the Birmingham Family Saga, set against 18th‑century London, exploring love, societal expectations, and the enduring ties of family.

When a young artist’s patron dies, she seeks refuge and adventure across the Atlantic with a dashing sea captain, forging a temporary marriage that turns into true love amid secrets, danger, and spirited companionship.

A high‑stakes romance set in the Napoleonic era, where a charming earl with a deadly reputation pursues a young heiress, turning a calculated gamble into marriage and a battle of passion versus betrayal.

Riordan Barrett, a disreputable earl and unexpectedly father to two wards, seeks the help of a young governess, Maura Caulfield, as he navigates romance and society in Regency London.

In Regency England, 23‑year‑old Olivia Hopkins is thrust into arranging a marriage proposal with the 47‑year‑old Earl of Salisbury. A forbidden book ignites a passionate affair with the Earl’s son, Philip Paxton, turning scheming into genuine love.

A psychic curse, a legendary lamp, and a forbidden romance collide as crime lord Griffin Winters and mysterious Adelaide Pyne uncover the deadly secrets of the Arcane Society.

Lady Shawna wrestles with guilt after seducing the noble David Douglas of Castle Rock, whose death she inadvertently precipitated. His spirit returns to claim his birthright and exact revenge on those who betrayed him.

Set in Queen Victoria’s London, this historical romance follows Lady Maggie Graham, a spirited widow of aristocratic lineage, as she protects her unruly stepdaughter and navigates a web of jealous suitors, scandal, and intrigue.

Lady Caroline Foster’s doomed betrothal to a viscount compels her to seek forbidden passion with a charmingly dangerous suitor, sparking a dangerous, erotic romance set in aristocratic society.

Quicksilver follows mysterious scientist Virginia Dean as she wakes beside a dead body with no memory, drawn into the Arcane Society, where psychic mirrors and hidden societies blur reality and romance.

Four sisters and friends navigate life in Regency London, rescuing an abandoned lady at a mysterious house and confronting the return of an heir who resents their aid.

In a medieval world of chivalry and convents, Lady Edlyn, a gifted herbalist, saves the famed knight Hugh de Florisoun from a hidden wound. Their healing bond sparks a tempestuous romance amid battlefield danger.

Celeste, a gardener's daughter turned governess, trains at a distinguished academy to pursue her dream of marrying England’s wealthy gentleman Ellery Throckmorton, only to find her heart drawn to his enigmatic older brother Garrick.

Ally Grayson, an aspiring writer, is swept into a dreamlike romance when a highwayman robs her, revealing her fiancé Mark as the very rogue she longs for.

Abigail Weston, a determined 25‑year‑old spinster, encourages her younger sister's marriage while secretly exploring intimacy with London’s dissolute James Stevens.

A love story between a middle-aged man and a young woman from a partisans' family in London, set against the backdrop of the 1970s, exploring the seductive power of storytelling.

Mary Barnes seeks escape from a cruel stepmother and, after accepting a stranger's potion, meets scoundrel Jordan Winthrop. A romance blossoms despite Jordan’s engagement to Mary’s spoiled half‑sister.

A romance set in England where an ambitious shipbuilder’s daughter negotiates love, marriage, and ambition.

Rosie, a girl born in disguise, begs to play on the London stage until danger forces her and her troupe to flee to Sir Anthony Rycliffe’s estate, where the rakish Walter “Tony” Rycliffe sees through her masquerade and must uncover her truths.

In Regency England, the immaculate governess Lady Charlotte Dalrumple must navigate a rocky romance with the unruly Lord Wynter Ruskin, learning that genuine love requires breaking the strict rules of courtship.

NO BARGAIN IS AS ENTICING AS... When Emma Fitzgerald storms the manor home of the new Viscount Wakefield, she feels more than justified fury. Having just inadvertently witnessed His Lordship in scandalous dishabille with his London mistress, her blood pounds with outrage ... and with the delicious secrets of his flesh. She has come to demand better treatment for his tenants, to seek some compassion, a shred of decency from this dastardly rake whose reputation for sin and debauchery precedes him. Now, the erotic image of his powerful flesh only heightens her determination to make this wicked rogue accountable for his actions... ONE SEALED WITH A KISS... Certainly no woman has ever dared to take John Clayton to task as though he is a naughty schoolboy, and no woman, especially one as enticing as Emma, ever has refused to be baited by his bold, assessing gaze. Instead she seems to look beneath his skin to see more than a scandalous rake. But this prim and proper vicar's daughter leaves him speechless when she proposes a bargain worthy of his own insolence. In return for his kindness to others, she offers herself. Vowing to regain the upper hand, John brazenly sets out to introduce Emma to the art of love--heedless of the consequences to his own heart...