Books like Street Lavender by Chris Hunt

In the years leading to the Opium Wars, the slave ship Ibis carries a diverse crew of sailors, stowaways, convicts, and passengers—including a bankrupt raja, a widowed village woman, a mulatto American, and an evangelical opium trader—who bond as ship-brothers on a tumultuous voyage across the Indian Ocean.

After inheriting her aunt’s eighteenth‑century home, Jocelyn Minton follows a hidden letter to uncover a 1941 mystery that reveals shocking family secrets and a mysterious man.

Lady Beryl Kinnard, a sheltered country girl, must decide if the Marquis of Elston’s honor is stronger than his dazzling charms. A Regency romance of love, duty and deception.

HE'D PUT HER BEHIND BARS When aristocratic Julian Westfield learned that the "Swallow" had caused his brother's disgrace and death, the vengeful young lord swore the conniving colonial wench would pay for her tricks. Determined to snare her in her own trap, Julian let it be known he had valuable information for the elusive female spy, the bloodthirsty Briton fully intended to hear the "Swallow's" last song -- and see her dance at the end of a rope. But when the golden-haired beauty with lavender eyes appeared for their rendezvous, Julian was enchanted...and could think only of locking her in the cage of his embrace! SHE'D PUT HIM IN HIS PLACE Patriotic Lavender Daymond knew the raven-haired Englishman would endanger her mission from the moment she saw him. His intense brown gaze followed her swaying hips with too much hunger. His finely chiselled lips smiled too familiarly as she glanced his way. And his powerful muscled body was too much a temptation to resist! Still the spirited American agent felt she had to conquer him to prove her commitment to the Colonies. But when Julian tasted her trembling lips and traced her slender form, the "Swallow" took flight leaving only a woman who craved the sweet fulfillment of her lavender lies.

Three gay roommates navigate desire, authenticity, and humor in a witty love triangle set in contemporary urban life.