Books like Duke of Pleasure by Elizabeth Hoyt

A political, historical fiction set in early Soviet Russia, tracing a former aristocrat confined to a grand hotel in Moscow.

During a London season in 1814, Anthony Bridgerton, the acclaimed bachelor, falls in love with Kate Sheffield. Her meddling sister threatens their engagement, but temptation and heart collide in Regency romance.

By all accounts, Simon Basset is on the verge of proposing to his best friend's sister--the lovely and almost-on-the-shelf--Daphne Bridgerton. But the two of the know the truth--it's all an elaborate ruse to keep Simon free from marriage-minded society mothers. And as for Daphne, surely she will attract some worthy suitors now that it seems a duke has declared her desirable....

Edward Byron, Duke of Clybourne, adopts an arranged marriage to satisfy duty, but his betrothed, Lady Claire Marsden, resists a loveless union, forcing him to confront his feelings to win her heart.

A clever and dangerous spy romance, where the Byron brothers' code battles the French secret agent who wants to be a man and woman’s love, while also saving his family and breaking into the most powerful codes of the time.

Revenge‑driven villain Dorian Blackwell, a wealthy London tyrant, captures innocent widow Farah Leigh Mackenzie and forces her into his Highland sanctuary, where she must defy his ruthless grip.

Lady Phoebe Batten, a blind aristocrat under threat, finds both danger and unexpected tenderness when her stoic bodyguard, Captain James Trevillion, defends her against kidnappers.

Winter Makepeace, headmaster of St. Giles, leads a secret nocturnal life as the Ghost of St. Giles. When the ghost is rescued by the sharp‑witted Lady Isabel Beckinhall, their day‑time rivalry turns to passion, and danger looms with missing girls at the Home.

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.

In Tang‑era China, Princess Ai Li escapes an arranged marriage, carrying only her butterfly swords, and turns to the scarred warrior Ryam for protection. Their trust sparks a forbidden bond amid court intrigue and betrayal.

A MAN CONTROLLED BY HIS DESIRES . . . Infamous for his wild, sensual needs, Lazarus Huntington, Lord Caire, is searching for a savage killer in St. Giles, London's most notorious slum. Widowed Temperance Dews knows St. Giles like the back of her hand-she's spent a lifetime caring for its inhabitants at the foundling home her family established. Now that home is at risk . . . A WOMAN HAUNTED BY HER PAST . . . Caire makes a simple offer-in return for Temperance's help navigating the perilous alleys of St. Giles, he will introduce her to London's high society so that she can find a benefactor for the home. But Temperance may not be the innocent she seems, and what begins as cold calculation soon falls prey to a passion that neither can control-one that may well destroy them both. A BARGAIN NEITHER COULD REFUSE

When a masked vigilante hunts killers in 18th‑century London, he meets a fierce heroine who shares his quest for justice. Their dangerous bond sparks both vengeance and romance, threatening the duke’s secrets.

A captivating tale of love, danger, and the rugged American West, set against the backdrop of Santa Fe in the late 19th century.

A daring Irish spy in Victorian London, a charismatic rogue, and a passionate love affair in the Regency era collide in Katherine O'Neal's latest historical romance adventure, perfect for fans of Regency romances and Victorian spionage alike.

A cunning duke returns from exile, hunting the men who wronged him, while a determined housekeeper infiltrates his house to protect her mother. Their game of secrets and seduction threatens both of their lives and reputations.

A clever and seductive female leads a duke on a dangerous quest to protect his loved ones, while Freya de Moray uses her powers of persuasion to unravel the mystery of a wealthy family's past.

Christina Wentworth-Gibbons's tumultuous past meets Oscar Wilde's Brighton Bandit in this captivating historical romance series by Katherine O'Neal.

A forbidden romance between a dashing rake and a kind-hearted lady.

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 man falsely accused of murder escapes to a garden overrun with violence, where he's drawn to a woman struggling to make it as a theatrical performer. When their paths cross, they find themselves caught in a dangerous game of survival and passion.

Sophie Talbot flees London after aristocratic scandal, but a carriage ride with the charming Marquess of Eversley turns escape into an irresistible entanglement of secrets and forbidden desire.

Duke: A Love Story is a stunning, deeply moving book, the warm, funny, tender and finally, tragic story of the last years of one of America's most beloved men-by the woman he loved. John Wayne and Pat Stacy were together for seven years. For all those years she was his secretary and companion, for the last five the woman he loved, so openly and with pride, and who loved him back. They shared everything together, alone and with his family and friends, and the Wayne she gives us is very different from the Wayne of legend. This is "Duke" the man, tender, loving, stubborn, generous, cantankerous, impulsive, humorous, and finally, full of rage at the cancer he had to battle for the second time in his life; the cancer that, after Stacy cared for him day after day and shared his agony, cut away at the man who had been so vital and strong-but to which he reused to succumb. Duke: A Love Story is a revelation, a book full of joy and sorrow and courage-the real John Wayne brought to vivid, loving life.

A historical romance featuring two Blackthorne brothers and their political beliefs in the Revolutionary War, with themes of love, adventure, and politics.

SHE'D FLED THE BED OF THE DUKE OF DEIGHTON......and returned to her life of quiet respectability. But Verity Davis-Jones could never forget Galen Bromney, "her" notorious duke, for she saw him daily in the face of their child—the daughter she must deny him, along with her heartfelt love! Ten years of self-imposed exile had done little to dissuade Galen Bromney of the rightness of being with Verity. Yet how would he ever convince the woman of his dreams that a life together raising their daughter was his deepest desire?

London socialite Emeline Gordon becomes entangled with her brother’s Boston businessman and former Colonial soldier, Samuel Hartley, whose unruly manners and hidden motives test the boundaries of propriety and affection.