Books like The Rogue's Kiss by Emily Bascom

Viscount Lucas Westmore abandons romance in London to retire in Cornwall, where his past as a dashing rake collides with smuggler rivalries and an unexpected love that threatens to redefine his destiny.

Set against the backdrop of the Battle of Hastings, the novel follows Giles Fitzhenry, a formidable Breton knight, and the determined Lady Fayth, who is compelled to marry him to protect her people and lands.

In 1868, Lord Elliot Fitzwalter, a reckless second son of the Duke of Barroughby, finds himself humbled when a roadside drunk encounter with farm girl Grace Barton forces him to confront his past and the possibility of redemption.

Lord Raleigh, after a night of drunken debauchery, awakens in bed with a woman. The woman, however, isn't just any woman. She is the homely, younger sister of his good friends. Forced by constraints of the society they live in, Raleigh makes 'it right' by marrying Plain Jane. Jane, however, has been so over-looked throughout her life, that she finds it difficult to believe her new husband finds her attractive upon closer acquaintance. That, combined with the mystery surrounding his new inheritance, makes for enjoyable reading. After all, who can resist a man who can see the beauty underneath the skin?

When the Duke of Lennox hires Sir Brook Derring, England's best investigator, to find his daughter, Brook intends only to rescue the lady and return to his solitary life. He deals with London's roughest criminals every day of the week; surely he should be able to endure seeing his first love again--the perfect girl who broke his heart. Lady Lillian-Anne Lennox has always done her best to live up to her father's standards of perfection--at the cost of following her heart. When she's kidnapped and her perfect life is shattered, Lila has another chance. Together, Lila and Brook navigate not only the dark and deadly side of London, but the chasm of pride and prejudice that divides them.

Lisa Morgan, a single mother haunted by a traumatic past, seeks to protect her son while navigating new relationships. As Christmas approaches, an unexpected link between her son’s coach and a curious cop brings hope and holiday magic back into her life.

Joined By Necessity By the king's command, Sir Richard Blythe has reluctantly agreed to wed--for that is the only way to regain his birthright. But he never expected to be smitten by the lovely bride who has been forced upon him. To own the heart and soul of Elissa Longbourne, Sir Richard would be willing to forsake all other women; yet he realizes that it will take more than a marriage vow to free the passion he sees simmering in the stubborn beauty's eyes. So the notorious nobleman sets out to tame his willful wife--one slow, luxurious kiss at a time... Elissa refuses to love her bridegroom, even though he is so maddeningly handsome that he had stolen her breath away upon her very first glance. Richard Blythe is a husband to be feared. Now he holds the key to Elissa's young son's legacy in his powerful hands. Dare a pretty widow trust a rogue such as he with her heart?