Books like Bare Essentials by Jill Shalvis

Grace MacEachin, a spirited young woman, aims to blackmail the wealthy Richard Lynsted’s father, but her scheme takes an unexpected turn when she discovers a hidden depth in the stern nobleman he is destined to marry.

Film location scout Ellie Summers wakes beside a stranger after a midnight adventure, only to discover she's entangled with the alluring Ruben Theroux—forcing her into a tense ‘friends only’ pact that soon blurs with desire.

In a tense race against a ruthless human trafficker, Alice Appleton hides her past while a sultry detective neighbor sparks a dangerous, explosive chemistry.

A seductive Texan heir and a heartbroken heiress must confront their past to find true love in the Texas Panhandle.

Caprice Tatum, a former Atlanta pop star turned international diva Wicket, returns to her hometown to confront past trauma and exact revenge, all while navigating perilous fame and a fiery new romance.

"It began when she was a teenager with an awareness of her body and the reaction other people had to it. It continued with the realization that women's bodies often gave them a strange power over men. As an adult, it became a fascination with professional sex workers, leading to a plunge into their world. And when Elisabeth Eaves left the world of peep shows and private dancers for the more socially acceptable career of international journalism, she found she could not put that fascination behind her. Her experiences had left her with too many questions and too few answers. So she returned to the world she had left behind. Now, in this candid and insightful book, she recounts her firsthand experience of stripping and gives us a new understanding of women's sexuality and contemporary sexual mores.". "Bare follows the author and her fellow dancers through Seattle strip clubs and bachelor parties, exploring in riveting detail Eaves's own motivations and behavior, as well as those of her coworkers, as they make their way through the sometimes exhilarating, often disturbing world of stripping. Grounded in an understanding of the intricate dynamics of exchanging sexual services for money, Eaves's narrative examines the ways in which the work affects the women; how they negotiate the slippery boundaries between their jobs and their "real" lives; how their personal relationships are altered; how they reconcile themselves - or don't - to the stereotypes that surround their profession; whether the work is exploitative or empowering or both."--BOOK JACKET.

Ex‑nurse Annabelle Marsh travels to the Amalfi coast for a modeling campaign and finds herself unexpectedly drawn to battle‑scarred army pilot Lucca. Their complicated attraction sparks a romance amid Italy’s stunning shoreline.

Classic English Edwardian Erotica

A Duke haunted by a dark past reluctantly attends a Cyprian ball, where a stunning, sensual woman ignites long‑forgotten carnal desire, exploring forbidden romance and desire in a clashing world of courtesans.