Books like Reckless Desire by Madeline Baker

At her company’s New Year’s Eve party, secretary Harriet Smith confides in chair‑man Marcus Fox about a broken engagement, only to discover she must work with him again as the two navigate office romance and reputational fallout.

Abigail Wendover must defend her naïve niece from a captivating but unscrupulous town‐boy, while navigating the unexpected alliance of the family’s black sheep, Miles Calverleigh, in Regency Bath.

Sara Fielding, a refined gentlewoman and aspiring writer, is drawn into Derek Craven’s perilous gambling world, where her innocence and hidden strength captivate the cynical lord and rekindle the promise of love.

Elenora Villars, famed New Orleans nurse turned aristocrat, hides a secret that threatens her reputation; Colonel Grant Farrell, the man who knows it, must decide whether passion can conquer hatred.

Summer Storm, a woman as tempestuous as a desert thunderstorm, must overcome her warrior chief matchmaker.

When headstrong Penelope vows to expose London's most notorious rakes, she enlists the help of the libertine Duke Jeremy Vaughn. Their seductive battle of wits turns into a passionate romance that blurs the line between hunter and hunted.

Samantha Eggersley leaves her dreary life behind for a romance with an English lord, only to find herself battling loyalty and mystery at an abandoned gold mine on the American frontier.

Reckless Heart (Reckless #1) by Madeline Baker 4.09 · Rating details · 278 Ratings · 19 Reviews Theirs was a love that would not die... They had played together as children—the Indian lad and little Hannah Kincaid. Then Shadow and his people went away, and when he returned, it was as a handsome young Cheyenne brave. Hannah, now a beautiful young woman, had never forgotten her childhood friend—but the man who swept her into his powerful arms was no longer a child. He awakened in her a wild, erotic passion she had never known. But war was about to erupt in Dakota Territory, a war that would pit the settlers against the Indians. Both Hannah and Shadow knew they would have to choose between passion and duty, in a conflict that would test to the limit the steadfastness of their love.

In a tense tale of love and deceit, Farrah struggles as her rising career collides with her lover Khalil's betrayals, leading her to question her future and the trust she places in the men around her.

A passionate and tempestuous woman from Georgian London embarks on a journey across Europe to find the love she had lost to a French nobleman, only to discover that her true heart belongs to a man who has been waiting for her in Russia.

A forbidden romance blossoms when a young woman falls for a Native American prisoner, weaving a tale of passion, escape, and the clash between worlds.

In Regency‑era London, a fisherwoman’s daring rescue of Egyptologist David Turnberry spirals into an adventure of love and peril as she seeks refuge among the elite, while archaeologist Hunter MacDonald vows to protect her from the dangers of the desert.

Ennis Corbyn, a spirited young woman, is adopted by Marquesa de Verletta and introduced into high society. The Marquesa's wealth and attention from the Prince Regent overshadow Ennis's social success, but her love for a dashing Damien Wynton and a mysterious Oliver Embury adds to the eerie happenings in the old wing.

Julie vows to move on from Captain Derek Arnhardt, but a westward wagon train forces both to confront past memories and rekindle a fiery romance amid the wilderness.

Two young lovers, Oey and Black Owl, forbidden by history and prejudice in a post‑Little Big Horn Western town, find sanctuary in each other’s arms, proving that courageous love can overcome hatred.

A runaway bride embarks on a wild journey to find a new life in the Wild West.

A Scottish romance where love and revenge collide.

A restless trader, Austin Wells, heads to Fort Benton in 1852 to join the American Fur Trading Company, where he must prove himself amid treacherous rivals and a formidable Indian warrior, Eagle's Shadow Woman, whose power and beauty captivate him.

A passionate romantic tale set in the Minnesota River Valley, following Audrina Harris as she navigates duty and desire alongside Dakota chief Wild Hawk.