10 Erotic Historical Romance novels You Haven't Read in 2021

Steamy Scots, dashing Dukes, virile Vikings, heaving bosoms ... erotic historical romance novelss have it all. But at the same time, they are more than that - they are an escape to simpler (and often sexier) times.

In our opinion, historical romance is so much fun because of the anticipation. Most historical novels are set at a time when anything more than a kiss on the hand was considered risky, making it all the more satisfying when the characters finally give in to their passion

Simply Sexual

By Kate Pearce

After ten years as a sex slave Having spent in a Turkish brothel, Lord Valentin Sokorvsky knows exactly what he likes to do in the bedroom. And now that it's time for him to get married and choose a partner for life, he's not sure he can find a woman who will fully satisfy him ... until he meets Sarah.

"This book has something for everyone: hot sex scenes, a sexy hero with a tragic past, a smart and compassionate heroine, intrigue, danger and Regency London in its most decadent way!" -Romantic times

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their guilty pleasures

against June Tate

England, WWII. Three women find themselves sacrificing everything for love. Housewife Jenny has always obeyed her husband. But when he signs up, a young GI becomes her guilty pleasure.

Rusty Dobbs is a sex worker and proud of it. But when an American captain catches her eye, she pretends to be a typist, hoping to earn his respect. Finally, there is Sarah, a 17-year-old who falls for Gunter - a hostile soldier.

An Invitation to Sin

By Jo Beverley, Sally Mackenzie, Vanessa Kelly and Kaitlin O'Riley

While we love erotic historical romance novelss that take their time building suspense, sometimes we want to cut right to the chase. Enter this collection of romantic short stories from four best-selling authors. From forbidden love stories to stories of scandals and passion, this collection is short, sweet and sultry.

Come the Morning

By Heather Graham

Twenty-three-year-old Waryk de Graham has been through more strife than most ever will. But his battles for his Scottish homeland have prepared him for his fiercest battle of all time - for Lady Mellyora MacAdin's heart.

Mellyora is a formidable swordsman who doesn't give in to anyone. When the king decides she will marry Waryk, she revolts - but she didn't expect him to fight such a fight.

Scandal's Child

By Sherrill Bodine

Kat Thistlewait is considered a real young lady - until a genuine mistake lands her in Jules Devereaux's bedroom. With her reputation all but destroyed and knowing that he himself is not wanted, the two enter into a marriage of convenience. But while their relationship isn't what either of them planned, the two soon discover that love - and other pleasurable pursuits - can come from the most unlikely beginning.

A Woman Made For Sin

By Michele Sinclair

Lady Aimee Wentworth wants to marry Reece Hamilton, a boisterous sailor. She devises a plan to make him his, but when it all goes wrong, she is captured by his crew.

Knowing he can't take care of Aimee in the way she deserves, Reece has rejected her advances. But when he finds her on board his ship, the temptation may be too great to bear.

Venus in Fur

by Leopold von Sacher-Masoch

This erotic historical romance is extremely shocking. Severin von Kusiemski is a wealthy gentleman who falls in love with his lover, Wanda von Dunajew. He is so entranced that he asks her to enslave him - and she turns out to be more than up to this task and turns into the whipping dominatrix of his dreams. This book is so overwhelmingly scandalous and sexy that we can hardly believe it was first published in 1870 ... but we're very glad it was.

Destroy, She Said

by Marguerite Duras

A book almost cinematic in its narration, this erotic historical romance follows Elisabeth Alione, a woman who stays in a hotel in the French countryside when she meets a woman and two men. The four explore each other, although their activities conceal an underlying violence.

Prayer Pillows of the Flesh

By Robert Irwin

If you are looking for a well-told story in addition to your eroticism, this is the book for you. Prince Orkhan was a virgin - until he escapes from the cage of the imperial harem and becomes the new object of affection for the harem's concubines. But before he gets too lost in their pleasures, he must sift through a political maze of complicated relationships and intrigue.

Fanny

By Erica Jong

Inspired by Fanny Hill, a bawdy classic in itself, Erica Jong's erotic novel follows Fanny, an 18th-century woman whose adventures take her from England to Africa to the Caribbean. Fanny enjoys herself making friends (and more than befriending) with horny highwaymen, pirate queens, witches, prostitutes and a whole lot more.