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20 books so far, including Persuasion, Virgin River and A Night to Surrender.
Lisa Kleypas · Book 5 of 5 in The Hathaways
Spice 3/5 · SteamyAs a lover of animals and nature, Beatrix Hathaway has always been more comfortable outdoors than in the ballroom. Even though she participated in the London season in the past, the classic beauty and free-spirited Beatrix has never been…
KU? Check Kindle UnlimitedJane Austen
Spice 1/5 · SweetEight years ago Anne was talked out of marrying a penniless sailor. Now he is a rich captain and she still loves him. The letter.
KU? Check Kindle UnlimitedRobyn Carr · Book 1 in Virgin River
Spice 3/5 · SteamyWanted: Midwife/nurse practitioner in Virgin River, population six hundred. Make a difference against a backdrop of towering California redwoods and crystal clear rivers. Rent-free cabin included.
KU? Check Kindle UnlimitedTessa Dare · Book 3 of 5 in Spindle Cove
Spice 3/5 · SteamyA temporary engagement, a lifetime in the making… After years of fending for herself, Kate Taylor, 23, found friendship and acceptance in Spindle Cove–but she never stopped yearning for love. The very last place she’d look for it is in the…
KU? Check Kindle UnlimitedTessa Dare · Book 1 of 5 in Spindle Cove
Spice 3/5 · SteamyWelcome to Spindle Cove, where the ladies with delicate constitutions come for the sea air, and men in their prime are... nowhere to be found. Or are they?
KU? Check Kindle UnlimitedSierra Simone · Book 1 of 3 in New Camelot
Spice 5/5 · ScorchingGreer Galloway, the President of the United States and his best friend the Vice President. Arthur, Guinevere and Lancelot, except nobody has to lose. Kinky, political and filthy.
KU? Check Kindle UnlimitedDanielle L. Jensen · Book 1 in Dark Shores
Spice 2/5 · SimmerTeriana's people sail the only route between two worlds and keep it secret. Marcus, a young commander of a conquering empire, needs that route.
KU? Check Kindle UnlimitedMariana Zapata
Spice 2/5 · SimmerRuby writes to a soldier overseas. Aaron writes back. Years of emails later, they finally meet.
KU? Check Kindle UnlimitedKristin Cashore · Book 2 of 4 in Graceling Realm
Spice 2/5 · SimmerIt is not a peaceful time in the Dells. The young King Nash clings to his throne while rebel lords in the north and south build armies to unseat him. The mountains and forests are filled with spies and thieves and lawless men.
KU? Check Kindle UnlimitedRebecca Yarros
Spice 4/5 · SpicyWhen Izzy Astor gets on a plane to go home, she isn’t expecting much. It’s the usual holiday travel experience: busy, crowded, stressful. Then she spots her seatmate, who is anything but ordinary. Nate Phelan sports dark hair, blue eyes,…
KU? Check Kindle UnlimitedTessa Bailey · Book 2 of 3 in Hot & Hammered
Spice 4/5 · SpicyRosie and Dominic Vega are the perfect couple: high school sweethearts, best friends, madly in love. Well, they used to be anyway. Now Rosie’s lucky to get a caveman grunt from the ex-soldier every time she walks in the door. Dom is…
KU? Check Kindle UnlimitedJulia Quinn · Book 2 of 4 in Rokesbys
Spice 3/5 · SteamyWith her brother Thomas injured on the battlefront in the Colonies, Cecilia Harcourt has two unbearable choices: move in with a maiden aunt or marry a scheming cousin. Instead, she chooses option three and travels across the Atlantic,…
KU? Check Kindle UnlimitedRebecca Yarros
Spice 3/5 · SteamyIf you’re reading this, well, you know the last-letter drill. You made it. I didn’t. Get off the guilt train, because I know if there was any chance you could have saved me, you would have.
KU? Check Kindle UnlimitedAmie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner · Book 1 of 3 in Starbound
Spice 1/5 · SweetIt's a night like any other on board the Icarus. Then, catastrophe strikes: the massive luxury spaceliner is yanked out of hyperspace and plummets into the nearest planet. Lilac LaRoux and Tarver Merendsen survive. And they seem to be…
KU? Check Kindle UnlimitedLily Gold
Spice 5/5 · ScorchingBriar is one of the most hated celebrities around, and after a stranger breaks into her house she hires three ex-military bodyguards: a soft-hearted Scot, a tattooed charmer and a grumpy leader. Round-the-clock protection gets very personal.
KU? Check Kindle UnlimitedTessa Bailey · Book 2 of 2 in Vine Mess
Spice 4/5 · SpicyAfter losing her job and her fiancé in one fell swoop, Natalie Vos returned home to lick her wounds. A few months later, she’s sufficiently drowned her sorrows in cabernet and she’s ready to get back on her feet. She just needs her trust…
KU? Check Kindle UnlimitedSierra Simone · Book 3 of 3 in New Camelot
Spice 5/5 · ScorchingAsh's book. The kingdom he built on old secrets starts to crack, and the president has to fight for the two people he loves. The throuple finale.
KU? Check Kindle UnlimitedSierra Simone · Book 2 of 3 in New Camelot
Spice 5/5 · ScorchingEmbry Moore's side of the story: the Vice President who loves the President and the President's wife, and doesn't believe men like him get to be happy. Bring tissues and a fan.
KU? Check Kindle UnlimitedAlyssa Cole · Book 1 of 3 in The Loyal League
Spice 3/5 · SteamyAs the Civil War rages between the states, a courageous pair of spies plunge fearlessly into a maelstrom of ignorance, deceit, and danger, combining their unique skills to alter the course of history and break the chains of the past...…
KU? Check Kindle UnlimitedMaya Banks
Spice 5/5 · ScorchingThree brothers in a mountain cabin want one woman to share their lives and their bed. Then Adam finds Holly half-frozen in the snow, with a man who wants her dead on her trail. Old-school ménage, very steamy.
KU? Check Kindle UnlimitedReader favourites include Persuasion by Jane Austen; Virgin River by Robyn Carr; A Night to Surrender by Tessa Dare; American Queen by Sierra Simone; Dark Shores by Danielle L. Jensen. Use the spice filter above to narrow it to your heat level.
For explicit military / soldier romance, try American Queen by Sierra Simone; Triple-Duty Bodyguards by Lily Gold; Colters' Woman by Maya Banks; In the Likely Event by Rebecca Yarros. These are rated 4 or 5 out of 5 on our spice scale.
Yes: Persuasion by Jane Austen; Dark Shores by Danielle L. Jensen; Dear Aaron by Mariana Zapata; These Broken Stars by Amie Kaufman & Meagan Spooner are rated 1 or 2 out of 5, closed door or kisses only.
If you do not want to commit to a series, try Persuasion by Jane Austen; Dear Aaron by Mariana Zapata; In the Likely Event by Rebecca Yarros; The Last Letter by Rebecca Yarros.
