909. Satisfaction (Thea Devine)

Synopsis from Barnes and Noble:
They were adventurers and the closest of friends -- until the day Hugo Galliard deserted Edmund Renbrook in South Africa, robbing him forever of his diamonds, his woman, and his future. Now, years later, a son and daughter will meet to settle the score, using every bit of sensual cunning at their disposal ….

Lujan Galliard has cut quite a swath through the gambling dens and whorehouses of London. But at least he's an honest rakehell, unlike his father who masquerades as a gentleman while gazing at Jancie as if she were a ripe piece of fruit for the taking. Not that Lujan believes for a moment that the girl is an innocent come to care for his dying mother. The only way to uncover her scheme -- and thwart his father -- is to seduce and marry her. But a taste of what he hungers for proves more tempting than Lujan can resist…and soon, he wants Jancie body and soul ....

Blinded by vengeance, trapped by uncontrollable passion, two lovers have become pawns in a dangerous game of sin and secrets, and the only way out is to surrender to a love neither is ready to trust ....

My rating: 4 stars

574. Desire (Thea Devine)

The Myrtles Plantation in Louisiana

Synopsis from author:
After twenty years, prodigal son Flint Rutledge has come home to the Louisiana plantation his favored brother is determined to run into the ground — but not for long. Flint plans to lay claim to everything his brother has ever wanted — his land, his position, and especially, his dream woman, Dayne Templeton, daughter of their greatest enemy. One look at the green-eyed seductress his brother couldn't tame stokes a potent desire in Flint, one that tells him that bedding the headstrong beauty will be sweet revenge indeed ....

Men have called Dayne both a destroyer and a temptress, and Dayne relishes her status as an unconquerable coquette who can tease and bend a man to her will without ever giving him the reward he craves. But nothing has ever prepared Dayne for a real man ... one determined to possess her at all costs ... a skilled and ruthless lover with the power to ignite a smoldering passion she is helpless to resist ....

Now, as simmering family secrets and an ages-old feud threaten to destroy all they cherish, Dayne and Flint have become passion's pawn, surrendering to a searing desire beyond their wildest dreams ... and beyond all control ....

My rating: 4 stars

349. Beyond Desire (Thea Devine)

Synopsis from Amazon UK:
From a private berth on the Orient Express, to the finest hotels in Europe, to the mystical gateway of the East, these unlikely lovers, Alexandra DeLisle and Ryder Culhane, risk a passion that will test the limits of desire and fate, as they face a danger greater, and more seductive than any power they could imagine.

My rating: 5 stars

277. I Love Rogues (Bertrice Small, Thea Devine, Jane Bonander)

Synopsis from Amazon UK:
Zuleika And The Barbarian -- Princess Zuleika of Dariyabar has no intention of marrying her ruthless cousin, even if she has to give herself to the enemy, the barbarian AmirKhan, to be free of him. AmirKhan is both intrigued and amused by Zuleika and with each night of seduction and surrender, the barbarian finds himself succumbing to love's decisive victory.
All The Secret Pleasures -- Corinna Woodholme is on the prowl and she's already set her sights on a new candidate for the position of sensual plaything: Simon Charlesworth, whose heart she broke many years before. To win Corinna's hand, he'll play whatever erotic games she likes.
A Taste Of Honey -- To save her father from the poor house, Honey DeHaviland agrees to marry a wealthy Greek importer on the island of Crete. Before resigning herself to a loveless marriage, she indulges in one night of passion with Nick Stamos, a rakish American who rescued her from lecherous sailors. She never expects to see him again -- or for him to be her escort to Crete!

My rating: 4 stars

96. Seductive (Thea Devine)

Synopsis from Amazon Canada:
When her late husband's nephew and heir suddenly reappears to claim his inheritance, a move that would leave her destitute, the cool, pragmatic Elizabeth Massey enters into a sexual bargain with the interloper that nets her a consummate lover and a love she had never imagined. A tsar's ransom in Russian jewels, a clever, relentless murderer, and an intricately plotted story with more than a few surprises add to a historical romance that pushes the sexuality levels to the limits of the genre with an explicitness that practically sends the pages up in flames.

My rating: 3 stars

73. Fascinated (Bertrice Small, Susan Johnson, Thea Devine, Robin Schone)

Synopsis from Amazon:
Set in 1750, Small's "Mastering Lady Lucinda" finds the young, widowed Lady Lucinda Harrington publicly humiliating three suitors. Incensed, they conspire to have her kidnapped and trained to enjoy the pleasures of matrimony. Lucinda, however, is a woman ahead of her time, and has a trick or two up her sleeve. "Risking It All," Johnson's contribution, also features a young widow. She is Felicia Greenwood, who gambles in Monte Carlo to save her villa. Just as she is about to lose her fortune, a handsome stranger offers assistance. Victorian-era principles notwithstanding, Felicia repays her mysterious benefactor by spending some wanton hours with him. Set in 1812, Devine's "The Pleasure Game" finds the virginal Lady Regina Olney conspiring against her protective, scheming father by learning the ways of the world from the proverbial boy next door. Finally, there's Schone's outr "A Man and a Woman." Its protagonist is a 48-year-old vicar's widow named Megan, who trades places with a local prostitute to experience a night of sexual abandon with a man dressed as an Arab, who's probably the first 53-year-old eunuch to be a romantic hero.

My rating: 5 stars

63. Bliss River (Thea Devine)

Synopsis from Amazon:
Set in 1898 among the profligate English aristocrats of the South African Bliss River Valley, the book follows the fiendish Charles Elliott, an outsider who pretends to run a polo club for the rich decadents so that he can execute a complicated plot to avenge his father's death. When his plan goes awry, he's forced to take to the road with a young woman hostage, and the antics only get steamier from there.

My rating: 5 stars