Books like From the Torrid Past

A sweeping, glamorous romance fueled by long-buried secrets and an undeniable, storm-like passion. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with From the Torrid Past.

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01
A Debt Paid in Passion
Dani Collins
A tense, high-stakes romance where professional boundaries shatter into betrayal, guilt, and an inescapable, fiery attraction.
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- tense
- dramatic
- passionate
- intense
02
Claiming His Mistress
Emma Darcy · 2001
A high-drama, second-chance romance fueled by explosive chemistry and the intoxicating tension of unresolved pasts.
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- glamorous
- passionate
- intense
- second chances
03
Amber Flame
Hannah Howell
A fiery clash of wills and pent-up desires set against a sweeping, tempestuous historical backdrop.
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- sweeping
- romantic
- passionate
- earnest
04
Relentless Love
Hayton Monteith
A tempestuous clash of hidden identities and vengeful passion where an estranged marriage reignites into an inescapable blaze.
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- tense
- passionate
- intense
05
The last grand passion
Emma Darcy · 1994
A tempestuous, high-angst journey through the wreckage of a past love and the dramatic secrets that threaten a second chance.
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- passionate
- earnest
- intense
- second chances
06
Married in haste
Lucy Gordon
A fiery, glamorous second-chance romance set in Milan that pits fierce independence against all-consuming passion.
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- glamorous
- romantic
- dramatic
- passionate
07
Mediterranean boss, convenient mistress
Kathryn Ross · 2009
A sun-drenched, high-stakes office romance that trades quiet yearning for explosive, glamorous passion under the Tuscan sun.
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- glamorous
- dramatic
- passionate
- earnest
08
Where Passion Leads
Lisa Kleypas
A sweeping, sensual journey through aristocratic danger and breathless romantic awakening.
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- romantic
- dramatic
- passionate
- earnest
09
Three Nights of Sin
Anne Mallory
A shadowy, sensual descent into London's underworld where a desperate bargain ignites an all-consuming passion.
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- tense
- dramatic
10
One-Night Mistress...Convenient Wife
Anne McAllister
A high-drama, emotionally charged dance of pride, lingering crushes, and explosive workplace tension.
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- tense
- dramatic
- passionate
- earnest
11
Past All Reason
Kay Thorpe
A tense, high-angst dance of hidden identities and unresolved passion set against a claustrophobic office backdrop.
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- tense
- dramatic
- passionate
- earnest
12
The Duke's Mistress
Ann Elizabeth Cree
A deliciously angsty Regency tale where a bitter vow of revenge melts into an undeniable, scandalous passion.
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- tense
- romantic
- dramatic
- passionate

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