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House Of Pleasure Books in Order

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Explore the House of Pleasure books by Kate Pearce in order, with summaries, series background, and a simple guide to where to start.

Last updated: June 29, 2026

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House Of Pleasure books in publication order

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12 books

1

Simply Sexual

by Kate Pearce

2008

Lord Valentin Sokorvsky survived years in a Turkish brothel, but freedom leaves him with desires he cannot ignore. Sara Harrison becomes both his challenge and his chance at something deeper.

2

Simply Sinful

by Kate Pearce

2008

Still raw from rejection, Peter Howard is drawn into the troubled marriage of James and Abigail. What begins as sexual instruction becomes a story about friendship, longing, and hard-won self-knowledge.

3

Antonia's Bargain

by Kate Pearce

2009

Antonia enters a sensual bargain that promises pleasure and control, only to discover that real feeling is much harder to manage than desire.

4

Simply Shameless

by Kate Pearce

2009

Years after one forbidden weekend changed everything, Madame Helene Delornay comes face to face with Philip Ross again. Their reunion is as emotional as it is explosive.

5

Simply Wicked

by Kate Pearce

2009

Anthony Sokorvsky's dangerous appetites are ruining him, until Marguerite Lockwood unsettles his careful self-destruction. Their attraction becomes a fierce test of trust and healing.

6

Simply Insatiable

by Kate Pearce

2010

Outcast Blaize Minshom is reeling from scandal and loss, while long-running tensions around the pleasure house finally begin to catch up with everyone involved.

7

Simply Forbidden

by Kate Pearce

2011

Lisette Delornay-Ross is instantly drawn to scarred veteran Gabriel Swanfield. Their affair forces both of them to choose between convention and the life they might truly want.

8

Simply Carnal

by Kate Pearce

2012

Christian Delornay thinks seduction is only a skill until a young widow seeking work unsettles his certainties. Elizabeth is hiding from her past, but not for long.

9

Simply Scandalous

by Kate Pearce

2012

War-weary Richard Ross returns to London and finds Violet LeNy, the woman who once betrayed him, still impossible to forget. Their reunion is dangerous in every sense.

10

Simply Voracious

by Kate Pearce

2012

Paul St. Clare agrees to a marriage of convenience to protect Lucinda's reputation, then makes things far more complicated by inviting another man into their orbit.

11

Simply Pleasure

by Kate Pearce

2014

Fresh from a Turkish brothel, Val Sokorvsky and Peter Howard return to England carrying trauma, desire, and a bond neither knows how to reshape in freedom.

12

Simply Irresistible

by Kate Pearce

2015

Abigail still loves Peter, but her marriage and her son's future stand in the way. Peter turns to old friends for help, with gloriously complicated results.

House Of Pleasure books in chronological order

  1. Book cover for "Simply Sexual"

    Simply Sexual

    by Kate Pearce

    2008House Of Pleasure, Book 1
  2. Book cover for "Simply Sinful"

    Simply Sinful

    by Kate Pearce

    2008House Of Pleasure, Book 2
  3. Book cover for "Simply Shameless"

    Simply Shameless

    by Kate Pearce

    2009House Of Pleasure, Book 3
  4. Book cover for "Simply Wicked"

    Simply Wicked

    by Kate Pearce

    2009House Of Pleasure, Book 4
  5. Book cover for "Antonia's Bargain"

    Antonia's Bargain

    by Kate Pearce

    2009House Of Pleasure, Book 5
  6. Book cover for "Simply Insatiable"

    Simply Insatiable

    by Kate Pearce

    2010House Of Pleasure, Book 6
  7. Book cover for "Simply Forbidden"

    Simply Forbidden

    by Kate Pearce

    2011House Of Pleasure, Book 7
  8. Book cover for "Simply Carnal"

    Simply Carnal

    by Kate Pearce

    2012House Of Pleasure, Book 8
  9. Book cover for "Simply Voracious"

    Simply Voracious

    by Kate Pearce

    2012House Of Pleasure, Book 9
  10. Book cover for "Simply Scandalous"

    Simply Scandalous

    by Kate Pearce

    2012House Of Pleasure, Book 10
  11. Book cover for "Simply Pleasure"

    Simply Pleasure

    by Kate Pearce

    2014House Of Pleasure, Book 11
  12. Book cover for "Simply Irresistible"

    Simply Irresistible

    by Kate Pearce

    2015House Of Pleasure, Book 12

Series background & context

The House of Pleasure books are probably the clearest example of Kate Pearce's high-heat historical side. Set in Regency London around Madame Helene Delornay's exclusive pleasure house, the series uses that central location as both backdrop and crossroads. Aristocrats, outsiders, former lovers, wounded men, curious women, and deeply unconventional couples all move through the same rooms, which lets the books build a strong sense of continuity.

The pleasure house is more than a scandalous address. It is the place where Pearce can push at the boundaries of what Regency romance usually allows. The books are frank about sex, but they are also very interested in trauma, power, consent, secrecy, and the ways people use desire to hide or reveal themselves. Characters recur, relationships overlap, and what happens in one book often deepens the emotional weight of the next.

This is a very interconnected series.

Madame Helene and the people around her, including the Delornay, Ross, and Sokorvsky circles, give the books an almost soap-operatic richness. Former sex slaves, spies, widows, soldiers, courtesans, and society figures all get their turn in the spotlight. That means the romances can be bold and unusual, but they are rarely casual. Pearce is usually asking what intimacy costs, what freedom looks like, and whether love can survive the ways people have been shaped by their past.

If you want a character web you can sink into, start at the beginning and stay in order. The books reward that approach. The setting is decadent, yes, but the long-running emotional arcs are what make the series stick. For readers who like their historical romance explicit, dramatic, and more adventurous than most, House of Pleasure is a big, immersive world.

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