House Of Pleasure Books in Order
Part ofKate Pearce Books in OrderExplore 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
12 books
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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

Simply Sexual
by Kate Pearce
2008House Of Pleasure, Book 1
Simply Sinful
by Kate Pearce
2008House Of Pleasure, Book 2
Simply Shameless
by Kate Pearce
2009House Of Pleasure, Book 3
Simply Wicked
by Kate Pearce
2009House Of Pleasure, Book 4
Antonia's Bargain
by Kate Pearce
2009House Of Pleasure, Book 5
Simply Insatiable
by Kate Pearce
2010House Of Pleasure, Book 6
Simply Forbidden
by Kate Pearce
2011House Of Pleasure, Book 7
Simply Carnal
by Kate Pearce
2012House Of Pleasure, Book 8
Simply Voracious
by Kate Pearce
2012House Of Pleasure, Book 9
Simply Scandalous
by Kate Pearce
2012House Of Pleasure, Book 10
Simply Pleasure
by Kate Pearce
2014House Of Pleasure, Book 11
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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