Simply Shameless

Helene Delornay and Philip Ross are both traveling to London when their coach wrecks and they're forced to seek lodgings at a nearby inn. Giving in to their mutual attraction, they pretend they're married and share a room. He impulsively proposes marriage and she declines. He leaves in a huff. Upon her arrival in London, Helene goes to the home of a man whose life she saved by helping him escape imprisonment in France. He and several other men she rescued offer to set her up with a cottage and lifetime income. She proposes a business arrangement instead: a house of pleasure, inspired by the passion Philip ignited in her, where members can explore their sexual fantasies. Eighteen years later, a widowed Philip Ross re-enters her life, but it's not necessarily a happy reunion. His marriage was an unhappy one, and it seems to have crushed his spirit. He strongly disapproves of her house of pleasure, and she's keeping some very significant secrets from him. Sparks fly and passion flows, but neither one is even sure they want to rebuild a relationship. Love might just have a chance to grow if Helene can help Philip find himself again. I adore Kate Pearce. Her style is exactly what I like to read, and she's one of my absolute favorite authors of all time. Simply Shameless has likeable, intelligent characters, an emotionally vulnerable hero, a strong but kind-hearted heroine, a tight plot, believable conflict, and lava-hot sex. This is a book is about second chances and finding that one perfect person who completes you on all levels. Simply Shameless was impossible to put down. Although this book is part of a series, it can very easily be read as a standalone. 5 Kisses, 2 Peppers (graphic m/f sex and a little hot m/m action) ~Lindy Reviewer, TwoLips Reviews, LLC www.TwoLipsReviews.com

It took a while for me to get my hands on a copy of "Simply Shameless", but I finally and did. Wow!!!! Kate Pearce never disappoints me. Her hero, Philip, is so well drawn, believable and both strong and vulnerable all at once. Too many romances make their men too one dimensional--all brawn and no heart. Ms. Pearce has, once again, created a character who is multi faceted and REAL. Helene and Philip are two fantastic people with pain in their past. The way they heal each other is touching and beautiful. This book packs the conflict in and resolves it with a happy ending that left me sighing. I picked up the book excited to read Helene's story at last and loved every minute. I couldn't put it down and finished it in the early hours of the morning. After her character Peter in "Simply Sinful", I didn't think Ms. Pearce could create another hero I loved. I was wrong. She did it again. Kate Pearce is a must buy for me and, while her sex scenes were hot and satisfying, I also got invested in her characters and their feelings. Thank you, Ms. Pearce, for another keeper.

Great read, great story line. I have read Simply Sexual, Simply Sinful and just finish Simply Shameless. WOW these stories are NOT for the faint at heart readers. Waiting on the fourth book Simply Wicked. I LOVE LOVE LOVE the way Kate Pearce writes. She adds spice to her books. Keep them coming Kate..... Pleasure Bargins also is a great read. Again, if you problems with reading about menage a trois, same sex encounters, and women that are not a shame of their bodies. You might want to look for another author.KATE PEARCE ROCKS !!!!

Kate Pearce's third HOUSE OF PLEASURE installment promises to be a scorcher. Helene and Philip met long ago but neither has been able to forget the other. When fate puts them in each other's presence once again, sparks fly! Long ago, in almost another lifetime, Helene Delornay found herself in the presence of a gentleman she has never been able to forget: Philip Ross. For years he has haunted her dreams and while she knows he went on to marry another, in her heart of hearts she hasn't been able to forget him. The young man she remembers is nothing compared to the man that Helene sees once again. With a lifetime of hurt between the two it will take a lot of patience and consideration for Philip and Helene to have a relationship; that much is certain. With their fantasies ready, they begin once more to heat up the sheets in a SIMPLY SHAMELESS but breathtaking way. Phi lip Ross has never forgotten Helene and the weekend they spent together so long ago. Helene is now the owner of one of London's most elite brothels and as such can have her pick of any man she wants. Philip wants her to pick him - she is like a drug - he can't let her go and he doesn't want to. He has fantasies that he wants Helene to help him with and she does, quite shamelessly. Sparks fly and the heat is on - who will come out ahead in this erotic play? SIMPLY SHAMELESS is simply one of the hottest erotic historical romances I have read this year. The heat begins and never lets up in this intriguing and lust filled tale of forbidden love. Helene and Philip never forgot the other - true love often times does that to a person - and they were truly lovers. Each fantasy was fulfilled and nothing was taboo. SIMPLY SHAMELESS is the perfect title to this skillfully written romance. Helene shamefully flaunted her bordello but in reality, it was all a front because Helene actually has a secret. A secret she has kept for eighteen years. SIMPLY SHAMELESS is extraordinary. Philip and Helene are so passionate with each other and when you add in Philip's additional fantasies of being with a male, the blinders come off and the eroticism starts. From bordello to ballroom, nothing is taboo. I loved every single solitary erotic word! Natalie S.