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Lord of Scoundrels
Loretta Chase · 1995
Same genre: “Regency romance”
Jessica Trent comes to Paris to drag her foolish brother away from Sebastian Ballister, the Marquess of Dain, a notorious rake. Their battle of wills ends in a scandal, a duel and a marriage neither wanted, and two proud, guarded people slowly learn to trust each other.
2
Venetia
Georgette Heyer · 1958
Same genre: “Regency romance”
Venetia Lanyon has spent her life dutifully running her family's estate. Her scandalous neighbour, the rake Lord Damerel, becomes an unexpected friend and ally. As gossip spreads and society disapproves, Venetia must weigh propriety against her own heart.
3
The Ugly Duchess
Eloisa James · 2012
Same genre: “Regency romance”
Lady Theodora Saxby weds her childhood friend James, Duke of Ashbrook, in a marriage meant to save their families. When his secret betrayal comes to light he flees abroad, and years later returns a changed man, forcing them to decide what their convenient marriage is really worth.
4
The Duchess Deal
Tessa Dare · 2017
Same genre: “Regency romance”
- Regency England
- Slow Burn
Scarred and bitter, the Duke of Ashbury needs an heir, so he offers a plain marriage of convenience to Emma Gladstone, a vicar's daughter turned seamstress. She accepts on her own conditions. Inside his forbidding house, two wary strangers slowly discover warmth, trust and unexpected love.
5
The Viscount Who Loved Me
Julia Quinn · 2000
Same genre: “Regency romance”
Anthony Bridgerton has decided to marry, but only a woman he cannot fall in love with, and Kate Sheffield's sister looks ideal. Kate is set on protecting her sister from the charming rake, and the more the two argue, the harder it becomes to ignore what they feel.
6
Crazy Rich Asians
Kevin Kwan · 2013
Similar atmosphere: “Comedy of Manners”
- Comedy of Manners
Rachel Chu, an economics professor in New York, travels to Singapore for the summer wedding of her boyfriend's best friend. There she learns that Nick's family is one of the wealthiest in Asia, and that his mother has already judged her unsuitable. A comic look at money, family and the marriage market.
7
Flowers from the Storm
Laura Kinsale · 1992
Same genre: “Regency romance”
- Regency England
- Slow Burn
A stroke leaves the powerful Duke of Jerveaux unable to speak, and his family shuts him away in a grim asylum. Maddy Timms, a young Quaker nurse, is the only one who sees the man inside. Her care revives him, but their growing bond offends both his world and her strict community.
8
Scandal in Spring
Lisa Kleypas · 2006
Same genre: “Regency romance”
- Regency England
- Wallflower Heroine
Daisy Bowman must find a husband this season or her father will send her to America. The suitor he has chosen is Matthew Swift, a cool businessman she has disliked for years, and as the two are thrown together in London, their old quarrel turns into something else.
9
Slightly Married
Mary Balogh · 2003
Same genre: “Regency romance”
- Regency England
- Slow Burn
Colonel Aidan Bedwyn promises a dying soldier that he will protect the man's sister. To honour that vow he marries Eve Morris in name only, keeping her home safe. What begins as a cold bargain between two strangers slowly softens into affection and love.
10
The Grand Sophy
Georgette Heyer · 1950
Similar atmosphere: “Comedy of Manners”
- Comedy of Manners
- Regency England
When Sophy Stanton-Lacy comes to stay with her cousins in London, she finds the household tangled in debts, broken engagements and bad tempers. Cheerful and managing, she sets out to arrange everyone's happiness, clashing with her proud cousin Charles along the way.
11
The Duke and I
Julia Quinn · 2000
Same genre: “Regency romance”
Daphne Bridgerton is tired of the marriage market, and Simon Basset, the new Duke of Hastings, has no wish to wed. They agree to pretend to court so that other suitors leave her alone and mothers leave him alone, and the arrangement proves harder to keep up than they expected.
12
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen · 1813
Similar atmosphere: “Comedy of Manners”
Elizabeth Bennet has little patience for the proud Mr Darcy, whose fortune and manners make him an easy target for her wit. Their sparring slowly gives way to a truer understanding as family scandal and society threaten to keep them apart.