Books like “Scandal in Spring”

What to read after “Scandal in Spring” by Lisa Kleypas: a list matched by tropes, mood and atmosphere. Under each book you will see what it has in common.

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The Viscount Who Loved Me
Julia Quinn · 2000
Same genre: “Regency romance” and “Historical romance”
- Regency England
- Enemies to Lovers
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.
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When a Scot Ties the Knot
Tessa Dare · 2015
Same genre: “Regency romance” and “Historical romance”
- Wallflower Heroine
- Forced Proximity
Shy Maddie Gracechurch invents a soldier suitor to escape the London season and writes to him for years. Then the real Captain Logan MacKenzie appears, demanding the bride he never knew he had. To keep her home, they marry as strangers, and the arrangement slowly becomes something more.
3
The Duke and I
Julia Quinn · 2000
Same genre: “Regency romance” and “Historical romance”
- Regency England
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.
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Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake
Sarah MacLean · 2010
Same genre: “Regency romance”
- Regency England
- Wallflower Heroine
Lady Calpurnia Hartwell has spent her life being proper and unremarkable. She draws up a list of scandalous things she longs to try and asks Gabriel St. John, the notorious Marquess of Ralston, to help her. As he escorts her through each escapade, an old acquaintance deepens into love.
5
Flowers from the Storm
Laura Kinsale · 1992
Same genre: “Regency romance”
- Regency England
- Forced Proximity
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.
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Lord of Scoundrels
Loretta Chase · 1995
Same genre: “Regency romance”
- Regency England
- Enemies to Lovers
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.
7
The Duchess Deal
Tessa Dare · 2017
Same genre: “Regency romance”
- Regency England
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.
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Slightly Married
Mary Balogh · 2003
Same genre: “Regency romance”
- Regency England
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.
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The Ugly Duchess
Eloisa James · 2012
Same genre: “Regency romance”
- Regency England
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.
10
Venetia
Georgette Heyer · 1958
Same genre: “Regency romance”
- Regency England
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.
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Book Lovers
Emily Henry · 2022
Shared in the plot: business, something
- Forced Proximity
- Enemies to Lovers
Literary agent Nora is the cold city professional that small-town romance novels leave behind, and editor Charlie is her sharp-tongued rival in the same business. When her sister drags her to a North Carolina town for the summer, Charlie turns out to be there too, and their sparring slowly becomes something neither expected.
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The Bride
Julie Garwood · 1989
Same genre: “Historical romance”
- Forced Proximity
- Enemies to Lovers
The Scottish king orders laird Alec Kincaid to take an English bride, and spirited Jamie is sent north to marry a warrior she has never met. Wedded for peace between two suspicious peoples, the stubborn pair battle for control of their marriage until respect and tenderness take root.