Books like “Slightly Married”

What to read after “Slightly Married” by Mary Balogh: a list matched by tropes, mood and atmosphere. Under each book you will see what it has in common.

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1
The Duchess Deal
Tessa Dare · 2017
Same genre: “Regency romance”
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.
2
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.
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
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.
5
Venetia
Georgette Heyer · 1958
Same genre: “Regency romance”
- Regency England
- Slow Burn
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.
6
The Viscount Who Loved Me
Julia Quinn · 2000
Same genre: “Regency romance”
- Regency England
- Slow Burn
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.
7
When a Scot Ties the Knot
Tessa Dare · 2015
Same genre: “Regency romance”
- Marriage of Convenience
- Slow Burn
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.
8
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake
Sarah MacLean · 2010
Same genre: “Regency romance”
- Regency England
- Slow Burn
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.
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Persuasion
Jane Austen · 1817
Same genre: “Regency romance”
Eight years after Anne Elliot was persuaded to refuse the man she loved, Captain Frederick Wentworth returns from the sea, wealthy and still unmarried. Quiet, overlooked Anne must watch him court other women while her own feelings remain as strong as they ever were.
10
The Love Hypothesis
Ali Hazelwood · 2021
Similar plot moves: “Mutual Pining” and “Slow Burn”
- Mutual Pining
- Slow Burn
Olive, a third-year biology PhD student, kisses the first man she sees to convince her friend that her dating life is fine, and it turns out to be the famously severe Professor Adam Carlsen. To keep the story convincing, the two agree to fake a relationship, and their staged arrangement slowly becomes real.
11
Love and Other Words
Christina Lauren · 2018
Similar plot moves: “Mutual Pining” and “Slow Burn”
- Mutual Pining
- Slow Burn
As teenagers Macy and Elliot spent every weekend trading books in a closet and slowly falling in love, until one night tore them apart. Eleven years later they meet again in San Francisco, and the friendship and heartbreak they buried come rushing back as they decide whether to try once more.
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One Day in December
Josie Silver · 2018
Similar plot moves: “Mutual Pining” and “Slow Burn”
- Mutual Pining
- Slow Burn
Laurie locks eyes with a stranger through a bus window and spends a year searching for him, only to meet him again as her best friend's new boyfriend. Across ten years of friendship, missed chances and other relationships, the two circle a connection they are never free to act on.