Books like “Venetia”

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

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1
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
Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake
Sarah MacLean · 2010
Same genre: “Regency romance”
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.
3
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.
4
Flowers from the Storm
Laura Kinsale · 1992
Same genre: “Regency romance”
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
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.
6
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.
7
The Ugly Duchess
Eloisa James · 2012
Same genre: “Regency romance”
- Regency England
- Slow Burn
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.
8
The Duke and I
Julia Quinn · 2000
Same genre: “Regency romance”
- Regency England
- Rake
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.
9
Persuasion
Jane Austen · 1817
Same genre: “Regency romance”
- Regency England
- Slow Burn
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
Pride and Prejudice
Jane Austen · 1813
Same genre: “Regency romance”
- Regency England
- Slow Burn
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.
11
Scandal in Spring
Lisa Kleypas · 2006
Same genre: “Regency romance”
- Regency England
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.
12
Seduce Me at Sunrise
Lisa Kleypas · 2008
Similar plot moves: “Byronic Hero” and “Forbidden Love”
Win Hathaway has loved Kev Merripen, the brooding Romany boy taken in by her family, since childhood, and has spent years recovering from illness for his sake. Kev believes he is too dangerous to deserve her, and keeps his distance even as she decides to make him hers.