50 Books like Alec Mackenzie's Art of Seduction

Outlander

by Diana Gabaldon

Falling through stones to 1743, a combat nurse must wed a scarred Highland outlaw to survive.

4.26

1.2M+

🕰️ Time Travel Romance 💍 Forced Marriage 💪 Competent Heroine 🏔️ Scottish Highlands 💔 Tortured Hero

Outlander 93%

Falling through stones to 1743, a combat nurse must wed a scarred Highland outlaw to survive.

by Diana Gabaldon 1991

4.26

1.2M+ ratings

🕰️ Time Travel Romance 💍 Forced Marriage 💪 Competent Heroine 🏔️ Scottish Highlands 💔 Tortured Hero

The King's Messenger

by Susanna Kearsley • 2024

She loathes the king's messenger. A secret mission through Scotland forces them to ride together.

4.09

7k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👑 Court Intrigue 🕵️ Secret Mission 🌫️ Atmospheric Historical

The King's Messenger 93%

She loathes the king's messenger. A secret mission through Scotland forces them to ride together.

by Susanna Kearsley 2024

4.09

7k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👑 Court Intrigue 🕵️ Secret Mission 🌫️ Atmospheric Historical

A Time & Place for Every Laird

by Angeline Fortin • 2013

He fell through time into a cage. She opened the door and never looked back.

4.06

1k+

🗡️ Highland Warrior ⏳ Man Out Of Time 🐟 Fish Out Of Water 💔 Grieving Widow 🏃 On The Run

A Time & Place for Every Laird 93%

He fell through time into a cage. She opened the door and never looked back.

by Angeline Fortin 2013

4.06

1k+ ratings

🗡️ Highland Warrior ⏳ Man Out Of Time 🐟 Fish Out Of Water 💔 Grieving Widow 🏃 On The Run

Now We Shall Be Entirely Free

by Andrew Miller • 2018

A traumatized officer returns from war, unaware that a tribunal has sent two men to execute him.

3.91

5k+

🪖 Haunted Soldier 🕯️ Slow-Burn Romance 🏠 Found Family 🏃 Dogged Pursuit 🌧️ Melancholy Redemption

Now We Shall Be Entirely Free 92%

A traumatized officer returns from war, unaware that a tribunal has sent two men to execute him.

by Andrew Miller 2018

3.91

5k+ ratings

🪖 Haunted Soldier 🕯️ Slow-Burn Romance 🏠 Found Family 🏃 Dogged Pursuit 🌧️ Melancholy Redemption

The Devil

by Ashley Jade • 2018

A ruined parson's daughter enters a viscount's bride scheme, but his dark lessons blur all lines.

4.11

18k+

🕯️ Regency Gothic 🖤 Wounded Hero 📖 Teacher Student 💍 Arranged Marriage 🏚️ Gothic House

The Devil 92%

A ruined parson's daughter enters a viscount's bride scheme, but his dark lessons blur all lines.

by Ashley Jade 2018

4.11

18k+ ratings

🕯️ Regency Gothic 🖤 Wounded Hero 📖 Teacher Student 💍 Arranged Marriage 🏚️ Gothic House

An Inconvenient Duke

by Anna Harrington • 2020

A duke's hunt for his sister's killer hinges on the woman running a secret rescue network.

3.72

2k+

💪 Activist Heroine 🛡️ Wounded Warrior Hero 🕊️ Secret Rescue Network 🎭 Ballroom Intrigue 💔 Grief And Healing

An Inconvenient Duke 91%

A duke's hunt for his sister's killer hinges on the woman running a secret rescue network.

by Anna Harrington 2020

3.72

2k+ ratings

💪 Activist Heroine 🛡️ Wounded Warrior Hero 🕊️ Secret Rescue Network 🎭 Ballroom Intrigue 💔 Grief And Healing

Here With Me

by Samantha Young • 2021

A Boston cop seeks her father at a Highland castle, where the laird's mistrust conceals desire.

4.12

14k+

🤝 Enemies To Lovers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Highlands 🫂 Found Family 🔍 Stalker Mystery 👨‍👧 Estranged Parent

Here With Me 91%

A Boston cop seeks her father at a Highland castle, where the laird's mistrust conceals desire.

by Samantha Young 2021

4.12

14k+ ratings

🤝 Enemies To Lovers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Highlands 🫂 Found Family 🔍 Stalker Mystery 👨‍👧 Estranged Parent

A Duke in Disguise

by Cat Sebastian • 2019

A radical bookseller's guarded heart is tested when her engraver best friend discovers he is a duke.

3.77

2k+

🧵 Working Class Heroine 💜 Bisexual Heroine 🤝 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Scarred Hero

A Duke in Disguise 91%

A radical bookseller's guarded heart is tested when her engraver best friend discovers he is a duke.

by Cat Sebastian 2019

3.77

2k+ ratings

🧵 Working Class Heroine 💜 Bisexual Heroine 🤝 Found Family 🎭 Hidden Identity 💔 Scarred Hero

Spell of the Highlander

by Karen Marie Moning • 2005

Her inheritance of a mirror frees a 9th-century Highland warrior, her only guard against a sorcerer.

4.26

28k+

⏳ Time Travel Romance 🧚 Fae Romance ⚔️ Cursed Hero 🤝 Forced Proximity 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Highland Warrior

Spell of the Highlander 91%

Her inheritance of a mirror frees a 9th-century Highland warrior, her only guard against a sorcerer.

by Karen Marie Moning 2005

4.26

28k+ ratings

⏳ Time Travel Romance 🧚 Fae Romance ⚔️ Cursed Hero 🤝 Forced Proximity 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Highland Warrior

A Duke to Die for

by Amelia Grey • 2009

A duke inherits a cursed heiress. Falling in love may be the accident that kills him.

3.39

1k+

🏛️ Guardian And Ward 💃 London Season 💬 Witty Banter 😤 Jealous Hero 💪 Capable Heroine

A Duke to Die for 91%

A duke inherits a cursed heiress. Falling in love may be the accident that kills him.

by Amelia Grey 2009

3.39

1k+ ratings

🏛️ Guardian And Ward 💃 London Season 💬 Witty Banter 😤 Jealous Hero 💪 Capable Heroine

Because of Miss Bridgerton

by Julia Quinn • 2016

Stranded on a roof, a spinster has one way down: the arms of her lifelong rival.

3.93

85k+

🥊 Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Forced Proximity 🌳 Childhood Rivals 🏇 Tomboy Heroine 💬 Witty Banter

Because of Miss Bridgerton 91%

Stranded on a roof, a spinster has one way down: the arms of her lifelong rival.

by Julia Quinn 2016

3.93

85k+ ratings

🥊 Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Forced Proximity 🌳 Childhood Rivals 🏇 Tomboy Heroine 💬 Witty Banter

Lord John and the Private Matter

by Diana Gabaldon • 2003

Diseased fiancé, murdered spy: Lord John Grey follows the trail into London's Georgian molly-houses.

3.76

51k+

🕵️ Historical Mystery 🏳️‍🌈 Gay Protagonist 🎭 Hidden Lives 🏛️ Georgian London 💔 Forbidden Affair

Lord John and the Private Matter Summary

Lord John and the Private Matter 91%

Diseased fiancé, murdered spy: Lord John Grey follows the trail into London's Georgian molly-houses.

by Diana Gabaldon 2003

3.76

51k+ ratings

🕵️ Historical Mystery 🏳️‍🌈 Gay Protagonist 🎭 Hidden Lives 🏛️ Georgian London 💔 Forbidden Affair

A Lady for All Seasons

by T.J. Alexander • 2026

She weds a tailor to survive, but a genderfluid poet threatens her scheme and her heart.

3.88

1k+

🎩 Queer Regency Romance 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩 Sapphic Historical 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🎭 Secret Identity 🏡 Found Family

A Lady for All Seasons 91%

She weds a tailor to survive, but a genderfluid poet threatens her scheme and her heart.

by T.J. Alexander 2026

3.88

1k+ ratings

🎩 Queer Regency Romance 👩‍❤️‍💋‍👩 Sapphic Historical 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🎭 Secret Identity 🏡 Found Family

Rules for Ruin

by Mimi Matthews • 2025

An orphan spy must destroy a politician. The slum-born king she's falling for needs him alive.

3.95

6k+

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🏙️ Victorian London ⚖️ Women's Rights 🏚️ Rookery Underworld 🕵️ Undercover Mission

Rules for Ruin 91%

An orphan spy must destroy a politician. The slum-born king she's falling for needs him alive.

by Mimi Matthews 2025

3.95

6k+ ratings

🗡️ Enemies To Lovers 🏙️ Victorian London ⚖️ Women's Rights 🏚️ Rookery Underworld 🕵️ Undercover Mission

Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake

by Sarah MacLean • 2010

When a spinster asks a notorious rake for a kiss, he counters with a scandalous bargain.

4.07

61k+

🦋 Spinster Heroine 😈 Rake Hero 🤝 Bargain Arrangement 🔥 Slow Burn 💬 Witty Banter

Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake Summary

Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake 90%

When a spinster asks a notorious rake for a kiss, he counters with a scandalous bargain.

by Sarah MacLean 2010

4.07

61k+ ratings

🦋 Spinster Heroine 😈 Rake Hero 🤝 Bargain Arrangement 🔥 Slow Burn 💬 Witty Banter

Dancing on Coals

by Ellen O'Connell • 2011

An Apache warrior hates the white heiress he is sworn to protect. Survival demands more.

4.15

6k+

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏕️ Forced Proximity 🌍 Cross-Cultural Romance ⏳ Slow Burn Romance 🏜️ American West

Dancing on Coals 90%

An Apache warrior hates the white heiress he is sworn to protect. Survival demands more.

by Ellen O'Connell 2011

4.15

6k+ ratings

🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🏕️ Forced Proximity 🌍 Cross-Cultural Romance ⏳ Slow Burn Romance 🏜️ American West

A Rogue by Any Other Name

by Sarah MacLean • 2012

A disgraced marquess marries his childhood friend for her dowry, vowing it will never become love.

3.92

47k+

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🗡️ Revenge Plot 🖤 Damaged Hero 👒 Spinster Heroine 🎲 Gaming Hell

A Rogue by Any Other Name 90%

A disgraced marquess marries his childhood friend for her dowry, vowing it will never become love.

by Sarah MacLean 2012

3.92

47k+ ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🗡️ Revenge Plot 🖤 Damaged Hero 👒 Spinster Heroine 🎲 Gaming Hell

The Bride

by Julie Garwood • 1989

She marries a Scottish laird with a dark reputation. She's English, stubborn, and hunting a killer.

4.22

71k+

🏰 Medieval Highlands 💍 Arranged Marriage 🦅 Scottish Laird 🌿 Healer Heroine 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family

The Bride 93%

She marries a Scottish laird with a dark reputation. She's English, stubborn, and hunting a killer.

by Julie Garwood 1989

4.22

71k+ ratings

🏰 Medieval Highlands 💍 Arranged Marriage 🦅 Scottish Laird 🌿 Healer Heroine 👨‍👩‍👧 Found Family

My Darling Duke

by Stacy Reid • 2019

A penniless wallflower claims a scarred duke as her fiancé. He arrives to claim her.

3.99

16k+

🎭 Fake Engagement 🩹 Scarred Hero 🏰 Reclusive Hero 🌸 Wallflower Heroine 🥀 Beauty And Beast

My Darling Duke 93%

A penniless wallflower claims a scarred duke as her fiancé. He arrives to claim her.

by Stacy Reid 2019

3.99

16k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Engagement 🩹 Scarred Hero 🏰 Reclusive Hero 🌸 Wallflower Heroine 🥀 Beauty And Beast

The Seven Sisters

by Lucinda Riley

A stone and coordinates send a woman to Rio, where a 1920s affair reveals her origin.

4.20

199k+

🕰️ Dual Timeline 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Saga 🔍 Adoption Mystery 💔 Forbidden Love 🎨 Artist Muse

The Seven Sisters 91%

A stone and coordinates send a woman to Rio, where a 1920s affair reveals her origin.

by Lucinda Riley 2014

4.20

199k+ ratings

🕰️ Dual Timeline 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Family Saga 🔍 Adoption Mystery 💔 Forbidden Love 🎨 Artist Muse

The Duke Undone

by Joanna Lowell • 2021

A struggling artist paints a naked duke; scandal binds them in a bargain neither can afford.

3.62

5k+

🎨 Artist Heroine 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🏛️ Class Difference 🎭 Secret Identity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Duke Undone 90%

A struggling artist paints a naked duke; scandal binds them in a bargain neither can afford.

by Joanna Lowell 2021

3.62

5k+ ratings

🎨 Artist Heroine 💕 Enemies To Lovers 🏛️ Class Difference 🎭 Secret Identity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Texas Destiny

by Lorraine Heath • 1997

A scarred rancher's three-week trek with his brother's mail-order bride sparks a forbidden love.

3.98

9k+

💌 Mail-Order Bride 🌹 Beauty And The Beast Vibes 🖤 Scarred Hero 🐎 Journey Romance 🚫❤️ Forbidden Love

Texas Destiny 90%

A scarred rancher's three-week trek with his brother's mail-order bride sparks a forbidden love.

by Lorraine Heath 1997

3.98

9k+ ratings

💌 Mail-Order Bride 🌹 Beauty And The Beast Vibes 🖤 Scarred Hero 🐎 Journey Romance 🚫❤️ Forbidden Love

Kilt Trip

by Alexandra Kiley • 2024

An American consultant battles a kilted Scotsman for the soul of his family's Highland tour company.

3.45

13k+

💢 Enemies To Lovers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Highlands 🚐 Forced Proximity 🏠 Found Family 🐠 Fish Out Of Water

Kilt Trip 90%

An American consultant battles a kilted Scotsman for the soul of his family's Highland tour company.

by Alexandra Kiley 2024

3.45

13k+ ratings

💢 Enemies To Lovers 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Scottish Highlands 🚐 Forced Proximity 🏠 Found Family 🐠 Fish Out Of Water

The Prize

by Julie Garwood • 1991

A Saxon lady unhorses a Norman baron with her sling, then chooses him as her husband.

4.22

32k+

🏰 Medieval Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🫂 Found Family 💬 Witty Banter

The Prize 90%

A Saxon lady unhorses a Norman baron with her sling, then chooses him as her husband.

by Julie Garwood 1991

4.22

32k+ ratings

🏰 Medieval Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🫂 Found Family 💬 Witty Banter

Flowers from the Storm

by Laura Kinsale • 1992

When a stroke silences a rakish duke, a devout Quaker becomes his only voice.

4.06

18k+

🏛️ Regency Romance 🖤 Wounded Hero 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🩺 Caretaker Heroine 💫 Opposites Attract

Flowers from the Storm 90%

When a stroke silences a rakish duke, a devout Quaker becomes his only voice.

by Laura Kinsale 1992

4.06

18k+ ratings

🏛️ Regency Romance 🖤 Wounded Hero 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🩺 Caretaker Heroine 💫 Opposites Attract

Romancing the Duke

by Tessa Dare • 2014

A penniless woman inherits a crumbling castle, but the blind, scarred duke inside refuses to leave.

3.88

53k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏰 Forced Proximity 🩹 Wounded Hero 🌼 Plain Heroine ✍️ Writer Heroine

Romancing the Duke 90%

A penniless woman inherits a crumbling castle, but the blind, scarred duke inside refuses to leave.

by Tessa Dare 2014

3.88

53k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 🏰 Forced Proximity 🩹 Wounded Hero 🌼 Plain Heroine ✍️ Writer Heroine

Ravished

by Amanda Quick • 1992

To save her fossil caves from thieves, a spinster must trust the scarred viscount everyone fears.

4.02

22k+

🥀 Beauty And The Beast 🖤 Scarred Hero 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 📚 Bluestocking Heroine 💬 Ruined Reputation

Ravished 90%

To save her fossil caves from thieves, a spinster must trust the scarred viscount everyone fears.

by Amanda Quick 1992

4.02

22k+ ratings

🥀 Beauty And The Beast 🖤 Scarred Hero 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 📚 Bluestocking Heroine 💬 Ruined Reputation

The Agency for Scandal

by Laura Wood • 2023

A Victorian wallflower spy falls for a duke who never notices her, until their missions collide.

4.23

5k+

🔍 Women Spy Ring 🎭 Secret Identity ❤️ Slow Burn Romance 💍 Fake Relationship 👑 Class Differences

The Agency for Scandal 90%

A Victorian wallflower spy falls for a duke who never notices her, until their missions collide.

by Laura Wood 2023

4.23

5k+ ratings

🔍 Women Spy Ring 🎭 Secret Identity ❤️ Slow Burn Romance 💍 Fake Relationship 👑 Class Differences

Elizabeth's Deception

by Kate Speck • 2020

Hiding as a bastard daughter to escape assassination, Elizabeth Bennet never counted on Mr. Darcy.

3.84

286

🖋️ Austen Retelling 💕 Regency Romance 👑 Secret Heiress ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 🔐 Codebreaker Heroine

Elizabeth's Deception 90%

Hiding as a bastard daughter to escape assassination, Elizabeth Bennet never counted on Mr. Darcy.

by Kate Speck 2020

3.84

286 ratings

🖋️ Austen Retelling 💕 Regency Romance 👑 Secret Heiress ⚡ Enemies To Lovers 🔐 Codebreaker Heroine

The Duchess Deal

by Tessa Dare • 2017

A desperate seamstress demands payment from a scarred duke and leaves with a marriage proposal.

3.98

69k+

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🖤 Scarred Hero ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💬 Witty Banter 🏠 Found Family

The Duchess Deal 90%

A desperate seamstress demands payment from a scarred duke and leaves with a marriage proposal.

by Tessa Dare 2017

3.98

69k+ ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🖤 Scarred Hero ☀️ Grumpy Sunshine 💬 Witty Banter 🏠 Found Family

Wicked and the Wallflower

by Sarah MacLean • 2018

A wallflower invents a duke's engagement, and a scarred crime lord offers to deliver it.

3.97

22k+

🤎 Regency Romance 🌸 Wallflower Heroine 🖤 Scarred Hero 💍 Fake Engagement 🔥 Devil's Bargain

Wicked and the Wallflower 90%

A wallflower invents a duke's engagement, and a scarred crime lord offers to deliver it.

by Sarah MacLean 2018

3.97

22k+ ratings

🤎 Regency Romance 🌸 Wallflower Heroine 🖤 Scarred Hero 💍 Fake Engagement 🔥 Devil's Bargain

How to Love a Duke in Ten Days

by Kerrigan Byrne • 2019

To escape blackmail, a scholar marries a scarred duke, trading her fortune for his protection.

4.12

9k+

🤝 Marriage Of Convenience 🥀 Beauty And The Beast 💔 Trauma Recovery 👯 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn

How to Love a Duke in Ten Days 90%

To escape blackmail, a scholar marries a scarred duke, trading her fortune for his protection.

by Kerrigan Byrne 2019

4.12

9k+ ratings

🤝 Marriage Of Convenience 🥀 Beauty And The Beast 💔 Trauma Recovery 👯 Found Family 🔥 Slow Burn

Captive Passions

by Fern Michaels • 1977

To avenge her sister she weds a Dutch official, and hunts his ships by night.

3.96

1k+

🖤 Bodice Ripper 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Romance ⚔️ Revenge Quest 💔 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Marriage Of Convenience

Captive Passions 90%

To avenge her sister she weds a Dutch official, and hunts his ships by night.

by Fern Michaels 1977

3.96

1k+ ratings

🖤 Bodice Ripper 🏴‍☠️ Pirate Romance ⚔️ Revenge Quest 💔 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Marriage Of Convenience

Alex and Eliza

by Melissa de la Cruz • 2017

To save her family, Eliza must marry money. Then a penniless officer walks into the ball.

3.69

22k+

🏛️ Revolutionary Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👯 Sister Bonds 💎 Cross-Class Romance

Alex and Eliza 90%

To save her family, Eliza must marry money. Then a penniless officer walks into the ball.

by Melissa de la Cruz 2017

3.69

22k+ ratings

🏛️ Revolutionary Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👯 Sister Bonds 💎 Cross-Class Romance

Filthy Rich Vampire

by Geneva Lee

A vampire prince and a broke cellist fake love. One forbidden night would chain them forever.

3.81

52k+

🏰 Vampire Royalty 🤝 Fake Relationship 💫 Fated Mates 💎 Billionaire Romance 🌸 Virgin Heroine

Filthy Rich Vampire 89%

A vampire prince and a broke cellist fake love. One forbidden night would chain them forever.

by Geneva Lee 2022

3.81

52k+ ratings

🏰 Vampire Royalty 🤝 Fake Relationship 💫 Fated Mates 💎 Billionaire Romance 🌸 Virgin Heroine

The Duke and I

by Julia Quinn • 2000

A duke refusing marriage and a debutante seeking suitors fake a courtship, then fall in love.

3.80

707k+

🎭 Fake Courtship 💍 Forced Marriage 💔 Traumatized Hero 😈 Reformed Rake 🔥 Steamy

The Duke and I 92%

A duke refusing marriage and a debutante seeking suitors fake a courtship, then fall in love.

by Julia Quinn 2000

3.80

707k+ ratings

🎭 Fake Courtship 💍 Forced Marriage 💔 Traumatized Hero 😈 Reformed Rake 🔥 Steamy

Virgins

by Diana Gabaldon • 2013

Two Scottish mercenaries escort a Jewish heiress across France, not knowing she plans to vanish.

3.87

24k+

🗡️ Mercenary Life 🤝 Brothers In Arms 🎭 False Identities ⚖️ Moral Ambiguity 🏰 18th Century France

Virgins 92%

Two Scottish mercenaries escort a Jewish heiress across France, not knowing she plans to vanish.

by Diana Gabaldon 2013

3.87

24k+ ratings

🗡️ Mercenary Life 🤝 Brothers In Arms 🎭 False Identities ⚖️ Moral Ambiguity 🏰 18th Century France

The Silk Weaver

by Liz Trenow • 2017

His silk loom, her secret sketches: forbidden love in Georgian London that could ruin them both.

3.88

2k+

💘 Forbidden Romance 🧵 Artisan Craft 🎨 Creative Partnership 👩‍🎨 Female Artist ✊ Workers' Struggle

The Silk Weaver 90%

His silk loom, her secret sketches: forbidden love in Georgian London that could ruin them both.

by Liz Trenow 2017

3.88

2k+ ratings

💘 Forbidden Romance 🧵 Artisan Craft 🎨 Creative Partnership 👩‍🎨 Female Artist ✊ Workers' Struggle

The Sea Child

by Linda Wilgus • 2026

A young widow. A wounded smuggler. A Cornish coast where the sea knows her name.

3.96

4k+

🏴‍☠️ Smuggling Romance 🌫️ Coastal Gothic 🩹 Nurse To Lovers 🔍 Mysterious Origins 🖤 Widow Finds Love

The Sea Child 90%

A young widow. A wounded smuggler. A Cornish coast where the sea knows her name.

by Linda Wilgus 2026

3.96

4k+ ratings

🏴‍☠️ Smuggling Romance 🌫️ Coastal Gothic 🩹 Nurse To Lovers 🔍 Mysterious Origins 🖤 Widow Finds Love

Peaches & Honey

by R. Raeta • 2023

A burned witch rises immortal, saved by a shapeshifting god whose love defies the creator.

4.24

14k+

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Found Family 🌿 Healer Protagonist 📜 Witness To History 🎭 Hidden Identity

Peaches & Honey 89%

A burned witch rises immortal, saved by a shapeshifting god whose love defies the creator.

by R. Raeta 2023

4.24

14k+ ratings

🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 🏠 Found Family 🌿 Healer Protagonist 📜 Witness To History 🎭 Hidden Identity

Remember Love

by Mary Balogh • 2022

A disgraced earl returns to find the woman he left behind engaged to another man.

3.91

6k+

🏠 Estranged Heir 💖 Second Chance Romance 🤫 Family Secrets 💍 Proposal By Heroine 🏴 Welsh Countryside

Remember Love 89%

A disgraced earl returns to find the woman he left behind engaged to another man.

by Mary Balogh 2022

3.91

6k+ ratings

🏠 Estranged Heir 💖 Second Chance Romance 🤫 Family Secrets 💍 Proposal By Heroine 🏴 Welsh Countryside

The Valley of Horses

by Jean M. Auel • 1982

An Ice Age outcast tames wild horses, but a wounded stranger tests her hard-won solitude.

4.05

97k+

🏺 Prehistoric Fiction ❄️ Ice Age Europe 🏕️ Wilderness Survival 🐴 Animal Companionship 🏠 Forced Proximity

The Valley of Horses 89%

An Ice Age outcast tames wild horses, but a wounded stranger tests her hard-won solitude.

by Jean M. Auel 1982

4.05

97k+ ratings

🏺 Prehistoric Fiction ❄️ Ice Age Europe 🏕️ Wilderness Survival 🐴 Animal Companionship 🏠 Forced Proximity

The Texan's Wager

by Jodi Thomas • 2002

Banished women enter a frontier wife lottery. Bailee draws a silent farmer who speaks in sign.

3.88

8k+

🤠 Western Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🤫 Silent Hero 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Found Family

The Texan's Wager 89%

Banished women enter a frontier wife lottery. Bailee draws a silent farmer who speaks in sign.

by Jodi Thomas 2002

3.88

8k+ ratings

🤠 Western Romance 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🤫 Silent Hero 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Found Family

The Lost Queen

by Signe Pike • 2018

Twin to the man who becomes Merlin, a forgotten queen fights to save her fading world.

4.16

17k+

🏰 Arthurian Retelling 👥 Twin Bond 💔 Forbidden Romance ⚔️ Old Gods And New 🌿 Lost Magic

The Lost Queen 89%

Twin to the man who becomes Merlin, a forgotten queen fights to save her fading world.

by Signe Pike 2018

4.16

17k+ ratings

🏰 Arthurian Retelling 👥 Twin Bond 💔 Forbidden Romance ⚔️ Old Gods And New 🌿 Lost Magic

A Rulebook for Restless Rogues

by Jess Everlee • 2023

Two childhood friends running a Victorian molly house face a raid and their unspoken love.

3.75

1k+

🖤 Gay Historical Romance 💛 Friends To Lovers 🕰️ Second Chance Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Found Family

A Rulebook for Restless Rogues 89%

Two childhood friends running a Victorian molly house face a raid and their unspoken love.

by Jess Everlee 2023

3.75

1k+ ratings

🖤 Gay Historical Romance 💛 Friends To Lovers 🕰️ Second Chance Romance 🔥 Slow Burn 🏠 Found Family

A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons

by Kate Khavari • 2022

A 1920s botanist hunts a dinner-party poisoner among cutthroat London scholars to clear her mentor.

3.52

23k+

🎓 Academic Mystery 🕰️ Historical Whodunit 🔍 Amateur Female Sleuth 🔬 Woman In Science 💕 Slow Burn Romance

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A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons 89%

A 1920s botanist hunts a dinner-party poisoner among cutthroat London scholars to clear her mentor.

by Kate Khavari 2022

3.52

23k+ ratings

🎓 Academic Mystery 🕰️ Historical Whodunit 🔍 Amateur Female Sleuth 🔬 Woman In Science 💕 Slow Burn Romance

Texas Outlaw

by Adrienne deWolfe • 2012

Texas Ranger hunts an outlaw, finds a woman he can't resist and a truth he never expected.

3.78

526

🤠 Cowboy Outlaw ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers ⭐ Lawman Vs Outlaw 🌵 Texas Frontier 🎭 Hidden Identity

Texas Outlaw 89%

Texas Ranger hunts an outlaw, finds a woman he can't resist and a truth he never expected.

by Adrienne deWolfe 2012

3.78

526 ratings

🤠 Cowboy Outlaw ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers ⭐ Lawman Vs Outlaw 🌵 Texas Frontier 🎭 Hidden Identity

Indigo

by Beverly Jenkins • 1996

An Underground Railroad agent hides a wounded legend. His arrogance asks for trust she cannot give.

4.30

6k+

🕯️ Antebellum Romance 🚂 Underground Railroad 🖤 Black Romance 🩹 Wounded Hero 🌿 Healer Heroine

Indigo 89%

An Underground Railroad agent hides a wounded legend. His arrogance asks for trust she cannot give.

by Beverly Jenkins 1996

4.30

6k+ ratings

🕯️ Antebellum Romance 🚂 Underground Railroad 🖤 Black Romance 🩹 Wounded Hero 🌿 Healer Heroine

Bringing Down the Duke

by Evie Dunmore • 2019

England's coldest duke. Her scholarship depends on changing his mind. He wants more than politics.

3.92

95k+

🥀 Enemies To Lovers ❄️ Ice Cold Duke 🕯️ Victorian Romance 📚 Bluestocking Heroine ⚖️ Class Difference

Bringing Down the Duke 89%

England's coldest duke. Her scholarship depends on changing his mind. He wants more than politics.

by Evie Dunmore 2019

3.92

95k+ ratings

🥀 Enemies To Lovers ❄️ Ice Cold Duke 🕯️ Victorian Romance 📚 Bluestocking Heroine ⚖️ Class Difference

The Bookshop on the Corner

by Jenny Colgan • 2016

Her library closed, she turns a van into a bookshop and heads for the Scottish Highlands.

3.84

105k+

📖 Bookshop Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🫂 Found Family 🏔️ Scottish Highlands 📚 Bookish Heroine

The Bookshop on the Corner 89%

Her library closed, she turns a van into a bookshop and heads for the Scottish Highlands.

by Jenny Colgan 2016

3.84

105k+ ratings

📖 Bookshop Romance ☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine 🫂 Found Family 🏔️ Scottish Highlands 📚 Bookish Heroine

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