50 Books like Behold the Thief

Fingersmith

by Sarah Waters

A pickpocket poses as a lady's maid to help swindle an heiress, then falls for her.

4.02

120k+

🕯️ Victorian Gothic 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Forbidden Love 🎭 Mistaken Identity 🃏 Con Artists

Fingersmith 91%

A pickpocket poses as a lady's maid to help swindle an heiress, then falls for her.

by Sarah Waters 2002

4.02

120k+ ratings

🕯️ Victorian Gothic 💘 Enemies To Lovers 🔒 Forbidden Love 🎭 Mistaken Identity 🃏 Con Artists

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 94%

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

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 94%

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

Master of His Fate

by Barbara Taylor Bradford • 2018

A barrow boy and heiress pursue ambition through commerce, loss, and love in Victorian London.

3.75

3k+

🏛️ Victorian Family Saga 📈 Rags To Riches 💼 Self-Made Hero 👩‍💼 Independent Heroine 💔 Tragic Romance

Master of His Fate 92%

A barrow boy and heiress pursue ambition through commerce, loss, and love in Victorian London.

by Barbara Taylor Bradford 2018

3.75

3k+ ratings

🏛️ Victorian Family Saga 📈 Rags To Riches 💼 Self-Made Hero 👩‍💼 Independent Heroine 💔 Tragic Romance

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 92%

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 Hunter

by Kerrigan Byrne • 2016

A hired assassin sent to murder a celebrated actress instead becomes her only protector.

4.08

9k+

🗡️ Assassin Hero 🖤 Scarred Hero 🕯️ Victorian Underworld 🛡️ Mother Protecting Child 💀 Touch Her And Die

The Hunter 92%

A hired assassin sent to murder a celebrated actress instead becomes her only protector.

by Kerrigan Byrne 2016

4.08

9k+ ratings

🗡️ Assassin Hero 🖤 Scarred Hero 🕯️ Victorian Underworld 🛡️ Mother Protecting Child 💀 Touch Her And Die

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 92%

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 Art of Deception

by Nora Roberts • 2017

A painter hunting a stolen Rembrandt in a gothic castle falls for the forger's daughter.

3.85

8k+

🎨 Art World Romance 🔍 Undercover Romance 🎭 Found Family 🏰 Gothic Castle 🖼️ Art Forgery

The Art of Deception 92%

A painter hunting a stolen Rembrandt in a gothic castle falls for the forger's daughter.

by Nora Roberts 2017

3.85

8k+ ratings

🎨 Art World Romance 🔍 Undercover Romance 🎭 Found Family 🏰 Gothic Castle 🖼️ Art Forgery

The Nurse's Secret

by Amanda Skenandore • 2022

A pickpocket hiding in Bellevue's nursing school discovers a killer stalking the wards.

4.14

36k+

🕵️‍♀️ Gilded Age Mystery 🎭 Hidden Identity 👮‍♀️ Unlikely Sleuth 🌆 1880s New York City 🤝 Found Family

The Nurse's Secret 92%

A pickpocket hiding in Bellevue's nursing school discovers a killer stalking the wards.

by Amanda Skenandore 2022

4.14

36k+ ratings

🕵️‍♀️ Gilded Age Mystery 🎭 Hidden Identity 👮‍♀️ Unlikely Sleuth 🌆 1880s New York City 🤝 Found Family

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 92%

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

The Downstairs Girl

by Stacey Lee • 2019

A Chinese maid's secret column challenges 1890 Atlanta, but discovery would cost her everything.

3.95

41k+

🎭 Hidden Identity 🫂 Found Family 📜 Secret Lineage 💎 Class Divide 🧧 Chinese American Identity

The Downstairs Girl 92%

A Chinese maid's secret column challenges 1890 Atlanta, but discovery would cost her everything.

by Stacey Lee 2019

3.95

41k+ ratings

🎭 Hidden Identity 🫂 Found Family 📜 Secret Lineage 💎 Class Divide 🧧 Chinese American Identity

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 94%

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

Olivia Twist

by Lorie Langdon • 2018

She survived as Oliver Twist. Now a society lady, the thief who knew her secret is back.

3.88

4k+

🌀 Gender-Swapped Retelling 🏙️ Victorian London 🎭 Secret Identity 💕 Friends To Lovers 🗡️ Rogue With A Heart

Olivia Twist 94%

She survived as Oliver Twist. Now a society lady, the thief who knew her secret is back.

by Lorie Langdon 2018

3.88

4k+ ratings

🌀 Gender-Swapped Retelling 🏙️ Victorian London 🎭 Secret Identity 💕 Friends To Lovers 🗡️ Rogue With A Heart

The Secret Book Society

by Madeline Martin

A secret book society shields repressed Victorian women until an asylum swallows one of them.

4.07

32k+

🏙️ Victorian London 📚 Secret Book Club 🤝 Female Solidarity 📖 Reading As Resistance 💔 Abusive Marriage

The Secret Book Society 91%

A secret book society shields repressed Victorian women until an asylum swallows one of them.

by Madeline Martin 2025

4.07

32k+ ratings

🏙️ Victorian London 📚 Secret Book Club 🤝 Female Solidarity 📖 Reading As Resistance 💔 Abusive Marriage

Don't Want You Like a Best Friend

by Emma R. Alban • 2024

In Victorian London, a debutante dreads marrying a lord after she falls for an ungovernable heiress.

3.76

22k+

👑 Victorian Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 👩‍❤️‍👩 Sapphic Romance 💌 Secret Relationship 🔄 Second Chance Romance

Don't Want You Like a Best Friend Summary

Don't Want You Like a Best Friend 92%

In Victorian London, a debutante dreads marrying a lord after she falls for an ungovernable heiress.

by Emma R. Alban 2024

3.76

22k+ ratings

👑 Victorian Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 👩‍❤️‍👩 Sapphic Romance 💌 Secret Relationship 🔄 Second Chance Romance

The Girl Who Knew Too Much

by Amanda Quick • 2017

Fleeing murder, a secretary discovers a starlet's body at a Hollywood hotel run by an ex-magician.

3.83

12k+

🎬 1930s Hollywood 🎭 Hidden Identity 🖤 Wounded Hero 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🫂 Found Family

The Girl Who Knew Too Much 91%

Fleeing murder, a secretary discovers a starlet's body at a Hollywood hotel run by an ex-magician.

by Amanda Quick 2017

3.83

12k+ ratings

🎬 1930s Hollywood 🎭 Hidden Identity 🖤 Wounded Hero 🔍 Amateur Sleuth 🫂 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 91%

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

Alec Mackenzie's Art of Seduction

by Jennifer Ashley • 2017

A fugitive Highlander hides as a drawing master. His pupil is the daughter of his enemy.

4.06

2k+

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Highlander Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎓 Teacher Pupil 🏛️ Georgian London

Alec Mackenzie's Art of Seduction Summary

Alec Mackenzie's Art of Seduction 91%

A fugitive Highlander hides as a drawing master. His pupil is the daughter of his enemy.

by Jennifer Ashley 2017

4.06

2k+ ratings

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Highlander Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 🏠 Forced Proximity 🎓 Teacher Pupil 🏛️ Georgian London

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 91%

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

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion

by Beth Brower • 2019

Banished to her own attic, a penniless heiress keeps a journal her scheming cousin should fear.

4.05

69k+

📖 Epistolary Novel 💪 Plucky Heroine ⚖️ Inheritance Battle 🫖 Cozy Historical 🕯️ Gothic Undertones

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion Summary

The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion 91%

Banished to her own attic, a penniless heiress keeps a journal her scheming cousin should fear.

by Beth Brower 2019

4.05

69k+ ratings

📖 Epistolary Novel 💪 Plucky Heroine ⚖️ Inheritance Battle 🫖 Cozy Historical 🕯️ Gothic Undertones

The Wrong Lady Meets Lord Right

by Suzanne Allain • 2024

Posing as her heiress cousin, a poor relation falls for a lord who believes the lie.

3.73

3k+

🎭 Mistaken Identity 👒 Poor Relation Heroine 💕 Dual Romance 📚 Bookish Heroine ✨ Witty Banter

The Wrong Lady Meets Lord Right 91%

Posing as her heiress cousin, a poor relation falls for a lord who believes the lie.

by Suzanne Allain 2024

3.73

3k+ ratings

🎭 Mistaken Identity 👒 Poor Relation Heroine 💕 Dual Romance 📚 Bookish Heroine ✨ Witty Banter

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 91%

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 Art of a Lie

by Laura Shepherd-Robinson

An 18th-century widow killed her husband. The con man courting her chose the wrong mark.

4.10

7k+

🎭 Con Artist Thriller 🏙️ Georgian London 🗡️ Murderess Protagonist 🌃 Historical Noir 🔥 Slow Burn Suspense

The Art of a Lie 91%

An 18th-century widow killed her husband. The con man courting her chose the wrong mark.

by Laura Shepherd-Robinson 2025

4.10

7k+ ratings

🎭 Con Artist Thriller 🏙️ Georgian London 🗡️ Murderess Protagonist 🌃 Historical Noir 🔥 Slow Burn Suspense

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 93%

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

A Perilous Undertaking

by Deanna Raybourn • 2017

A lepidopterist and her partner race through London's vice dens to prove a condemned man innocent.

4.09

35k+

🕵️ Victorian Murder Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth Duo 💕 Slow Burn Romance 🔬 Female Scientist Lead 💬 Witty Banter

A Perilous Undertaking 93%

A lepidopterist and her partner race through London's vice dens to prove a condemned man innocent.

by Deanna Raybourn 2017

4.09

35k+ ratings

🕵️ Victorian Murder Mystery 🔍 Amateur Sleuth Duo 💕 Slow Burn Romance 🔬 Female Scientist Lead 💬 Witty Banter

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 91%

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

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 91%

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

The Librarian of Crooked Lane

by C.J. Archer • 2022

A librarian seeking magical roots lands in an enchanted art heist beside a haunted war hero.

3.83

26k+

🏮 Gaslamp Fantasy 🧳 Orphaned Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family 📚 Magical Library

The Librarian of Crooked Lane 91%

A librarian seeking magical roots lands in an enchanted art heist beside a haunted war hero.

by C.J. Archer 2022

3.83

26k+ ratings

🏮 Gaslamp Fantasy 🧳 Orphaned Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🫂 Found Family 📚 Magical Library

What the River Knows

by Isabel Ibañez • 2023

After her parents' deaths in Egypt, Argentine heiress inherits a magical ring and a deadly quest.

3.83

90k+

🗝️ Magical Artifacts 🏛️ Archaeological Adventure 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🔍 Family Secrets

What the River Knows 91%

After her parents' deaths in Egypt, Argentine heiress inherits a magical ring and a deadly quest.

by Isabel Ibañez 2023

3.83

90k+ ratings

🗝️ Magical Artifacts 🏛️ Archaeological Adventure 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🤝 Reluctant Allies 🔍 Family Secrets

The Songbird of Venice

by Victoria Sportelli • 2024

An orphan singer in Venice weds a noble widower, gaining a daughter and a lethal enemy.

4.19

153

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🎭 Orphan Heroine 💔 Widower Hero 👨‍👩‍👧 Blended Family 👑 Cinderella Arc

The Songbird of Venice 91%

An orphan singer in Venice weds a noble widower, gaining a daughter and a lethal enemy.

by Victoria Sportelli 2024

4.19

153 ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🎭 Orphan Heroine 💔 Widower Hero 👨‍👩‍👧 Blended Family 👑 Cinderella Arc

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 91%

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

A Showgirl's Rules for Falling in Love

by Alice Murphy • 2025

A historian unearths a showgirl's affair, colliding with the heir who wants its secrets buried.

3.64

657

⏳ Dual Timeline 💃 Plus-Size Heroine 📚 Historian Heroine 💰 Billionaire Hero 🎭 Secret Identity

A Showgirl's Rules for Falling in Love Summary

A Showgirl's Rules for Falling in Love 93%

A historian unearths a showgirl's affair, colliding with the heir who wants its secrets buried.

by Alice Murphy 2025

3.64

657 ratings

⏳ Dual Timeline 💃 Plus-Size Heroine 📚 Historian Heroine 💰 Billionaire Hero 🎭 Secret Identity

The Imposter's Inheritance

by C.J. Archer • 2020

When a magical coronet disappears, a watch magician follows the clues into London's secret trade.

4.04

8k+

🕰️ Victorian Fantasy 🔍 Married Sleuths 💎 Magical Heist 🫂 Found Family 👑 Secret Heir

The Imposter's Inheritance 93%

When a magical coronet disappears, a watch magician follows the clues into London's secret trade.

by C.J. Archer 2020

4.04

8k+ ratings

🕰️ Victorian Fantasy 🔍 Married Sleuths 💎 Magical Heist 🫂 Found Family 👑 Secret Heir

The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel)

by Natsu Hyuuga

an apothecary hides her poison knowledge in the harem, but a beautiful eunuch sees everything

4.48

17k+

🩺 Medical Mystery 👑 Court Intrigue 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚖️ Class Divide 🎭 Hidden Identity

The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel) Summary

The Apothecary Diaries (Light Novel) 91%

an apothecary hides her poison knowledge in the harem, but a beautiful eunuch sees everything

by Natsu Hyuuga 2014

4.48

17k+ ratings

🩺 Medical Mystery 👑 Court Intrigue 🔥 Slow Burn Romance ⚖️ Class Divide 🎭 Hidden Identity

The Cut of the Moon

by Cynthia Ellingsen • 2025

A 1920s heiress witnesses a death and discovers the servants trapped beneath her family's estate.

4.39

2k+

🕰️ Dual Timeline 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔐 Family Secrets ⚖️ Class Divide 🎷 Jazz Age

The Cut of the Moon 91%

A 1920s heiress witnesses a death and discovers the servants trapped beneath her family's estate.

by Cynthia Ellingsen 2025

4.39

2k+ ratings

🕰️ Dual Timeline 🎭 Hidden Identity 🔐 Family Secrets ⚖️ Class Divide 🎷 Jazz Age

Stalking Jack the Ripper

by Kerri Maniscalco • 2016

In Victorian London, a forensic student hunts the Ripper, and the evidence points to her family.

3.92

183k+

🔎 Forensic Investigation 🕰️ Victorian Gothic Mystery 🤝 Unlikely Duo 🔐 Family Secrets 🧪 Macabre Experiments

Stalking Jack the Ripper 91%

In Victorian London, a forensic student hunts the Ripper, and the evidence points to her family.

by Kerri Maniscalco 2016

3.92

183k+ ratings

🔎 Forensic Investigation 🕰️ Victorian Gothic Mystery 🤝 Unlikely Duo 🔐 Family Secrets 🧪 Macabre Experiments

The Luminaries

by Eleanor Catton • 2013

Thirteen strangers in a gold-rush town keep secrets, but a dead hermit's fortune won't stay buried.

3.75

87k+

⛏️ Gold Rush 🕯️ Victorian Mystery 👥 Doppelgangers 🫂 Found Family 🎭 False Identities

The Luminaries 91%

Thirteen strangers in a gold-rush town keep secrets, but a dead hermit's fortune won't stay buried.

by Eleanor Catton 2013

3.75

87k+ ratings

⛏️ Gold Rush 🕯️ Victorian Mystery 👥 Doppelgangers 🫂 Found Family 🎭 False Identities

The Darwin Affair

by Timothy Mason • 2019

A detective hunting a royal assassin uncovers a conspiracy bent on destroying Charles Darwin.

3.66

11k+

🕵️ Victorian Detective 📜 Historical Conspiracy 👮 Disgraced Detective 🎭 Disfigured Villain 🌑 Gothic Undertones

The Darwin Affair 91%

A detective hunting a royal assassin uncovers a conspiracy bent on destroying Charles Darwin.

by Timothy Mason 2019

3.66

11k+ ratings

🕵️ Victorian Detective 📜 Historical Conspiracy 👮 Disgraced Detective 🎭 Disfigured Villain 🌑 Gothic Undertones

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 91%

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

The Magnolia Palace

by Fiona Davis • 2022

Snowbound in the Frick, a model finds a 1919 scavenger hunt leading to a lost diamond.

3.87

84k+

🕵️‍♀️ Historical Mystery ⏳ Dual Timeline 🎭 Secret Identity 🔍 Scavenger Hunt 💎 Hidden Treasure

The Magnolia Palace 91%

Snowbound in the Frick, a model finds a 1919 scavenger hunt leading to a lost diamond.

by Fiona Davis 2022

3.87

84k+ ratings

🕵️‍♀️ Historical Mystery ⏳ Dual Timeline 🎭 Secret Identity 🔍 Scavenger Hunt 💎 Hidden Treasure

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 90%

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 Demon Lover

by Victoria Holt • 1982

A Victorian miniaturist secretly paints a baron and becomes the prize he refuses to surrender.

3.61

2k+

🕯️ Gothic Romance 🖤 Dangerous Older Man 🎭 Hidden Identity 🎨 Artist Protagonist 🌫️ Brooding Atmosphere

The Demon Lover 92%

A Victorian miniaturist secretly paints a baron and becomes the prize he refuses to surrender.

by Victoria Holt 1982

3.61

2k+ ratings

🕯️ Gothic Romance 🖤 Dangerous Older Man 🎭 Hidden Identity 🎨 Artist Protagonist 🌫️ Brooding Atmosphere

Dodger

by Terry Pratchett • 2012

A London tosher saves a battered girl and becomes the target of foreign agents and assassins.

3.95

28k+

🎩 Victorian London 🧹 Street Urchin Hero 👑 Hidden Royalty 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Disguise And Identity

Dodger 92%

A London tosher saves a battered girl and becomes the target of foreign agents and assassins.

by Terry Pratchett 2012

3.95

28k+ ratings

🎩 Victorian London 🧹 Street Urchin Hero 👑 Hidden Royalty 🫂 Found Family 🎭 Disguise And Identity

The Phoenix Crown

by Kate Quinn • 2024

In 1906 San Francisco, three women track a vanished artist into a charming patron's private asylum.

3.86

51k+

🔍 Historical Mystery 💕 Sapphic Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 👯 Female Friendship 🕰️ Edwardian Era

The Phoenix Crown 91%

In 1906 San Francisco, three women track a vanished artist into a charming patron's private asylum.

by Kate Quinn 2024

3.86

51k+ ratings

🔍 Historical Mystery 💕 Sapphic Romance 🎭 Hidden Identity 👯 Female Friendship 🕰️ Edwardian Era

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 91%

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

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+

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Empire of Shadows 91%

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4.15

10k+ ratings

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The Case of the Missing Marquess 90%

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3.78

45k+ ratings

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3.52

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A Botanist's Guide to Parties and Poisons 90%

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

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3.52

23k+ ratings

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4.07

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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.

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4.07

61k+ ratings

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