50 Books like How to Love a Duke in Ten Days

Lady Tremaine

by Rachel Hochhauser

A widow poaches rabbits and schemes at court, but the true predator wears the crown.

4.16

66k+

🖤 Villain Backstory 🥿 Cinderella Retelling 💕 Enemies To Lovers ⚖️ Morally Gray Heroine 🦅 Fierce Motherhood

Lady Tremaine 91%

A widow poaches rabbits and schemes at court, but the true predator wears the crown.

by Rachel Hochhauser 2026

4.16

66k+ ratings

🖤 Villain Backstory 🥿 Cinderella Retelling 💕 Enemies To Lovers ⚖️ Morally Gray Heroine 🦅 Fierce Motherhood

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 96%

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

La belleza de la Bestia

by Phavy Prieto • 2020

Her father's life costs Bella her freedom, and the scarred lord demands her complete submission.

3.94

1k+

🥀 Beauty And The Beast Trope 🔗 Captive Romance 🩹 Scarred Hero ⚡ Power Exchange 🕯️ Gothic Historical

La belleza de la Bestia 95%

Her father's life costs Bella her freedom, and the scarred lord demands her complete submission.

by Phavy Prieto 2020

3.94

1k+ ratings

🥀 Beauty And The Beast Trope 🔗 Captive Romance 🩹 Scarred Hero ⚡ Power Exchange 🕯️ Gothic Historical

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 92%

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

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 92%

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

Traitor Son

by Melissa J. Cave • 2024

A scarred warlord, an exiled princess, a haunted valley, and a marriage meant to break them.

4.02

3k+

🏰 Marriage Of Convenience 🖤 Wounded Hero 🌿 Quiet Heroine 💔 Trauma Healing 🛡️ Found Family

Traitor Son 92%

A scarred warlord, an exiled princess, a haunted valley, and a marriage meant to break them.

by Melissa J. Cave 2024

4.02

3k+ ratings

🏰 Marriage Of Convenience 🖤 Wounded Hero 🌿 Quiet Heroine 💔 Trauma Healing 🛡️ Found Family

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 92%

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

A Vow of Hate

by Lylah James • 2021

Blamed for her sister's death, she marries the vengeful fiancé who vows a marriage of cruelty.

3.68

30k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage 🩹 Scarred Heroine 🏰 Gothic Atmosphere 💔 Trauma Healing

A Vow of Hate 92%

Blamed for her sister's death, she marries the vengeful fiancé who vows a marriage of cruelty.

by Lylah James 2021

3.68

30k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Arranged Marriage 🩹 Scarred Heroine 🏰 Gothic Atmosphere 💔 Trauma Healing

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 92%

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

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 92%

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 Sound of Secrets

by Jay Crownover • 2024

She married a billionaire to escape his murderous mother. Trusting him was never part of the deal.

4.19

381

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🫂 Found Family 🖤 Scarred Hero 💔 Wounded Heroine 🕯️ Family Secrets

The Sound of Secrets 92%

She married a billionaire to escape his murderous mother. Trusting him was never part of the deal.

by Jay Crownover 2024

4.19

381 ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🫂 Found Family 🖤 Scarred Hero 💔 Wounded Heroine 🕯️ Family Secrets

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 92%

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

Pretty Little Threats

by Daria Quinn • 2025

To escape an arranged marriage, she blackmails a dangerous billionaire into making her his wife.

4.22

2k+

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🥀 Morally Gray Hero 🌹 Beauty And The Beast Retelling 💰 Billionaire Romance

Pretty Little Threats 92%

To escape an arranged marriage, she blackmails a dangerous billionaire into making her his wife.

by Daria Quinn 2025

4.22

2k+ ratings

🖤 Enemies To Lovers 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🥀 Morally Gray Hero 🌹 Beauty And The Beast Retelling 💰 Billionaire 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 94%

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

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 93%

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

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

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 Hunter

by L.J. Shen • 2020

A scandal-ridden heir's last chance: six months celibacy under the watch of a steely archer.

3.97

56k+

💋 Enemies To Lovers 🏹 Sports Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Reformed Playboy 🏛️ Family Pressure

The Hunter 92%

A scandal-ridden heir's last chance: six months celibacy under the watch of a steely archer.

by L.J. Shen 2020

3.97

56k+ ratings

💋 Enemies To Lovers 🏹 Sports Romance 🏠 Forced Proximity 💔 Reformed Playboy 🏛️ Family Pressure

The Moonfire Bride

by Sylvia Mercedes • 2021

Ransomed as a fae bride, she must never set eyes on her shadowed husband.

3.74

6k+

🥀 Beauty And The Beast Retelling 🔗 Fae Bargain Romance 👤 Unseen Husband 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏰 Gilded Cage

The Moonfire Bride 92%

Ransomed as a fae bride, she must never set eyes on her shadowed husband.

by Sylvia Mercedes 2021

3.74

6k+ ratings

🥀 Beauty And The Beast Retelling 🔗 Fae Bargain Romance 👤 Unseen Husband 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🏰 Gilded Cage

The Silence of Monsters

by Jay Crownover • 2024

Her niece fled a gilded estate. To protect her, she marries the cold heir who despises her.

4.17

688

🕯️ Gothic Romance 🖤 Enemies To Lovers 📝 Contract Marriage 💰 Dark Billionaire 👻 Haunted Estate

The Silence of Monsters 92%

Her niece fled a gilded estate. To protect her, she marries the cold heir who despises her.

by Jay Crownover 2024

4.17

688 ratings

🕯️ Gothic Romance 🖤 Enemies To Lovers 📝 Contract Marriage 💰 Dark Billionaire 👻 Haunted Estate

Wings of Ink

by Angelina J. Steffort • 2024

A pirate is bartered to a cursed fae king, his hundredth bride after ninety-nine deaths.

3.96

9k+

🌹 Beauty And The Beast Retelling 🧚 Fae Romantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👑 Cursed King

Wings of Ink 92%

A pirate is bartered to a cursed fae king, his hundredth bride after ninety-nine deaths.

by Angelina J. Steffort 2024

3.96

9k+ ratings

🌹 Beauty And The Beast Retelling 🧚 Fae Romantasy ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 👑 Cursed King

Grimstone

by Sophie Lark • 2023

Her inheritance: a rotting mansion and a neighbor who demands a dangerous price for the road home.

3.63

25k+

🖤 Dark Gothic Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 👻 Haunted Mansion 🏘️ Insular Small Town

Grimstone 92%

Her inheritance: a rotting mansion and a neighbor who demands a dangerous price for the road home.

by Sophie Lark 2023

3.63

25k+ ratings

🖤 Dark Gothic Romance 💔 Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Morally Grey Hero 👻 Haunted Mansion 🏘️ Insular Small Town

Requiem of the Soul

by Natasha Knight • 2021

Married for revenge to a scarred heir, she becomes a prisoner in his gothic manor.

3.80

8k+

🕊️ Forced Marriage 🎭 Secret Society ⛓️ Captive Heroine 🖤 Scarred Antihero 🏚️ Gothic Manor

Requiem of the Soul 92%

Married for revenge to a scarred heir, she becomes a prisoner in his gothic manor.

by Natasha Knight 2021

3.80

8k+ ratings

🕊️ Forced Marriage 🎭 Secret Society ⛓️ Captive Heroine 🖤 Scarred Antihero 🏚️ Gothic Manor

Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match

by Sally Thorne • 2022

An heiress stitches together a husband from corpses, but his forgotten past is the real monster.

3.33

16k+

⚡ Frankenstein Retelling 🏰 Gothic Romance 😂 Historical Rom-Com 🧠 Amnesia 🔻 Love Triangle

Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match Summary

Angelika Frankenstein Makes Her Match 92%

An heiress stitches together a husband from corpses, but his forgotten past is the real monster.

by Sally Thorne 2022

3.33

16k+ ratings

⚡ Frankenstein Retelling 🏰 Gothic Romance 😂 Historical Rom-Com 🧠 Amnesia 🔻 Love Triangle

Salt & Broom

by Sharon Lynn Fisher • 2023

To break a manor's curse, a young witch must win over its skeptical, grieving master.

4.10

19k+

🖤 Gothic Romance 🏰 Jane Eyre Retelling 🧙 Witch Protagonist 🔮 Ancestral Curse 👻 Haunted Estate

Salt & Broom 91%

To break a manor's curse, a young witch must win over its skeptical, grieving master.

by Sharon Lynn Fisher 2023

4.10

19k+ ratings

🖤 Gothic Romance 🏰 Jane Eyre Retelling 🧙 Witch Protagonist 🔮 Ancestral Curse 👻 Haunted Estate

Jane Eyre

by Charlotte Brontë • 1847

An orphan governess falls for her brooding employer, but a dark secret haunts the house.

4.16

2.3M+

🏰 Gothic Romance 🌱 Bildungsroman 🖤 Byronic Hero 📚 Governess Heroine ⏳ Age Gap Romance

Jane Eyre 91%

An orphan governess falls for her brooding employer, but a dark secret haunts the house.

by Charlotte Brontë 1847

4.16

2.3M+ ratings

🏰 Gothic Romance 🌱 Bildungsroman 🖤 Byronic Hero 📚 Governess Heroine ⏳ Age Gap Romance

The Dark Lord's Guide to Dating (and Other War Crimes)

by Tiffany Hunt

Dark lord forces a healer into marriage to power a relic, but it demands consummation.

3.98

20k+

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Forced Proximity 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 💫 Magical Bond 🖤 Villain Romance

The Dark Lord's Guide to Dating (and Other War Crimes) Summary

The Dark Lord's Guide to Dating (and Other War Crimes) 91%

Dark lord forces a healer into marriage to power a relic, but it demands consummation.

by Tiffany Hunt 2025

3.98

20k+ ratings

⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🔥 Forced Proximity 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 💫 Magical Bond 🖤 Villain Romance

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 93%

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

Wed to the Lich

by Layla Fae • 2023

Desperate and starving, May marries a lich. She expects a monster; he offers gentle shadows instead.

3.97

7k+

💍 Arranged Marriage 👹 Gentle Monster 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere 🔥 Slow Burn ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing

Wed to the Lich 93%

Desperate and starving, May marries a lich. She expects a monster; he offers gentle shadows instead.

by Layla Fae 2023

3.97

7k+ ratings

💍 Arranged Marriage 👹 Gentle Monster 🕯️ Gothic Atmosphere 🔥 Slow Burn ❤️‍🩹 Trauma Healing

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

Thief

by Sylvia Mercedes • 2020

A thief robs a scarred mage on a haunted island. His nightmare wants them both.

3.92

2k+

🖤 Scarred Hero 🗡️ Thief Heroine 🏝️ Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌙 Dream Manipulation

Thief 91%

A thief robs a scarred mage on a haunted island. His nightmare wants them both.

by Sylvia Mercedes 2020

3.92

2k+ ratings

🖤 Scarred Hero 🗡️ Thief Heroine 🏝️ Forced Proximity 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🌙 Dream Manipulation

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 91%

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

Ice Lord's Bride

by Ava Ross • 2022

A fae bride lottery winner falls for the scarred cursed lord forbidden to claim a bride.

3.58

581

🥀 Beauty And The Beast 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🖤 Scarred Hero 🌍 Human In Fae World 💍 Reluctant Bride

Ice Lord's Bride 91%

A fae bride lottery winner falls for the scarred cursed lord forbidden to claim a bride.

by Ava Ross 2022

3.58

581 ratings

🥀 Beauty And The Beast 👑 Fae Court Intrigue 🖤 Scarred Hero 🌍 Human In Fae World 💍 Reluctant Bride

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

Stardust Child

by Melissa J. Cave • 2025

A duke marries an exiled princess to hold a monster-plagued valley. Trust is their hardest fight.

4.26

1k+

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🖤 Scarred Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🌱 Healing Journey

Stardust Child 91%

A duke marries an exiled princess to hold a monster-plagued valley. Trust is their hardest fight.

by Melissa J. Cave 2025

4.26

1k+ ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🖤 Scarred Hero 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Found Family 🌱 Healing Journey

Keep Me

by Sara Cate • 2024

A broke heiress marries a Scottish recluse. One year, ten million, one rule: don't fall.

3.90

42k+

💍 Marriage Of Convenience ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Dark Romance ⛓️ Power Exchange 🌑 Brooding Hero

Keep Me 91%

A broke heiress marries a Scottish recluse. One year, ten million, one rule: don't fall.

by Sara Cate 2024

3.90

42k+ ratings

💍 Marriage Of Convenience ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 🖤 Dark Romance ⛓️ Power Exchange 🌑 Brooding Hero

The Cruel Dark

by Bea Northwick • 2023

An amnesiac arrives at a crumbling manor where the professor's dead wife refuses to stay buried.

4.03

5k+

🏚️ Gothic Romance 🌫️ Haunted Manor 💀 Psychological Horror 👰 Dead Wife's Shadow 🔍 Unreliable Narrator

The Cruel Dark 91%

An amnesiac arrives at a crumbling manor where the professor's dead wife refuses to stay buried.

by Bea Northwick 2023

4.03

5k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Romance 🌫️ Haunted Manor 💀 Psychological Horror 👰 Dead Wife's Shadow 🔍 Unreliable Narrator

Midnight Rooms

by Donyae Coles • 2024

At her new husband's decaying manor, a young bride finds the family's appetites are not human.

3.38

2k+

🏚️ Gothic Manor 💍 Bartered Bride 👹 Monstrous In-Laws 🏠 House As Predator 🤔 Unreliable Narrator

Midnight Rooms 91%

At her new husband's decaying manor, a young bride finds the family's appetites are not human.

by Donyae Coles 2024

3.38

2k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Manor 💍 Bartered Bride 👹 Monstrous In-Laws 🏠 House As Predator 🤔 Unreliable Narrator

Heart of the Fae

by Emma Hamm • 2017

A faerie bargain sends a healer to a phantom isle to retrieve its exiled, crystal-scarred prince.

3.83

10k+

🥀 Beauty And The Beast Retelling 🌿 Healer Heroine ⚖️ Fae Bargain 🏠 Found Family 🍀 Celtic Mythology

Heart of the Fae 91%

A faerie bargain sends a healer to a phantom isle to retrieve its exiled, crystal-scarred prince.

by Emma Hamm 2017

3.83

10k+ ratings

🥀 Beauty And The Beast Retelling 🌿 Healer Heroine ⚖️ Fae Bargain 🏠 Found Family 🍀 Celtic Mythology

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 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 93%

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

Phantasma

by Kaylie Smith

A necromancer enters a Gothic manor seeking her sister and strikes a bargain with its Phantom.

4.04

352k+

🗡️ Deadly Magical Trials 🏚️ Gothic Manor 😈 Devil Love Interest 🌑 Shadow Magic 👤 Missing Sister

Phantasma 91%

A necromancer enters a Gothic manor seeking her sister and strikes a bargain with its Phantom.

by Kaylie Smith 2024

4.04

352k+ ratings

🗡️ Deadly Magical Trials 🏚️ Gothic Manor 😈 Devil Love Interest 🌑 Shadow Magic 👤 Missing Sister

Promises and Pomegranates

by Sav R. Miller • 2021

The family doctor butchers her groom and forces the mafia princess to marry him instead.

3.50

76k+

🔪 Mafia Romance 🍂 Persephone Retelling 🔒 Captive Romance 💒 Forced Marriage 🖤 Morally Grey Hero

Promises and Pomegranates 91%

The family doctor butchers her groom and forces the mafia princess to marry him instead.

by Sav R. Miller 2021

3.50

76k+ ratings

🔪 Mafia Romance 🍂 Persephone Retelling 🔒 Captive Romance 💒 Forced Marriage 🖤 Morally Grey Hero

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 91%

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

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

by Anne Brontë • 1848

A farmer obsessed with a reclusive tenant uncovers her diary and the brutal marriage she fled.

4.04

133k+

🏚️ Gothic Domestic 📜 Epistolary Novel 🖤 Mysterious Widow 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🍷 Alcoholic Spouse

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall 91%

A farmer obsessed with a reclusive tenant uncovers her diary and the brutal marriage she fled.

by Anne Brontë 1848

4.04

133k+ ratings

🏚️ Gothic Domestic 📜 Epistolary Novel 🖤 Mysterious Widow 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🍷 Alcoholic Spouse

Entranced

by Sylvia Mercedes • 2021

Her words cage nightmares. A doomed city's cursed prince just bought her.

3.87

3k+

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