50 Books like The Ladies of Rosings Park

The Other Bennet Sister

by Janice Hadlow

Plain Mary Bennet hides in books. A poetry lover and the Lake District show her worth.

4.15

32k+

📚 Austen Variation 🌸 Wallflower Romance 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 💔 Parental Rejection 🌱 Self-Discovery

The Other Bennet Sister 92%

Plain Mary Bennet hides in books. A poetry lover and the Lake District show her worth.

by Janice Hadlow 2020

4.15

32k+ ratings

📚 Austen Variation 🌸 Wallflower Romance 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 💔 Parental Rejection 🌱 Self-Discovery

Persuación

by Jane Austen • 1817

Anne Elliot gave up a penniless officer under pressure. Now he returns wealthy, admired, and cold.

4.15

787k+

🖤 Second Chance Romance 👒 Regency Era 🌿 Quiet Heroine 🏛️ Class Divides 🤍 Introspective Romance

Persuación 92%

Anne Elliot gave up a penniless officer under pressure. Now he returns wealthy, admired, and cold.

by Jane Austen 1817

4.15

787k+ ratings

🖤 Second Chance Romance 👒 Regency Era 🌿 Quiet Heroine 🏛️ Class Divides 🤍 Introspective Romance

Sense and Sensibility

by Jane Austen • 1811

A restrained sister hides her heartbreak while her passionate sister falls for a man with secrets.

4.09

1.3M+

🎭 Comedy Of Manners 👑 Regency Romance 👯 Sisterly Bond 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🧊 Reserved Heroine

Sense and Sensibility 92%

A restrained sister hides her heartbreak while her passionate sister falls for a man with secrets.

by Jane Austen 1811

4.09

1.3M+ ratings

🎭 Comedy Of Manners 👑 Regency Romance 👯 Sisterly Bond 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🧊 Reserved Heroine

Emma

by Jane Austen • 1815

She has money and charm, but the one heart she cannot match is her own.

4.05

996k+

🎭 Comedy Of Manners 👑 Regency Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💛 Friends To Lovers 💬 Witty Banter

Emma 91%

She has money and charm, but the one heart she cannot match is her own.

by Jane Austen 1815

4.05

996k+ ratings

🎭 Comedy Of Manners 👑 Regency Romance 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 💛 Friends To Lovers 💬 Witty Banter

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 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

Queen Charlotte

by Julia Quinn • 2023

She marries the king. He vanishes. His hidden madness holds the monarchy hostage and her heart.

4.16

46k+

🎩 Regency Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage 🖤 Hidden Illness ⏳ Dual Timeline 💋 Witty Banter

Queen Charlotte 91%

She marries the king. He vanishes. His hidden madness holds the monarchy hostage and her heart.

by Julia Quinn 2023

4.16

46k+ ratings

🎩 Regency Romance 💍 Arranged Marriage 🖤 Hidden Illness ⏳ Dual Timeline 💋 Witty Banter

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 91%

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

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 91%

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

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

Mansfield Park

by Jane Austen • 1814

Sent to Mansfield Park, timid girl discovers poverty-stricken principles are the estate's wealth.

3.86

383k+

📚 Novel Of Manners 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 💔 Unrequited Love 🌱 Moral Growth 😏 Social Satire

Mansfield Park 91%

Sent to Mansfield Park, timid girl discovers poverty-stricken principles are the estate's wealth.

by Jane Austen 1814

3.86

383k+ ratings

📚 Novel Of Manners 🔥 Slow-Burn Romance 💔 Unrequited Love 🌱 Moral Growth 😏 Social Satire

Goddess of the Hunt

by Tessa Dare • 2009

She corners her brother's cold best friend for kissing lessons, and their fake courtship turns real.

3.77

12k+

🏹 Regency Romance 💋 Lessons In Seduction 🎭 Fake Courtship 🧊 Stoic Hero ⚔️ Rivals To Lovers

Goddess of the Hunt 91%

She corners her brother's cold best friend for kissing lessons, and their fake courtship turns real.

by Tessa Dare 2009

3.77

12k+ ratings

🏹 Regency Romance 💋 Lessons In Seduction 🎭 Fake Courtship 🧊 Stoic Hero ⚔️ Rivals To Lovers

Colección integral de Jane Austen

by Jane Austen • 1981

Seven women, one Regency world: love, pride, and the winding road to knowing your own heart.

4.57

34k+

🏛️ Regency Romance 🎭 Comedy Of Manners 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 💌 Second Chance Romance

Colección integral de Jane Austen Summary

Colección integral de Jane Austen 91%

Seven women, one Regency world: love, pride, and the winding road to knowing your own heart.

by Jane Austen 1981

4.57

34k+ ratings

🏛️ Regency Romance 🎭 Comedy Of Manners 🔥 Enemies To Lovers 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 💌 Second Chance Romance

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 91%

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

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 90%

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

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 90%

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

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

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 90%

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

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 90%

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

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

The Summer Before the War

by Helen Simonson • 2016

A Latin teacher finds purpose and impossible love in a Sussex town the summer the Great War begins.

3.79

45k+

🏘️ Edwardian Village 🏠 Home Front Drama 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 💔 Duty Versus Heart 🧳 Wartime Refugees

The Summer Before the War 90%

A Latin teacher finds purpose and impossible love in a Sussex town the summer the Great War begins.

by Helen Simonson 2016

3.79

45k+ ratings

🏘️ Edwardian Village 🏠 Home Front Drama 🕯️ Slow Burn Romance 💔 Duty Versus Heart 🧳 Wartime Refugees

La monaca

by Simonetta Agnello Hornby • 2010

A noble family in decline has only one use for its most rebellious daughter: the convent.

3.51

542

🏛️ 19th Century Italy ⛪ Convent Life 💔 Love Vs Duty 🕊️ Female Emancipation 🏚️ Aristocratic Decline

La monaca 90%

A noble family in decline has only one use for its most rebellious daughter: the convent.

by Simonetta Agnello Hornby 2010

3.51

542 ratings

🏛️ 19th Century Italy ⛪ Convent Life 💔 Love Vs Duty 🕊️ Female Emancipation 🏚️ Aristocratic Decline

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 90%

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

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 90%

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

A Secret Garden Affair

by Erica James • 2023

Betrayed, Libby escapes to a Suffolk manor where garden plans expose her family's hidden secrets.

4.21

4k+

⏳ Dual Timeline 🔒 Family Secrets 🏡 Found Family 🌳 Generational Saga 🌸 Gardening And Healing

A Secret Garden Affair 90%

Betrayed, Libby escapes to a Suffolk manor where garden plans expose her family's hidden secrets.

by Erica James 2023

4.21

4k+ ratings

⏳ Dual Timeline 🔒 Family Secrets 🏡 Found Family 🌳 Generational Saga 🌸 Gardening And Healing

In the Wilds of Derbyshire

by Jann Rowland • 2017

Cut off from her sister, Elizabeth Bennet seeks solace in Derbyshire and discovers an unlikely love.

4.10

693

📖 Austen Variation 🕯️ Slow-Burn Courtship 💕 Sister Reconciliation 👯 Female Friendship 🌿 Derbyshire Countryside

In the Wilds of Derbyshire 92%

Cut off from her sister, Elizabeth Bennet seeks solace in Derbyshire and discovers an unlikely love.

by Jann Rowland 2017

4.10

693 ratings

📖 Austen Variation 🕯️ Slow-Burn Courtship 💕 Sister Reconciliation 👯 Female Friendship 🌿 Derbyshire Countryside

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 91%

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

Pride and Prejudice

by Jane Austen

A gentleman's careless insult sparks a battle of wits that neither heart can afford to lose.

4.30

4.9M+

🎩 Regency Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💬 Witty Banter 🎭 Social Satire 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Pride and Prejudice 90%

A gentleman's careless insult sparks a battle of wits that neither heart can afford to lose.

by Jane Austen 1813

4.30

4.9M+ ratings

🎩 Regency Romance ⚔️ Enemies To Lovers 💬 Witty Banter 🎭 Social Satire 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

Agnes Grey

by Anne Brontë • 1847

A clergyman's daughter becomes a governess and discovers the rich see her as furniture.

3.71

84k+

🏠 Governess Narrative 🤫 Reserved Heroine 💌 Quiet Courtship ⚖️ Integrity Rewarded ⛪ Rural Parish Life

Agnes Grey 90%

A clergyman's daughter becomes a governess and discovers the rich see her as furniture.

by Anne Brontë 1847

3.71

84k+ ratings

🏠 Governess Narrative 🤫 Reserved Heroine 💌 Quiet Courtship ⚖️ Integrity Rewarded ⛪ Rural Parish Life

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 90%

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

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

The Royal Game

by Anne O'Brien • 2021

An heiress's letters become the weapon her family wields through siege, prison, and civil war.

3.73

891

🏰 Medieval Family Saga ⚔️ Wars Of The Roses 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 📈 Social Climbing 👩‍👦 Matriarch Protagonist

The Royal Game 90%

An heiress's letters become the weapon her family wields through siege, prison, and civil war.

by Anne O'Brien 2021

3.73

891 ratings

🏰 Medieval Family Saga ⚔️ Wars Of The Roses 💍 Marriage Of Convenience 📈 Social Climbing 👩‍👦 Matriarch Protagonist

The Miracle of Love

by Montana Ross • 2021

Rejected for her infertility, she weds a Colorado widower who only needs a mother for his child.

4.48

329

🪪 Mail-Order Bride 🤝 Marriage Of Convenience 🏔️ Frontier Romance 💔 Widower Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

The Miracle of Love 90%

Rejected for her infertility, she weds a Colorado widower who only needs a mother for his child.

by Montana Ross 2021

4.48

329 ratings

🪪 Mail-Order Bride 🤝 Marriage Of Convenience 🏔️ Frontier Romance 💔 Widower Hero 🔥 Slow Burn Romance

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 90%

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

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 90%

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

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 89%

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 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 89%

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

King's Fancy

by Sable Hunter • 2017

His men send for a beautiful mail-order bride. A plain orphan with a secret arrives instead.

3.89

1k+

💌 Mail-Order Bride 🤠 Western Romance ⚔️ Post-Civil War 🌸 Plain Heroine 💔 Wounded Hero

King's Fancy 89%

His men send for a beautiful mail-order bride. A plain orphan with a secret arrives instead.

by Sable Hunter 2017

3.89

1k+ ratings

💌 Mail-Order Bride 🤠 Western Romance ⚔️ Post-Civil War 🌸 Plain Heroine 💔 Wounded Hero

Sisi

by Allison Pataki • 2016

A restless empress flees the gilded cage, chasing wild freedom across Europe, but tragedy follows.

4.00

12k+

📖 Biographical Fiction 💔 Forbidden Love 💧 Estranged Marriage 🏰 Gilded Prison 🥀 Doomed Romance

Sisi 89%

A restless empress flees the gilded cage, chasing wild freedom across Europe, but tragedy follows.

by Allison Pataki 2016

4.00

12k+ ratings

📖 Biographical Fiction 💔 Forbidden Love 💧 Estranged Marriage 🏰 Gilded Prison 🥀 Doomed Romance

A Rose for the Crown

by Anne Easter Smith • 2006

A peasant girl becomes the secret mistress of Richard III, hiding their children from the crown.

4.03

5k+

🏰 Wars Of The Roses 👑 Royal Mistress 🌿 Peasant To Nobility ⚔️ Ricardian Fiction 🩸 Royal Bastards

A Rose for the Crown 89%

A peasant girl becomes the secret mistress of Richard III, hiding their children from the crown.

by Anne Easter Smith 2006

4.03

5k+ ratings

🏰 Wars Of The Roses 👑 Royal Mistress 🌿 Peasant To Nobility ⚔️ Ricardian Fiction 🩸 Royal Bastards

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 89%

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

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 89%

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

Mariana

by Monica Dickens • 1940

Through a storm, Mary Shannon waits for her husband's ship and relives a lifetime of love.

3.90

3k+

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Interwar Britain 🌅 Bittersweet Nostalgia 🌿 English Countryside 🎭 Artistic Ambition 💔 Unrequited Love

Mariana 89%

Through a storm, Mary Shannon waits for her husband's ship and relives a lifetime of love.

by Monica Dickens 1940

3.90

3k+ ratings

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Interwar Britain 🌅 Bittersweet Nostalgia 🌿 English Countryside 🎭 Artistic Ambition 💔 Unrequited Love

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 89%

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

A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting

by Sophie Irwin • 2022

A fortune hunter must charm a wealthy heir, but his war-scarred brother sees through her.

3.91

52k+

🎭 Comedy Of Manners 💕 Enemies To Lovers 💰 Fortune Hunter Heroine 👑 Cross-Class Romance 👯 Sister Bonds

A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting Summary

A Lady's Guide to Fortune-Hunting 89%

A fortune hunter must charm a wealthy heir, but his war-scarred brother sees through her.

by Sophie Irwin 2022

3.91

52k+ ratings

🎭 Comedy Of Manners 💕 Enemies To Lovers 💰 Fortune Hunter Heroine 👑 Cross-Class Romance 👯 Sister Bonds

The Golden Braid

by Melanie Dickerson • 2015

A peasant girl's reading lessons with a knight unearth a stolen identity and a fierce love.

4.09

10k+

🧚‍♀️ Fairy Tale Retelling 👑 Hidden Princess 😠☀️ Grumpy X Sunshine ✝️ Christian Romance 🙏 Faith And Forgiveness

The Golden Braid 89%

A peasant girl's reading lessons with a knight unearth a stolen identity and a fierce love.

by Melanie Dickerson 2015

4.09

10k+ ratings

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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+

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Texas Destiny 89%

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

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Exiled and bartered to a Norman invader, an Irish princess turns marriage into power and survival.

4.14

3k+

🏰 Medieval Ireland 🤝 Political Marriage 👑 Women In History ⚔️ Norman Conquest 💕 Arranged Marriage To Love

The Irish Princess 89%

Exiled and bartered to a Norman invader, an Irish princess turns marriage into power and survival.

by Elizabeth Chadwick 2019

4.14

3k+ ratings

🏰 Medieval Ireland 🤝 Political Marriage 👑 Women In History ⚔️ Norman Conquest 💕 Arranged Marriage To Love

Rules for Ruin

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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 89%

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

The Unexpected Diva

by Tiffany L. Warren • 2025

Robbed of home and protector, a Black singer in 1850s America stakes survival on her voice.

4.11

902

📖 Biographical Novel 🏛️ Antebellum America ✊ Abolitionist Fiction 🎵 Women In Music 📜 Contested Inheritance

The Unexpected Diva 89%

Robbed of home and protector, a Black singer in 1850s America stakes survival on her voice.

by Tiffany L. Warren 2025

4.11

902 ratings

📖 Biographical Novel 🏛️ Antebellum America ✊ Abolitionist Fiction 🎵 Women In Music 📜 Contested Inheritance

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