28 Books like When He Was Wicked

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 91%

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

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 93%

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

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 92%

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

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 92%

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 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 92%

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

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

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

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

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

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

The Rules of Dating

by Penelope Ward • 2022

A betrayed tattoo artist swears off men, then meets her new landlord: a single dad.

4.06

14k+

🧒 Single Dad Romance 🤝 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter

The Rules of Dating 91%

A betrayed tattoo artist swears off men, then meets her new landlord: a single dad.

by Penelope Ward 2022

4.06

14k+ ratings

🧒 Single Dad Romance 🤝 Friends To Lovers 🏠 Found Family 🔥 Forced Proximity 💬 Witty Banter

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

Always You and Me

by Dani Atkins • 2025

Her husband's dying wish: track down the first love she never got over.

4.30

32k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🌳 Childhood Sweethearts 🤞 Deathbed Promise 🏚️ Forced Proximity

Always You and Me 91%

Her husband's dying wish: track down the first love she never got over.

by Dani Atkins 2025

4.30

32k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 💕 Friends To Lovers 🌳 Childhood Sweethearts 🤞 Deathbed Promise 🏚️ Forced Proximity

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 91%

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

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 91%

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

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 92%

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

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

Black Swan Affair

by K.L. Kreig

She marries her best friend for revenge, then must learn to love the man she wed.

4.02

15k+

🔺 Love Triangle 👫 Best Friend To Lover 💔 Pining Hero 🏘️ Small Town 🤫 Family Secrets

Black Swan Affair 90%

She marries her best friend for revenge, then must learn to love the man she wed.

by K.L. Kreig 2016

4.02

15k+ ratings

🔺 Love Triangle 👫 Best Friend To Lover 💔 Pining Hero 🏘️ Small Town 🤫 Family Secrets

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 90%

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

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 90%

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

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

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

Rewrite Our Story

by Kat Singleton • 2023

Her mother figure's funeral brings a novelist home to face the cowboy who broke her heart.

3.93

25k+

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town 🐴 Ranch Life 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💔 Shared Grief

Rewrite Our Story 90%

Her mother figure's funeral brings a novelist home to face the cowboy who broke her heart.

by Kat Singleton 2023

3.93

25k+ ratings

🔄 Second Chance Romance 🏘️ Small Town 🐴 Ranch Life 🌱 Childhood Friends To Lovers 💔 Shared Grief

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

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 90%

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

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

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 90%

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

Nothing More

by Anna Todd • 2016

Landon Gibson fixes things. Nora won't be fixed. That's exactly why he falls for her.

3.50

17k+

🫶 Nice Guy Hero 🔐 Guarded Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🩹 Emotional Healing 🫂 Found Family

Nothing More 90%

Landon Gibson fixes things. Nora won't be fixed. That's exactly why he falls for her.

by Anna Todd 2016

3.50

17k+ ratings

🫶 Nice Guy Hero 🔐 Guarded Heroine 🔥 Slow Burn Romance 🩹 Emotional Healing 🫂 Found Family

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