21 must-read historical books like The Makings of a Lady by Catherine Tinley

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The Makings of a Lady

By: Catherine Tinley

3.65

Format: None pages, Paperback

Be calm, she thought. Be gracious. Be twenty-two. Lady Olivia Fanton is eager to prove she’s …

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1. The Crucifix Killer (Robert Hunter, #1)

By: Chris Carter

4.28

Format: 448 pages, Hardcover

When the body of a young woman is discovered in a derelict cottage in the middle of Los Angeles Nat… read more

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"What makes you think I’d know this woman?’ Hunter knew what he was trying to do. ‘Listen, P-Diddy . . .’ ‘D-King . . .’ ‘Whatever."

-Chris Carter, The Crucifix Killer (Robert Hunter, #1)

"Fuck you! Someone has tortured and killed one of your girls and you couldn’t give a damn? I thought you were supposed to protect them, to be their guardian. Isn’t that what pimps do?’ Garcia’s face f…"

-Chris Carter, The Crucifix Killer (Robert Hunter, #1)

"We’ve got DNA tests; we can convict someone by his saliva. Hell, if the killer had farted in that house the forensic team would probably have some gadget that could pick it up. How can the crime scen…"

-Chris Carter, The Crucifix Killer (Robert Hunter, #1)

"Hunter let go of JJ who started dusting his jacket with both hands. ‘Look at what you’ve done to my suit man, these things don’t come cheap you know.’ Garcia checked his pocket change. ‘Here.’ He ext…"

-Chris Carter, The Crucifix Killer (Robert Hunter, #1)

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2. A Rogue by Any Other Name (The Rules of Scoundrels, #1)

By: Sarah MacLean

3.93

Format: 386 pages, Mass Market Paperback

What a scoundrel wants, a scoundrel gets... A decade ago, the Marquess of Bourne was cast from s… read more

Similar categories in Sarah MacLean's A Rogue by Any Other Name (The Rules of Scoundrels, #1) book and Catherine Tinley's The Makings of a Lady

  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
"What does Éloa mean?"

-Sarah MacLean, A Rogue by Any Other Name (The Rules of Scoundrels, #1)

"When in doubt, bluff."

-Sarah MacLean, A Rogue by Any Other Name (The Rules of Scoundrels, #1)

"It should all feel splendid. You tell me if it doesn't, and I shall rectify the situation."

-Sarah MacLean, A Rogue by Any Other Name (The Rules of Scoundrels, #1)

"A vision flashed of a young, kind Penelope, the opposite of what he was. Of what he'd become."

-Sarah MacLean, A Rogue by Any Other Name (The Rules of Scoundrels, #1)

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3. The Prize

By: Julie Garwood

4.15

Format: 333 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Librarian's Note: Alternate cover for this ISBN can be found . In the resplendence of William the … read more

Similar categories in Julie Garwood's The Prize book and Catherine Tinley's The Makings of a Lady

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • historical romance
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4. Saving Grace

By: Julie Garwood

3.79

Format: None pages, Paperback

When Lady Johanna learned that she was a widow, she vowed she would never marry again. Only sixteen… read more

Similar categories in Julie Garwood's Saving Grace book and Catherine Tinley's The Makings of a Lady

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • historical romance
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5. The Missing Ones (Detective Lottie Parker, #1)

By: Patricia Gibney

4.20

Format: None pages,

The hole they dug was not deep. A white flour bag encased the little body. Three small faces watche… read more

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6. After 3. Come mondi lontani

By: Anna Todd

4.46

Format: None pages,

read more

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  • romance
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7. The Governess Game (Girl Meets Duke, #2)

By: Tessa Dare

3.90

Format: 373 pages, Mass Market Paperback

He’s been a bad, bad rake—and it takes a governess to teach him a lesson The accidental governes… read more

Similar categories in Tessa Dare's The Governess Game (Girl Meets Duke, #2) book and Catherine Tinley's The Makings of a Lady

  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
"I have never been wistful a day in my life. I am entirely devoid of wist."

-Tessa Dare, The Governess Game (Girl Meets Duke, #2)

"When you love someone there’s always a chance you’ll hurt them. But if you let them go, hurting them isn’t a possibility — it’s a certainty."

-Tessa Dare, The Governess Game (Girl Meets Duke, #2)

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8. A Wallflower Christmas (Wallflowers, #4.5)

By: Lisa Kleypas

3.87

Format: 213 pages, Hardcover

A scandalous love under the mistletoe. It’s Christmas time in London and Rafe Bowman has arrived… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Kleypas's A Wallflower Christmas (Wallflowers, #4.5) book and Catherine Tinley's The Makings of a Lady

  • romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
"A well-read woman is a dangerous creature."

-Lisa Kleypas, A Wallflower Christmas (Wallflowers, #4.5)

"Great men don't nessarily make good husbands."

-Lisa Kleypas, A Wallflower Christmas (Wallflowers, #4.5)

"Does he behave in rude or improper ways?" "He's a Bowman. We don't know any better."

-Lisa Kleypas, A Wallflower Christmas (Wallflowers, #4.5)

"Then, as now, there were always girls who were overlooked and ignored by gentlemen who really should have known better."

-Lisa Kleypas, A Wallflower Christmas (Wallflowers, #4.5)

9. Rebellious Desire

By: Julie Garwood

4.36

Format: 189 pages,

An alternate cover edition can be found . Of all the dukes in England, Jered Marcus Benton, the Du… read more

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10. The Convenient Felstone Marriage (Whitby #1)

By: Jenni Fletcher

3.68

Format: 330 pages, Paperback

"I have a proposal for you..." The last place respectable governess Ianthe Holt ever expected to b… read more

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11. No Good Duke Goes Unpunished (The Rules of Scoundrels, #3)

By: Sarah MacLean

3.99

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

A rogue ruined . . . He is the Killer Duke, accused of murdering Mara Lowe on the eve of her weddin… read more

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12. Knave's Wager

By: Loretta Chase

3.76

Format: None pages, Paperback

"I need no further proof that you are despicable!" Lilith Davenant's sensibilities were appropriate… read more

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13. One Good Earl Deserves a Lover (The Rules of Scoundrels, #2)

By: Sarah MacLean

4.02

Format: 376 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The second in the incredible new Rules of Scoundrels series from New York Times bestselling author … read more

Similar categories in Sarah MacLean's One Good Earl Deserves a Lover (The Rules of Scoundrels, #2) book and Catherine Tinley's The Makings of a Lady

  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
"It makes you ache,"

-Sarah MacLean, One Good Earl Deserves a Lover (The Rules of Scoundrels, #2)

"I do, love. I want you more than you could ever know. More than I could have ever dreamed. I want you enough for two men. For ten."

-Sarah MacLean, One Good Earl Deserves a Lover (The Rules of Scoundrels, #2)

"But there, in that remarkable room, surrounded by a laughing, rollicking, unseeing collection of London's brightest and wickedest, Pippa's knowledge of anatomy expanded. It seemed there was such a th…"

-Sarah MacLean, One Good Earl Deserves a Lover (The Rules of Scoundrels, #2)

"You are an astronomer as well as a mathematician?" He turned to face her, finally, half his face cast into shadowy light from the manor beyond. "You are a horticulturalist as well as an anatomist?" S…"

-Sarah MacLean, One Good Earl Deserves a Lover (The Rules of Scoundrels, #2)

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14. The Wallflower Wager (Girl Meets Duke, #3)

By: Tessa Dare

3.96

Format: 368 pages, ebook

They call him the Duke of Ruin. To an undaunted wallflower, he's just the beast next door. We… read more

Similar categories in Tessa Dare's The Wallflower Wager (Girl Meets Duke, #3) book and Catherine Tinley's The Makings of a Lady

  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
"Every creature has a soft underbelly. I'm going to find yours." "Search me if you like, Your Ladyship. I warn you, it's not softness you'll find."

-Tessa Dare, The Wallflower Wager (Girl Meets Duke, #3)

"I do not believe every problem can be cured with a kitten. I do believe in love. And perhaps love can't cure every problem, but it makes the wounds heal a bit faster, with fewer scars."

-Tessa Dare, The Wallflower Wager (Girl Meets Duke, #3)

"Onion tartlets, pastry puffs stuffed with cheese, a terrine of mushroom and hazelnuts. There's an pharaoh-sized pyramid of exotic fruits. The pineapples alone must have cost a small fortune. And, of …"

-Tessa Dare, The Wallflower Wager (Girl Meets Duke, #3)

"I'm not your 'poppet' any longer. I own you. And in the future, if you address me at all, it will be as Lady Penelope Duke." A more fitting idea struck her, and a cold smile touched her lips. "Better…"

-Tessa Dare, The Wallflower Wager (Girl Meets Duke, #3)

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15. Her Enemy at the Altar

By: Virginia Heath

3.86

Format: 282 pages, Paperback

An unexpected end to the Wincanton–Stuart feud…? Scandal broke last night when Lady Constance St… read more

Similar categories in Virginia Heath's Her Enemy at the Altar book and Catherine Tinley's The Makings of a Lady

  • romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
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16. Seeking Persephone (The Lancaster Family, #1)

By: Sarah M. Eden

4.17

Format: 288 pages, Kindle Edition

When Persephone Lancaster receives a marriage proposal from the ill-tempered Duke of Kielder, she r… read more

Similar categories in Sarah M. Eden's Seeking Persephone (The Lancaster Family, #1) book and Catherine Tinley's The Makings of a Lady

  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
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17. The Matrimonial Advertisement (Parish Orphans of Devon, #1)

By: Mimi Matthews

4.05

Format: 348 pages, Kindle Edition

She Wanted Sanctuary...Helena Reynolds will do anything to escape her life in London, even if that … read more

Similar categories in Mimi Matthews's The Matrimonial Advertisement (Parish Orphans of Devon, #1) book and Catherine Tinley's The Makings of a Lady

  • romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
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18. Devil in Disguise (The Ravenels, #7)

By: Lisa Kleypas

4.02

Format: 384 pages, ebook

An enthralling and steaming romance between a widowed lady and a Scot on the run—who may have conne… read more

Similar categories in Lisa Kleypas's Devil in Disguise (The Ravenels, #7) book and Catherine Tinley's The Makings of a Lady

  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
"He tried to say her name, but it came out as "Merry." A word of joy, shaped in longing."

-Lisa Kleypas, Devil in Disguise (The Ravenels, #7)

"Darling," she said reasonably, "you can't put your foot down, I've already put my foot down."

-Lisa Kleypas, Devil in Disguise (The Ravenels, #7)

"His low, dark voice curled in her ear. "There's a saying we have about whisky: Slow fire makes sweet malt."

-Lisa Kleypas, Devil in Disguise (The Ravenels, #7)

"All he knew was that after he left, he'd have to learn how to live with his heart beating somewhere far away."

-Lisa Kleypas, Devil in Disguise (The Ravenels, #7)

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19. A Modest Independence (Parish Orphans of Devon, #2)

By: Mimi Matthews

3.91

Format: 400 pages, ebook

He Needed Peace…Solicitor Tom Finchley has spent his life using his devious intellect to solve the … read more

Similar categories in Mimi Matthews's A Modest Independence (Parish Orphans of Devon, #2) book and Catherine Tinley's The Makings of a Lady

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • historical romance
"I suppose if everything goes to the devil, I must rely on you to rescue me."

-Mimi Matthews, A Modest Independence (Parish Orphans of Devon, #2)

"I’m saying that I was fool to believe I could ever be satisfied with half of you. This thing between us, it’s all or nothing,"

-Mimi Matthews, A Modest Independence (Parish Orphans of Devon, #2)

"I daresay some might call it managing. I call it downright heroic. You take care of people. You help to solve their problems."

-Mimi Matthews, A Modest Independence (Parish Orphans of Devon, #2)

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20. The Viscount's Unconventional Lady

By: Virginia Heath

4.16

Format: 229 pages, Kindle Edition

The notorious viscount And the most gossiped-about lady… After years as a diplomat in the Nap… read more

Similar categories in Virginia Heath's The Viscount's Unconventional Lady book and Catherine Tinley's The Makings of a Lady

  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
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21. The Makings of a Lady

By: Catherine Tinley

3.65

Format: None pages, Paperback

Be calm, she thought. Be gracious. Be twenty-two. Lady Olivia Fanton is eager to prove she’s … read more

Similar categories in Catherine Tinley's The Makings of a Lady book and Catherine Tinley's The Makings of a Lady

  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Match to Fool Society (Matchmade Marriages, #3) by Laura      Martin

22. A Match to Fool Society (Matchmade Marriages, #3)

By: Laura Martin

3.90

Format: 260 pages, Kindle Edition

A convenient arrangement... ...a complicated attraction Jane Ashworth dreams of being an auth… read more

Similar categories in Laura Martin's A Match to Fool Society (Matchmade Marriages, #3) book and Catherine Tinley's The Makings of a Lady

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
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23. Gundantis pasiūlymas

By: Indrė Vakarė

3.72

Format: 288 pages, Paperback

Tai buvo labai gundantis pasiūlymas už ypatingą paslaugą... suvaidinti įsimylėjusią! Naglį ir Ve… read more

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24. All's Fair in Love and War (Miss Prentice's Protegees, #1)

By: Virginia Heath

3.77

Format: 375 pages, Paperback

A new Regency romp of a series, about governess who believes in cultivating joy in her charges, cla… read more

Similar categories in Virginia Heath's All's Fair in Love and War (Miss Prentice's Protegees, #1) book and Catherine Tinley's The Makings of a Lady

  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
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25. Įsimylėti pavojinga

By: Andrėja

3.93

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

Kai išduoda patys artimiausi, kai draugai tampa priešais, o priešai virsta draugais, nelieka nieko … read more

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26. The Earl's Mysterious Lady

By: Louise Allen

3.95

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

A dramatic Regency romp from this bestselling author!An unexpected reunion…With the earl she left a… read more

Similar categories in Louise Allen's The Earl's Mysterious Lady book and Catherine Tinley's The Makings of a Lady

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
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27. The Scoundrel's Bartered Bride

By: Virginia Heath

4.06

Format: 288 pages, ebook

Marriage…To the highest bidderLady Lydia Barton cannot seem to avoid Owen Wolfe since he’s returned… read more

Similar categories in Virginia Heath's The Scoundrel's Bartered Bride book and Catherine Tinley's The Makings of a Lady

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • historical romance
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28. The Rake's Enticing Proposal (The Sinful Sinclairs #2)

By: Lara Temple

3.78

Format: 288 pages, ebook

The rake has a proposition…Will she accept?Part of The Sinful Sinclairs: When globe-trotting Charle… read more

Similar categories in Lara Temple's The Rake's Enticing Proposal (The Sinful Sinclairs #2) book and Catherine Tinley's The Makings of a Lady

  • romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
"Imagine you find a book you’ve searched for for a long, long time. You want to rush through it, don’t you? Immerse yourself in it, consume it whole in one sitting. But you also want to make it last, …"

-Lara Temple, The Rake's Enticing Proposal (The Sinful Sinclairs #2)

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29. How to Catch a Viscount

By: Annie Burrows

3.53

Format: 288 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Her plan to marry well… Has backfired spectacularly! Miss Betsy Fairfax must marry to save he… read more

Similar categories in Annie Burrows's How to Catch a Viscount book and Catherine Tinley's The Makings of a Lady

  • romance
  • historical romance
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30. The Shopgirl's Forbidden Love

By: Jenni Fletcher

3.91

Format: 288 pages, ebook

A friends-to-lovers forbidden romance to warm your heart!From forbidden loveTo forever? Belles Bisc… read more

Similar categories in Jenni Fletcher's The Shopgirl's Forbidden Love book and Catherine Tinley's The Makings of a Lady

  • romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
Cover of Lady Cecily and the Mysterious Mr. Gray (The Beauchamp Betrothals #3) by Janice Preston

31. Lady Cecily and the Mysterious Mr. Gray (The Beauchamp Betrothals #3)

By: Janice Preston

4.07

Format: 288 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Love or family… How can she choose between them? Lady Cecily Beauchamp has always put her family … read more

Similar categories in Janice Preston's Lady Cecily and the Mysterious Mr. Gray (The Beauchamp Betrothals #3) book and Catherine Tinley's The Makings of a Lady

  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance

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Sarah MacLean

3.93

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Julie Garwood

4.15

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Julie Garwood

3.79

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Mary Balogh

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