21 best-selling regency books like Friends and Lovers by Joan Smith

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Friends and Lovers

By: Joan Smith

3.78

Format: 157 pages, Kindle Edition

Wendy Harris’s niece and nephew were orphaned when her sister and her husband drowned in India. Now…

If you liked the regency plot in Friends and Lovers by Joan Smith , here is a list of 21 books like this:

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1. The Resolute Runaway

By: Charlotte Louise Dolan

3.72

Format: 224 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Joanna Pettigrew was leading a miserable life, so she decided to run away, gambling on something be… read more

Similar categories in Charlotte Louise Dolan's The Resolute Runaway book and Joan Smith's Friends and Lovers

  • historical romance
  • historical
  • traditional regency
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2. Only a Promise (The Survivors' Club, #5)

By: Mary Balogh

3.98

Format: 394 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Ralph Stockwood prides himself on being a leader, but when he convinced his friends to fight in the… read more

Similar categories in Mary Balogh's Only a Promise (The Survivors' Club, #5) book and Joan Smith's Friends and Lovers

  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
"one must not give in to defeat after just one try, or even, perhaps, after twenty."

-Mary Balogh, Only a Promise (The Survivors' Club, #5)

"It is what we do with the pain, though, how we allow it to shape our character and actions and relationships that matters."

-Mary Balogh, Only a Promise (The Survivors' Club, #5)

"If we can only face our worst fears and move forward into them and through them instead of cowering or turning tail and running as far from them as we can, then we will never have to fear anything ev…"

-Mary Balogh, Only a Promise (The Survivors' Club, #5)

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3. Lord John's Dilemma (Grenville Chronicles #2)

By: G.G. Vandagriff

4.00

Format: None pages,

When Lord John returns from the Battle of Waterloo nursing a serious wound and a case of melancholi… read more

Similar categories in G.G. Vandagriff's Lord John's Dilemma (Grenville Chronicles #2) book and Joan Smith's Friends and Lovers

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

4. No Man's Mistress (Mistress Trilogy #2)

By: Mary Balogh

4.27

Format: 24 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The dark, devastating stranger rode into the village fair and wagered twenty pounds at the throwing… read more

Similar categories in Mary Balogh's No Man's Mistress (Mistress Trilogy #2) book and Joan Smith's Friends and Lovers

  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
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5. The Unknown Ajax

By: Georgette Heyer

3.50

Format: 92 pages, Paperback

Miles from anywhere, Darracott Place is presided over by irascible Lord Darracott. The recent drown… read more

Similar categories in Georgette Heyer's The Unknown Ajax book and Joan Smith's Friends and Lovers

  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
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6. Much Ado About You (Essex Sisters, #1)

By: Eloisa James

1.00

Format: 168 pages, Paperback

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Similar categories in Eloisa James's Much Ado About You (Essex Sisters, #1) book and Joan Smith's Friends and Lovers

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

7. An Unacceptable Offer

By: Mary Balogh

4.12

Format: 652 pages, Paperback

DOING THE UNTHINKABLE Miss Jane Matthews could not believe this was happening. Michael Templeton, V… read more

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8. The Escape (The Survivors' Club #3)

By: Mary Balogh

4.67

Format: 127 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Bonus Content:This edition includes the novella The Suitor After surviving the Napoleonic Wars, Sir… read more

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9. The Nomad Harp

By: Laura Matthews , Elizabeth Neff Walker , Elizabeth Rotter

3.62

Format: 171 pages, Paperback

REISSUE Glenna Forbes played the harp exquisitely. Which was the major reason Philip Hobart had ask… read more

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10. The Foundling

By: Kay Hooper , Georgette Heyer

3.87

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

A diffident young man of 24 years, easily pushed around by his overprotective uncle and the retinue… read more

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11. Black Sheep

By: Georgette Heyer

3.79

Format: 223 pages, Paperback

With her high-spirited intelligence and good looks, Abigail Wendover was a most sought-after young … read more

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12. Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake (Love By Numbers, #1)

By: Sarah MacLean

4.08

Format: 397 pages, Mass Market Paperback

A lady does not smoke cheroot. She does not ride astride. She does not fence or attend duels. She d… read more

Similar categories in Sarah MacLean's Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake (Love By Numbers, #1) book and Joan Smith's Friends and Lovers

  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
"Kisses should not leave you satisfied."

-Sarah MacLean, Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake (Love By Numbers, #1)

"why couldn't someone , somewhere , want her for her ?"

-Sarah MacLean, Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake (Love By Numbers, #1)

"It was a terrifying feeling. And if it was love, he wanted none of it."

-Sarah MacLean, Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake (Love By Numbers, #1)

"Never doubt how beautiful you are, Callie. For your beauty has quite ruined me for all others. And, frankly, I rather wish I'd found you years ago."

-Sarah MacLean, Nine Rules to Break When Romancing a Rake (Love By Numbers, #1)

13. The Secret Mistress (Mistress Trilogy #3)

By: Mary Balogh

3.96

Format: 288 pages,

While Lady Angeline Dudley's pedigree dictates that she must land a titled gentleman, the irrepress… read more

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14. Miss Fleming Falls in Love (Miss Fleming #1)

By: Emma Melbourne

4.34

Format: 324 pages, Kindle Edition

A Girl. An Earl. A Battle of Wits . . . Miss Amelia Fleming has a very good reason to hate the E… read more

Similar categories in Emma Melbourne's Miss Fleming Falls in Love (Miss Fleming #1) book and Joan Smith's Friends and Lovers

  • romance
  • clean romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
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15. The Dreadful Duke (The Bad Heir Day Tales #1)

By: Grace Burrowes

4.44

Format: 308 pages, Kindle Edition

He’d rather carry hod in hell… Finn Cathcart, a successful sculptor, is having a fine time on the … read more

Similar categories in Grace Burrowes's The Dreadful Duke (The Bad Heir Day Tales #1) book and Joan Smith's Friends and Lovers

  • romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
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16. 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 Joan Smith's Friends and Lovers

  • romance
  • clean romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
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17. Remember Me (Ravenswood, #2)

By: Mary Balogh

3.98

Format: 368 pages, Hardcover

Can Lady Philippa Ware forgive the man who once shattered all her youthful dreams? Discover the pas… read more

Similar categories in Mary Balogh's Remember Me (Ravenswood, #2) book and Joan Smith's Friends and Lovers

  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
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18. Remember Love (Ravenswood, #1)

By: Mary Balogh

3.95

Format: 400 pages, Hardcover

The handsome and charismatic Earl of Stratton, Caleb Ware, has been exposed to the ton for his clan… read more

Similar categories in Mary Balogh's Remember Love (Ravenswood, #1) book and Joan Smith's Friends and Lovers

  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
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19. A Marriage Is Arranged

By: G.L. Robinson

4.33

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

Can An Arranged Marriage Be Arranged ? When the two plainest people in London enter into an arrang… read more

Similar categories in G.L. Robinson's A Marriage Is Arranged book and Joan Smith's Friends and Lovers

  • romance
  • clean romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
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20. Sensibly Wed (Bradwell Brothers, #1)

By: Kasey Stockton

4.15

Format: 344 pages, Kindle Edition

When Felicity Thurston is caught alone with a man at a ball, she must marry him to avoid a ruined r… read more

Similar categories in Kasey Stockton's Sensibly Wed (Bradwell Brothers, #1) book and Joan Smith's Friends and Lovers

  • romance
  • clean romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
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21. Determination (The Chaplain's Legacy, #2)

By: Mary Kingswood

4.39

Format: 370 pages, Kindle Edition

One man with a secret. A family torn apart by the consequences. Mr Bertram Atherton has one foot… read more

Similar categories in Mary Kingswood's Determination (The Chaplain's Legacy, #2) book and Joan Smith's Friends and Lovers

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
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22. Tempted by Folly (The Ellsworth Assortment, #1)

By: Christina Dudley

4.25

Format: 424 pages, Kindle Edition

Florence Ellsworth reluctantly lives in the shadow of her family’s notoriety. Mortified that her wi… read more

Similar categories in Christina Dudley's Tempted by Folly (The Ellsworth Assortment, #1) book and Joan Smith's Friends and Lovers

  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
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23. Disinheritance (The Chaplain's Legacy, #1)

By: Mary Kingswood

4.31

Format: 424 pages, Kindle Edition

One man with a secret. A family torn apart by the consequences. Walter Atherton, Viscount Birtwe… read more

Similar categories in Mary Kingswood's Disinheritance (The Chaplain's Legacy, #1) book and Joan Smith's Friends and Lovers

  • romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
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24. Miranda at Heart (The Ellsworth Assortment, #5)

By: Christina Dudley

4.42

Format: 438 pages, Kindle Edition

A wary widow. A dashing gentleman. When their sons cross paths, two lone parents discover love need… read more

Similar categories in Christina Dudley's Miranda at Heart (The Ellsworth Assortment, #5) book and Joan Smith's Friends and Lovers

  • romance
  • historical romance
  • regency
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25. Héloise Says No

By: G.L. Robinson

4.33

Format: 220 pages, Kindle Edition

The lovely and mysterious Héloise Ramsay is available... for a price. The Earl of Dexter is prepare… read more

Similar categories in G.L. Robinson's Héloise Says No book and Joan Smith's Friends and Lovers

  • romance
  • historical romance
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26. The Kissing Ball: A Christmas and Other Regency Stories

By: G.L. Robinson

4.33

Format: 152 pages, Kindle Edition

Just before Christmas, and an unexpected visitor. She claims to be the fiancée of the son of the ho… read more

Similar categories in G.L. Robinson's The Kissing Ball: A Christmas and Other Regency Stories book and Joan Smith's Friends and Lovers

  • romance
  • historical romance
  • regency
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27. A Scholarly Pursuit (The Ellsworth Assortment, #4)

By: Christina Dudley

4.21

Format: 414 pages, Kindle Edition

He’s paid to make promises he’ll never keep. She dreads nothing so much as empty words. But when he… read more

Similar categories in Christina Dudley's A Scholarly Pursuit (The Ellsworth Assortment, #4) book and Joan Smith's Friends and Lovers

  • romance
  • historical
  • regency
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28. A Capital Arrangement (The Ellsworth Assortment, #6)

By: Christina Dudley

4.22

Format: 437 pages, Kindle Edition

She’s a reluctant tourist. His future does not allow for detours. Will they find each other in the … read more

Similar categories in Christina Dudley's A Capital Arrangement (The Ellsworth Assortment, #6) book and Joan Smith's Friends and Lovers

  • romance
  • regency
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29. The Jack of All Trades (The Finches,#1; Generations of Love, #8)

By: M.A. Nichols

4.25

Format: 282 pages, Kindle Edition

An heiress looking to escape. A gentleman searching for purpose. Together they may just find love. … read more

Similar categories in M.A. Nichols's The Jack of All Trades (The Finches,#1; Generations of Love, #8) book and Joan Smith's Friends and Lovers

  • romance
  • clean romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
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30. A Fine Gentleman

By: Laura Matthews

3.69

Format: 96 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Lady Caroline Carruthers has no intention of falling for Lord Hartville, despite his mother's schem… read more

Similar categories in Laura Matthews's A Fine Gentleman book and Joan Smith's Friends and Lovers

  • romance
  • traditional regency
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
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31. Friends and Lovers

By: Joan Smith

3.78

Format: 157 pages, Kindle Edition

Wendy Harris’s niece and nephew were orphaned when her sister and her husband drowned in India. Now… read more

Similar categories in Joan Smith's Friends and Lovers book and Joan Smith's Friends and Lovers

  • romance
  • traditional regency
  • clean romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance

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Mary Balogh

3.98

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G.G. Vandagriff

4.00

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Mary Balogh

4.27

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Mary Lancaster

4.35

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Elizabeth Johns

4.28

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Mary Kingswood

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