21 Top historical books like The Poetics of Passion (Muses of Scandal, #1) by Delphine Ross

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The Poetics of Passion (Muses of Scandal, #1)

By: Delphine Ross

4.09

Format: 316 pages, Paperback

In 1872 London, a scandalous love poetess and a passionate children's book illustrator are set at o…

If you liked the historical plot in The Poetics of Passion (Muses of Scandal, #1) by Delphine Ross , here is a list of 21 books like this:

Cover of Only Enchanting (The Survivors' Club, #4) by Mary Balogh

1. Only Enchanting (The Survivors' Club, #4)

By: Mary Balogh

3.96

Format: 400 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The Survivors' Club: Six men and one woman, all wounded in the Napoleonic Wars, their friendship fo… read more

Similar categories in Mary Balogh's Only Enchanting (The Survivors' Club, #4) book and Delphine Ross's The Poetics of Passion (Muses of Scandal, #1)

  • romance
  • british literature
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
Cover of The Lily of Ludgate Hill (Belles of London, #3) by Mimi Matthews

2. The Lily of Ludgate Hill (Belles of London, #3)

By: Mimi Matthews

3.97

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

Fortune favors the bold—but is a confirmed spinster daring enough to loosen the reins and accept a … read more

Similar categories in Mimi Matthews's The Lily of Ludgate Hill (Belles of London, #3) book and Delphine Ross's The Poetics of Passion (Muses of Scandal, #1)

  • romance
  • british literature
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • victorian
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
"I told you in York,"

-Mimi Matthews, The Lily of Ludgate Hill (Belles of London, #3)

"Crucibles burn away the dross... Sometimes, I fancy that’s what has happened to me."

-Mimi Matthews, The Lily of Ludgate Hill (Belles of London, #3)

"His words faded to a whisper as he brushed his knuckles along the curve of her cheek. "I told you in York," he said. "It isn't over."

-Mimi Matthews, The Lily of Ludgate Hill (Belles of London, #3)

"Anne laughed... Her face was awash with color. Hart desperately wanted to kiss her again. Who was he fooling? He wanted to lock himself in a room with her for a month."

-Mimi Matthews, The Lily of Ludgate Hill (Belles of London, #3)

Cover of Second Duke's the Charm (Her Majesty's Rebels #1) by Kate Bateman

3. Second Duke's the Charm (Her Majesty's Rebels #1)

By: Kate Bateman

3.98

Format: 314 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Meet Her Majesty’s Rebels: three brilliant women who run King & Co., London’s most exclusive invest… read more

Similar categories in Kate Bateman's Second Duke's the Charm (Her Majesty's Rebels #1) book and Delphine Ross's The Poetics of Passion (Muses of Scandal, #1)

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
Cover of An Earl to Remember (Unforgettable Love, #2) by Stacy Reid

4. An Earl to Remember (Unforgettable Love, #2)

By: Stacy Reid

4.15

Format: 400 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Miss Georgianna Eleanor Heyford may be naught but a gentleman’s daughter, but even she’s heard the … read more

Similar categories in Stacy Reid's An Earl to Remember (Unforgettable Love, #2) book and Delphine Ross's The Poetics of Passion (Muses of Scandal, #1)

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
Cover of How to Tame a Wild Rogue (The Palace of Rogues, #6) by Julie Anne Long

5. How to Tame a Wild Rogue (The Palace of Rogues, #6)

By: Julie Anne Long

4.25

Format: 384 pages, Mass Market Paperback

In Julie Anne Long’s thrilling new romance in the Palace of Rogues series, an infamous privateer’s … read more

Similar categories in Julie Anne Long's How to Tame a Wild Rogue (The Palace of Rogues, #6) book and Delphine Ross's The Poetics of Passion (Muses of Scandal, #1)

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
Cover of Every Duke Has His Day by Suzanne Enoch

6. Every Duke Has His Day

By: Suzanne Enoch

3.87

Format: 320 pages, Paperback

Michael Blumley, Duke of Loriton (age 28), is viewed as an eccentric by his peers in the ton. He do… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Enoch's Every Duke Has His Day book and Delphine Ross's The Poetics of Passion (Muses of Scandal, #1)

  • romance
  • british literature
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
Cover of It Had to Be a Duke (The Liar's Club, #1) by Vivienne Lorret

7. It Had to Be a Duke (The Liar's Club, #1)

By: Vivienne Lorret

3.99

Format: 372 pages, Mass Market Paperback

USA Today bestselling author Vivienne Lorret launches a new series with a sparkling romance about a… read more

Similar categories in Vivienne Lorret's It Had to Be a Duke (The Liar's Club, #1) book and Delphine Ross's The Poetics of Passion (Muses of Scandal, #1)

  • romance
  • british literature
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
Cover of Appointment in Bath (Somerset Stories, #4) by Mimi Matthews

8. Appointment in Bath (Somerset Stories, #4)

By: Mimi Matthews

4.14

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

A chance meeting between the sheltered daughter and the forward-thinking son of rival Victorian fam… read more

Similar categories in Mimi Matthews's Appointment in Bath (Somerset Stories, #4) book and Delphine Ross's The Poetics of Passion (Muses of Scandal, #1)

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • victorian
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"Never mind her heart. She had her dignity. Sometimes that was all a lady did have when everything else was gone."

-Mimi Matthews, Appointment in Bath (Somerset Stories, #4)

"And by all her pretty blushes. And by her hair—a thickly curling mass of titian red springing loose from its pins. Strange, that. Not the color of her hair, but the unexpected beauty of it. Of her."

-Mimi Matthews, Appointment in Bath (Somerset Stories, #4)

"This time he couldn’t keep himself from staring. From thinking about what those lips would feel like. Taste like. Her mouth was appallingly sinful for a girl of eighteen, just out of the schoolroom."

-Mimi Matthews, Appointment in Bath (Somerset Stories, #4)

"Her eyes reluctantly met his. They were a delicate shade of China blue. Wide, round, and fringed with thick, ink-black lashes. Beautiful eyes, really. Ivo couldn’t recall when he’d seen the like of t…"

-Mimi Matthews, Appointment in Bath (Somerset Stories, #4)

Cover of Bookshop Cinderella (Scandal at the Savoy, #1) by Laura Lee Guhrke

9. Bookshop Cinderella (Scandal at the Savoy, #1)

By: Laura Lee Guhrke

3.75

Format: 323 pages, Paperback

Fans of Lisa Kleypas and Julia Quinn will adore this opposites-attract romance featuring a dashing … read more

Similar categories in Laura Lee Guhrke's Bookshop Cinderella (Scandal at the Savoy, #1) book and Delphine Ross's The Poetics of Passion (Muses of Scandal, #1)

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • victorian
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
Cover of Never Met a Duke Like You (Taming of the Dukes, #2) by Amalie Howard

10. Never Met a Duke Like You (Taming of the Dukes, #2)

By: Amalie Howard

3.78

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Lady Vesper Lyndhurst is beautiful, clever, and popular. Afforded every luxury as a duke’s daughter… read more

Similar categories in Amalie Howard's Never Met a Duke Like You (Taming of the Dukes, #2) book and Delphine Ross's The Poetics of Passion (Muses of Scandal, #1)

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
Cover of To Woo and to Wed (The Regency Vows, #5) by Martha Waters

11. To Woo and to Wed (The Regency Vows, #5)

By: Martha Waters

3.82

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

The final installment in the Regency Vows series follows the heir to a dukedom and a young widow, o… read more

Similar categories in Martha Waters's To Woo and to Wed (The Regency Vows, #5) book and Delphine Ross's The Poetics of Passion (Muses of Scandal, #1)

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
Cover of When the Duke Loved Me (The Rake Chronicles, #1) by Lydia Lloyd

12. When the Duke Loved Me (The Rake Chronicles, #1)

By: Lydia Lloyd

3.85

Format: 408 pages, Kindle Edition

They are both pretending to be someone else for the night... When Catherine Forster asks a hands… read more

Similar categories in Lydia Lloyd's When the Duke Loved Me (The Rake Chronicles, #1) book and Delphine Ross's The Poetics of Passion (Muses of Scandal, #1)

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Love Remedy (The Damsels of Discovery, #1) by Elizabeth  Everett

13. The Love Remedy (The Damsels of Discovery, #1)

By: Elizabeth Everett

3.60

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

When a Victorian apothecary hires a stoic private investigator to protect her business, they learn … read more

Similar categories in Elizabeth Everett's The Love Remedy (The Damsels of Discovery, #1) book and Delphine Ross's The Poetics of Passion (Muses of Scandal, #1)

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • victorian
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
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14. The Ladies Rewrite the Rules

By: Suzanne Allain

3.61

Format: 272 pages, Paperback

From the author of Mr. Malcolm's List comes a delightful romantic comedy set in Regency England abo… read more

Similar categories in Suzanne Allain's The Ladies Rewrite the Rules book and Delphine Ross's The Poetics of Passion (Muses of Scandal, #1)

  • romance
  • british literature
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
Cover of Ne'er Duke Well by Alexandra Vasti

15. Ne'er Duke Well

By: Alexandra Vasti

4.00

Format: 352 pages, Paperback

In this steamy Regency romp, Lady Selina is determined to find the Duke of Stanhope the perfect wif… read more

Similar categories in Alexandra Vasti's Ne'er Duke Well book and Delphine Ross's The Poetics of Passion (Muses of Scandal, #1)

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
Cover of All's Fair in Love and War (Miss Prentice's Protegees, #1) by Virginia Heath

16. 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 Delphine Ross's The Poetics of Passion (Muses of Scandal, #1)

  • romance
  • british literature
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
Cover of The Stranger I Wed (The Doves of New York, #1) by Harper St. George

17. The Stranger I Wed (The Doves of New York, #1)

By: Harper St. George

3.74

Format: 344 pages, Paperback

New to wealth and to London high society, American heiress Cora Dove discovers that with the right … read more

Similar categories in Harper St. George's The Stranger I Wed (The Doves of New York, #1) book and Delphine Ross's The Poetics of Passion (Muses of Scandal, #1)

  • romance
  • british literature
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • victorian
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
Cover of A Lady's Rules for Ruin by Jennifer Haymore

18. A Lady's Rules for Ruin

By: Jennifer Haymore

4.11

Format: 384 pages, ebook

She’s found the perfect plan to avoid marriage… Miss Frances Cherrington has long been criticize… read more

Similar categories in Jennifer Haymore's A Lady's Rules for Ruin book and Delphine Ross's The Poetics of Passion (Muses of Scandal, #1)

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
  • adult
Cover of The Lady He Lost (The Lucky Ladies of London, #1) by Faye Delacour

19. The Lady He Lost (The Lucky Ladies of London, #1)

By: Faye Delacour

3.50

Format: 336 pages, Paperback

Her only interest is in making her own way in the world. Luckily, he can help. Lieutenant Eli Wi… read more

Similar categories in Faye Delacour's The Lady He Lost (The Lucky Ladies of London, #1) book and Delphine Ross's The Poetics of Passion (Muses of Scandal, #1)

  • romance
  • british literature
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • victorian
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult
Cover of A Lady of Conscience (Somerset Stories, #5) by Mimi Matthews

20. A Lady of Conscience (Somerset Stories, #5)

By: Mimi Matthews

4.26

Format: 248 pages, Kindle Edition

A Victorian bluestocking with a passion for lost causes attracts the unwilling attention of a frost… read more

Similar categories in Mimi Matthews's A Lady of Conscience (Somerset Stories, #5) book and Delphine Ross's The Poetics of Passion (Muses of Scandal, #1)

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • victorian
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
"I must caution you,"

-Mimi Matthews, A Lady of Conscience (Somerset Stories, #5)

"But a man doesn’t change his character, dearest."

-Mimi Matthews, A Lady of Conscience (Somerset Stories, #5)

"It’s difficult to dispense with strategy when I want something as much as I want you."

-Mimi Matthews, A Lady of Conscience (Somerset Stories, #5)

"In other words," James said, "let her bring home as many donkeys, dogs, and kittens as she pleases."

-Mimi Matthews, A Lady of Conscience (Somerset Stories, #5)

Cover of The Poetics of Passion (Muses of Scandal, #1) by Delphine Ross

21. The Poetics of Passion (Muses of Scandal, #1)

By: Delphine Ross

4.09

Format: 316 pages, Paperback

In 1872 London, a scandalous love poetess and a passionate children's book illustrator are set at o… read more

Similar categories in Delphine Ross's The Poetics of Passion (Muses of Scandal, #1) book and Delphine Ross's The Poetics of Passion (Muses of Scandal, #1)

  • romance
  • british literature
  • 19th century
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • victorian
  • fiction
  • historical fiction
  • adult

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