23 must-read regency romance books like A Scandalous Bargain (The Pretenders, #2) by Darcy Burke

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A Scandalous Bargain (The Pretenders, #2)

By: Darcy Burke

4.36

Format: 358 pages, Kindle Edition

From USA Today bestselling author Darcy Burke, your next Regency obsession: The Pretenders! Set in …

If you liked the regency romance plot in A Scandalous Bargain (The Pretenders, #2) by Darcy Burke , here is a list of 23 books like this:

1. M is for Marquess (Heart of Enquiry, #2)

By: Grace Callaway

4.07

Format: None pages,

A Prisoner of His Past Gabriel Ridgley, the Marquess of Tremont, is dubbed The Angel for his pristi… read more

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2. Denying the Duke (Lords & Ladies in Love Book 3)

By: Callie Hutton

4.09

Format: 315 pages,

Four years ago, Alex, a second son, had planned a life together with Lady Patience. However, when P… read more

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3. Lord Holt Takes a Bride (The Mating Habits of Scoundrels, #1)

By: Vivienne Lorret

3.81

Format: 367 pages, Mass Market Paperback

USA Today Bestselling Author Vivienne Lorret launches a charming new trilogy about three debutantes… read more

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  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
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4. Would I Lie to the Duke (Union of the Rakes, #2)

By: Eva Leigh

3.78

Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition

When an ambitious entrepreneur pretends to be a lady of means, she catches the eye—and heart—of a d… read more

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  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
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5. My Kind of Earl (The Mating Habits of Scoundrels, #2)

By: Vivienne Lorret

3.90

Format: 370 pages, Mass Market Paperback

USA Today bestselling author Vivienne Lorret continues her charming new trilogy with a bluestocking… read more

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  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
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6. The Wrong Marquess (The Mating Habits of Scoundrels, #3)

By: Vivienne Lorret

3.97

Format: 385 pages, Mass Market Paperback

USA Today bestselling author Vivienne Lorret continues the Mating Habits of Scoundrels series with … read more

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  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
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7. The Brazen Bluestocking (The Duchess Society, #1)

By: Tracy Sumner

4.27

Format: 250 pages, Kindle Edition

In this Regency romance by award-winning author Tracy Sumner, a willful bluestocking matches wits w… read more

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  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
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8. Mistletoe Christmas: An Anthology

By: Eloisa James

3.75

Format: 465 pages, Mass Market Paperback

From four beloved writers—Eloisa James, Christi Caldwell, Janna MacGregor, and Erica Ridley—comes a… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • historical romance
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9. Only an Earl Will Do (To Marry a Rogue #1)

By: Tamara Gill

4.00

Format: 292 pages, Kindle Edition

The reigning queen of London society, Lady Elizabeth Worthingham, has her future set out for her. M… read more

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  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
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10. How to Fall for a Scoundrel (Her Majesty’s Rebels, #2)

By: Kate Bateman

4.22

Format: 292 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Two unlikely allies team up to solve a case in this novel filled with Kate Bateman's signature spar… read more

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  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
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11. The Duke's Bride (12 Dukes of Christmas, #6)

By: Erica Ridley

4.21

Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition

Single father and confirmed bachelor Jack Skeffington is the mastermind behind an international smu… read more

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  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
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12. Dukes, Actually (12 Dukes of Christmas #5)

By: Erica Ridley

4.15

Format: 200 pages, Kindle Edition

The Duke of Azureford isn’t the arrogant, aloof lord his peers perceive him to be. Yes, he’s awkwar… read more

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  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
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13. The Duke's Accidental Bride

By: Eva Devon

3.90

Format: 280 pages, Kindle Edition

Never trust a rake to find you a husband… Lady Jaqueline Peabody is extremely vexed. Her nemesis… read more

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  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
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14. Scandal in Spades (Lords of Chance, #1)

By: Wendy LaCapra

3.95

Format: 272 pages, Kindle Edition

The Marquess of Bromton has just learned that he’s a bastard. Feeling his honor is at stake, he att… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • historical romance
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15. About an Earl (What Happens in the Ballroom, #2)

By: Diana Lloyd

3.79

Format: 310 pages, Kindle Edition

An outsider at her first English ball, Jewel is fascinated with the beautiful dresses and the lovel… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
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16. Captivating the Earl (Lords and Ladies in Love #5)

By: Callie Hutton

4.01

Format: 262 pages, Kindle Edition

Lady Elizabeth is hiding in plain sight...and very plain dresses. To escape her traitorous father's… read more

Similar categories in Callie Hutton's Captivating the Earl (Lords and Ladies in Love #5) book and Darcy Burke's A Scandalous Bargain (The Pretenders, #2)

  • romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
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17. Dawn with a Duke (12 Dukes of Christmas, #9)

By: Erica Ridley

4.27

Format: 204 pages, Kindle Edition

As the daughter of a duke, Lady Isabelle’s pristine reputation is paramount. Her high status is how… read more

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  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
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18. Forever Your Duke (12 Dukes of Christmas,#12)

By: Erica Ridley

4.36

Format: 202 pages, Kindle Edition

This year, the Duke of Nottingvale's Christmastide house party doubles as a bride hunt. The handsom… read more

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  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
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19. The Risk of Rogues (The Sinful Suitors, #5.5)

By: Sabrina Jeffries

3.58

Format: 95 pages, Kindle Edition

Featuring New York Times bestselling author Sabrina Jeffries’ “hallmark humor, poignancy, and sensu… read more

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  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
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20. Lord of Temptation (Rogues to Riches, #4)

By: Erica Ridley

3.96

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

Be careful what you wish for... When Lord Hawkridge inherits a penniless marquessate, he must ab… read more

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  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
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21. Only Rakes Would Dare (The Debutante Dares #5)

By: Charlie Lane

4.37

Format: 258 pages, Kindle Edition

In this sizzling opposites-attract Regency romance by Charlie Lane, a lady of passion and an earl o… read more

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  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
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22. Hot Earl Summer (The Wild Wynchesters, #5)

By: Erica Ridley

4.09

Format: 368 pages, Paperback

Bold, curvy Elizabeth Wynchester loves cuddling hedgehogs almost as much as she adores vanquishing … read more

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  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
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23. The Viscount Can Wait (Reluctant Brides, #2)

By: Marie Tremayne

3.66

Format: 400 pages, Kindle Edition

Marie Tremayne returns to her Reluctant Brides series with an emotional tale of a young widow deter… read more

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  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
Cover of Bond Street Bachelor (The Rakes of Rotten Row #5) by Annabelle Anders

24. Bond Street Bachelor (The Rakes of Rotten Row #5)

By: Annabelle Anders

4.64

Format: 312 pages, Kindle Edition

A streetwise hero clashes with a refined lady resulting in an unforgettable opposites attract Regen… read more

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  • historical romance
  • historical
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25. The Worst Duke in London (Taming of the Dukes, #3)

By: Amalie Howard

4.06

Format: 384 pages, Paperback

Bridgerton meets 10 Things I Hate About You in this spicy enemies-to-lovers Regency romance from a … read more

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  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
Cover of Mr. Hunt, I Presume (Playful Brides, #10.5) by Valerie Bowman

26. Mr. Hunt, I Presume (Playful Brides, #10.5)

By: Valerie Bowman

3.85

Format: 148 pages, Kindle Edition

He never forgot her… When General Collin Hunt is ordered to take a much-needed holiday, he resigns… read more

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  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
"Strong people rarely recognize their own strength"

-Valerie Bowman, Mr. Hunt, I Presume (Playful Brides, #10.5)

"The world has a way of making things happen just when they are meant to."

-Valerie Bowman, Mr. Hunt, I Presume (Playful Brides, #10.5)

"But sometimes we encounter people from our past for a reason, and while it may seem uncomfortable at first, perhaps it's precisely what you need. Fate rarely makes mistakes"

-Valerie Bowman, Mr. Hunt, I Presume (Playful Brides, #10.5)

Cover of A Scandalous Bargain (The Pretenders, #2) by Darcy Burke

27. A Scandalous Bargain (The Pretenders, #2)

By: Darcy Burke

4.36

Format: 358 pages, Kindle Edition

From USA Today bestselling author Darcy Burke, your next Regency obsession: The Pretenders! Set in … read more

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  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
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28. The Trouble with Inventing a Viscount (The Liars' Club, #2)

By: Vivienne Lorret

4.07

Format: 396 pages, Kindle Edition

Honoria Hartley enjoys flirting far too much to consider marrying. And besides, she’s been betrothe… read more

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  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Beast Takes a Bride (The Palace of Rogues, #8) by Julie Anne Long

29. The Beast Takes a Bride (The Palace of Rogues, #8)

By: Julie Anne Long

4.43

Format: 364 pages, Kindle Edition

In USA Today bestselling author Julie Anne Long’s latest installment in the Palace of Rogues series… read more

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  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
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30. The Wolf of Mayfair

By: Christi Caldwell

3.93

Format: 271 pages, Kindle Edition

USA Today bestselling author Christi Caldwell weaves a sensuous tale of innocence lost in this blis… read more

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  • romance
  • historical
  • historical fiction
  • historical romance
Cover of No Ordinary Duchess (Greycourt, #3) by Elizabeth Hoyt

31. No Ordinary Duchess (Greycourt, #3)

By: Elizabeth Hoyt

3.66

Format: 325 pages, Mass Market Paperback

From a New York Times bestselling author, the much-anticipated third novel in the Greycourt serie… read more

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  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
"Private libraries were extraordinary, Lady Elspeth de Moray mused. To have an entire room filled with books--- in one's own house --- seemed quite fantastical. She'd eat, sleep, and daydream surround…"

-Elizabeth Hoyt, No Ordinary Duchess (Greycourt, #3)

"He wanted her. He closed his eyes. These... urges were loathsome, and yet they plagued him constantly. He'd been in London over a month now with no remedy. Perhaps that was why he'd found himself dra…"

-Elizabeth Hoyt, No Ordinary Duchess (Greycourt, #3)

"Julian turned deliberately to examine the de Moray girl. She was plumper than was fashionable. Her generously round hips overflowed the seat of her chair, and her pillowed breasts pushed against her …"

-Elizabeth Hoyt, No Ordinary Duchess (Greycourt, #3)

"Lady Elspeth leaned forward to make her own selection from the tray of treats--- a confection of pink sugar roses atop a tiny cake. He watched, appalled, as Lady Elspeth ignored her fork and brought …"

-Elizabeth Hoyt, No Ordinary Duchess (Greycourt, #3)

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