21 must-read historical books like Talk of the Town by Joan Smith

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Talk of the Town

By: Joan Smith

4.19

Format: 234 pages, Mass Market Paperback

If you liked the historical plot in Talk of the Town by Joan Smith , here is a list of 21 books like this:

Cover of Miss Treadwell's Talent (Signet Regency Romance) by Barbara Metzger

1. Miss Treadwell's Talent (Signet Regency Romance)

By: Barbara Metzger

3.94

Format: 224 pages, Paperback

Finders Keepers One-and-twenty and still unwed, Maylene Treadwe ias a talent for finding people … read more

Similar categories in Barbara Metzger's Miss Treadwell's Talent (Signet Regency Romance) book and Joan Smith's Talk of the Town

  • romance
  • traditional regency
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
Cover of The Substitute Bridegroom by Charlotte Louise Dolan

2. The Substitute Bridegroom

By: Charlotte Louise Dolan

3.69

Format: 223 pages, Paperback

Elizabeth Goldsborough is the happiest of young ladies--set to wed the most handsome gentleman in t… read more

Similar categories in Charlotte Louise Dolan's The Substitute Bridegroom book and Joan Smith's Talk of the Town

  • romance
  • traditional regency
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
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3. Fallen Angel

By: Charlotte Louise Dolan

3.94

Format: None pages, Paperback

Man of Mystery It was simple for Miss Verity Jolliffe to find out a great deal about Gabriel Rainsf… read more

Similar categories in Charlotte Louise Dolan's Fallen Angel book and Joan Smith's Talk of the Town

  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
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4. Ace of Hearts (House of Cards #1)

By: Barbara Metzger

3.71

Format: None pages, Mass Market Paperback

Never did Alexander "Ace" Endicott, the Earl of Cards, imagine himself to be thrice-betrothed again… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Metzger's Ace of Hearts (House of Cards #1) book and Joan Smith's Talk of the Town

  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
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5. An Early Engagement

By: Barbara Metzger

3.50

Format: 24 pages, Mass Market Paperback

Emilyann Arcott only married her childhood friend--now a major in the Army--to escape her evil uncl… read more

Similar categories in Barbara Metzger's An Early Engagement book and Joan Smith's Talk of the Town

  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
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6. Talk of the Town

By: Joan Smith

4.19

Format: 234 pages, Mass Market Paperback

read more

Similar categories in Joan Smith's Talk of the Town book and Joan Smith's Talk of the Town

  • romance
  • traditional regency
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction

7. Sylvester

By: Georgette Heyer , Joan Wolf

3.75

Format: 160 pages, Paperback

Endowed with rank, wealth and elegance, Sylvester, Duke of Salford, posts into Wiltshire to discove… read more

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8. 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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9. Summer Campaign

By: Carla Kelly

3.66

Format: None pages, Paperback

Miss Onyx Hamilton knew the risk of going to Major Jack Beresford's isolated country estate. Surely… read more

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10. The Nonesuch

By: Georgette Heyer

3.87

Format: 400 pages, Paperback

STARTLING NEWS When they learned that Sir Waldo Hawkridge was coming, the village gentry were throw… read more

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11. Three Lords for Lady Anne

By: Charlotte Louise Dolan

4.09

Format: 256 pages, Paperback

A Compromising Position Anne Hemsworth swiftly discovered the perils of the position she was forced… read more

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12. The Perfect Rake (The Merridew Sisters, #1)

By: Anne Gracie

3.72

Format: 294 pages, Mass Market Paperback

She ran from a brute... Fleeing violent tyranny, Prudence Merridew escapes with her beautiful young… read more

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Cover of Not That Duke (Would-Be Wallflowers, #3) by Eloisa James

13. Not That Duke (Would-Be Wallflowers, #3)

By: Eloisa James

3.97

Format: 384 pages, Mass Market Paperback

The Duke of Huntington has no interest in an eccentric redhead who frowns at him over her spectacle… read more

Similar categories in Eloisa James's Not That Duke (Would-Be Wallflowers, #3) book and Joan Smith's Talk of the Town

  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
Cover of Miss Fleming Falls in Love (Miss Fleming #1) by Emma Melbourne

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 Talk of the Town

  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
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15. Adjacent But Only Just (The Penn-Leiths of Thistle Muir, #2)

By: Nichole Van

4.40

Format: 290 pages, Kindle Edition

Viola Brodure, gentlewoman and celebrated authoress, faces a personal dilemma suited for a novel—ev… read more

Similar categories in Nichole Van's Adjacent But Only Just (The Penn-Leiths of Thistle Muir, #2) book and Joan Smith's Talk of the Town

  • romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
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16. 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 Talk of the Town

  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
Cover of Romance Me, Viscount (A Very Fine Muddle, #1) by Kate  Archer

17. Romance Me, Viscount (A Very Fine Muddle, #1)

By: Kate Archer

4.12

Format: 305 pages, Kindle Edition

One Fanciful Lady and One Fed Up Lord.Lady Beatrice Bennington, the eldest of five daughters of the… read more

Similar categories in Kate Archer's Romance Me, Viscount (A Very Fine Muddle, #1) book and Joan Smith's Talk of the Town

  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
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18. The Devil You Know

By: Sophia Holloway

3.92

Format: 257 pages, Kindle Edition

The Honourable Catherine Elford – Kitty – is presented with an awful choice. Either she is cast … read more

Similar categories in Sophia Holloway's The Devil You Know book and Joan Smith's Talk of the Town

  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
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19. Bless Thine Inheritance

By: Sophia Holloway

4.14

Format: 293 pages, Kindle Edition

Pretty Celia Mardham should have been a success in her London Season, but it never took place. A ne… read more

Similar categories in Sophia Holloway's Bless Thine Inheritance book and Joan Smith's Talk of the Town

  • romance
  • historical romance
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20. Artemisia

By: D.G. Rampton

4.25

Format: None pages, Kindle Edition

70,000+ readers have already discovered the Regency Goddesses Series. The books, which can be read … read more

Similar categories in D.G. Rampton's Artemisia book and Joan Smith's Talk of the Town

  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Modest Independence (Parish Orphans of Devon, #2) by Mimi Matthews

21. 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 Joan Smith's Talk of the Town

  • 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 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)

"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)

Cover of Determination (The Chaplain's Legacy, #2) by Mary Kingswood

22. 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 Talk of the Town

  • romance
  • historical
  • historical romance
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23. The Beau and the Bluestocking

By: Alice Chetwynd Ley

4.04

Format: 202 pages, Kindle Edition

A classic, best-selling pre Regency romance! For fans of Georgette Heyer, Mary Balogh, Jane Aiken H… read more

Similar categories in Alice Chetwynd Ley's The Beau and the Bluestocking book and Joan Smith's Talk of the Town

  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
Cover of Miranda at Heart (The Ellsworth Assortment, #5) by Christina  Dudley

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 Talk of the Town

  • romance
  • historical romance
  • regency
  • historical fiction
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25. Aphrodite

By: D.G. Rampton

4.36

Format: 304 pages, Kindle Edition

70,000+ readers have already discovered the Regency Goddesses Series. The books, which can be read … read more

Similar categories in D.G. Rampton's Aphrodite book and Joan Smith's Talk of the Town

  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Very Plain Young Man (The Hapgoods of Bramleigh, #2) by Christina  Dudley

26. A Very Plain Young Man (The Hapgoods of Bramleigh, #2)

By: Christina Dudley

4.20

Format: 309 pages, Kindle Edition

The anticipated follow-up to THE NATURALIST, a Regency romance described by Austenprose.com as "a l… read more

Similar categories in Christina Dudley's A Very Plain Young Man (The Hapgoods of Bramleigh, #2) book and Joan Smith's Talk of the Town

  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Whimsical Notion (Daughters of the Gentry #1) by Jennie Goutet

27. A Whimsical Notion (Daughters of the Gentry #1)

By: Jennie Goutet

4.17

Format: 240 pages, Kindle Edition

She excels at everything—especially at capturing his heart. Philip Townsend is too busy trying t… read more

Similar categories in Jennie Goutet's A Whimsical Notion (Daughters of the Gentry #1) book and Joan Smith's Talk of the Town

  • romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Scholarly Pursuit (The Ellsworth Assortment, #4) by Christina  Dudley

28. 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 Talk of the Town

  • romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical fiction
Cover of Minta in Spite of Herself (The Ellsworth Assortment, #3) by Christina  Dudley

29. Minta in Spite of Herself (The Ellsworth Assortment, #3)

By: Christina Dudley

4.40

Format: 451 pages, Kindle Edition

An unladylike young lady. A young man with something to prove. Let the games begin. Tomboy Miss … read more

Similar categories in Christina Dudley's Minta in Spite of Herself (The Ellsworth Assortment, #3) book and Joan Smith's Talk of the Town

  • romance
  • regency romance
  • historical
  • regency
  • historical romance
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Fickle Fortune (The Hapgoods of Bramleigh, #6) by Christina  Dudley

30. A Fickle Fortune (The Hapgoods of Bramleigh, #6)

By: Christina Dudley

4.42

Format: 444 pages, Kindle Edition

Scandal makes its own rules... Harriet Hapgood has always delighted in arranging the lives of ot… read more

Similar categories in Christina Dudley's A Fickle Fortune (The Hapgoods of Bramleigh, #6) book and Joan Smith's Talk of the Town

  • romance
  • historical romance
  • regency
  • historical fiction
Cover of A Capital Arrangement (The Ellsworth Assortment, #6) by Christina  Dudley

31. 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 Talk of the Town

  • romance
  • regency

21 Top historical books like Talk of the Town by Joan Smith

Transform Your Habits

Miss Treadwell's Talent (Signet Regency Romance)

Barbara Metzger

3.94

Transform Your Habits

The Substitute Bridegroom

Charlotte Louise Dolan

3.69

Transform Your Habits

Fallen Angel

Charlotte Louise Dolan

3.94

Transform Your Habits

Ace of Hearts (House of Cards #1)

Barbara Metzger

3.71

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13 Top romance books like Miranda at Heart (The Ellsworth Assortment, #5) by Christina Dudley

Transform Your Habits

The Captain’s Old Love (One Night in Blackhaven #1)

Mary Lancaster

4.35

Transform Your Habits

Leap of Faith (The Virtues #1)

Elizabeth Johns

4.28

Transform Your Habits

Determination (The Chaplain's Legacy, #2)

Mary Kingswood

4.39

Transform Your Habits

Disinheritance (The Chaplain's Legacy, #1)

Mary Kingswood

4.31

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