Books like 'Something Wonderful'
Readers who enjoyed Something Wonderful by Judith McNaught also liked the following books featuring the same tropes, story themes, relationship dynamics and character types.
historical romance mystery historical-fiction industrial-era regency marriage-of-convenience arranged-marriage alpha-mc angst
-
A Marriage Made in Scandal by Elisa Braden
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsWanted: A countess for the most feared lord in London With a family legacy tainted by murder and madness, Phineas Brand, the Earl of Holstoke, is having a devil of a time securing a proper wife—or even an improper one. Society misses faint at the sight of him. Matchmaking mamas scurry to avoid him. Only one woman is bold enough to keep drawing near, and she’s more scandalous than he is...Categorized as:
age-gap alpha-mc angst family historical-fiction humor industrial-era marriage-of-convenience -
Nobody's Lady by Annabelle Anders
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsDukes don’t need help, or do they? Michael Redmond, the Duke of Cortland, needs to be in London—most expeditiously—but a band of highway robbers have thwarted his plans. Purse-pinched, coachless, and mired in mud, he stumbles on Lilly Beauchamp, the woman who betrayed him years ago...Categorized as:
aristocracy historical-fiction industrial-era marriage-of-convenience regency sad adult book -
The Bride by Julie Garwood
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 56 ratingsFrom New York Times bestselling author Julie Garwood, whose novels have enchanted millions of readers worldwide, comes a breathtakingly romantic novel about a mismatched young wife and husband who, despite their differences in background and temperament, fall inexorably in love. The Bride sweeps readers back to the savage beauty of medieval Scotland...Categorized as:
alpha-mc angst arranged-marriage enemies-to-lovers family female-mc historical-fiction humor -
Once Upon a Temptingly Ruinous Kiss (The Whickertons in Love) by Bree Wolf
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this Regency romance by USA Today bestselling and HOLT Medallion winning author Bree Wolf, a brooding marquess and a bookish lady realize that love can conquer all...particularly when one least expects it.A marquess hell-bent on revenge.A lady haunted by her past.And an encounter that just might save them both.England 1802: Lady Leonora, daughter to the Earl of Whickerton, longs to understand. -
-
Cocky Viscount by Annabelle Anders
Rated: 4.67 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhat happens when a lady breaks the rules?Felicity Brightley is the most genteel of ladies. Raised to marry the Earl of Westerley, she’s never failed to follow the dictates of society. Doing so, she’d been promised, ensured lifelong security and happiness. When her future is shattered, however, she decides it’s time she tests those rules—perhaps make up a few of her own...Categorized as:
regency suspense steamy arranged-marriage industrial-era victorian historical mystery -
Marquess of Menace: Regency Romance by Tammy Andresen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsHe’s a rake beyond redemption...The Marquess of Milton was the sort of handsome that made women swoon at his feet. Which suited him just fine. Of course, no mother would allow him near her daughter, which worked even better... -
The Steel Rogue by K.J. Jackson
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA scarred lady, living in the outskirts of society. A hardened rogue brought up from the worst of humanity. One seeks revenge. One seeks redemption. Neither is prepared for a love that will defy all odds.A scarred lady, living in the fringes. Lady Alton knows she doesn't fit into polite society. Her scars determined that long ago, and marrying a viscount never helped the matter... -
Tall, Dark & Wicked by Kathleen Ayers
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe Earl of Morwick is no gentleman. He’s not even much of an earl. Brendan would rather climb the face of a cliff than endure a London ball. When he finds himself in London for his cousin’s wedding and spies Lady Petra Grantly, he behaves like the savage he’s often accused of being. Brendan can’t wait to leave for his isolated estate where he can't be tempted by Lady Petra... -
Temptations of a Duke's Daughter by Samantha Holt
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSolving a murder is dangerous business. So is falling in love…Lady Chastity Fallon will not stand idly by while her sister is suspected of murder. Since no one wants to help, she’ll take matters into her own hands. The plan? Simple. She’ll disguise herself as a servant and investigate...Categorized as:
historical-fiction industrial-era regency steamy suspense action-adventure adult book -
The Last True Gentleman by Grace Burrowes
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSycamore Dorning has watched one sibling after another succumb to the blandishments of wedded bliss, while he has grown wealthy and—deuce take it—lonely. He loves the ladies generally, though he waits in vain for the woman who can love him back in all his contrary, stubborn, outspoken glory... -
Wickedly Yours by Kathleen Ayers
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSome wild things want to be tamed… Lady Arabella Tremaine is in need of rescue. Angry and bitter at her banishment to Wales, she’s agreed to marry for all the wrong reasons; the most important being she loathes her future husband. Unfortunately, the man whose proposal she accepted won’t take no for an answer... -
Seduced by a Devil by Wendy Vella
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsDesperate for his helpGabriel Deville, Earl of Raine, has never met a woman like Dimity Brown. Mysterious, alluring and utterly infuriating, she has no respect for him. In fact, the piano teacher treats him like he is the underling, not her. His beloved sister, however, calls her friend, and when Dimity disappears, he cannot refuse his sibling’s urgent plea to find her...Categorized as:
aristocracy enemies-to-lovers female-mc historical-fiction humor industrial-era regency slow-burn -
The Villain by Victoria Vale
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 13 ratingsBook 1 of 2 in the Villain Duology, a Dark Regency Erotic Romance duet set in the wilds of Scotland. A heartless villain… Lady Daphne Fairchild braves the journey from London to the wilds of Scotland alone with one purpose in mind: confront the man who purposely and methodically set out to ruin the men of her family... -
Confessions of a Dangerous Lord by Elisa Braden
Rated: 4.27 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsDarkly sensual and thrillingly emotional, the latest release in Elisa Braden’s Rescued from Ruin series tells the hotly anticipated story of the enigmatic Lord Dunston and the one woman who tempts him to unmask all his secrets. Never judge a man by his cover… Society knows the affable Earl of Dunston for his flashy waistcoats and rapier wit... -
-
His Wallflower White by Tammy Andresen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHe’ll keep her safe no matter the cost...When The Honourable Patrick Cranston is hired by the White family to guard a duke’s sister, he’s relieved. Watching one debutante is a fair sight easier than bareknuckle boxing; at least, that’s how it seems. At first...Categorized as:
arranged-marriage family female-mc historical-fiction humor industrial-era regency action-adventure -
Betting Against The Scoundrel by Mariah Stone
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"I'll be your scoundrel, not your hero."Broken and devastated, the former Duke of Grandhampton, Lord Spencer Seaton, returns home from the war to find he has lost everything. His only goal is to exact vengeance upon the man who took everything from him.Nothing will stop Spencer... except, Miss Joanna Digby—intelligent, cunning, and mysterious...Categorized as:
enemies-to-lovers female-mc angst industrial-era regency suspense historical-fiction romance -
The Duke’s Wife by Jess Michaels
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAfter she found out her husband was a bigamist with three wives, Abigail Montgomery’s world fell apart. She was still reeling when she found out he was courting yet another woman, the sister of the Duke of Gilmore. She intervened anonymously and Gilmore’s reaction brought her world down around her. She has seen him as an enemy ever since. An arrogant, interesting, very handsome enemy... -
The Bachelor Bargain by Maddison Michaels
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBachelors, beware. For those who keep secrets and prey on the innocent, you will be exposed, with all your dirty little secrets laid bare to one and all. You have been warned...Lady Olivia Haliford has had enough...Categorized as:
alpha-mc enemies-to-lovers female-mc historical-fiction industrial-era regency slow-burn suspense -
When Scandal Came to Town by Adele Clee
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsRead the next thrilling adventure in the Scandalous Sons series. Can a past betrayal ever be forgiven? A shocking surprise awaits him at the Serpentine. When Benedict Cavanagh, the illegitimate son of the Earl of Tregarth, discovers the lady he was once destined to marry lying half-naked and ruined in Hyde Park at dawn, his conscience demands he does something to save her...Categorized as:
age-gap enemies-to-lovers female-mc historical-fiction industrial-era regency second-chances adult -
An Offer from the Marquess by Sadie Bosque
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIt was the worst day of her life... Her wedding dayMiss Isabel Lewis is down on her luck. Previously a perfect hostess and a proper lady, lately she’s been running into one trouble after another. Literally. One such unfortunate event costs her the respectability she worked so hard to earn. Now she has a choice, either marry a man she loathes or spend her life a ruined lady... -
Duke of Rath by Mariah Stone
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsBeauty tames the beast when a marriage of convenience becomes anything but convenient for a duke with dark secrets.Haunted by a dark secret, Dorian, the Duke of Rath, is consumed by wrath and guilt. The powerful lord will endure any torture to atone for his sins, even marry a perfect stranger—his victim’s little sister—to save her family from ruin...Categorized as:
marriage-of-convenience age-gap steamy industrial-era regency aristocracy female-mc angst -
Truly Beloved by Grace Burrowes
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsFabianus Haviland, Viscount Penweather, did not journey to the wilds of Dorsetshire in the dead of winter to engage in yet another dalliance with yet another lonely widow. Being a trifle lonely himself—only a trifle—he's looking for a fresh start in fresh surrounds.Fabianus has always enjoyed the company of sensible women, though, and Lady Daisy is very sensible... -
Murder at the Serpentine Bridge by Andrea Penrose
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFor fans of Bridgerton looking for a mysterious twist on the glittering ballrooms of the Regency—a masterfully plotted story from a USA Today bestselling author that combines engaging protagonists with rich historical detail and international intrigue, plus a touch of romance that readers of Amanda Quick and Deanna Raybourn will savor... -
The Lacemaker by Mary Kingswood, Joanna Stephens
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA traditional Regency romance, drawing room rather than bedroom. Caroline Milburn and her younger sisters live in two cramped rooms, struggling to survive by their skills in lace making and weaving. When their previously unknown grandfather drowns on the Brig Minerva and bequeaths them a cottage in the country, their lives seem set to improve...Categorized as:
enemies-to-lovers historical-fiction humor industrial-era regency adult book fiction -
-
Devil's Bride by Stephanie Laurens
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 27 ratingsAlso see: Alternate Cover Editions for this ISBN [ACE] ACE #1 When Devil, the most infamous member of the Cynster family, is caught in a compromising position with plucky governess Honoria Wetherby, he astonishes the entire town by offering his hand in marriage. No one dreamed this scandalous rake would ever take a bride...Categorized as:
alpha-mc aristocracy arranged-marriage drama enemies-to-lovers family female-mc historical-fiction -
Devil in Spring by Lisa Kleypas
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 30 ratingsAn eccentric wallflower. Most debutantes dream of finding a husband. Lady Pandora Ravenel has different plans. The ambitious young beauty would much rather stay at home and plot out her new board game business than take part in the London Season. But one night at a glittering society ball, she’s ensnared in a scandal with a wickedly handsome stranger. A cynical rake... -
How to Love a Duke in Ten Days by Kerrigan Byrne
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsThese men are dark, bold, and brave. And there is only one woman who can bring them to their knees...Famed and brilliant, Lady Alexandra Lane has always known how to look out for to herself. But nobody would ever expect that she has darkness in her past—one that she pays a blackmailer to keep buried... -
Twice As Wicked (Wicked Secrets) by Elizabeth Bright
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMiss Alice Bursnell is determined to wreak revenge on Nathaniel Eastwood, Viscount Abingdon, for the seduction, ruin, and death of her beloved twin sister. But how to expose a seducer without falling prey herself? As she gets closer to Nathaniel, she finds she is in serious danger of following in her sister’s much-too-tempted footsteps. The man is nothing like the heartless rake she expected..Categorized as:
enemies-to-lovers historical-fiction humor industrial-era regency steamy action-adventure adult -
A Season for Scandal by Golden Angel
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsShe always dreamed of marrying a Stuart brother. Just not the one who meets her at the altar. When scandal sweeps through London's ballrooms, Lord Elijah Stuart's younger brother is caught in its web. Though his main duty is to England's spymaster, Elijah must forsake his work searching for the traitor to the Crown and instead focus on weddings and reputations... -
A Counterfeit Courtesan by Jess Michaels
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe final book in the popular series by 10 time USA Today bestselling author Jess Michaels The last of the Shelley triplets to remain unmarried, Juliana Shelley has never felt like she’s recognized as her own person. But now, scarred by a terrible attack, she’s never felt so alone. Or so tired of cleaning up every else’s mess. She longs for something just for herself...Categorized as:
enemies-to-lovers industrial-era regency steamy suspense action-adventure adult book -
Duke of Shadows by Gaelen Foley
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA heartbroken belle. A missing suitor. A heroic duke in disguise. Unmask Duke of Shadows and let the highwayman-duke steal your heart! England, 1817. Lady Portia Tennesley has always dreamed of marrying for love. When the suitor who seemed her perfect match disappears at the height of the Season, she’s heartbroken... -
Discreet Destruction by K.J. Jackson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA wayward ruler of the London underworld. The woman determined to protect him at all costs. Where betrayal and obsession meet, does love stand a chance in this adventure-filled historical romance?He’s oblivious to the danger bearing down on him.A titan of the rookeries, the last thing Declan Rudderton needs in his life is another thing to worry about... -
Of Risk & Redemption by K.J. Jackson
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA past she needs to right. A bargain he has to make. An attraction neither can deny.A wary widow.No stranger to love, Lady Desmond is well-versed in the heartache that can accompany it...Categorized as:
drama enemies-to-lovers historical-fiction industrial-era regency suspense adult book -
Crimes Of The Brothers by D. L. Carter
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBrothers are supposed to be kind... caring... supportive... protective. Catherine Walman's brother, however, is not. He has maligned her reputation until no honorable man will seek her company, wasted her dowry and endangered her home with his gambling and now his new wife has made it clear Catherine is no longer welcome... -
-
The Lady Who Loved Him by Christi Caldwell
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsIn this passionate, emotional Regency romance by Christi Caldwell, society's most wicked rake meets his match in the clever Lady Chloe Edgerton! And nothing will ever be the same! She doesn’t believe in marriage…. The cruelty of men is something Lady Chloe Edgerton understands. Even in her quest to better her life and forget the past, men always seem determined to control her...Categorized as:
alpha-mc female-mc historical-fiction industrial-era marriage-of-convenience regency suspense adult -
A Bride Worth Taking by Rebecca Connolly
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHis lawfully dreaded wife… When disaster strikes, Marianne Bray finds herself in quite a mess, and the most important things in the world are at stake: her family name and her reputation. Desperation leads to a solution she cannot bear, but she has no choice. She must bind herself to a man who can protect her, save her, and, more importantly, tolerate her... -
Amber by Lauren Royal
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsEngland & Scotland, 1668 Kendra Chase's brothers are telling her it's high time she get married. But although they've presented her with many wealthy, titled suitors, no man has caught her fancy—until her coach is held up by a dashing, mysterious highwayman...Categorized as:
family historical-fiction industrial-era marriage-of-convenience regency adult book fiction -
To Marry Is Madness by Ashtyn Newbold
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsNever make a bargain with a madman…no matter how handsome.Abandoned by her family because of a well-kept secret, Miss Charity Oakley plans to live out her spinsterhood alone in her family's country house. But when her mysterious illness begins to worsen, she wonders just how long she will live at all. When Mr... -
The Detective Duke by Scarlett Scott
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 17 ratingsHe was never meant to be a duke. She was always destined to be a duchess.Grit, determination, and a will of steel have propelled Hudson Stone through life. No case he faced as Chief Inspector at Scotland Yard went unsolved. But nothing could have prepared the implacable investigator for inheriting a dukedom... -
Lord of Darkness by Elizabeth Hoyt
Rated: 4.09 of 5 stars · 22 ratingsWhen Strangers In The NightHe lives in the shadows. As the mysterious masked avenger known as the Ghost of St. Giles, Godric St. John's only goal is to protect the innocent of London. Until the night he confronts a fearless young lady pointing a pistol at his head—and realizes she is his wife.Become Lovers...Lady Margaret Reading has vowed to kill the Ghost of St...Categorized as:
age-gap alpha-mc angst arranged-marriage enemies-to-lovers family historical-fiction industrial-era -
True Story by Jayne Fresina
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOlivia Monday, an impoverished widow, has taken a position as "secretary" to an eccentric, scandalous rake - a divorced man with a brood of eight children and at least two gun-shot wounds. For one year, against the advice of her remaining family members, she agrees to live in his remote Cornish castle and put pen to paper on his behalf.Despite everything she's heard about him, she's unafraid...Categorized as:
age-gap enemies-to-lovers female-mc historical-fiction humor industrial-era slow-burn adult -
All the Duke I Need by Caroline Linden
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe third book in the clever, sexy Desperately Seeking Duke series from USA Today bestselling and RITA Award–winning author Caroline Linden.Raised in the splendor of Carlyle Castle by her doting guardian, the Duchess of Carlyle, Philippa Kirkpatrick is one of the greatest heiresses in England. The duchess is eager to see her wed, but Philippa hesitates to leave the only home she knows...Categorized as:
aristocracy enemies-to-lovers female-mc historical-fiction industrial-era regency slow-burn steamy -
The Son of an Earl by Eleanor Meyers
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove and Lies ... . Sir Warren Leverton has many secrets.1- He's a writer,2- a spy in service to the crown,3- a man in love with a woman who was only supposed to have been an assignment.Wooing Sopherina into a marriage so he could get closer to her father had been easy but keeping his heart at a distance turned out to be more difficult... -
The Virgin Who Bewitched Lord Lymington by Anna Bradley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn the heart of Mayfair lies the Clifford Charity School for Wayward Girls, where a secret society of extraordinary young women conspire to bring England’s wickedest aristocrats to justice... In London's brothels and bawdy houses, sin and scandal run rampant. Yet as Emma Downing knows, far worse perils often lurk within the lavish homes of high society...Categorized as:
enemies-to-lovers female-mc historical-fiction industrial-era regency steamy suspense adult -
-
The Perks of Being a Duchess by Tanya Wilde
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen a Middleton causes a scandal, it's never by half measures... This was certainly the case with Willow Middleton, who had thrown every bit of care to the mid-May breeze and... married the imperious duke her sister abandoned at the altar moments ago. But how is a bride to win over her bossy husband? • Disobeying his every rule probably won’t help...Categorized as:
marriage-of-convenience historical-fiction alpha-mc female-mc humor industrial-era regency romance -
A Duke is Never Enough by Darcy Burke
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsNotorious rake Marcus Raleigh, Marquess of Ripley, is gracing the gossip pages for a new reason: the rumors he may have murdered his swindling cousin. His quest for answers regarding his cousin’s death leads him to an incomparable self-declared spinster, and he is—for the first time—beguiled beyond reason. Neither is what the other wants, and yet their intense mutual infatuation is inescapable... -
The Duke's Ever Burning Passion by Charlotte Stone
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAre second chances truly possible?.The Duke of Sermont, Shep, has spent every summer since childhood at Pritchford Place... with his best friend's sister. Lady Julia Frederickson.As they grew, their relationship grew into something else...Love.Writing letters back and forth to one another and making plans has been a part of them...That is .. -
The Virgin Who Humbled Lord Haslemere by Anna Bradley
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThere’s nothing distinct about the brick building that houses The Clifford Charity School for Wayward Girls, which perfectly suits the purposes of its extraordinary residents—bold young ladies who expose London’s most corrupt aristocrats—and find their true loves along the way . . . The only thing Georgiana Harley despises more than chaos is bad behavior...Categorized as:
enemies-to-lovers historical-fiction industrial-era regency slow-burn suspense adult audiobook -
The Gentleman Who Loved Me by Grace Callaway
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIn this sweeping finale to the Heart of Enquiry series, a flawed heroine seeking redemption meets the hero who is everything she needs—but who can’t give her the one thing she wants… Her Goal is Respectability The product of her mama’s youthful indiscretion, Primrose Kent makes the painful discovery that, in Society’s eyes, neither her beauty nor her charm can overcome the fact that... -
Second Duke's the Charm by Kate Bateman
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMeet Her Majesty’s Rebels: three brilliant women who run King & Co., London’s most exclusive investigative agency...The wedding-night death of her much older husband left Tess Townsend the Dowager Duchess of Wansford—and still a virgin...
Or - use our amazing romance book finder to get recommendations based on your favorite content tropes and themes. Mix and match at will.