Books like A Touch of the Devil

A sun-drenched vintage romance that pits sensible respectability against the irresistible pull of a bohemian love affair. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with A Touch of the Devil.

sun-drenched
yearning
breezy
angsty

01
Bed of Roses
Anne Weale
A sun-drenched, glamorous escape into a marriage of convenience where wealth buys everything except the heart.
Shares:
- sun-drenched
- yearning
- earnest
- romantic
02
Separate Bedrooms
Anne Weale
A gentle, vintage marriage-of-convenience story where quiet companionship slowly blossoms into unexpected passion.
Shares:
- earnest
- romantic
03
Devil in Paradise
Joanna Mansell
A sun-drenched summer of forced proximity and fiery clashes in a shared French villa.
Shares:
- sun-drenched
- breezy
- romantic
04
Rash Contract
Angela Wells
A tense and emotionally charged exploration of buried heartbreak and the turbulent collision of lingering attraction and bitter antipathy.
Shares:
- angsty
- earnest
- romantic
05
Touch the flame
Helen Bianchin · 1989
A glamorous, high-angst battle of wills where lingering heartbreak collides with undeniable, simmering passion.
Shares:
- angsty
- earnest
06
Total Surrender
Margaret Pargeter
A sun-drenched, high-stakes battle of wills aboard a luxury yacht, where a guarded heart clashes with overwhelming desire.
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- sun-drenched
- earnest
- melodramatic
07
The Italian's trophy mistress
Diana Hamilton
A high-stakes battle of wills wrapped in the glamorous, emotionally intense trappings of a classic billionaire romance.
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- earnest
- melodramatic
08
No Angel
Jeanne Allan
A comforting, classic clash of wills where sensible independence melts into unexpected romance.
Shares:
- earnest
- romantic
09
Their Wedding Deal
Helen Bianchin
A double dose of classic, high-stakes romance where pragmatic bargains inevitably melt into passionate love.
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- angsty
- earnest
10
When The Devil Drives
Sara Craven
A deliciously angsty, high-stakes battle of wills where bitter revenge slowly melts into undeniable passion.
Shares:
- angsty
- earnest
- melodramatic
11
Not The Marrying Kind
Helen Dalzell
A classic, comforting marriage-of-convenience tale where pragmatic plans inevitably give way to sweeping romance.
Shares:
- earnest
- romantic
- melodramatic
12
One hot summer
Norrey Ford
A sun-drenched vintage romance where a stolen purse leads to a tangled web of masquerade and simmering Mediterranean tension.
Shares:
- sun-drenched
- earnest
- romantic

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