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A breathless historical romance where a desperate high-society charade sparks intense romantic tension. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with A World of Love.

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01
An Arrow of Love
Barbara Cartland · 1975
A breathless, vintage Regency romp where pure-hearted innocence melts the icy cynicism of a formidable duke.
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- swoony
- dramatic
- earnest
- romantic
02
The Shadow of Sin
Barbara Cartland · 1975
A tense historical romance where an innocent heroine must navigate the perilous power dynamics of 1820s England to protect her virtue.
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- tense
- earnest
03
A Rose In Winter
Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
A sweeping, gothic-tinged historical romance where duty and forbidden desire collide in the shadow of a masked stranger.
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- swoony
- earnest
- romantic
04
Reforming Lord Ragsdale
Carla Kelly
A poignant, character-driven Regency where a pragmatic heroine and a deeply wounded rake find unexpected salvation in one another.
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- earnest
05
The Disdainful Marquis
Edith Layton
A classic battle of wills where rigid societal boundaries clash with undeniable, scandalous temptation.
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- tense
- swoony
- dramatic
- earnest
06
A Scandalous Bargain
Miranda Cameron
A classic battle of wills where desperate family loyalty collides with the dangerous allure of a notorious rake.
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- swoony
- dramatic
- earnest
- romantic
07
To Marry a Marquess
McCarthy
A tender Regency romance where a solemn promise to a dying friend slowly thaws two guarded hearts.
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- earnest
- romantic
08
A Debt to Delia
Barbara Metzger · 2002
A charming, banter-filled Regency romp where a guilt-ridden soldier's marriage of obligation blossoms into unexpected, joyous love.
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- romantic
09
A Wild Affair
Charlotte Lamb
A breathless, angsty dance between a larger-than-life celebrity and a fiercely guarded ordinary woman.
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- swoony
- earnest
- romantic
10
The Notorious Lord
Nicola Cornick
A playful historical romance where a shocking moment of physical awareness turns a comfortable friendship into a scandalous game of seduction.
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- romantic
11
Noble Deception
Eileen Winwood
A swoony historical romance built on the delicious dramatic irony of a secret spy married to the man desperately searching for her.
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- swoony
- dramatic
- earnest
- romantic
12
Desperate Duchesses
Eloisa James · 2007
A glittering, high-stakes game of hearts played out in the opulent ballrooms of Georgian London.
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- romantic

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