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Books like Close relations

A sharp, martini-dry romp through New York politics, messy romances, and the loving suffocation of family expectations. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Close relations.

  • bustling
  • cosmopolitan
  • warm
  • chaotic
  1. 01

    In Bed With the Boss

    Susan Napier · 1999

    A deliciously dramatic clash of professional boundaries and explosive, long-simmering desire.

    Shares:
    • wry
  2. 02

    Indiscretions

    Robyn Donald · 1996

    A sultry, high-stakes dance of hidden pasts and inescapable chemistry set against a glamorous resort backdrop.

    Feels:
    • sultry
    • tense
    • glamorous
  3. 03

    Sleeping partners

    Helen Brooks

    A classic, tension-filled romance where strict business deals inevitably blur into passionate second chances.

    Feels:
    • escapist
    • tense
    • swoony
  4. 04

    A Convenient Husband

    Kim Lawrence

    A deliciously charged exploration of what happens when the safety of a platonic friendship is stripped away by a marriage of convenience.

    Feels:
    • intimate
    • charged
    • cozy
  5. 05

    Mistress of the Groom

    Susan Napier

    A deliciously soapy, high-stakes battle of wills where revenge is best served steaming hot.

    Feels:
    • steamy
    • tension-filled
    • dramatic
  6. 06

    A Suspicious Proposal

    Helen Brooks

    A classic battle of wills where initial disapproval masks a simmering, undeniable attraction.

    Feels:
    • tense
    • swoony
    • glamorous
  7. 07

    Separate Rooms

    Diana Hamilton

    A deliciously tense marriage of convenience where hidden motives slowly give way to undeniable passion.

    Feels:
    • tense
    • emotionally charged
    • domestic
  8. 08

    Sister to Meryl

    Nerina Hilliard

    A delightfully dramatic vintage romance where righteous anger melts into undeniable, complicated attraction.

    Feels:
    • nostalgic
    • emotionally charged
    • tense
  9. 09

    Plain Jane

    Marion Chesney · 1986

    A sparkling, witty Regency romp where a clever wallflower finds her confidence and wins the lord with the help of some delightfully meddling servants.

    Shares:
    • bustling
    • wry
    • satirical
  10. 10

    The High-Society Wife

    Helen Bianchin · 2006

    A glamorous, high-stakes dance of hidden feelings and simmering tension wrapped in a marriage of convenience.

    Feels:
    • luxurious
    • simmering
    • angsty
  11. 11

    Whisper of scandal

    Kathryn Ross · 1994

    A high-stakes, emotionally charged battle of wills where bitter misunderstandings ignite into undeniable passion.

    Feels:
    • tense
    • simmering
    • claustrophobic
  12. 12

    The Marriage Business

    Jessica Steele

    A classic battle of wills where familial duty collides with unexpected, fiery attraction.

    Feels:
    • tense
    • combative
    • cozy melodrama

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