Books like Duquesa by Default

A delightfully dramatic marriage-of-convenience romance where indignant frustration slowly melts into sweeping, unexpected love. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Duquesa by Default.

escapist
tense
sweeping

01
The Spanish Aristocrat's Woman
Katherine Garbera
A glamorous, high-stakes dance of hidden desires and emotional vulnerability wrapped in a marriage of convenience.
Shares:
- tense
- melodramatic
- earnest
- marriage of convenience
02
My dear Duchess
Ann Fairfax · 1980
A frothy, fast-paced Regency romp where a desperate marriage of convenience blossoms into a battle of wits and genuine affection.
Shares:
- melodramatic
- marriage of convenience
03
Marriage At His Convenience
Jacqueline Baird
A high-angst, emotionally explosive battle of wills wrapped in the glamorous tension of a billionaire marriage of convenience.
Shares:
- tense
- melodramatic
- marriage of convenience
04
Courting Trouble
Patricia Wilson
A dramatic, nostalgic plunge into the messy, passionate world of vintage category romance.
Shares:
- tense
- earnest
05
Marrying For King's Millions
Maureen Child
A classic marriage-of-convenience romance where a cold business contract inevitably melts into undeniable passion.
Shares:
- escapist
- tense
- earnest
- romantic
06
Marriage at a Distance
Sara Craven · 2000
A tense, emotionally charged battle of wills where forced proximity melts years of stubborn pride.
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- tense
- earnest
- marriage of convenience
07
The Marriage Gamble
Sarah Eagle · 1992
A spirited Regency romp where a fake engagement sparks a very real battle of wits and hearts.
Shares:
- romantic
08
Duke most wanted
Celeste Bradley
A sparkling, banter-filled romp where comfortable friendship ignites into unexpected, high-stakes passion.
Shares:
- romantic
09
Not The Marrying Kind
Helen Dalzell
A classic, comforting marriage-of-convenience tale where pragmatic plans inevitably give way to sweeping romance.
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- melodramatic
- earnest
- romantic
- marriage of convenience
10
The Spanish Lady
Joan Smith
A sparkling battle of wits where a fiery outsider and a stubborn English gentleman accidentally fall in love while trying to avoid each other.
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- enemies to lovers
11
The Emerald Duchess
Barbara Hazard · 1985
A classic, sweeping Regency romance where hidden identities and societal scandal collide with an undeniable, aristocratic attraction.
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- tense
- earnest
- romantic
12
To Marry a Marquess
McCarthy
A tender Regency romance where a solemn promise to a dying friend slowly thaws two guarded hearts.
Shares:
- earnest
- romantic

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