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A deliciously angsty vintage romance where a marriage of convenience becomes a battleground for unrequited love and hidden desires. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with In Name Only.

angsty
yearning
tense
domestic

01
It all depends on love
Roberta Leigh
A fiery, vintage battle of wills where stubborn ambition collides with undeniable attraction.
Shares:
- tense
- earnest
- dramatic
02
Temporary Wife
Inglath Caulder
A deliciously angsty vintage romance where a pragmatic arrangement unravels into a tangled web of jealousy and hidden longing.
Shares:
- angsty
- yearning
- tense
- earnest
03
Cinderella in mink
Roberta Leigh
A delightfully retro romp where extreme wealth meets the humbling, chaotic reality of a kitchen sink and a demanding boss.
Shares:
- melodramatic
04
Substitute Wife
Rachel Lindsay
A deliciously angsty vintage romance built on the agonizing tension of loving a husband who only wanted a business partner.
Shares:
- angsty
- yearning
- tense
- earnest
05
Except My Love
Mary Burchell
A deliciously angsty vintage romance where the quiet ache of unrequited love collides with the ticking time bomb of a hidden secret.
Shares:
- tense
- earnest
- melodramatic
- marriage of convenience
06
An Inconvenient Wife
Patricia Oliver
A classic, witty Regency romp where a scandalous wager blossoms into a surprisingly tender marriage of convenience.
Shares:
- marriage of convenience
07
The Only Man
Rosemary Hammond
A comforting, sun-drenched vintage romance where a protective arrangement slowly ripens into undeniable passion.
Shares:
- yearning
- earnest
- melodramatic
08
A Trial Marriage
Anne Mather
A classic vintage romance where youthful innocence meets worldly experience in a marriage shadowed by the past.
Shares:
- yearning
- tense
- earnest
- dramatic
09
Dishonest Woman
Jessica Steele
A classic marriage-of-convenience tale where cold calculations melt into unexpected, turbulent passion.
Shares:
- angsty
- tense
- earnest
- dramatic
10
Betrayal
Charlotte Lamb
A tempestuous dive into the dark, obsessive side of sudden passion and the heavy price of conflicting loyalties.
Shares:
- angsty
- tense
- earnest
- melodramatic
11
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.
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- angsty
- tense
- melodramatic
- marriage of convenience
12
Strangers may marry
Ann Hampson
A desperate bargain for the sake of a child blossoms into an unexpected chance at true love.
Shares:
- domestic
- earnest
- dramatic
- sincere

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