Books like It Started With a Scandal

A deeply tender, slow-burn romance where a ruined woman and a battered prince find unexpected sanctuary in one another. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with It Started With a Scandal.

intimate
cozy
melancholic
romantic

01
I Kissed an Earl
Julie Anne Long
A sparkling, high-seas battle of wits that melts into a deeply passionate, forced-proximity romance.
Shares:
- intimate
- earnest
02
Simply Scandalous
Tamara Lejeune
A crackling historical romance where a bitter war of revenge inevitably surrenders to explosive chemistry.
Shares:
- witty
03
The Perils of Pleasure
Julie Anne Long
A swashbuckling, banter-filled historical romance where survival requires trusting the very person you were hired to kidnap.
Shares:
- romantic
- witty
04
His Scandal
Gayle Callen
A delightful historical romp where a scandalous wager goes wonderfully wrong, leading a notorious rake straight into the arms of a sensible chaperone.
Shares:
- cozy
- romantic
- earnest
05
A Season For Scandal
Stephanie Laurens
A sparkling double-feature of classic Regency romance where notorious rakes meet their matches in fiercely independent women.
Shares:
- cozy
- romantic
- witty
- earnest
06
The Scandalous Marquis
Julie Caille
A comforting, classic Regency romp where quiet virtue and hidden depths quietly outshine calculating beauty.
Shares:
- intimate
- cozy
- romantic
- witty
07
A Scandalous Bargain
Miranda Cameron
A classic battle of wills where desperate family loyalty collides with the dangerous allure of a notorious rake.
Shares:
- romantic
- witty
- earnest
08
Scandalous
Jenna Petersen · 2005
A swoony historical romance where a ruined reputation leads to a marriage of convenience with a dangerously sensual rake.
Shares:
- romantic
09
A Reformed Rake
Jeanne Savery
A sparkling, road-trip Regency romp where witty banter and unexpected danger pave the way to love.
Shares:
- cozy
- romantic
- witty
10
Do You Want to Start a Scandal
Tessa Dare
A sparkling, Clue-inspired Regency romp where a desperate amateur sleuth and a buttoned-up spy fall in love over lock-picking and library scandals.
Shares:
- cozy
- romantic
- witty
11
Your Wicked Ways
Eloisa James
A glittering, scandalous Regency romp about an estranged husband and wife rediscovering their fiery passion on the ballroom floor.
Feels:
- seductive
- glamorous
- charged
12
A Ladys Lesson In Scandal
Meredith Duran
A gritty, emotionally charged historical romance where a cynical bargain transforms into a passionate battle of wills and hearts.
Shares:
- romantic
- earnest

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