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A gentle, domestic romance about the quiet yearning that blooms when a practical arrangement becomes something more. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Substitute Wife.

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01
The substitute fiancée
Rebecca Russell
A ticking-clock romance where a harmless charade spirals into a life-changing love.
Shares:
- earnest
- warm
02
Wife, Mother ... Lover? (Intimate Moments No. 818)
Sally Tyler Hayes
A tender, slow-burn romance steeped in the delicious angst of a marriage of convenience and the quiet ache of unrequited love.
Shares:
- cozy
- tender
- yearning
- earnest
03
Weekend wife
Carolyn Zane
A playful and sweet romance that explores the tender tension of a convenient charade turning into genuine love.
Shares:
- cozy
- earnest
04
Temporary wife
Samantha Holder
A cozy, snowbound marriage of convenience that slowly melts into genuine, heartwarming affection.
Shares:
- cozy
- warm
- marriage of convenience
05
Substitute fiancee
Lee Wilkinson
A high-stakes, emotionally charged dance of blackmail and undeniable chemistry where past heartbreak collides with present temptation.
Shares:
- second chances
06
Substitute bride
Margaret Pargeter
A classic vintage romance where a cold bargain of convenience melts into complicated, undeniable attraction.
Shares:
- earnest
- marriage of convenience
07
A Wife of Convenience
Kim Lawrence
A high-drama, trope-tastic marriage of convenience where mistaken identity leads to a battle of wills and inevitable surrender.
Shares:
- earnest
- marriage of convenience
08
Nathan's Child
Anne McAllister
A classic, emotionally charged romance where duty collides with lingering desire in the wake of a life-altering secret.
Shares:
- yearning
- earnest
- hopeful
- marriage of convenience
09
Farelli's Wife (Kids & Kisses)
Lucy Gordon
A tender, emotionally charged romance about stepping out of the shadows and into a ready-made family.
Shares:
- cozy
- domestic
- tender
- earnest
10
A True Marriage
Lucy Gordon
A delightfully classic marriage-of-convenience story where a desperate bargain blossoms into a warm, domestic romance.
Shares:
- cozy
- domestic
- earnest
- hopeful
11
No Wife Required!
Rebecca Winters
A breezy, tension-filled romance about the irresistible pull between a marriage-minded woman and her stubbornly commitment-phobic neighbor.
Shares:
- cozy
12
The Inconvenient Bride
Anne McAllister
A delightfully trope-tastic romance that revels in the delicious friction of a rigid pragmatist being undone by love.
Shares:
- earnest
- warm
- marriage of convenience

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