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A delightfully absurd historical romp where hiding a corpse is just the prelude to finding true love. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Countess.

  • breezy
  • theatrical
  • lighthearted
  • romantic
  1. 01

    The Heiress

    Lynsay Sands

    A delightful historical rom-com built on a foundation of mutual, well-intentioned deception and undeniable chemistry.

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    • breezy
    • lighthearted
    • romantic
    • playful
  2. 02

    The Perfect Wife

    Lynsay Sands

    A delightfully funny and warmhearted medieval romance where slapstick mishaps pave the way to passionate acceptance.

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    • lighthearted
    • romantic
    • playful
  3. 03

    The Incomparable Countess

    Mary Nichols

    A tender, elegant historical romance about the quiet power of second chances and enduring love amidst the polite constraints of high society.

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    • romantic
    • second chances
  4. 04

    The Temptation Of Your Touch

    Teresa Medeiros

    A windswept, delightfully gothic-tinged romance where a brooding lord and a no-nonsense housekeeper clash and spark in a haunted coastal manor.

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    • playful
    • wry
  5. 05

    The Wyndham Legacy

    Catherine Coulter · 1994

    A fiery battle of wills wrapped in a lively, theatrical historical romance where ice meets fire.

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    • theatrical
    • romantic
    • wry
  6. 06

    La Comtesse

    Joan Smith · 1979

    A sparkling dance of drawing-room espionage and witty banter where nothing is quite as it seems.

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    • breezy
    • lighthearted
    • playful
    • wry
  7. 07

    The Counterfeit Husband

    Elizabeth Mansfield · 1982

    A sparkling, low-angst Regency romp where a fake marriage of convenience blossoms into genuine, liberating love.

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    • breezy
    • lighthearted
    • romantic
    • playful
  8. 08

    The Devil's Heiress

    Jo Beverley

    A thrilling historical romance where mutual suspicion gives way to undeniable passion amidst the danger of a Napoleonic spy ring.

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    • romantic
  9. 09

    The naked earl

    Sally MacKenzie

    A delightfully absurd and steamy historical romp where a scandalous meet-cute leads to a joyful shedding of proper society rules.

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    • breezy
    • lighthearted
    • playful
    • cheeky
  10. 10

    Let Love Find You

    Johanna Lindsey

    A spirited, banter-filled romp where the friction of clashing personalities inevitably sparks into undeniable warmth.

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    • lighthearted
    • romantic
    • playful
  11. 11

    Lord of sin

    Madeline Hunter

    A sparkling battle of wits where a notorious rake meets his match in a fiercely independent woman who absolutely refuses to be saved.

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    • romantic
    • playful
  12. 12

    A Very Proper Widow

    Laura Matthews

    A soothing, domestic Regency romance where quiet competence and mutual respect blossom into lasting love.

    Shares:
    • wry
    • second chances

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