Books like The Notorious Lord

A playful historical romance where a shocking moment of physical awareness turns a comfortable friendship into a scandalous game of seduction. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with The Notorious Lord.

warm
flirtatious
lighthearted

01
The Notorious Marriage
Nicola Cornick
A deliciously angsty Regency romance about the messy, passionate work of falling back in love with the spouse who broke your heart.
Shares:
- romantic
02
Lord of Scandal
Nicola Cornick
A glittering historical romance where a desperate heiress gambles her future on a notorious fortune hunter.
Shares:
- romantic
03
Notorious Lady
Dawn Lindsey · 1987
A sparkling battle of wits where an arrogant lord meets his match in a fiercely protective, sharp-tongued heroine.
Shares:
- lighthearted
- playful
04
Notorious Rake, Innocent Lady
Bronwyn Scott
A swoony, scandalous romp where a desperate bid for ruin blossoms into an unexpected journey of mutual redemption.
Shares:
- playful
- romantic
05
The Notorious Rake
Mary Balogh
A quiet, simmering exploration of what happens when a cynical libertine and a rigid bluestocking strip away each other's carefully constructed defenses.
Feels:
- intimate
- simmering
- emotionally charged
06
A Notorious Proposition
Adele Ashworth
A tense, second-chance historical romance where lingering betrayal collides with undeniable passion during a dangerous jewel hunt.
Shares:
- romantic
07
My Lady Notorious
Jo Beverley
A swashbuckling, banter-filled romp where a desperate disguise leads to an irresistible game of cat and mouse.
Shares:
- playful
- romantic
08
A Notorious Love (From The Swanlea Spinsters) Book 2
Sabrina Jeffries
A delightfully trope-tastic carriage ride where strict rules of etiquette melt under the heat of a scoundrel's gaze.
Shares:
- warm
- playful
- romantic
09
Reforming Lord Ragsdale
Carla Kelly
A poignant, character-driven Regency where a pragmatic heroine and a deeply wounded rake find unexpected salvation in one another.
Feels:
- tender
- melancholic
- intimate
10
Some Like It Wicked
Debbie Raleigh
A delightfully scandalous romp where a pragmatic business arrangement melts into genuine, sizzling passion.
Shares:
- lighthearted
- playful
- romantic
- unexpected desire
11
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.
Shares:
- lighthearted
- playful
12
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

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