Books like When She Was Wicked by Anne Barton

Pride and Prejudice is a classic novel by Jane Austen.

A Christmas Carol is Charles Dickens’ allegorical novella about Ebenezer Scrooge, whose miserly ways are transformed through visits from Jacob Marley and the spirits of Christmas Past, Present and Future.

Oliver Twist, Charles Dickens’s 1837-39 social novel, follows an orphan raised in a workhouse who flees to London, joins a gang of pickpockets, and uncovers family secrets while exposing child labour and exploitation.

Two sisters flee a cruel stepfather, stealing a family heirloom to escape to London. While posing as a servant, one is drawn to a nobleman who must decide between love and protecting her true identity.

Richard, Duke of Cleybourne, returns to his country estate to deal with the tragic loss he had suffered four years earlier. But the arrival of Miss Jessica Maitland and Gabriella, his new ward, throws a wrench into his plans. The governess, feisty and flame-haired, reveals that the girl is in danger, and the mysterious events escalate into a murder mystery at Cleybourne Castle.

He'll grant her every wanton wish . . . If she gives him her hand in marriage. What will she bid? Desperate for riches, penniless Michael Tremayne, Marquess of Falconridge, is willing to auction away his only possession of value--his title--to the highest bidding American father. But Kate Rose was the last woman he had in mind to marry. The willful and headstrong Kate requires from marriage the one thing Michael is unable to give--powerful, unending love. Kate, 20, refuses to give into her husband's sensual demands until he has earned her love. Michael is not one to back down from a challenge, but neither does he believe in playing by the rules. While he is unfamiliar with love, he is extremely intimate with passion. He is determined to convince Kate that one can substitute for the other. And what better way to convince her than by patiently and skillfully seducing her? Kate never thought marriage would be so mischievous . . . or that her husband would persuade her to be so sinful.

When Miss Primrose Victoria Dane witnesses a murder, she becomes a target in East London’s underworld and must evade a ruthless killer, while a former jewel thief named Nightshade is drawn into her perilous adventure.

When a mysterious letter flies across the English Channel, Paris ballet star Sylvie Lamoureux meets London's theatrical kingpin Tom Shaughnessy, sparking a passionate, witty rivalry that threatens to overturn both their worlds.

As a viscount's daughter, Coralee Whitmore writes about London’s elite for a ladies’ gazette, but resolves into a determined journalist when her sister’s death triggers a dangerous investigation into the Earl of Tremaine.

A satiric masterpiece by Charles Dickens, *Our Mutual Friend* explores the themes of money, poverty, and social change in 19th-century London.

Evelina is a comic novel of manners that follows a young London debutante as she navigates the social world of 18th‑century England, learning wit, confidence, and the subtleties of love.

A spymaster faces accusations of treason and must choose between protecting his covert contacts and revealing secrets that could endanger everyone.

In this large‑type romance, Highland beauty Catriona Kincaid confronts danger and destiny while seeking a rogue noble’s aid to restore her clan’s honor.

Judith Lovington, a traveling songstress who has escaped her noble family’s constraints, finds herself pursued by the dashing rake Lord Kelthorne, whose relentless charm threatens to shatter the freedom she has fought so hard to maintain.

Four sisters and friends navigate life in Regency London, rescuing an abandoned lady at a mysterious house and confronting the return of an heir who resents their aid.

A love story between a middle-aged man and a young woman from a partisans' family in London, set against the backdrop of the 1970s, exploring the seductive power of storytelling.

Hyacinth Robinson, an illegitimate son of a dressmaker and nobleman, wrestles between a radical vow of political violence and the refined world of Princess Casamassima, exposing the tensions of class, romance, and revolution in 19th‑century England.

In Regency England, Madame Helene's Pleasure House is where Michael and Marguerite find dangerous passion, turning a life of intrigue into an erotic romance that tests desire and devotion.

In Regency England, the Starling‑savvy Bedwyn siblings navigate high society, lust, and scandal. When the charming Lord Rannulf Bedwyn rescues Judith Law, a one‑night encounter sparks a dramatic love triangle that threatens to upend both families.

A retired botanist, Professor Andrew Basnett, settles into the tranquil Oxfordshire village of Blytheford, only to find it shaken by murder and blackmail, setting the stage for a gripping debut mystery.

Emma Greyson, a lady's companion, discovers a stolen book of ancient potions and is recruited as Edison Stokes's assistant. Her new job leads to unexpected passion and danger.