Books like A VERY NAUGHTY ANGEL by Barbara Cartland

British governess Vita Ashford escapes an unwanted marriage to Lord Bantham by fleeing to the Syrian desert, where she encounters a charismatic bedouin sheikh and discovers the true meaning of love.

A young woman in 1970s London seeks employment while her father’s disgraced legacy haunts her.

A forbidden romance sparks on a Hawaiian island as a marriage of convenience becomes a battlefield for love, honor, and hidden desires.

In Regency England, a sheltered young woman is whisked onto a luxurious yacht for a yachting party where she must choose between two eligible suitors—a gentle lord and a notorious duke—seeking a sign of love to guide her decision.

A landed countess faces an arranged marriage to a notorious Parisian rake, risking her freedom and fortune in a historical romance of the 1970s.

Queen's Ford, a beautiful house built in the reign of Queen Elizabeth, is crumbling into a ruin and the Forde family are so poor they can't afford to repair it. Jeremy, needing some new clothes, persuades is sister, Mariota, to help him hold up a coach for money, with unusual results. In the shadow of the trees the Earl of Buckenham drew in his horses and turned round in his seat to face her. "There is something I want to tell you, Mariota," he said. There was a note in his voice she had not heard before and as she looked up at him her eyes met his and they seemed to fill the whole world. "You must know by this time that I love you, Mariotal" "You ... love me?" She could only draw in her breath and feel that the sunshine had a brilliance that illuminated the Earl until it glowed around him as an aura of gold.

In 1818 England, Ula Forde escapes her tyrannical uncle and cousin only to be rescued by the one she feared—Marquis Raventhorpe, who vows revenge. Can Ula’s gentle spirit win the Marquis’s heart, or will he see her solely as a tool of vengeance?

When miss Alexia Minton seeks the help of the Marquis of Osminton, her charming sister enters the picture, setting off a romantic drama set against the backdrop of English high society.

A dramatic romance in the 1970s, where Larina Wilton faces her impending death and discovers love with a wealthy American, Wynstan Vanderfeld, amid hidden secrets.

Linetta, orphaned and penniless, departs England for Paris after her governess’s dying wish. There she meets the fame‑knowing courtesan Blanche d'Antigny and encounters the Marquis of Darleston, all while navigating love, loyalty, and a perilous plan to secure protection from an older patron.

Alida accompanies her cousin Lady Mary to Russia, where a chance encounter with Prince Voronski sparks an unlikely love triangle amid a marriage of convenience.

Barbara Cartland’s indulgent historical romance, presented in large‑print for easy reading, follows a dramatic, moonlit encounter and passionate pledge of love between Susanna and Fyfe.

Ancella Winn becomes the companion of Russian Princess Feodogrova Vsevolovski and finds herself entangled in a passionate love triangle while navigating a Monte Carlo casino, gambling culture, and the Prince Vladimer’s irresistible charm.

Set in 1980s royal court fiction, this romance centers on Princess Zorina, who falls for the foreigner Rudolf while facing a arranged marriage decreed by Queen Victoria to the aging King of Leothia.

A passionate love story between Prince Maximus and Paulina, set in a historical romance world where longing, devotion, and the thrill of courtship bring them together against obstacles.

Ilona, a formerly exiled princess, returns to Dabrozka with the destiny of restoring her people – but only if she marries the despised Prince Aladar Saros, who is both her father's nemesis and her unexpected love.

Set in the lush Ceylonese mountains, "Moon over Eden" follows Dominica, a young vicar's daughter who accepts Lord Hawkston’s proposal to marry his nephew, only to find love and expectation clash in a story of romance and obligation.

In Georgian England, Alyna finds herself forced into an unwanted marriage, but a dashing London dandy saves her, only to draw her into a perilous web of danger, intrigue, and a desperate fight for survival.

A 1970s historical romance about a marriage of convenience that blossoms into love.

A 1970s historical romance where Pandora confronts an unexpected marriage prospect from Bishop Lindchester’s circle, forcing her to choose between duty and desire.

Cerissa’s heart battles duty when a wealthy lord’s marriage threatens her love for penniless guardian Sheldon, forcing her to choose between societal status and true affection.

In the Regency era, Carmela Lyndon awaits a loved one, only to discover the Earl of Galeston has returned—turning her relief into romance and unexpected revelation of identity.

In the English aristocracy, a marriage of convenience sparks a love triangle when Miss Vina Wallace’s beauty awakens the Duke of Quarrington’s brother’s hidden tenderness and challenges his cold plans.

After her mother's death, Leona moves to Scotland, where a chance meeting with Lord Strathcairn sparks a romance amid the intrigue of the Duke of Ardness’s castle.