Books like The Wicked Marquis by Barbara Cartland
Orelia Stanyon, raised alone with a dying uncle and a reckless cousin Caroline, finds her quiet life upturned when a mysterious, sardonic stranger rescues her from a drunken brawl at the George and Dragon Inn. His sudden, passionate kiss stirs a longing within her. When Caroline announces her engagement to the Marquis of Ryde—a handsome, wealthy nobleman—Orelia is sent to London as Caroline’s companion. There she encounters the marquis again, the same dark man who had once captured her heart. Placed amid high society’s intrigues, a plotting dowager, and her cousin’s impending marriage, Orelia navigates love, loyalty, and destiny.
First publish date: 1973
Genre: Romance/Historical Romance
Authors: Barbara Cartland
★
★
★
★
★
5.0 (1 community ratings)
How are these books recommended?
The books recommended for The Wicked Marquis by Barbara Cartland are shaped by reader interaction. Votes on how closely books relate, user ratings, and community comments all help refine these recommendations and highlight books readers genuinely find similar in theme, ideas, and overall reading experience.
Have you read any of these books?
Your votes, ratings, and comments help improve recommendations and make it easier
for other readers to discover books they’ll enjoy.
Books similar to The Wicked Marquis (29 similar books)
Orphaned Esme secretly betroths herself to the notorious Marquis of Lockynde to save her cousin from an arranged marriage. When the two meet, an unexpected and irresistible attraction threatens her carefully laid scheme.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A highwayman and former soldier discovers he is the lost heir to the House of Wyndham, thrust into a world of duty and romance when he meets Grace, the devoted companion to the dowager Duchess.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Thomas, the dashing Marquis de Guis, must learn that true love requires more than a perfect kiss, as he pursues the unpredictable Margaret Munroe on a path of romance and Regency intrigue.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Natasha Melikov, a Russian Countess, is kidnapped by Muslim rebels amid the Caucasian mountains. To save her brother, she negotiates a marriage to a Turkish sultan, while a reluctant British diplomat must decide whether to escort her to safety.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In a quiet English countryside, Nerissa Stanley and her brother aid their elder sister, who seeks the Duke of Lynchester’s favor, only to uncover family curses and find true love amid grand Elizabethan splendor.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In Regency London, two sisters find love entangled in a scandalous triangle when a mistaken identity threatens the family’s honor. A bold resolution of deceit brings the truth—and true love—into the light.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A scandalous duke forced into a marriage of convenience finds unexpected love.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In 1870 London, Duke Hugo Chester of Wynchester faces a tangled love triangle with the aristocratic Lady Olive Brandon and her stepdaughter Janeta, all while navigating the pressures of marriage in Victorian society.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Sona McCarron discovers the Marquis of Inver—heir to the Clan Chieftain—is engaged to Lady Jean, a neighboring clan chief’s daughter. Amid love, disappearance, and a murder accusation, Sona risks her life to protect the man she loves.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A shy diary‑keeper of London society finds herself entangled in a passionate love triangle as she cares for her sister on the voyage to Singapore, where fortunes, romance, and new beginnings await.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A young woman from Gretna ventures to London, where she becomes embroiled in a tense love triangle involving a Marquis, a noble adversary, and her aunt’s scandalous liaison, all set against an era of social intrigue.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A penniless stepmother and her beautiful stepdaughter plan a rushed marriage to survive, leading to a dramatic love triangle on the Riviera that threatens all their fortunes.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
"I won't marry anyone... no one but Hugh!" Beatrix was determined, but so was he father.
With her impoverished cousin Eleanor Sherburn, Beatrix Doynsby was shipped off to London where her blond beauty would surely get her a suitable husband. But her aunt, the Dowager Duchess, plotting to make Eleanor, not Beatrix, 'the Season's Rage,' asked the aid of her arrogant nephew, the Marquis of Trouvaine. And the Marquis was willing ... but, in the end, would he destroy Eleanor as he had all the others? Or had he finally met his match?
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In the storm of the Paris War of 1870, Lord Thornton Kyleston, heir apparent to the Earl of Kyleston, finds his heart drawn between the steadfast Lady Irene Curtis from England and the spirited young Lady Miranda Valmont in Paris.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In this romance, a tangled love triangle unfolds as Magnolia Schell and Nadia court Marquis Warren Buckwood, while vengeance and aristocratic intrigue threaten to upend his title and heart.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Eighteenth‑century England follows the charismatic but reckless Earl of Rothingham as he wrestles with love, loyalty and jealousy amid royal expectations, a stubborn maid, and a perilous London plot.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In 1880s Paris, Atalanta Lynton faces a choice between a wealthy, convenient marriage with her cousin and love for the young painter Paul Beaulieu, as the glittering world of the Icepicists contrasts with Montmartre’s artistic life.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
After her father's death, Candida Walcott must sell her beloved horse Pegasus, only to discover a hidden world of riding and romance where love and betrayal weave through her new life.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
When Alina Langley agrees to impersonate a widowed aristocrat so her friend Denise can woo the Earl of Wescott, the trip to Rome turns into a romantic riddle when a fateful kiss from the man‑luring Marquis de Teverton tempts Alina’s heart.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A 19th‑century romance in which Mena Mansforde sneaks into her mother’s castle as a companion, meeting the Duke of Kemthorpe and a stable‑boy in love’s tangled web with her sister’s own marriage plans.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A country vicar's daughter is pursued by the reckless Lord Ravenscar while love blooms with mysterious Peter Harvey, forcing her to choose between duty and heart in a historic romance.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A passionate Highlander rebels against an arranged marriage, sparking a high-stakes love triangle between noble rivals and a mysterious girl hidden within Dalbeth House.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Young Lady Aleda’s sudden marriage to the enigmatic Earl of Blakeney is a convenient alliance set against a backdrop of war‑torn England, gambling ruin and looming debt.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
After a rebellious escape to the Marizon estate, sixteen‑year‑old Lady Imeldra falls for a brooding Marquis and vows to free him from a blackmailing Frenchwoman before winning his heart.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Romara, living on a farm, is haunted by a longing for Lord Ravenscar, a man who seems resentful of her love, yet she cannot shake his noble vision from her thoughts.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Some Other Similar Books
The Secret of the Scarlet Rose by Laura FraserThe Lady and the Laird by Regina Scott
The Moon and the Bonfires by Cesare Pavese
The Rhett Butler's People by Donald McCaig
The Duke's Secret Baby by Rochita Rotar
The Secrets of the Château by Karen Ranney
The Heiress and the Queen by Lynn Austin
The Mysterious Miss M by Sophie Barnes
The Forbidden Marquis by Margaret Moore
The Marquess' Secret by Joanne Kennedy
The Rake's Redemption by Elizabeth Hoyt
The Duke's Dark Secret by Julia Justiss
A Marquis for Christmas by Joanna Lindsey
The Viscount's Revenge by Julia London
Loving the Marquess by Christina Dodd
The Earl's Mistress by Elizabeth Hoyt
The Secret of the Marquess by Anne Herries
The Highland Marquis by Lindsay Sands
Have a similar book in mind? Let others know!
Please login to submit books!