Books like Too Wicked To Love by Barbara Dawson Smith

Pride and Prejudice is a classic novel by Jane Austen.

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.

Set in a wartime English seaside town of the 1790s, Sylvia's Lovers follows a young woman torn between the passionate whaling harpooner Charley Kinraid and her devoted cousin Philip Hepburn, whose secret withholding ends in tragedy.

When Lily Wellston visits her widowed friend’s estate, a gypsy gift sparks romance with the Duke of Mountjoy, whose arrival turns a quiet outing into a battle of hearts and mysterious charms.

Verity Durant, celebrated chef and scandalized lover, arrives at Fairleigh Park to cook for rising politician Stuart Somerset, whose culinary curiosity becomes a dangerous affair of passion, revenge and buried secrets.

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.

On the rain‑swept Yorkshire moors, headstrong Portia must refuse an unwanted match until she meets the rebellious earl Heath Moreton, who seeks to tame her wild heart and break his own family’s curse.

Two former lovers, Hud and Helen, join forces to uncover a legendary treasure known as King Edward’s Lamp, navigating romance and adventure in a richly depicted English setting.

Set in the rugged Welsh borderlands of England, The Innocent follows Eleanore of Ashlin, a young woman torn between her religious vows and royalty’s demand that she marry the knight Ranulf de Glandeville. Amid growing passion and devious rivals, her faith and love are tested.

The Hathaway sisters' younger sister Catherine Marks must confront her feelings for Leo, a brother who proposes a dangerous love that could end her life and jeopardize her family's future.

Rosamund Feather, a young woman who loves sketching and the theater, is drawn into Queen Elizabeth’s court when her uncle, the Secretary of State, sees her artistic talent as a potential spy. On the cusp of a royal engagement, she must navigate court intrigue, love, and her own ambitions.

After a failed escape plan, Serena Blythe stows aboard Beau St. Jules’s yacht, where the alluring Earl of Rochefort—an intelligence officer and notorious libertine—falls for her and must face war, danger, and love.

Genevieve falls for the undercover man who's working to save his life.

A sweeping romance that launches Maresa Fairweather from the moors of Yorkshire to the Tuscan hills, following her tumultuous journey from headstrong fifth daughter to a woman who balances love, duty, and self-discovery.

Three generations of English women navigate love, war, and destiny in ‘Consequences,’ tracing the lives of Lorna, her daughter Molly, and granddaughter Ruth from 1930s Britain to the post‑war era.

Aidan York discovers Kate Hamilton, the woman he once loved, and learns she harbors a dangerous secret.

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.