Books like The Marriage Wager (Matchmakers) by Candace Camp

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.

A romance filled with betrayal, love, and the mysterious old abbey of Ravenscar.

In Regency England, Lady Calandra defies her overprotective brother’s disapproval to pursue a romance with the enigmatic Earl of Bromwell, only to uncover dangerous secrets that threaten her future.

A story of love and betrayal set against the backdrop of 19th-century England, where an orphaned heiress seeks to prove her worth in the pursuit of a marriage of convenience.

A tale of forbidden love and dangerous secrets in the historic English mansion of Winterset.

The Dutiful Rake tells the story of Marcus, an Earl who is forced to act on his feelings towards Meg, a young woman from London society.

In Regency England, an icy aristocrat’s faulty engagement leads to scandal and a marriage of convenience with a charming nobleman, whose affection may transform a shamed woman’s fate.

A psychological thriller about a psychic investigator and the mysterious estate where she finds a long-lost brother.

A romantic adventure of love, deception, and the search for identity.

The Unruly Chaperon: A Romance and Historical Fiction Tale of Love, Betrayal, and Desires

Leonora Freemantle wagers that knowledge can make a gentleman. When roguish Sergeant Morse Archer becomes her tutor, she must decide whether his rough charm or her refined ideals win the heart of Regency Bath society.

Lord Veryan vows to marry to honor his grandfather and settle a wager; he proposes to Katty, the sister‑in‑law of his former mistress. Their marriage, however, is tested when a ruthless jewel thief stalks London society, someone they may know.

A romantic adventure between a brave Irish warrior and a lady in peril.

A half-breed mountain man and a feisty halfbreed woman, both half-truths, will clear each other's names and uncover the truth about the last honest outlaw in the American West.

A romance novel about a widowed widower and a spirited young woman who sets out to prove that age isn't a barrier to love in a small town in the South during the 1930s during the Great Depression. The book explores themes of perseverance and overcoming adversity through the love story of Reed Tyler, a young man who dreams of settling down on his own land with the woman he has promised to marry, and Hattie Colfax, a spirited young woman who runs her family's farm and dreams of a brighter future for her family. The novel is set against the backdrop of the Great Depression and explores themes of perseverance and overcoming adversity through the love story of Reed Tyler, a young man who dreams of settling down on his own land with the woman he has promised to marry, and Hattie Colfax, a spirited young woman who runs her family's farm and dreams of a brighter future for her family.

She's a debutante set on making a 'convenient' marriage; he's one of the most infuriating men she's ever met. But it takes a bet to bring them together to discover even though it seems they have nothing in common, sometimes the happiest and sexiest marriages really are made by opposites.

A dangerous highwayman falls for a ruthless earl's estranged daughter.