Books like Marriage of Mercy by Carla Kelly

19‑year‑old Lady Arabella St. Claire defies expectations when she marries the controversial Duke Darius Wynter, a match mired in rumors and danger that tests her headstrong spirit and promises a scandalous romance.

The Corinthian follows Sir Richard Wyndham, a dashing Regency noble contending with an arranged marriage while protecting a young fugitive from England.

A Regency love‑story in which Captain Adam Deveril, newly titled Viscount, must secure his estate by marrying an heiress he has never met, leading him into a marriage of convenience that surprisingly transforms his life.

Two Regency-era romance tales featuring mismatched love: a wife for a proud aristocrat and a gentleman’s rescue for a noblewoman who learns the truth about a past betrayal.

Sir Gideon Trevithick returns to Cornwall after tragedy and vows to protect the formidable Lady Charis Weston from her murderous stepbrothers, forcing him into a marriage of convenience that threatens to reveal his dark past.

Mia is compelled to marry a Duke to inherit her brother’s estate, but her match has his own conditions—he plans to win her heart by first seducing her. A Regency romance of clever maneuvering and unexpected passion.

In Regency England, Gideon Albury’s new bride is a shock to his eyes, and the couple must navigate deception, blackmail, and a forbidden attraction to preserve a fragile marriage.

William Pemberton and June struggle to keep their marriage together in the face of old flames and a charming new suitor.

Orphan Mary Wilder seeks belonging at Beresford Abbey, but the enigmatic earl Bane Beresford shakes her world, blending secrets, forbidden longing, and a marriage of convenience amid Regency romance.

In Regency London, the Duke of Marchford hires famed matchmaker Penelope Rose to find him a bride while he chases spies for the Foreign Office. Their partnership uncovers a traitor—and a romance that could endanger both.

Captain Douglas Bowden, after a celebrated career in the Napoleonic wars, leaves military life for a quiet fishing village where he hopes to use his medical expertise to help the community.

During the Napoleonic Wars, Ralph Stockwood survives alone, guilt-ridden and desperate to secure his family’s future. He strikes an unconventional marriage pact with the pragmatic Chloe Muirhead, promising she will never return to London.

Penny, a thirteen‑year‑old girl, is bound by an arranged betrothal to Lord Viscount Westfield’s younger son. Thirteen years later, as her fiancé pursues romance elsewhere, she rebels, vows never to marry, yet Westfield’s devotion remains unwavering.

A maid-turned-heiress, Alice Lister, is pursued by the charismatic Lord Miles Vickery, who schemes to marry her and claim her fortune. Their playful rivalry turns into a test of love and loyalty amid Regency society.

After Nolan, a California beat cop, adopts the daughter of a notorious drug dealer, the ruthless father vows to take back his only child. In response, Ann flees across the country, changes her name, and starts a new life as an investigator for the Mercy Street Foundation, the billionaire-endowed organization dedicated to finding missing persons. As Emme Caldwell, she takes the lead on the Foundation's first case: Nineteen-year-old Belinda Hudson disappeared from her sorority house leaving behind only one cryptic clue. Retracing the vanished student's steps leads Emme to Heaven's Gate, a fertility clinic, ad the mysterious Donor 1735. Belinda's legal guardian, Nick Perone, is determined to shadow Emme's every move as she searches for his niece. But the closer Emme gets to Donor 1735 and the chilling truth, the more apparent it becomes that she's escaped one dangerous man only to run head-on into another--one who's far more determined and every bit as deadly.

Miss Penelope Prestwick seeks a duke as her husband and turns to the sharp‑witted Lady Dalby for matchmaking. Her plans include courting strategies and court intrigue that set the Regency society buzzing.