Books like Duchess By Night by Eloisa James

Harriet, the Duchess of Berrow, feels weighed down by the formal duties of her title. She longs for a wild night away from tea parties and ball etiquette. To experience the excitement of Lord Justinian Strange’s famed fête—filled with noble rogues, risqué ladies, and illicit lovers—Harriet must assume a disguise and risk scandal. At the gathering, Strange is startled to find a rakish gentleman beneath the outfit is, in fact, the most beautiful woman in the room. As the night unfolds, questions of identity, reputation, and desire stir, leaving both Harriet and Strange to wonder if their newfound passion could last beyond the revelry. The novel explores themes of aristocratic duty versus personal freedom, the allure of disguise, and the tension between societal expectation and romantic longing in historical Britain.

First publish date: 2008