Books like The Duke Heist by Erica Ridley

Sixteen-year-old Maya, a teenage girl living on Vancouver Island, suspects there may be a connection between her birthmark, family life, and strange events occurring in her community.

In Regency England, Duke Alexander Moncrieffe seeks revenge on Ian Eversea by seducing Ian’s sister Genevieve, forcing her to confront a powerful attraction and a perilous choice.

Set in early nineteenth‑century Scotland, "The Duke" follows the romance and intrigue at Penderleigh Castle as the new Duke of Portmaine, an English aristocrat now Earl of Penderleigh, wrestles with an old engagement, a deadly threat, and the passionate attention of Brandy Robertson.

A clever and dangerous spy romance, where the Byron brothers' code battles the French secret agent who wants to be a man and woman’s love, while also saving his family and breaking into the most powerful codes of the time.

New Duke Simon Crathorne seeks a fitting wife, but his heart belongs to Lillian Mayhew, a woman desperate to prove his father's secret. Their forbidden romance threatens both love and reputation.

A mysterious burglar and a wealthy woman's tragic love story spanning centuries of art and passion in the Cote d’Azur, set against the backdrop of historical grandeur and crime. Jules Habsburg, a blackmailed wife, uncovers the Panther, a notorious cat burglar, and realizes her heart is in the arms of a man without identity, leading her on a dangerous journey into forbidden love and betrayal. Dark romance, historical romance, and art enthusiasts will find this story both captivating and hauntingly beautiful, with secrets and betrayals that keep readers guessing.

A captivating tale of love, danger, and the rugged American West, set against the backdrop of Santa Fe in the late 19th century.

A charming coming-of-age tale about a young girl's adventures and discoveries in a small town with a whimsical family and community.

A daring Irish spy in Victorian London, a charismatic rogue, and a passionate love affair in the Regency era collide in Katherine O'Neal's latest historical romance adventure, perfect for fans of Regency romances and Victorian spionage alike.

Chris Carves for Kwanzaa During Father's Layoff

Christina Wentworth-Gibbons's tumultuous past meets Oscar Wilde's Brighton Bandit in this captivating historical romance series by Katherine O'Neal.

A thrilling historical romance about a mercurial mercenary and the beautiful Miriam Toulon, a gifted physician who nurses him back to health but is drawn to the dark stranger he has become in love with, leading Rigo Torres on a dangerous journey to reclaim his family’s inheritance and protect his father’s betrayal of his brother and Taino tribe from a cunning enemy known as ‘The Fox’.

Duke: A Love Story is a stunning, deeply moving book, the warm, funny, tender and finally, tragic story of the last years of one of America's most beloved men-by the woman he loved. John Wayne and Pat Stacy were together for seven years. For all those years she was his secretary and companion, for the last five the woman he loved, so openly and with pride, and who loved him back. They shared everything together, alone and with his family and friends, and the Wayne she gives us is very different from the Wayne of legend. This is "Duke" the man, tender, loving, stubborn, generous, cantankerous, impulsive, humorous, and finally, full of rage at the cancer he had to battle for the second time in his life; the cancer that, after Stacy cared for him day after day and shared his agony, cut away at the man who had been so vital and strong-but to which he reused to succumb. Duke: A Love Story is a revelation, a book full of joy and sorrow and courage-the real John Wayne brought to vivid, loving life.

A historical romance featuring two Blackthorne brothers and their political beliefs in the Revolutionary War, with themes of love, adventure, and politics.

SHE'D FLED THE BED OF THE DUKE OF DEIGHTON......and returned to her life of quiet respectability. But Verity Davis-Jones could never forget Galen Bromney, "her" notorious duke, for she saw him daily in the face of their child—the daughter she must deny him, along with her heartfelt love! Ten years of self-imposed exile had done little to dissuade Galen Bromney of the rightness of being with Verity. Yet how would he ever convince the woman of his dreams that a life together raising their daughter was his deepest desire?

A coming-of-age story about a sixteen-year-old girl adjusting to her new independence and finding her place in the world through her romantic relationship and strained relationships with her family and sisters.

Thomasina Wynchester, a master of disguise, juggles family mysteries, a highborn client she secretly loves, and an ancient manuscript that could expose a modern villain, while her partner Bluestocking Miss Philippa York fights to protect history and her growing affection for a clever baroness.

In a Montana town, a veteran coping with PTSD and a newly-divorced woman named Jillian form an unexpected bond that reshapes their lives, exploring friendship, family, self‑confidence, and the complexities of ranch life.