Books like An Outrageous Masquerade by Gillian Kaye
In the tumult of the French Revolution Maxine de Rochefort loses her family to the guillotine. Rescued by her English cousin George Lidiard, she is forced to masquerade as a boy while staying at his home. Twenty‑two years later, Maxine can no longer conceal her identity. She rejects George’s repeated proposals, is joyfully reunited with a brother she thought lost, and encounters the kind Sir Rupert Wootton. Faced with the passionate, if ruthless, advances of her cousin and the honorable regard of the English lord, Maxine must decide which path to follow.
First publish date: 2001
Genre: Historical Fiction/19th Century Historical Fiction
Authors: Gillian Kaye
★
★
★
★
★
1.0 (1 community ratings)
How are these books recommended?
The books recommended for An Outrageous Masquerade by Gillian Kaye are shaped by reader interaction. Votes on how closely books relate, user ratings, and community comments all help refine these recommendations and highlight books readers genuinely find similar in theme, ideas, and overall reading experience.
Have you read any of these books?
Your votes, ratings, and comments help improve recommendations and make it easier
for other readers to discover books they’ll enjoy.
Books similar to An Outrageous Masquerade (20 similar books)
A love story set in the aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars, where Anne Elliot finds herself amidst the Regency era as her sister rents Miss Elliot's father's house, leading to an unexpected reunion with Captain Frederick Wentworth and the return of her beloved.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In Dickens’s sweeping novel, the protracted Jarndyce and Jarndyce case in the Court of Chancery pulls together a disparate cast— from heirs torn by legal costs to a mysterious ward, a cunning lawyer, and a destitute street sweeper— exposing London’s social decay.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
When her sister Valentina disappears, Rhia steps into her shoes to help Glyn Fraser recover from a car‑crash injury, only to find her deception tangled with the ruthless Uncle Jared, who will stop at nothing to control the situation.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A Regency romance where a man wagers he can win a lady's heart, and she encourages his pursuit to settle a personal score.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Written in debtor's prison in 1784, Memoirs of Fanny Hill is the first modern English erotic novel that follows a young woman forced into prostitution by poverty, who navigates love, betrayal, and personal growth to find her own ending.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Evelina is a comic novel of manners that follows a young London debutante as she navigates the social world of 18th‑century England, learning wit, confidence, and the subtleties of love.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A tale of manners and expectations in the city versus the countryside, exploring the clash between Polly and her wealthy friend Fanny Shaw.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
When 21‑year‑old Samantha discovers her mother is a living, glamorous actress, she is whisked to London. There she must cope with a selfish mother who refuses to admit her daughter is older than sixteen, all while navigating a tense romance with Patrick Mallory.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A high‑stakes romance in Las Vegas and Palm Springs follows a woman who, after a daring escape, finds herself entangled with her former lover, who vows to uncover her hidden truth.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Hatti Ward, the most accomplished of the Ward sisters, is sent to her uncle's estate in Portsmouth, where she faces contempt from cousins and the haughty Lady Ursula, both vying for the attention of a certain lord.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A graduate student undercover as an elderly woman discovers romance when her alter‑ego meets her professor, revealing a beguiling masquerade that tests true love and identity.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Noora, a seventeen‑year‑old mountain girl from the Arabian Peninsula, defies poverty and tradition in the 1950s, only to be drawn into an arranged marriage and a dangerous love that threatens her life.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Generational saga of the Italian‑American Castelluca family in Roseto, Pennsylvania, where the village’s annual "Big Time" Queen pageant and the tides of love shape a young woman's dream and her enduring first love.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A Regency romance where a young woman travels to meet her future husband, only to find her identity entangled in a misdelivered marriage proposal and household intrigue.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A coming-of-age story set in Ireland and England in the 1960s, about a young woman who struggles with tradition and modernity, love, and the desire to escape her past.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Three young women from different backgrounds become friends in World War II England as part of the Land Army program.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
A Regency romance about Cara Brentwood, a daring woman who becomes a feared thief to survive, only to find her life on the wrong side of love when she targets the Earl of Malton in a high‑stakes masquerade.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
In colonial Calcutta, Lieutenant Keith Powell seeks escape from a forced marriage to the haughty Lady Charlotte Fitzgerald, only to find himself drawn into a romantic entanglement when she arrives unexpectedly.
Similar?
✓ Yes
0
✗ No
0
Some Other Similar Books
The Secret Affair by Samantha JamesHidden Desires by Lila Monroe
A Luxury of Lies by Julia Quinn
Seductive Shadows by Victoria Alexander
Masquerade of Lies by Julia London
The Enigmatic Mistress by Elizabeth Hoyt
Secrets Behind the Mask by Karen Robards
Twilight Deceptions by Lisa Kleypas
The Veil of Deceit by Lisa Marie Rice
Love in Disguise by Julia Bennett
Have a similar book in mind? Let others know!
Please login to submit books!