Books like The Duke's Downfall by Jane Lynson

A scandalous, romance-driven tale of a notorious duke who fakes a ward, only to return and demand his bride’s devotion in exchange for their wedding night.

Alyssa Eliot, trapped in a stifling home and torn over a young man's affection, navigates love and family tension while catching the eye of the Duke of Carlyle, who is determined to thwart their romance yet finds himself drawn to her unexpected charm.

A clever and seductive female leads a duke on a dangerous quest to protect his loved ones, while Freya de Moray uses her powers of persuasion to unravel the mystery of a wealthy family's past.

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.

Trevor Phillips returns home to claim his inheritance, only to discover his estate ruined and a stunning, youthful Dowager Duchess awaiting him. Their flirtatious dance forces both to confront duties, desires, and a secret plan that could alter their fates.