Books like Scandalous/ Irresistible by Karen Robards

Madeline, a charismatic and unpredictable woman, becomes entangled with the enigmatic Dominic Stanton in a passionate affair that shatters her presumed engagement. Returning transformed and resolute, she must confront the lingering hostility between their families while navigating a dangerous romance.

Reputation‑driven Olivia Stanton’s life spirals when her twin disappears and she must step in as bride for a high‑profile wedding, only to find her future husband, Alexander King, demanding the perfect public image and demanding a marriage that turns private tensions into a scorching battle of wills.

After a scandalous downfall, Anne Stewart waits four years for the return of her seducing husband, Dominick Saint Georges, to Waverly Hall, where hidden intrigues threaten to reunite them once more.

Lord Weymouth wakes bound and discovers he has been kidnapped by Lady Arabella, who forces him to marry her to protect his niece. With help from the American math‑savvy Beth Castleton, he must navigate Regency society to escape and preserve love.

After four years in exile, Morgan MacCraig returns to the Highlands to rebuild his shattered honor, but his calm is shattered by a stubborn new maid at Ballindair Castle who challenges his manhood and steals his heart.

Brianna Quinn flees her stepfather and seeks safety with her childhood friend, the Duke of Huntley, only to discover his hot‑blooded twin, Edmond, is masquerading as the Duke to stop an assassination. In the tangled intrigue, Brianna and Edmond’s fated attraction threatens to derail a nation’s ambitions.

After discovering her fiancé’s secret marriage, Katherine Fleming must navigate scandal and a daring proposal from her fiancée’s rogue brother, Dominic Mallory. Will a forbidden romance spark true love when vows and virtue clash?

Brigadier of rebellious romance, Lady Nicole Bragg defies Victorian expectations to seduce Duke Hadrian Braxton‑Lowell, sparking a passionate yet complicated liaison that tests honor, duty, and the limits of love.

Captain Moreton returns from South America to find love, marriage, and a secret that threatens his new life.

Aurora Paxton, once London's most celebrated debutante, must confront a scandal that ruined her reputation when she returns from exile to a blackmailed stepmother. Her old rival, the Marquess of Dashell, may secretly harbor love for her.

A daring erotic saga of feuding aristocrats, rogue pirates, and libertine magnates, where illicit marriages, hidden desires, and forbidden liaisons ignite scandalous passions amid Regency intrigue.

James Cordier, a skilled thief and master of disguise, seeks scandalous letters while Francesca Bonnard, a seasoned and independent woman, navigates danger and romance in an era where love and intrigue collide.

Elizabeth, the youngest daughter of the Duke of Kendal, discovers her true paternity while the Duke’s title passes to a distant cousin. In London, she meets the cousin’s brother, William, and their worlds—and hearts—intertwine.

In Regency England, spinster Emily Faringdon is drawn into a secret correspondence with the enigmatic Earl of Blade, challenging her reserved life and unlocking a passion that threatens their intertwined pasts.

English heiress Gabby schemes to keep her family's fortune by pretending her half-brother is still alive.

Set during the London Regency season, Lady Pamela Premington faces a dilemma: a rakish marriage proposal from Lord Marchmont or the honorable offer of Lieutenant Penford, whose war‑injured heroism promises a different future.

In the 19th‑century English countryside, Emma Bancroft returns to Barton Park after a scandalous London affair to reunite with David Marton, whose quiet life is tested by temptation and the whispers of her past.

Sophie Reynard, a celebrated matchmaker, falls for the Marquess of Ancroft in a single, forbidden night. Their clandestine love forces both to confront class boundaries and secrecy in 1920s London.

Billionaire Oscar Balfour’s daughters are the darlings of the tabloid press – so it’s no surprise that the arrival of an illegitimate Balfour girl sends the gossip columns wild! Mia Bianchi finds out when she is 21 that her father is in fact Oscar Balfour and it turns out she was concieved just before he married his beloved Lillian. Mia arrives just after Lillian has died and Oscar welcomes her into the family with his other 7 daughters!!!!! Life in the Balfour family is completely removed from her Tuscan lifestyle with her Aunt, so Oscar asks Nikos Theakis, a Greed billionaire not into 'love' to guide his virginal illegitimate daughter, so he takes her on as his PA. How do these two fare when they are thrown together by Oscar? Well, throw a pregnancy into the equation and you've got an explosive mix. Mia needs to learn the gilt-edged ways of Oscar & Nikos' world fast.

A virtuous orphan, Christine, is unexpectedly married to the rakish Marquis Gavin Norfork, setting the stage for a witty battle of wits and hearts in Regency London.

Sybil Eagleton navigates a Regency Season in London, facing love's complexities and the allure of the wealthy Viscount Buckingham.

After a scandalous affair leaves her as a single mother, Sophie Delaney returns to Lewiston to confront the man who abandoned her and to unravel decades of deception and hidden desire.

Secret photos threaten a powerful political dynasty, forcing Phoebe Lancaster to confront her past lover, Carter Jones, who demands a ransom for each image—each payment pulls her back into a dangerous romance.

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When her father loses his estate, Madeline is forced to marry a stranger.

The Lady and the Thief Lady Leonora Ware knew the name of Lord Umberto all too well. Not only was this dashing blue blood a legendary rake even among the most scandalous circles of society, he was also the man who had slain young Leonora's husband in a bloody duel. Published by Signet in 1985.