Books like Double dealing by Linda Cajio

Caroline Beauchamp must orchestrate two delicate intrigues: seduce Lord Hugh Stanhope to free her friend Mary from a powerful beauty’s spell, and outwit the infamous rake Lord Rutledge to protect Mary’s future—dangerous liaisons risk romance and sabotage.

Aurora Marshingham knew all too well the part that money played in love. When she had been left penniless after her father's death, the only man she ever loved vanished, leaving the auburn-haired beauty bitter, but determined. In London to find a position, Aurora is attracted, in spite of herself, to the brutally handsome, impossibly arrogant James , Sixth Earl of Roxton. Then the lovely pauper is torn between desire and pride when the haughty aristocrat offers her the greatest insult of all—marriage!

Sirantha Jax, a ship‑jumper known for hard‑earned respect, must broker fragile peace between humans and the Ithtorians while protecting a lover on edge and defending the Outskirts from raiders, pirates, and alien threats.

In Regency England, savvy antiquarian Alexandra Vale defends her future against a scheming father and a cunning suitor, using wit and double agents to navigate love and inheritance.

"Ambushed! Molly Kilpatrick was a dead woman. She'd managed to keep ahead of the criminals who wanted to kill her, but she knew her luck was almost up ... until she read about Jasmine Wolfe. Jasmine had been missing for years, and Molly resembled her enough that it would be easy for Molly to assume her identity. All she had to do was convince Jasmine's fiancé, Cash McCall, that she was the woman he had supposedly loved and lost. One look at the sexy sheriff and she knew trying to convince him wouldn't be a hardship. But by becoming Jasmine, Molly had only exchanged one set of murderers for another. Someone wanted Jasmine dead and would stop at nothing to make sure that this time she stayed that way."--P. [4] of cover. "High-caliber cowboy: As the black sheep in the family, Brandon McCall wasn't exactly expected to be the one rescuing damsels in distress. But Anna Austin was in trouble, and he'd never been one to walk away from a beautiful woman. Anna was determined to find out what had happened to her past, her parents. And someone clearly wanted those secrets to remain buried. They'd already proved they were willing to kill to do it. Could Brandon protect Anna long enough for her to uncover the truth?"--P. [4] of cover.

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Miss Serena Blake struggles to prevent her father's marriage to the fortune‑hunting Arabella Lindsay, plotting to outwit his new beau, the handsome yet bankrupt Mr. Macaulay, whose charm threatens to sway Arabella’s heart.

Abandoned on the steps of the Old Bailey, sixteen‑year‑old Finmere Tingewick Smith fights the double life he’s led. When his guardian is slain with a familiar double‑edged sword, Fin must cross a doorway to another London and rescue the Storyholder before a maddening storm consumes both worlds.