Books like A Duke in Shining Armor: Difficult Dukes by Loretta Lynda Chase

Pride and Prejudice is a classic novel by Jane Austen.

A political, historical fiction set in early Soviet Russia, tracing a former aristocrat confined to a grand hotel in Moscow.

In "Wide Sargasso Sea" Jean Rhys explores the life of a Caribbean woman, her troubled marriage, and the lingering effects of colonialism, race, and gender dynamics.

An illegitimate princess in London finds her heart captured by a prince's sultry gaze.

A seductive romance set in Britain where a 21‑year‑old young woman defends her heart against a Marquess who seeks her in the most unlikely of places—a brothel—turning deceptions into passion.

Richard, Duke of Cleybourne, returns to his country estate to deal with the tragic loss he had suffered four years earlier. But the arrival of Miss Jessica Maitland and Gabriella, his new ward, throws a wrench into his plans. The governess, feisty and flame-haired, reveals that the girl is in danger, and the mysterious events escalate into a murder mystery at Cleybourne Castle.

Olivia Lytton’s betrothal to the Duke of Canterwick turns into a complicated love triangle when Tarquin, Duke of Sconce, falls for her while her sister Georgiana is meant to marry him.

Lady Charlotte Hughes, a plain sister by day, becomes the glamorous opera star Lottie English by night. She entangles the Duke of Newark, who falls for her true self while defending his honor, forcing both to choose love over duty.

A story of love and betrayal set against the backdrop of 19th-century England, where an orphaned heiress seeks to prove her worth in the pursuit of a marriage of convenience.

Three spinster heiress debutantes have waited too long on the marriage market until one finally meets a penniless earl whose affection challenges her plan for a marriage of convenience.

Elena Ravenscliffe, a young English lady, is forced into a harem in Constantinople and into the arms of a wealthy man she has never been able to forget.

Charles de Lacey, destined to become Lord Gresham, must outwit a blackmailer threatening his title while navigating a passionate, dangerous romance with the alluring Tessa Neville.

Duke Max Rotherbridge unexpectedly inherits the wardship of four captivating Twinning sisters, including the alluring Caroline. Balancing a reputation as London’s rogue with the duties of a guardian, he faces the challenge of protecting—and perhaps conquering—his newest wards.

Lady Ella Myerston confronts a family curse, blackmails the reformed Lord Cayton, and protects the coveted Fire Eyes diamonds amid London’s high society.

Orphan Mary Wilder seeks belonging at Beresford Abbey, but the enigmatic earl Bane Beresford shakes her world, blending secrets, forbidden longing, and a marriage of convenience amid Regency romance.

Viscount Guy Tregellas encounters a mysterious woman on a Scottish beach and becomes determined to uncover her secrets, while she seeks refuge in London.

A tale of two lovers in London's elite society of the 19th century, where a man and woman with conflicting passions clash and ultimately find a new path forward in the shadow of scandal and societal expectations.

A passionate heiress, Annalise, is left wounded and heartbroken after an impulsive honeymoon night, forcing her to confront her man's hidden past and seek revenge.

Marcus Bradley must secure a new bride for his sister after a failed match fizzles, turning to a resourceful woman to locate an heiress and avoid an unwanted arranged marriage in Victorian London.

Lady Clara Fairfax, tired of superficial suitors, joins a charity and encounters barrister Oliver Radford, whose unexpected inheritance of a dukedom forces an uneasy romance between aristocracy and the law.

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.

After years abroad, Royal returns to a dying duke and a nearly empty treasury. He must marry heiress Jocelyn Caulfield, but his heart is drawn to her cousin Lily Moran, who schemes to recover the estate’s fortune together.

In Regency England, Lord Robert Gresham is stunned when Flor "Flora" Jennings arrives at his exclusive country house party. With expectations of society in conflict, their attraction sparks—and a sinister threat forces Robert to act.