Books like The Wicked Wallflower by Maya Rodale

Stella Lane, a mathematician with Asperger’s, hires an escort to learn the art of love and discovers that emotion can be as logical as numbers.

When a brilliant mathematician and an irreverent young lady are forced into close quarters, their initial disdain turns into unexpected romance amid the lively social customs of Regency-era England.

After a fall from society, the Marquess of Bourne becomes a ruthless gambling king in London, determined to reclaim his inheritance by marrying Lady Penelope Marbury, who seeks adventure beyond an arranged marriage.

Isolde Ophelia Goodnight, an 26‑year‑old writer’s daughter, expects romance only in fairy tales until she meets Ransom, the 31‑year‑old Duke of Rothbury, and finds a real love story unfolding in a grand castle.

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.

Lady Amelia Patton’s sheltered life unravels when she becomes the centre of a scandalous affair with Alexander St. James, the son of her father’s enemy.

Lady Olivia Archer struggles with a disastrous engagement to the notorious Phinneas Cole, learning to defy societal expectations while navigating intrigue, romance, and the perilous allure of a daring beau.

Prudence Merryweather Payton, the last remaining unmarried graduate of a London finishing school, confronts a life‑changing proposal, a highwayman betrayal, and a love that threatens to expose dangerous secrets.

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.

Ranger's Revenge

An old sea captain falls in love with a mysterious nursemaid.

In Regency England, Lady Calpurnia Hartwell vows to break every rule and seek pleasure, but her plan pulls her into a passionate romance with the mischievous Marquess Gabriel St. John.

Three sisters struggle to reconcile their faith with the world outside the convent.

In Regency London, Lady Felicity Faircloth navigates aristocratic expectations when a peculiar stranger proposes to aid her hunt for a husband—conditional on love, he insists—unraveling passion and deception.

After witnessing a brutal murder, Sarah Davidson must protect herself by living incognito as a high school senior at Roosevelt High, where the cool California girl draws the attention of her English teacher, Jack Morgan.

A romance novel about Judd Matthiessen's troubled past and his return to Lanni's life, setting in the historical context of the 1930s.

Eloisa James’s Regency romance follows Cleo Lewis as she defies social expectations and stages an eccentric debut, catching the eye of the dashing Jacob Astor Addison. Their playful clashes turn into a tender love that defies class boundaries.

A historical romance novel set in medieval Scotland, exploring the forbidden romance between Lady Marsi Cargill and a mysterious knight named Hawk.

A spinster woman joins a wagon train to the Oregon Trail and finds herself in a relationship with a wagon master, facing challenges on the journey while also using her medical skills to help others.

A romance novel with a twist about a poet and a widow in the lead-up to Napoleon's invasion of England.

Sophie Talbot flees London after aristocratic scandal, but a carriage ride with the charming Marquess of Eversley turns escape into an irresistible entanglement of secrets and forbidden desire.

A romance novel about a widowed widower and a spirited young woman who sets out to prove that age isn't a barrier to love in a small town in the South during the 1930s during the Great Depression. The book explores themes of perseverance and overcoming adversity through the love story of Reed Tyler, a young man who dreams of settling down on his own land with the woman he has promised to marry, and Hattie Colfax, a spirited young woman who runs her family's farm and dreams of a brighter future for her family. The novel is set against the backdrop of the Great Depression and explores themes of perseverance and overcoming adversity through the love story of Reed Tyler, a young man who dreams of settling down on his own land with the woman he has promised to marry, and Hattie Colfax, a spirited young woman who runs her family's farm and dreams of a brighter future for her family.

Thomasina Wynchester, a master of disguise, juggles family mysteries, a highborn client she secretly loves, and an ancient manuscript that could expose a modern villain, while her partner Bluestocking Miss Philippa York fights to protect history and her growing affection for a clever baroness.

Elizabeth Taylor’s ‘A Game of Hide‑and‑Seek’ is a historical romance set in England, delving into first loves, marriage, family life and man‑woman relationships.