Books like Reclaiming Lord Rockleigh by Nancy Butler

Lord Rockleigh, the Regency lord infamous for his amorous escapades, is fed up with gossip about his private affairs. He files a libel suit against the editor of The Tiptree Trumpet, a publication that has slandered him in a vicious editorial. That editor is none other than journalist Mercy Tatlock’s father. Undaunted, Mercy devises a series of clever and devious tricks to embarrass the rakish lord and convince him to drop the charges, using her charm, wit, and cunning. As she plots against him, Lord Rockleigh finds her ploys unexpectedly arousing, leading to a tangled game of pride, ego, and unexpected attraction in the heart of Regency society. The novel explores themes of gossip, scandal, and the shifting power dynamics between male and female characters in a rigid social hierarchy, blending romance and comedy as Mercies schemes turn into a critique of the era’s press and class politics.

First publish date: 2001