Books like A Lady of Independent Means by Sarah Westleigh

A charming novel of Regency manners and mores, Lady Susan Vernon seeks an advantageous second marriage and attempts to force her daughter into a dismal match.

Julia Gracey, a self‑reliant teacher, faces challenges when Professor Gerard van der Maes—her charismatic colleague—offers timely solutions that test her independence.

A high‑stakes romance set in the Napoleonic era, where a charming earl with a deadly reputation pursues a young heiress, turning a calculated gamble into marriage and a battle of passion versus betrayal.

Independent heiress Amethyst Dalby meets scandal‑ridden artist Nathan Harcourt in Paris, and a fiery, forbidden attraction discovers that pleasure can lie on the dark side.

Mara Delacroix, a stunning Louisiana belle, falls for Roderic, the gypsy prince of Ruthenia, and is drawn into a world of intrigue and romance in Paris, where their love threatens to unravel blackmail and betrayal.

A captivating tale of artistry, passion, and resilience in early 20th-century Paris

In this Regency‑era romance anthology, Mr. Brandon Tolliver stirs life at Gillyflower Hall while Miss Louisa Finsham’s Paris voyage leads to unexpected love and adventure.

In 1919 Paris, Margot Rosenthal, daughter of a German diplomat, navigates intrigue and duty at the Paris Peace Conference, forming unexpected alliances that test her loyalties amid the war’s lingering shadows.

'MY LORD, IT IS AN HONOR I SHOULD PREFER TO DECLINE." Astera Claybourne's startling reply to Viscount Weston's proposal of marriage left the dashing young bachelor in a state of shock. How dare she reject the splendid match arranged by her guardian, when any young woman in London would jump at such a chance? The independently wealthy Astera had no need for the security of marriage, and no intention of confining herself to the life of a proper lady. Her outrageous behaviour made the Viscount even more determined to possess her. But what a merry chase she'd lead him! From the beautiful English countryside to the war-tom mountains of Greece, the rejected suitor pursued the lovely Astera. Added to his woes was the competition from the Greek men who were captivated by the English beauty And neither the Viscount nor the independent lady had time to notice that love, too, was in pursuit.

In Regency England, a pompous gentleman’s hasty pursuit of the first woman he sees leads him to an independent woman who will not let him sideline her freedom for love.

Bess Steed Garner inherits wealth and a legacy of determination in early 20th‑century Texas, navigating love, marriage, motherhood, and societal expectations with courage and independence.

Emma Harte Lowther Ainsley rises from a Yorkshire maid to one of the world’s most powerful businesswomen, her relentless ambition forging a vast empire amid love, loss, and the harsh realities of poverty.