Books like Lady of Expectations by Stephanie Laurens

During a London season in 1814, Anthony Bridgerton, the acclaimed bachelor, falls in love with Kate Sheffield. Her meddling sister threatens their engagement, but temptation and heart collide in Regency romance.

A contemporary romance that follows a powerful executive navigating the challenges of love and business in a high‑stakes environment.

In Regency London, Lady Elizabeth Anne Haughton‑Marshall is forced into high society to secure her family’s lands. Her spirited adventures and outrageous tales make her a darling of the season, yet her heart remains on the elusive Marquis of Alspeth.

An Earl looking for a wife host a grand house party, drawing a colorful lineup of eligible young ladies as he balances his passion for Arabian horse training and the quest for true love.

Althea Hawthorne, scarred by a treacherous father and a stepfather’s advances, seeks a new life and finds herself married to the honourable Lord Gareth Lynley. When they flee to war‑torn Europe, secrets unravel and a marriage of convenience threatens to become a passionate love.

In Regency England, Earl Tristan Wemyss must marry quickly to keep his inheritance, but his heart belongs to his spirited neighbor, Miss Leonora Carling, who resists romance—until a threat forces Tristan’s protective love into action.

Seven Bastion Club members navigate love and duty as they pursue marriage, with former rival Charles St. Austell and Lady Penelope Selborne confronting a past romance amid a dangerous intrigue.

Convenient Bride for the King is a romance novel by Kelly Hunter that explores themes of love, duty, and destiny within a fictional setting.

Set in Regency England, Lady Barbara Saunders – known as Lady Bee – plots to break up an inconvenient engagement and spark true romance with Lord John Connwood.

A fiery Regency romance in which an honorable, society‑beyond gambler, Neville Roscoe, clashes with Miranda Clifford, a restrained English lady bound by propriety. Their perilous attraction forces both to defy social codes.

To escape her domineering uncle and an unwanted suitor, lovely Sybil Mansfield runs away to London- and unexpected career as a ballerina. Who would think to look for a blue blooded society heiress in the wicked world of the theatre? Certainly not rakehell and gambler Geoffrey Chalfont, who saw only a ripe beauty on the loose and a chance to further his already notorious reputation as a thoroughgoing cad.

A charming romance set in London society, where Jack Lester, a handsome but impoverished young man, seeks the perfect bride, only to find himself courting the independent Sophie Winterton.

After inheriting an Irish earldom, Kit Ramsey learns that duty comes with guardianship of Mariah, a spirited baker. As he teaches her social graces, both seek their own freedom in a world of titles and expectations.

Lady Luisa Ingram’s unexpected arrival in Kent disrupts Richard Wetherell’s plans, weaving romance, intrigue, and danger into a Regency love story that challenges former rivals to find a new future together.

He returned home only to find his betrothed had married another... After rotting away for years in a French prison, Lord Robert Manning wants nothing more than to return to the life -- and fiancee -- he had left behind to fight Napoleon. but believing him dead, his beloved Eleanor is now another man's wife. Her sister has volunteered to become his bride... Katryn has always loved Robert, and although she knows that he still loves Eleanor, she impulsively suggests that he marry her instead. When he accepts her proposal, she is content -- until a devastating secret from Robert's past is exposed, threatening their future as well as Robert's very life. To prove his innocence, Robert and Katryn embark on a dangerous journey, where treachery is just a step behind. Determined to clear his name, Katryn vows to fight not only for Robert's honor, but for his love -- to be not just his bride, but the lady of his heart...

Set in late‑nineteenth‑century Chicago, the novel follows young Delia Spencer as she encounters Marshall Field during the Great Fire of 1871. Their connection sparks a romance amid the city's rebirth, the rise of department stores, and the looming 1893 World’s Fair.