Books like The Duke's Messenger by Vanessa Gray

The beloved classic of American literature, Little Women, narrates the adventures of four March sisters as they grow up during the Civil War era.

A novel about Emma Woodhouse, a young woman's struggles with matchmaking, misplaced pride, and the dangers of meddling in others' lives in 18th-century England.

Abigail Wendover must defend her naïve niece from a captivating but unscrupulous town‐boy, while navigating the unexpected alliance of the family’s black sheep, Miles Calverleigh, in Regency Bath.

An unsentimental yet uplifting story of marriage and young love set in poverty and hardship, Joy in the Morning is a timeless novel about the strength of a loving, loyal relationship.

A medieval romance series where a dark knight and a young noblewoman fall in love amidst the historical backdrop of the 12th century.

In 1586, Sir Nicholas Beauvallet, an Elizabethan corsair with the Queen’s blessing, sets sail to raid Spanish ships. When he captures heiress Doña Dominica de Rada y Sylva, a fierce love story ignites amid danger and intrigue.

Lady Verity Fitzroy navigates scandal when the Duke of Abshire, her brother’s foe, claims her bed and her reputation when her controversial Duke Diaries surface.

A quiet life is shattered when Penelope's aunt's jewels are stolen. Julian Rutherford, a newspaper reporter with a hidden past, becomes involved, and Penelope's adventures are suddenly exciting.

A forbidden love story between a noblewoman and the powerful Baron of Warwicke, challenging long-held suspicions and revealing the depths of their emotions.

In 19th‑century India, an Irish woman and a princely ruler fall in love amid political upheaval, their lives entwined with the coveted Emerald Peacock jewel.

An arranged marriage forged in childhood takes a dramatic turn when a Highland chieftain rescues an unexpected love from danger, setting a forbidden romance ablaze and challenging long‑held vows.

A Duke desperate for an heir seeks the perfect bride at a grand masquerade, only to chase a mysterious beauty who disappears, sparking a romantic quest of secret identities, waltzes, and aristocratic intrigue.

A clever and seductive female leads a duke on a dangerous quest to protect his loved ones, while Freya de Moray uses her powers of persuasion to unravel the mystery of a wealthy family's past.

Destiny, a humble orphan, discovers she is heir to the Destermere fortune and must navigate Bath’s high society, a scheming stepmother, and dangerous suitors as she rises from humble drudge to social beauty.

An adventurous love story set in historical France, where Gabrielle de Lauren discovers her true identity while married to the fierce war hero Ruarke Sommerville.

A captivating tale of forbidden love and the journey of a lady of high society to the New World, where she meets a rogue and finds herself swept up in the tumultuous adventures of the 18th-century pirate era.

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.

Eleanor Villiers defies her father’s arranged marriage plans and dreams of true love, only to find her world upended when the Earl of Litchfield acquires her hand in a game of chance, forcing him to prove his devotion beyond scandal.

Emma Frazer, a spirited eighteen‑year‑old, travels to London with her guardian uncle, woos American Jeremy Wister, faces scandalous rumors, and seeks redemption and love when a reunion in Philadelphia offers new hope.

A runaway bride embarks on a wild journey to find a new life in the Wild West.

An adventurous schoolteacher who must tame a rebellious student and fall in love in just eight weeks

Eleanor Archebold defends her family estate by wedding a stranger—only to find that stranger is the very man who staked a claim to her land. A fiery romance turns a bargain into a battle of wills.

SHE'D FLED THE BED OF THE DUKE OF DEIGHTON......and returned to her life of quiet respectability. But Verity Davis-Jones could never forget Galen Bromney, "her" notorious duke, for she saw him daily in the face of their child—the daughter she must deny him, along with her heartfelt love! Ten years of self-imposed exile had done little to dissuade Galen Bromney of the rightness of being with Verity. Yet how would he ever convince the woman of his dreams that a life together raising their daughter was his deepest desire?