If You Like That Try This: Historical Romance Edition

By Megan Zimlich

Bridgerton and Undercover Duke

Why you’ll love Undercover Duke if you loved Bridgerton:

• A fake relationship
• Large family
• And a Duke with a secret and dealing with heartache

Belle and A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby

Why you’ll love A Duke, the Lady, and a Baby if you loved Belle:

• Nuanced depictions of people of color in historical England
• Strong independent female leads
• An an heiress lead who is wary of being used and swindled for her money

The Paradise and Heiress in Red Silk

Why you’ll love Heiress in Red Silk if you loved The Paradise:

• A savvy businesswoman and businessman who become greater partners than either ever expected, in business and in love
• Fun (and gorgeous) details of historical clothing
• And class differences and social climbing

Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries and Duchess if You Dare

Why you’ll love Duchess if You Dare if you loved Miss Fischer’s Murder Mysteries:

• An amateur sleuthing duo with amazing chemistry
• Kick-ass independent female lead, not interested in bowing to social conventions of the day
• And a duty driven and steadfast male lead

Lorna Doone and The Scot’s Oath

Why you’ll love The Scot’s Oath if you loved Lorna Doone:

• Someone (we won’t say who) is revealed to secretly be the heir to a title and great fortune
• Deceitful enemies bent on destroying our hero and taking what is theirs
• And class differences create strife between two people in love

Persuasion and Capturing the Earl

Why you’ll love Capturing the Earl if you loved Persuasion:

• A female lead who has made mistakes in romance in the past and had to live with the consequences
• Surprising romantic partner switches
• And a beloved ancestral family home in danger of being lost due to financial ruin

Emma and A Lady’s Escape

Why you’ll love A Lady’s Escape if you loved Emma:

• Two leads who start out at very different positions and grow to see the value in the other’s perspective
• Interesting and fun use of historical science/medical information
• And an opinionated, well-informed female lead

Hysteria and Who Wants to Marry a Duke

Why you’ll love Who Wants to Marry a Duke if you loved Hysteria:

• Two leads who start out at very different positions and grow to see the value in the other’s perspective
• Interesting and fun use of historical science/medical information
• And an opinionated and well-informed female lead